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| From: steve illumina | Posted: 4/6/2004 7:06:22 AM | Message Detail |
| Well here we go kiddies :) Time for... Steve Illumina Speaks Thats right, the infamous yet humorous commentary is back, to go with all the rest of us here in this, the greatest of threads, the most worthy of postings on this fanboy dominated board. And so it continues, with what should prove to be...the most embarrassing blowout in GameFAQ's contest history. Match VI (3)Legend of Zelda vs (14)Adventure Steve's Prediction: Zelda with over 90% Steve's Bracket: Zelda Newbie's Pick: Zelda Upset Chances: I'll win the lottery first, then get hit by lightning, and then Duck Hunt will pull a 'Mario' and win today. Comments: This match exemplifies patheticness. Ceej should just skip it and move on to Pong and RCR. Cause their aint no way Adventure, the 'high' quality 1st game of its kind from over 25 yrs ago, can defeat Game Informer's #1 game of all time, EGM's #1 game of all time, and one of my all time favs as well as a fav of many. Who has not played Zelda? Anybody? You there in the back row! Quit lying! Everyone has! See? Adventure? Who has played that? I actually did...but it is what it is, a primitive old game that only matters in the history books. Funny thing is...how many peeps really know WHY it is in there? Ill tell ya. Cause it had the 1st hidden code/cheat/easter egg/call it what you will in a game. The hidden code was a text message stating who programmed the game, cause in those days, there were no gaming credits. So yep, there is your totally true gaming history lesson. Obviously some Atari diehards nominated it. Nolan Bushnell may have led a write-in campaign for it. Who knows how it got here. Punch Out! or another worthy game belongs in this tourney. Not Adventure. Probable Results: Zelda...zelda...zelda...by 92%+ to set a new record for domination in this tourney. Steve's Moments: Zelda: The 1st game I ever really loved, and still do love to play through at least once a year. Adventure: Ummm...well...I did play it...and I read about it in that video game history book...ummm...yah. --- Trivia XIII: Diehards Forever...SC2K4: 5/6 Points! "Dodongo dislikes smoke" |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/6/2004 8:11:38 AM | Message Detail |
| Can
anyone here explain to me how RCR vs. Pong is controversial? I was (and
still am) under the impression that Pong will beat RCR handily. --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 4/4, Next Winner: Donkey Kong |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/6/2004 8:12:30 AM | Message Detail |
| I've got no idea. But remember, this is from people who have Halo, Starcraft or Vice City winning division 128. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/004 --- Matches: 03/04 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: Duck Hunt |
| From: swirldude | Posted: 4/6/2004 8:22:08 AM | Message Detail |
| Of
all people, I cannot believe Slowflake actually bought into the hype of
the board and pick Duck Hunt to win. Well you've been served Slow. --- And the no. 1 reason why Magus > Ansem.......Ansem bought an N-Gage, didn't he! FATALITY. O_O ~Cromage |
| From: GunMage | Posted: 4/6/2004 8:49:17 AM | Message Detail |
| I am officially hated :) Aw, I don't hate you, smitelf... ;_; --- SpC2K4 - Today's winner: Duck Hunt, 4 pts, (4/4) Proud supporter of Goldeneye for SpC2K4 |
| From: The Foolish Ninja | Posted: 4/6/2004 9:25:26 AM | Message Detail |
| Game Informer's #1 game of all time, EGM's #1 game of all time, and one of my all time favs as well as a fav of many. EGM's #1 game of all-time is Super Metroid. |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/6/2004 9:37:03 AM | Message Detail |
| Board hype had DK pwning... easily, as the one who shall not be named would say. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/004 --- Matches: 03/04 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: Duck Hunt |
| From: ChichiriMuyo | Posted: 4/6/2004 10:22:11 AM | Message Detail |
| "Funny
thing is...how many peeps really know WHY it is in there? Ill tell ya.
