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| From: MyWorldIsStillSquare | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:03:14 AM | Message Detail |
Frankly, I presented an argument against Shake that actually made a decent case as to why FFX is probably the best bet all the way into the Final Four. I can make it again if anyone wants to hear it. Basically, it's the least risky pick to make, because its half of the division is substantially weaker. It also has a huge single game VS series benefit that I spoke with Shake about. --- Its been proven...MWISS >>> maplejet, know your good SC2K3 users. |
| From: Sir Shake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:04:30 AM | Message Detail |
>_> <_< >_> -YAY- I coined a phrase. -copywrites 'The European Factor'- --- Shake : Can ya cook? Kali101 : Not really. I nearly killed myself once, trying to make spaghetti. |
| From: MyWorldIsStillSquare | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:05:29 AM | Message Detail |
YOU coined the phrase? ::glares:: Just make sure you give proper thanks to the benefactor. --- Its been proven...MWISS >>> maplejet, know your good SC2K3 users. |
| From: Seadragon76 | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:05:42 AM | Message Detail |
| The European Factor? Must be The Jug Factor's second cousin, eh? Anyhow, I feel sad. My fighters have no chance to win anything...*Cries in a corner* --- Uncle Seadragon wants you to support Fighting games in the 2004 Spring contest! Fighters Left: SFII, MK, SC, SSBM |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:06:20 AM | Message Detail |
| You
might be right about SF2... Ryu and Ken are the strongest fighting reps
in the Summer Contest, and I doubt the entire Mario fanbase played
SMRPG. But still, it's Mario, and it's an RPG... but then again, many
people don't like Geno's chances all that much in a Summer Contest...
oh well. I'll pick SF2 then. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Seadragon76 | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:07:36 AM | Message Detail |
| Yay! *Huggles Snowflake for picking Street Fighter 2* --- Uncle Seadragon wants you to support Fighting games in the 2004 Spring contest! Fighters Left: SFII, MK, SC, SSBM |
| From: Sir Shake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:08:19 AM | Message Detail |
| From: MyWorldIsStillSquare | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:05:29 AM | Message Detail YOU coined the phrase? ::glares:: Just make sure you give proper thanks to the benefactor. Hey, you argued the point. I just came up with the phrase. Like the Soup Man said: NO CREDIT FOR YOWNED !!!! ^_~ --- Shake : Can ya cook? Kali101 : Not really. I nearly killed myself once, trying to make spaghetti. |
| From: Oddity | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:08:41 AM | Message Detail |
| I
tend to believe that SMRPG is going to win that particular match.
RPG... with Mario... against SFII. I don't think gamefaqs attracts
enough of a fighter croud for SFII to beat out an RPG with Mario in it. --- All must bow before the omniscience of the coin toss! Nominate Id from Xenogears and Kain from FFIV for SC2K4 |
| From: Seadragon76 | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:09:12 AM | Message Detail |
| Boo! Boo! Boo! *Attacks Oddity* --- Uncle Seadragon wants you to support Fighting games in the 2004 Spring contest! Fighters Left: SFII, MK, SC, SSBM |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:09:37 AM | Message Detail |
| Or maybe that's just my fanboyism... if it wasn't for Bowser, I'd have ranked SMRPG below Yoshi's Story. But yeah, SF2 stands a decent chance, considering how Ryu nabbed over 40% of the vote against powerhouses like Samus and Snake. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Sir Shake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:10:16 AM | Message Detail |
SF 2 is one 'upset pick' I'm quite adament about. I won't change that one. I know how well Ryu performs, not the case otherwise. Playing it safe. --- Shake : Can ya cook? Kali101 : Not really. I nearly killed myself once, trying to make spaghetti. |
| From: SlangEdter41 | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:15:16 AM | Message Detail |
| Yeap, I can see couple of trend breakers here. -Starcraft will make up for all previous PC dissapointments by staging what may be the biggest upset according to seeding. For those not familiar with this brilliant game, there are regularly more people playing SC: BW than Warcraft 3. It's community may not be as vocal here, but it is huge, and I am sure many of them know about this site. This game is like the FF7 or OOT of PC, it is that popular. For a good measure, there was a SC game for N64. I would be shocked if Halo manages to win here. -I wouldn't be surprised if SF2 beats Mario RPG. You can say that both Nintendo and Square fans will back SMRPG but it can work the other way as well. Besides, SF2 was probably the biggest SNES exclusive for a while and has the revolutionary factor going for it. --- Dusis' bullet will avoid Moran Shetland's body and just pass by it. |
