esaka 94 is by far the best kyo stage
they should have remade that one instead
That stage is really awesome, but I think it's tied with 96Esaka because it has great view of traffic (and now people on the streets too) great spectators. Although 94Esaka felt like there were more crowds watching in the background, and nice view of the buildings and stuff, I think 96Esaka overall had better views from the spectators, buildings, traffic, etc. So yea they are about tied, but I don't now how a 94Esaka remake could top KOF96Esaka Remake stage with day and night variations.
96Esaka overall looks like the better spot for fighting and view of the city (also the large Monitors are also nice touches for more KOF activity. Even though they don't show the current fighters on the monitors like in the original (the original had monitor portrait for every single fighter, even bosses.), they still look very active with effects.)
esaka 94 looks more like an arena rather than just a tourist place that characters happened to stop by to beat the crap out of each other. Also the moody dark look of 94 feels more accurate for a fight. I myself consider there are more better fighting stages in the series like AOF team stages 94,95,96 or the concert stage in 97, those are far cooler than 96 esaka.