Cause it had the 1st hidden code/cheat/easter egg/call it what you will
in a game. The hidden code was a text message stating who programmed
the game, cause in those days, there were no gaming credits. So yep,
there is your totally true gaming history lesson. " And it's called an Easter Egg to this day because... you had to get an egg in the game to get the little secret! Funny, this term is still used today (even for non-gaming things) and this game happens to be the first where you actually get an egg to unlock your Easter Egg. Talk about long-lasting effects. --- Holy schmolly, I want to be aroused by fat women! *tries* Damn it, I can't!! But you said it was my choice! Why can't I not be aroused?!?! *cries* - EvilNcr |
| From: redline15 | Posted: 4/6/2004 11:09:40 AM | Message Detail |
| People, as I have already said, these tough first round matches are meaningless... then why did you say this in your previous message: Heh, the perfect club took a HUGE hit today. Thankfully, I`m still in it... obviously winning these tough first round matches means something... at least to you... And it's called an Easter Egg to this day because... you had to get an egg in the game to get the little secret! well...according to the faq here...it's more a gray dot... ...but that's about the best egg an atari could do at the time... thank you for pointing this out chichirimuyo... i read about this recently but didn't get the whole story... ...stupid inaccurate texts... |
| From: chaos knight | Posted: 4/6/2004 11:34:34 AM | Message Detail |
| Pre-NES
gaming is not very popular on GameFAQs at all. Only true reason why DK
is winning today is due to his franchise really. This is the reason why
I still think RCR has a legitimate chance against Pong. --- Chaos Knight-Cerebral Insomniac of the CoS In Soviet Russia you're funny. CB vs the World |
| From: steve illumina | Posted: 4/6/2004 12:33:59 PM | Message Detail |
| RCR dont belong in this tourney...should be Punch Out! in its place. I have said it 1000 times and Ill say it yet again. Pong will win on its name and cause the old schoolers need to win at least once...Pac failed, Galaga will in a few days, Pitfall and Adventure could not even beat each-other, so Pong is their only shot at a win. More to come from me tomorrow on this 'epic' poll... --- SC2K4: 5/6 Points! Read my Commentary! http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=8&topic=13441449 |
| From: steve illumina | Posted: 4/6/2004 12:36:04 PM | Message Detail |
| Foolish
Ninja: Thanks for noticing that intentional error about Zelda being the
#1 game of all time in EGM. It is Super Metroid like ya said. I wanted to see if anyone would catch it :) Good job. And thanks for reading! --- SC2K4: 5/6 Points! Read my Commentary! http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=8&topic=13441449 |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/6/2004 12:47:36 PM | Message Detail |
| RCR
should be here, just look at its rankings on the NES page. If Adventure
should've been dropped for MM2, Galaga should've been dropped for
Punch-Out. And will you look at that... if Duck Hunt keeps its current pace up it's going to win. Watch this be some sort of big anticlimax, as Lettuce Kefka said in the update topic. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/004 --- Matches: 03/04 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: Duck Hunt |
| From: Ngamer64 | Posted: 4/6/2004 12:58:30 PM | Message Detail |
| "Pitfall and Adventure could not even beat each-other" lol city! But alright, time to get to the Guru Rankings. Like I said, after today's action a mere 13 of the 30 of us still stand undefeated. And those guys are... The Perfects: Ngamer, Haste2, Ulti, Starion, Ncr, Shake, cyko, Bananaquest (has this guy ever been on a roll lately!), StopPokingMe, Sephirot, smitelf, neoatomtaco, and IMAP. Everyone else, though, is right behind with 4 wins, except for torey luvullo, who sits alone on the bottom with 3. Like Ulti said, the next bunch of matches aren't going to decide too much. Doma was the only one bold enough to pick RCR for Thursday, so if it can pull off the upset, all the perfects would be out already. But I don't see that happening, and so Street Fighter/Mario RPG is the one to keep an eye on. Let me check the stats on that one. Mario RPG wins: 8 perfects remain. Street Fighter wins: 5 perfects remain. Go Mario! Oh, and... keep slowly losing %, DK. Just another percentage point ought to do it... PS - I'm going to upload the updated Excel file in a second here. I think I'll keep putting the freshest one online every time we lose another member of the Perfect Club. --- the-elite.net Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://geocities.com/cyber1166/gamefaqs |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:36:58 PM | Message Detail |