| From: Sir Shake | Posted: 3/2/2004 7:22:06 AM | Message Detail |
I've just seen the site. One link up there a lá Planet Gamecube and you can wave bye-bye to just about all brackets. --- Shake : Can ya cook? Kali101 : Not really. I nearly killed myself once, trying to make spaghetti. |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 8:05:04 AM | Message Detail |
| Wow,
looking at the brackets, a lot of people have SMB3 beating LoZ. I
really am not sure at all of this... this is the only pick of the final
week I am 0% confident of. I imagine Zelda would beat SMB3, but somehow
I think SMB3 would stand a better chance against CT. Weird. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: LoZ, LoZ:WW |
| From: DaruniaTheKing | Posted: 3/2/2004 8:13:44 AM | Message Detail |
| The original Zelda? Beating SMB3? HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! Wow, I needed a laugh. If it was ALttP, maybe, but... the original? No chance. And it has to face TETRIS, yo. --- Laura loves Hamtaro WAY too much, don't you think? *wink wink* AIM: DaruniaTheK1ng |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 8:54:04 AM | Message Detail |
| Fine, then. There's also SMPRG vs. SF2 I'm really unsure of... and there's always FF10 vs. SSBM. Dang, you never know what to expect from Mario. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: LoZ, LoZ:WW |
| From: DaruniaTheKing | Posted: 3/2/2004 8:58:54 AM | Message Detail |
| I
have SF2 and SSBM winning those. A Mario game, alone, especially one
from the late SNES and not released in Europe, vs. the most popular
game of the guy who got 40% against Samus. Hmmm... SSBM.. It got the most nominations out of the GCN, and think it was going against WW and MP. That's got to mean something. Not to mention it gets votes from many fanbases. I can see it winning, really. --- Laura loves Hamtaro WAY too much, don't you think? *wink wink* AIM: DaruniaTheK1ng |
| From: Who Cares? | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:14:31 AM | Message Detail |
| Okay, finally got a chance to really look over the bracket and make my initial picks. Anyway some things I notice so far... *Duck Hunt over Donkey Kong will be the first upset of the contest (seed-wise) *LoZ & Tetris looks to be the only real competition for SMB3 in the North *Double revenge may be possible for Chrono Trigger, as they could possibly see two Mario games in a row leading up to the Elite 8. However... *Don't sleep on SF2. Seems people aren't 100% sure on this one. And I happen to be one of those Mario fans who hasn't played Super Mario RPG. It could be easy to say 'Mario + RPG + Gamefaqs=TOAST', but when discussions of the best Mario game came up, RPG was seldom mentioned. *Finally, we get to see a Mario vs Sonic match *Halo = Pacman 2K2. It's deserving of it's #1 seed, but here on Gamefaqs where Xbox is teh evil, I initally see it losing in the second round to the Kingdom Hearts/Soul Calibur winner. Speaking of which... *Soul Calibur still remains for me the biggest question mark in the contest, especially since there isn't a '2' behind it. Will people who have only played SC2 vote for SC like they would for the other? If so, it might have a chance, but right now I can only see a close defeat. *The SSB:Meele/FFX winner will take that division. Anyway, those are some of my initial thoughts... |
| From: Shaker | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:17:45 AM | Message Detail |
FFX vs SMBM is the only match I disagree with, Darunia. I know Tidus (Arguably a somewhat disappointing protagonist) was in the top 13 of the CB, I'd imagine his game would do slightly better. SSBM got a lot of nominations. But so did Sam Fischer. And Luigi. If those matches taught me anything, it is to be wary of overestimating games we've never seen compete. And I don't have the unwavering confidence in SSBM to make me put it over what I consider the favorite to win this division. --- Mara Juana Keelju is owning that fool like a $2 hooker tryin' to get a 20 dollar bill ~MrStillSmokin' on his boxing match with Maplejet |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:25:38 AM | Message Detail |
| I really doubt last year's seedings were based on nominations. Now there's talk about Prime beating WW. HahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. ...It can't happen, can it? --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Enoch Camas | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:38:03 AM | Message Detail |
