Stage

Stages, sometimes called a map or an arena, is a location on which characters fight or complete objectives. The word "stage" usually refers to a versus mode stage. There are also stages that are unplayable in versus mode, like stages you would battle certain enemies on in Story Mode.

Versus Mode Stages
In Bean Cafe Fighters, most of the stages are unlocked from the start, while a small number must be unlocked by completing certain objectives and challenges. Most stages, like Support Studios, are derived from places in playable characters' universes. Additionally, not every playable character has a stage from their own universe.

Stages range in size from the large Ballo Stadium to the small Last Stop. Some stages, such as Flavor Town have floors that continue past the edge of the visible area and pass through a side blast line, these edges are known as "walk off edges" or "walk offs", because characters can walk off-screen without the need to become airborne. Stages with walk off edges on both the left and right are sometimes called "walk off stages". Some walk off stages have no blast line.

Some stages may transform. Stages like Fowler City consist entirely of platforms that move or appear on and offscreen, while other stages scroll continuously up or down. Other stages, such as Support Studios undergo periodical transformations to spice up matches, such as platform locations changing or hazards appearing. Similarly, stages such as Fowler City will take players to various areas via moving platforms.