| Bah, go to hell, Duck Hunt, no comebacks for you... --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 4/4, Next Winner: Donkey Kong |
| From: Heroic Mario | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:39:50 PM | Message Detail |
| If Duck Hunt can keep this pace up I`ll keep my perfect bracket... --- "...one among you...will shortly perish..." - Janus Zeal (Chrono Trigger) SPC2k4 : Winner - Chrono Trigger |
| From: Z1mZum | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:41:58 PM | Message Detail |
| This is seriously the most ridiculous thing I think I've ever seen. Duck Hunt is keeping up the pace and if it continues it should be enough to win. Not that I'm complaining, I'm with Heroic Mario and picked Duck Hunt. --- Mega Man in the Summer Contest '04? You better believe it! |
| From: Heroic Mario | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:43:45 PM | Message Detail |
| A big 85 that update, very good. Hopefully Duck Hunt can keep this pace... --- "...one among you...will shortly perish..." - Janus Zeal (Chrono Trigger) SPC2k4 : Winner - Chrono Trigger |
| From: Who Cares? | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:46:12 PM | Message Detail |
| Duck Hunt has now cut into the lead for the 16th straight update. At this point, DH will lose because either its gain is slowed down, or it simply runs out of time. |
| From: DomaDragoon | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:50:26 PM | Message Detail |
| So, if DH pulls off the upset, can we assume that Aya Brea was controlling the Zapper? Doma was the only one bold enough to pick RCR for Thursday, so if it can pull off the upset, all the perfects would be out already. Which is indicative of itself. I'm practically a death sentence for a bracket... randomly ended up with Vercetti in 2K3 and had a Mario/Snake final in 2K2. Hmm... I need something productive in here. I know! Theories about what Ceej will do for the matchup if he ends up with a game with no main character advancing to Round 2, like Pong or FF VI. Your thoughts? --- Smart Ask! National Champion (2003) Chanting Monks www.rpgdl.com |
| From: Mega Psycho Crusher | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:50:48 PM | Message Detail |
| DH
still needs ~60 more votes than DK per update. Seeing as the number of
votes cast generally decline at this point in time, I doubt DH can
garner the votes to pass DK. --- SpC2K4 Points: 4/4 Today's Prediction: Donkey Kong --- Tomorrow's Prediction: Zelda I |
| From: Yesmar | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:55:24 PM | Message Detail |
| Yesmar's Contest Comments: Day 5: 4/6/04 · I didn't do this yesterday, but there wasn't really much to say, other than Final Fantasy performed at pretty much the highest amount it could, without me thinking the Franchise Factor had come into effect. If it had broken 88%, I might have worried, but it didn't so I'm fine. · As far today's match: Can you say close?!! Yikes. I'm afraid to say anything for certain without jinxing anything. · The weird part about Duck Hunt's comeback it seems to be increasing by roughly .1% per update, Total Votes be damned. Oh well, I still don't understand how all the kids coming home from school could possibly be giving the advantage to Duck Hunt, but maybe that's just a a non-factor. · I'm just waiting for Duck Hunt to hit a brick wall and stop gaining ground, but it hasn't happened yet. It has to stop eventually. · This also kind of ties into a theory I had about the contest called The Maximum Percentage of Votes. What it essentially says is that no matter how popular or unpopular a certain game or character might be, there's a certain point where the percentage just stops and nobody has any gains or losses percentage-wise. Roughly the same thing happened with Final Fantasy last round. · As another example, take Contra. Sure it kept gaining throughout the day, but it had to stop eventually, right? It wouldn't end up days from now with 100% against Phantasy Star. Duck Hunt has to hit The Maximum Percentage of Votes sooner or later and I hope for the sake of my bracket that it's the former. --- Heh Heh... The wind... It is blowing...--Ganondorf |
| From: Phediuk | Posted: 4/6/2004 3:56:20 PM | Message Detail |