| I just have to say... HARDEST. BRACKET. EVAR. At least for me. >_< Division 128 seems to be the hardest to predict, with so many possible upsets. Everyone seems to be writing MP off in favor of WW, but Prime did secure a higher seeding... by 1. >.> --- "Delicious morsel! Let me get my bib...!" - Ultros "To be forgotten is worse than death...." - Freya Crescent |
| From: Ngamer64 | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:43:32 AM | Message Detail |
| [This message was deleted at the request of the original poster] |
| From: Ngamer64 | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:44:58 AM | Message Detail |
| It's very much possible, Slowflake. You love throwing around the GOY for 2003, but let's not forget 2002's GOY. http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.asp?poll=1134 A smaller win, true, but up against what I think was some tougher competition. Also, Prime has shown some very good staying power, as it's still a Top 40 FAQ all these months later. --- the-elite.net Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://geocities.com/cyber1166/gamefaqs |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:45:52 AM | Message Detail |
| No
4-seed EVER beat a 5-seed. Dante, Max Payne, Ryu, Yoshi and Dante again
all lost to Crono, Scorpion, Samus, Bowser and Ryu respectively. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Who Cares? | Posted: 3/2/2004 9:58:13 AM | Message Detail |
| I
just thought of something, how do you guys see the #3 seeds doing in
this contest. In the character battle, only Jill & Vercetii were
able to reach the Sweet 16 & I wonder if the curse will transfer to
this contest. Here they are... LoZ Super Metroid Goldeneye Final Fantasy X Looking over the brackets, FFX appears to be the biggest favorite, but it will see SSB:Meele in the Sweet 16. Anyway, your thoughts... |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:01:06 AM | Message Detail |
| LoZ is an absolute lock for the Elite 8. Look at the opposition! Look at it! Super Metroid and Goldeneye... I have it losing in round 2, but they could win, too. FF10... Sweet 16 guaranteed, with an excellent shot at the Elite 8. And just a question. If the competition for GOTY 2002 was so tough, how come is VC vs. KOTOR so damn hard to call? --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Oddity | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:02:46 AM | Message Detail |
| I
have Metroid Prime beating Wind Waker... It's generally acclaimed as
the most well liked Metroid... while Wind Waker made Link into a kid...
I can see it happening. --- Nominate Id from Xenogears and Kain from FFIV for SC2K4 SpC2K4 Status - Winner: Crono Trigger - Finalist: FF7 - Semifinalists: SM3, FFX |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:03:16 AM | Message Detail |
| No, Super is. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Qwaar | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:10:20 AM | Message Detail |
| "LoZ is an absolute lock for the Elite 8. Look at the opposition! Look at it! Super Metroid and Goldeneye... I have it losing in round 2, but they could win, too. FF10... Sweet 16 guaranteed, with an excellent shot at the Elite 8." Snowflake, I tend to disagree with you, although my score will probably regret it. I have Zelda going down to Tetris, although I will rpobably change that.However, even if it does get past Tetris, It will lose badly to SMB3. FF10 is going nowhere.It will kill Shenmue and FF Tactics before getting nuked by Smash Brothers.And Shenmue and Tactics aren't exactly killer opposition. Games to watch out for - Starcraft Goldeneye Metroid Prime Mario World Donkey Kong Like I said, I'm probably wrong, but I feel I am right :p --- "Hobbes, she stumbled into the perimeter of wisdom.Run!" |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:15:31 AM | Message Detail |
| FF10's
hated protagonist did so well in the two Summer Contests... we know
it's popular. I just have no idea how strong SSBM is. I have FF10
winning this, but it's the mandatory "pick that just feels wrong for
some reason, no matter what you actually choose". Funny... I have all but one of these "ones to watch" out by the end of round 2 or earlier. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:21:45 AM | Message Detail |
| But hey, wait a minute. Maybe we should look at AURON instead of Tidus for references. Auron is the fan-favorite of FF10. Now that we know there was no SFF in his match against Cloud, we know he really stands a couple points below Bowser. Now, take Tidus, who's almost dead even with Ganondorf. It's common knowledge Ganondorf would defeat Bowser by around 60-40 without SFF... meaning a Tidus/Auron match would have a slightly bigger margin. Still, without SFF. Now, let's compare that with Chrono Trigger. Magus, the fan favorite, would get 34% against Cloud, and Crono 36%. Veeeery close. Now, there's no hate for Crono, just indifference. This would suggest that Tidus hate isn't much of a handicap, if one at all. Now, this would put an end to the FF10 > Tidus speculation... can SSBM stand up to it after all? --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Oddity | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:25:11 AM | Message Detail |
