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Post by ekkerb11 on Sept 12, 2016 15:42:30 GMT -5
Sure, Sasuke/ANW obstacles are not designed for looks alone, but some look really sleek and cool. Some of my favorites in terms of looks are the Invisible Ladder, the Spin Cycle, the Silk Slider, the Big Dipper, and the Circuit Board The worst/ugliest include the UCH, the Bar Hop, the Tilting Table, and the Wall Drop.
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Post by Messup434 on Sept 12, 2016 16:13:27 GMT -5
I dunno, but I think the Double Helix looks good enough
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Post by issach99 on Sept 12, 2016 20:29:41 GMT -5
I agree with Invisible Ladder. Also Jumping Spider, Sonic Curve, Warped Wall, Flying Squirrel, Coin Flip, Floating Boards, and Flying Bar look good.
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Post by jba392 on Sept 12, 2016 21:23:40 GMT -5
Invisible Ladder is one of the all-around best obstacles in my opinion. Sasuke and ANW both included.
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Post by hashtagswag on Apr 14, 2017 13:29:54 GMT -5
The double wedge
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Post by m4tt3r0x on May 5, 2017 14:39:43 GMT -5
Show has the ugliest and most uninspired obstacles for the qualifiers/city finals. Obstacles are just an analgemation of a bunch of clashing objects half the time. That bungee one with the pipes is a pretty good example. So is the Wall Drop (I was there when they built it; at first they had an ugly arrangenent of atomik holds leading up to the wall, and then they changed it to white pipes, haha because why not GRIP OBSTACLES RIGHT??) And it's really exilerhating watching the competitors take them on for minutes at a time because there's no time limit.
Vegas is good. I liked how the Log Grip, Flying Squirrel, and the 2nd to last obstacle in Stage 2 which is escaping my brain currently looked. Jumping Spider over the blue water is kinda pretty too. Some obstacles are dumb as hell in both appearance and function (the Wall Flip -- beyond inferior to the Wall Lift in function and has a platform to climb up at the end because why not, and the Spin Bridge replacement in Stage 1, which is just such a random configuration how is it an impressive and clever obstacle? It's not) Pre-28 Sasuke had a much simpler design, with a fraction of the budget and quality, but I think I like both Midoriyamas equally.
Overall ATS lacks creativity most of the time. They have their moments, but usually it's just le upper body sapping obstacle in a random configuration so it can be tough. In turn the obstacle just looks bad aesthetically and symmetrically.
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Post by hashtagswag on May 6, 2017 3:41:29 GMT -5
The 2nd obstacle in stage one is my fave. Think it's called the propeller bar ...it's a beautiful obstacle to watch and looks pretty cool .
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tyler
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Post by tyler on May 6, 2017 10:13:34 GMT -5
I thought cannonball alley was one of the best looking.
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Post by m4tt3r0x on May 6, 2017 11:50:55 GMT -5
I thought cannonball alley was one of the best looking. lol yeah dude, 3 atomik holds aligned together is some next level art. |
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Post by lightningmatt on May 6, 2017 19:42:46 GMT -5
AT LEAST IT'S SIMPLE.
Seriously, atomik holds may be unoriginal, overused and overall boring, but at least they're simple enough to look nice.
Unless you somehow mess THAT up. Although messing atomik holds' simplicity up IS an art in itself...
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Post by ekkerb11 on May 6, 2017 20:06:50 GMT -5
Guys, cannonballs being used for Ninja obstacles was a fairly unusual practice back in 2014. Of course now, we see multiple balls hanging in every ninja gym. But back then it was a simple and aesthetically interesting obstacle.
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Paragus
Ōmori Akira
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Post by Paragus on May 6, 2017 20:26:59 GMT -5
Even if Cannonball Alley was a bit simple and unoriginal, it was something we'd never seen before at the time. Besides, it did kinda start the whole "killer obstacle that takes out pretty much everyone" trend.
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Post by lightningmatt on May 7, 2017 18:11:59 GMT -5
that "killer obstacle that takes out pretty much everyone" trend would be nice if it was like every 3 years or so.
oh well, this thread is about nice looking obstacles.
hmm
i like the flying shelf grab, big dipper, floating tiles... basically anything that is blue and red only.
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tyler
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Post by tyler on May 8, 2017 11:15:56 GMT -5
The clacker was also a really cool looking obstacle. The curved body-prop this past year looked awesome as well. But I do agree with others the Invisible Ladder was the best looking.
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Post by blah123 on May 9, 2017 1:02:39 GMT -5
I always liked the ANW cargo nets, especially at night under the lights.
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Post by hashtagswag on May 9, 2017 4:55:57 GMT -5
Okay from all the city finals I would go with the clacker. ... from stage 1 I would go with the propeller bar ...stage 2 is easily the double wedge ....stage 3 is the curved body prop.
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Post by Sierrae on May 9, 2017 10:40:04 GMT -5
I like the look of the Pipe fitter (Come at me) the Clacker, the Spin cycle and the Fly Wheels. From vegas: The Flying Squirrel, The Keylock Hang, and the Wall flip when it looks like there is no obstacle there  . |
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