| Match #4 Review: What do I really need to say here? Final Fantasy simply crushed Pitfall into tiny little bits and at this rate should do the same to Contra in Round 2. Do I think it will beat Super Mario Bros. 3? No. Is this match worth half a crap? No. Match #6 Preview: Two adventure games are up against each other...but it seems that very few people have played or even heard of the one called "Adventure." This should be a blowout of epic proportions in LoZ's favor. Not much else to say here. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/6/2004 6:10:50 PM | Message Detail |
| As of this writing, Duck Hunt is at the gates of the 49% barrier, and it will likely have crossed it when I'm done. Shocking that an entry should win, or come close to do so, after being led 58-42 for most of the morning. Heck, the lowest Samus ever got against Sonic was in the low 48s. If Duck Hunt keeps this up, it'll either win by a possibly EVEN SMALLER MARGIN THAN SAMUS DID, or lose because we've run out of voters and/or time. Surprisingly, the vote count falls in line with what we've seen since the GameRiot polls were removed. But I bet you that if there's any vote-stuffing involved... it's yet to come, and I bet you there's some fanatic who's going to do it. Either that, or Duck Hunt doesn't have the aura Mario does. Looking back on history, only Sonic/Samus and Mario/Crono II gave hints of unpunished cheating. Mario/Cloud, despite the sky-high vote total, went pretty much as expected... Mario used the daytime vote to get over Cloud, big deal. Link/Cloud... same thing, except Cloud had more oomph this time. PGC probably got diluted in the mess anyway. Mario/Crono I... Mario was leading all day, and Crono's final comeback sure was fishy. But I said UNPUNISHED cheating... Today's poll will likely spark some debates on that subject, no matter how this ends. But the rather low vote turnout compared to mass-cheating matches sure goes against everything we've learned on these contests so far. GO DUCK HUNT! --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/004 --- Matches: 03/04 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: Duck Hunt |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/6/2004 6:16:44 PM | Message Detail |
| DK
is just barely holding on to a 1500 vote lead at this point, not even a
full percentage point ahead...my bracket would appreciate it if DK
could start picking up the slack. --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 4/4, Next Winner: Donkey Kong |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/6/2004 6:24:31 PM | Message Detail |
| Meh, never mind, looks like Duck Hunt isn't going to make it; not moving fast enough, according to that vote count update topic. --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 4/4, Next Winner: Donkey Kong |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/6/2004 6:27:23 PM | Message Detail |
| Of course, if some dumb guy decides to cheat, then I'll gladly throw my point in the river. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/004 --- Matches: 03/04 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: Duck Hunt |
| From: chaos knight | Posted: 4/6/2004 7:49:19 PM | Message Detail |
| Is
it fair to officially give the label of 'Choke Artist' to DK now? I
swear, he does this in nearly every match he is in so why should his
game fare any better? >_< --- Chaos Knight-Cerebral Insomniac of the CoS In Soviet Russia you're funny. CB vs the World |
| From: therealmnm | Posted: 4/6/2004 9:39:35 PM | Message Detail |
| I
didn't see the new topic, so I posted in the other one. I say to
everyone, don't be surprised by Duck Hunt's persistence! Duck Hunt is
NOT a joke game in this contest! EVERYONE who had a NES back then
played Duck Hunt, admittedly or not. My MOTHER played Duck Hunt (or as
she calls it, "shoot the duck"). Yes, it would not have fared well if
it was sold on its own. However, Duck Hunt is the best representation
of the Zapper Light Gun and it WAS widely played AND liked! I picked
Duck Hunt to win without hesitation. I never liked Donkey Kong! I
absolutely HATED replaying it on Donkey Kong 64. The REAL old school
Donkey Kong game was Donkey Kong JR! It had a much higher fun factor
than DK in my opinion. Talking about these old school games gets me
hyped! I miss those days.... I had like 40+ NES games... ALL worth
getting. *sigh* --- Atma Weapon, FFVI "FEEBLE CREATURES, GO!!!!" (Go where?) |
| From: creativename | Posted: 4/6/2004 10:15:38 PM | Message Detail |
| Duck
Hunt now trails by only 507 votes...only 7 updates left, but I think
Donkey Kong actually has to be considered the underdog at this point.