| I
believe I have been saying... yes... yes it can. Largely because of
Mario... Tidus can't take down Mario... I expect the Mario Title in
addition to it being an RPG to be enough to make it work... but I've
been saying this all along.. --- Nominate Id from Xenogears and Kain from FFIV for SC2K4 SpC2K4 Status - Winner: Crono Trigger - Finalist: FF7 - Semifinalists: SM3, FFX |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:26:40 AM | Message Detail |
| If what you say is true... SSBM is one kickass RPG then. ;) --- SpC2K4 Status --- Winner: FF7 --- Finalist: CT --- Semifinalists: SMB3, LoZ:WW |
| From: Shaker | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:28:22 AM | Message Detail |
The very best. So underrated. Wonderful character depth. --- Mara Juana Keelju is owning that fool like a $2 hooker tryin' to get a 20 dollar bill ~MrStillSmokin' on his boxing match with Maplejet |
| From: Oddity | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:28:51 AM | Message Detail |
| never mind me... I'm misfiring...... WTF WAS I THINKING!! CONTAMMIT! --- Nominate Id from Xenogears and Kain from FFIV for SC2K4 SpC2K4 Status - Winner: Crono Trigger - Finalist: FF7 - Semifinalists: SM3, FFX |
| From: Shaker | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:30:18 AM | Message Detail |
I have to say, I wiped away a tear when Ganondorf and Kirby fell in love. ::swoon:: --- Mara Juana Keelju is owning that fool like a $2 hooker tryin' to get a 20 dollar bill ~MrStillSmokin' on his boxing match with Maplejet |
| From: Qwaar | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:30:57 AM | Message Detail |
| "Funny... I have all but one of these "ones to watch" out by the end of round 2 or earlier." Well if they didn't look bad on paper then they wouldn't be ones to watch would they? :p --- "Hobbes, she stumbled into the perimeter of wisdom.Run!" |
| From: steve illumina | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:49:40 AM | Message Detail |
| Keep the discussion going! This is all great! No way Duck Hunt will upset Donkey Kong. Duck Hunt is not that great a game really. Its boring and repetitive. Donkey Kong at least has some action and is well loved among old schoolers. I think its better than the modern DK Country action game stuff in terms of DK games. Peeps will remember that if they are smart. But are they? Is there some cult of Duck Hunt fanboys? I never saw them. No matter who wins it will lose round 2 anyway! SSBM is my surprise finalist for the modern era. Too many fanboys and no negativity votes against it. As Ceej himself said...never underestimate the power of fanboys. Though I shall never be counted within their ranks! --- Trivia XII: Neo Diehards...SC2K4: Match 1: Go SMB3! "A real gamer...standing tall against fanboys for over 20 years!" |
| From: KrusTy the KloWn | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:53:12 AM | Message Detail |
| In Division 8, SMB3 is pretty much the game that everyone agrees will win, correct? LoZ may have a shot... Division 16, there is a little disagreement. Chrono Trigger pretty much has the top half of that division locked up, but the bottom half is worrisome to me. First, who will win SM vs LttP? I have LttP. Second, can the winner of the beat FF3/6? I think so. And lastly, does Chrono Trigger have the division locked (I also said yes, for now). Division 32/64 is a toss-up between OoT and FF7. I don't think anyone will agree with an argument either way and will just go with their gut on this one (I said OoT). Division 128, like 16 is a barrel of monkeys. First, everyone seems to have Wind Waker as a lock over Metroid Prime. I disagree. Second is the main disagreement, FFX or SSBM? I decided to go with FFX on this one. My division finals is Metroid Prime vs Final Fantasy X, with FFX winning. How many others have this? --- Spring Contest: Winner: OoT - Finalist: SMB3 - Semifinalists: CT & FFX Never underestimate the true power of fanboyism. ~CJayC |
| From: steve illumina | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:56:50 AM | Message Detail |
| I
have Zelda 1 taking its division. Its match with Mario 3 will be
amazing...but the 1st truly wonderful NES game will take it...Ill wait
til it happens to go into all the details! --- Trivia XII: Neo Diehards...SC2K4: Match 1: Go SMB3! "A real gamer...standing tall against fanboys for over 20 years!" |
| From: Enoch Camas | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:58:13 AM | Message Detail |
| Hm.