The population has just shifted far too favorably towards Duck Hunt,
despite the low votals totals at this time of day. It definitely looked
real bad for DK until this last update when he gained 14 votes. I doubt we're going to see a closer match than this all contest. It's very possible we will, but I think that more likely than not, this match will be about as close as it gets. --- Remember to nominate Frog from Chrono Trigger for Summer Contest 2K4! SC2K4.com |
| From: creativename | Posted: 4/7/2004 12:37:42 AM | Message Detail |
| Where is everybody in this topic? This whole board was going nuts. All accusations of shennanigans aside, this board needed this type of match. Hasn't been this crazy around here for a while, and people were starting to complain about how the 8 bit division was boring. Complaining after only 4 matches seemed premature to me, but meh. Good to see everyone Crazy-go-Nuts over such an unimportant match. Other people's enthusiasm is very catchy, even though I didn't care overly much about the result. And it's extremely amusing to see The Legend of Zelda leading by almost 5 times as much after the first update as Donkey Kong won by. (5 TIMES! 5 TIMES! 5 TIMES! 5 TIMES! 5 TIMES! <holds down A button for Spin-Attack-a-roonie>) The Legend of Zelda currently has 93.05%, so as expected, Mega Man's record is in serious jeopardy. Leave it to Link to best him. The Male-vs.-Female poll is probably safe though. ...actually I may have spoken to soon. LoZ just jumped up to 93.78%. Those damn Adventure fanboys must've tilted the early results >_> --- Remember to nominate Frog from Chrono Trigger for Summer Contest 2K4! SC2K4.com |
| From: redline15 | Posted: 4/7/2004 1:02:48 AM | Message Detail |
| if this is all adventure can do at this hour... ...tomorrow afternoon is going to be ugly... as for today's matchup...allow me to repeat myself... from ultimaterializer: People, as I have already said, these tough first round matches are meaningless... ...never has that been proven wrong more than today... --- redline15: waiting for a signature |
| From: Tarrot | Posted: 4/7/2004 1:08:19 AM | Message Detail |
| Why 1st round matches mean quite a bit: If you're going to win this, you're going to get most of your later round matches right. So, what is it that determines who is better than someone else? Yeah, the "meaningless" 1st and 2nd round matches. As an example, I was in a Fantasy NCAA bracket with some friends. I had Kentucky, but they went out fast, although I got most of my other pics right. If Georgia Tech had won, I would've came in 2nd overall, 4 points off the winner. Now, some of those upsets I predicted that didn't come true, if they had and I had gotten those points, I would've won. |
| From: creativename | Posted: 4/7/2004 1:08:51 AM | Message Detail |
| ...never has that been proven wrong more than today... 'Splain. I fail to see how this has been proven wrong at all. Donkey Kong vs. Duck Hunt was, indeed, a meaningless match, except for the desire to have a perfect bracket as long as possible, and for people comparing there total points early on in the contest. By the time the 3rd round comes it'll be utterly irrelevant. Well, The Legend of Zelda just expanded its lead again, to 94.37%. "Female", prepare to say sayonara. Your place as a footnote in history may be about to be unseated. I'm wondering what Adventure's total would be if it weren't for the 6 rednecks who have dial-up and have images turned off, and think that Adventure is The Adventure of Link. Or if not for those 18 other guys that thought Adventure was AoL before the contest started, and are now forced to bracket vote. I mean, that's like half of Adventure's votes right there. It appears that Adventure fanboys were indeed out in full force early, thus accounting for its strong early showing of almost 7%. --- Remember to nominate Frog from Chrono Trigger for Summer Contest 2K4! SC2K4.com |
| From: SlangEdter41 | Posted: 4/7/2004 1:24:00 AM | Message Detail |
| redline,
for one thing no one will have a perfect bracket, none. These early
toughies are good for board bragging purposes only so kiddies can
decorate their sig with perfect records... --- Contest Score: 5-0 Current Pick: Legend of Zelda |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/7/2004 4:57:36 AM | Message Detail |
| Well,
I was right... it WAS a big anticlimax. Now I know how a Crono fan
feels... oh well, at least it wasn't cheated (or maybe it was... see
below). This match could've put me back on track, but no cigar. Strange how DK suddenly started gaining votes a bit before midnight Eastern. A few updates after that, Duck Hunt restored its domination... could it have LOST because of cheating? Of course, that's only a hypothesis, but something's really fishy here. Ha. Adventure is showing Ms. Pac-Man what's for. Can Zelda finish above 95%? (Heh, I asked the same question with Duck Hunt below 40%... and I got affirmative answers. XD) --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/005 --- Matches: 03/05 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: LoZ |
| From: cyko | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:02:01 AM | Message Detail |
From: swirldude | Posted: 4/5/2004 4:50:04 PM | Message Detail Woohoo. It is just me or is Division 8...boring? The matchups haven't had much appeal (besides Metroid/Pac-Man), and the results have been more or less expected. From: Phediuk | Posted: 4/5/2004 5:35:45 PM | Message Detail Match #5 Preview: Lots of people think that Duck Hunt can pull the upset in this match. My comment to that is: "No freakin' way." Donkey Kong has name recognition, classic status, Mario, and the support of all of Mario's fans. What the hell does Duck Hunt have? A dog that laughs at you every time you miss a shot? Meh. I don't think anybody can honestly say that Duck Hunt captivated them for more than twenty minutes. As far as I'm concerned, it's the CATS of this contest. From: cyko | Posted: 4/5/2004 6:51:30 PM | Message Detail DK may not be a powerhouse, so he probably won't double Duck Hunt's votes. but there is no way he's weak enough to lose to Duck Hunt. From: Polaris | Posted: 4/5/2004 7:12:53 PM | Message Detail Donkey Kong v Duck Hunt The only reason Duck Hunt is popular on this board is because it is supported as a joke contestant. Prediction: Donkey Kong wins with 61% From: cyko | Posted: 4/6/2004 6:56:19 AM | Message Detail below 40%? maybe. Donkey Kong will definitely pick up more votes during the day. he did the last two years, so i see no reason why he won't again. i think the final tally will be real close to a 60/40 split. From: Ngamer64 | Posted: 4/6/2004 8:35:53 AM | Message Detail Yeah, I got the stats. With DK having just moved above the 2000 "gap of no return," we're down to only 13 perfects! I'll post them here, but got to run to class for the moment. From: swirldude | Posted: 4/6/2004 10:22:08 AM | Message Detail Of all people, I cannot believe Slowflake actually bought into the hype of the board and pick Duck Hunt to win. Well you've been served Slow. From: smitelf | Posted: 4/6/2004 5:36:58 PM | Message Detail Bah, go to hell, Duck Hunt, no comebacks for you... lol, it looks like all of us up there ^^^^ ate our words. DK barely held on for the win, but Duck Hunt did a lot better than a lot of us (including myself) were willing to give it credit for. you were right after all, on this one, Slowflake. ;) --- Current Score: 6/6 (through Zelda vs. Adventure) Tied for 1st place with ????? other users. A Cheese Legend of Trivia 12 |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:05:06 AM | Message Detail |
| Well, at least I'm saving face, which wouldn't have been the case if it stayed 57-43. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/005 --- Matches: 03/05 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: LoZ |
| From: Sir Shake | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:22:23 AM | Message Detail |