I know this is a very long shot, but assuming Mortal Kombat and Final
Fantasy VI share the same popularity as Scorpion and Kefka,
respectively, then that match might be closer than everyone thinks. --- "Delicious morsel! Let me get my bib...!" - Ultros "To be forgotten is worse than death...." - Freya Crescent |
| From: Zaphod H | Posted: 3/2/2004 10:58:37 AM | Message Detail |
| Well, there could be more aspects people will look at than merely: "do I like this game/series better than the other?"... I'm mostly pointing this towards the most likely FFX vs SSBM match: I like both games a lot, and FFX is one of my top 3 FFs. And although FFX was a great RPG IMO, SSBM is an overall better game because of both the single player and multiplayer aspect. I find that SSBM is fun for solo or multiplayer play, and out of all the games in the contest, I bet only SC stands a good chance of giving SSBM a run for "best multiplayer/party game". So I think this match would come down to a preference for voters, do they like playing single player games or multiplayer games more. (I obviously chose SSBM, if you care to read my sig) --- Supporting Super Smash Brothers Melee for the 2004 Spring Contest going ALL THE WAY. It's tankalicous, like DK. |
| From: solarshadow | Posted: 3/2/2004 1:21:39 PM | Message Detail |
| Slowflake: Perhaps it has something to do with the contest lasting two months, and the off-season lasting six. ;) A fair point. But last year's off-season topic (hosted by ncrdrg) lasted ten months and managed less than 500 posts. :) (The fact that any serious discussion continues in the off-season amazes me.) MMXcalibur: I was goin' to e-mail you to get your ass back here since I hadn't seen you at ALL since last summer. But guess you do come around often.... Heh. I was busy and/or computerless for much of that time, hence the absence. I still have no idea how I'm going to handle a spring and summer contest back-to-back -- but I'll figure something out. ;) TRE and Heroic Tails -- wow, nice research. I plan to heavily exploit this when making my bracket. Of course, the Bowser/Yoshi fiasco worries me when considering outside, historical sources. Things change when characters go mano e mano. Glad to see NeoElfboy is back. --- Contest Stats: http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com |
| From: Z1mZum | Posted: 3/2/2004 1:37:47 PM | Message Detail |
| OUR LEADER RETURNETH! Nice to see you back solarshadow. --- Mega Man in '04? You better believe it! |
| From: Zaphod H | Posted: 3/2/2004 1:45:09 PM | Message Detail |
| I
was thinking about some of the matches, and had some thoughts on how
the Nintendo and Square franchises had so many representatives in the
division. Now, I can see pros and cons in having so many games, pro namely having multiple entries, statistically improves the series chances as there are more entrants, plus the "surviving" representatives of the series will gain hate-votes, I think. (i.e. say Super Metroid loses to LttP, then WW may be at more of a disadvantage should it go up against MP) On the other hand, with so many representatives of the series, the less liked titles may not have as much of a punch as the franchise carries. I was just thinking that some Metroid fans may just go for Pac-Man over Metroid since they can still push Super Metroid or Metroid Prime as the franchise contender. Just some random thoughts, heh. --- Supporting Super Smash Brothers Melee for the 2004 Spring Contest going ALL THE WAY. It's tankalicous, like DK. |
| From: solarshadow | Posted: 3/2/2004 2:06:18 PM | Message Detail |
| So
how does the actual bracket match everyone's predictions? From what I
remember of what I posted, I said that well-liked classics such as
River City Ransom would probably lose out to more recent, popular games
like Tomb Raider. Wrong. Just the opposite occurred (happily). And the
only actual prediction I made was the following: "No Pitfall." Wrong!
At least I was correct in assuming PC games would have a poor showing,
although I certainly expected a couple more to make it. No sports games. I'm surprised to see certain games from a few series make it in instead of their sequels. Resident Evil instead of RE2? Mortal Kombat instead of MK2? Soul Calibur instead of SCII? Also, Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal to a lesser extent. I like the idea of dividing the divisions up by era, although I think it made it too easy for certain series to get four representatives in the contest. The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Super Mario World probably didn't need to be in the contest -- their series were already well represented. I think Zelda lucked out the most in this respect, since it really only has one truly notable game per era. Snubs & Duds Duds: Duck Hunt - Does this really need to be here? How did it get more nominations than Contra? It was cool for its time, sure, but it really doesn't have the depth and quality to be in a greatest game contest. Adventure - Okay, this game's a classic. However, it lacks the wide breadth of appeal necessary to do well in this contest. The Simpsons - Really. It was fun, but this was my biggest surprise when looking over the brackets. I think a more deserving game could have had this spot. Dance Dance Revolution - ... Perfect Dark - Don't get me wrong -- this was an excellent game. However, I consider it to be essentially in the same series as GoldenEye. We really only needed one of the two. There are too many important 32/64-bit games (although I guess to be fair it did manage a 6th seed...). Snubs: Advance Wars - I knew very few GBA games would make it, but this was my front-runner. Animal Crossing - No FFVII vs. AC! Boo! ;) Devil May Cry - One of the most surprising omissions. Diablo II - I expected a Diablo game. Or maybe Warcraft. Super Mario Kart - I predicted very little love for games in the racing genre, but it's still sad not to see any. (At least we didn't get Chocobo Racing...) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - Any one of these games was probably worthy of an entry. Mega. Man. Still, overall it's a good field. I'll start thinking about individual matches later. It's already looking harder to predict than last year's contest. --- Contest Stats: http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com |
| From: Heroic Knuckles | Posted: 3/2/2004 2:15:28 PM | Message Detail |
| I picked Zelda:OOT defeating SMB3 in the championship... Is that likely? --- Proud member of the 'Don't let a FF game win' army. Sign up...NOW!! http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=8&topic=12923426 |
| From: Z1mZum | Posted: 3/2/2004 2:16:51 PM | Message Detail |
| The
lack of Mega Man is disturbing. There has to be people that nominated
Mega Man 2 or Mega Man X. That came as a shock to me. The brackets in general seemed as though they're geared for as many close matches as possible. A possible Goldeneye vs. Perfect Dark. PD is basically a re-vamp of Goldeneye, in my opinion. Also, it appears the gauntlet has been set with Chrono Trigger getting the chance to take on three Super Mario games. All the people crying afoul from the previous two Summer Contests get a chance to make their game shine. Granted, it isn't quite the same having the two games go against each other, but the main characters of each game would be Crono and Mario. It'll be interesting to see how those can stack up against each other. --- Mega Man in the Summer Contest '04? You better believe it! |
| From: MUKMASTER2 | Posted: 3/2/2004 2:33:38 PM | Message Detail |
| I guess CjayC really was serious about the no joke nominations part. I fully expected to see Big Rigs and Zero Wing somewhere. but no Oregon Trail? Damn it. --- "is it soup day at the old people home soon? that's the closest the raiders are getting to anything involving a bowl."~netfan2000 |
| From: solarshadow | Posted: 3/2/2004 2:44:58 PM | Message Detail |
| I half-think Duck Hunt was a joke nomination... The Dog was for last summer's contest (and didn't get in). I think Chrono Trigger's success over the Mario games will depend on the moon. A fanboy moon is rising... but which game's voters will it possess? Will the rabid legion of Mario werewolves come out at night again? --- Contest Stats: http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com |
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