| Well, I was right... it WAS a big anticlimax. Now I know how a Crono fan feels... oh well, at least it wasn't cheated (or maybe it was... see below). This match could've put me back on track, but no cigar. Strange how DK suddenly started gaining votes a bit before midnight Eastern. A few updates after that, Duck Hunt restored its domination... could it have LOST because of cheating? Of course, that's only a hypothesis, but something's really fishy here. *thinks back* Yup, now multiply that by 5, and you have how I felt. =) Although I didn't go on a board rampage like some, I definitely felt something wasn't quite right. ^_~ There is a good possibility there was some cheating at the end (Simply because cheaters had a chance to make a difference), but since we have no way to be certain, its best to just go on and forget about it. --- My life is like Super Mario Bros ; no matter how much I pursue the girl, she ends up in another castle. ~ dj kornphlake |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:37:43 AM | Message Detail |
| lol,
it looks like all of us up there ^^^^ ate our words. DK barely held on
for the win, but Duck Hunt did a lot better than a lot of us (including
myself) were willing to give it credit for. you were right after all,
on this one, Slowflake. ;) Hey, hey, I said what I did after DH started it's comeback...I meant that I was annoyed that the stupid Duck was trying to screw with my bracket :) --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 5/5, Next Winner: Legend of Zelda |
| From: smitelf | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:51:06 AM | Message Detail |
| Somehow I doubt any of us will be losing points today; poor Adventure is getting murdered, as expected. --- Proud Supporter of Starcraft in the Sp2K4 Contest Current Score: 5/5, Next Winner: Legend of Zelda |
| From: Ringworm | Posted: 4/7/2004 5:59:46 AM | Message Detail |
| Match 5 review: Wow, what can I say. Great match, huge comeback, only thing missing was 140ish votes for Duck Hunt. I had DH written off about 6AM yesterday like everybody else, when I came online around 9PM I was shocked to see how close it was. Guess you can never write a game off until the match is over. OK, looking at todays match, maybe you can. Yeah, it ruined my imperfect bracket, but I believe it was still a great match. I'm surprised people thought Duck Hunt was a joke entrant though. I stayed for the last three hours or so of the match, and don't think I considered leaving during that time - it was down to the wire, unlike a few of the other close matches. Match 7 preview: Pong was the first video game released, and that's about it. Seriously, there's not a hell of a lot to it, and the game is just not very fun. RCR I've never really heard of before, let alone played. I think that'll be the case with a lot of people. Seems too obscure to get the victory, I mean everybody's heard of Pong. Could be close though. I'll say 60-40. Bracket and my vote: Pong. --- Betting: http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.asp?board=8&topic=13499153 5/6 Next: Pong |
| From: charmander6000 | Posted: 4/7/2004 6:46:45 AM | Message Detail |
| Here's the updates of the Donkey Kong vs. Duck Hunt updates (note that these are not mine, but from a topic made on this board) 00:15 | Donkey Kong | 00660 | +660 | 52.13% | Duck Hunt | 00606 | +606 | 47.87% | Lead of 0054 | (Up 054) 00:30 | Donkey Kong | 01091 | +431 | 53.01% | Duck Hunt | 00967 | +361 | 46.99% | Lead of 0124 | (Up 070) 00:45 | Donkey Kong | 01479 | +388 | 52.60% | Duck Hunt | 01333 | +366 | 47.40% | Lead of 0146 | (Up 022) 01:00 | Donkey Kong | 01845 | +366 | 52.74% | Duck Hunt | 01653 | +320 | 47.26% | Lead of 0192 | (Up 046) 01:07 | Donkey Kong | 01947 | +102 | 52.64% | Duck Hunt | 01752 | +099 | 47.36% | Lead of 0195 | (Up 003) 01:15 | Donkey Kong | 02283 | +336 | 53.01% | Duck Hunt | 02024 | +272 | 46.99% | Lead of 0259 | (Up 064) 01:30 | Donkey Kong | 02609 | +326 | 53.77% | Duck Hunt | 02243 | +219 | 46.23% | Lead of 0366 | (Up 107) 01:45 | Donkey Kong | 02903 | +294 | 54.10% | Duck Hunt | 02463 | +220 | 45.90% | Lead of 0440 | (Up 074) 02:00 | Donkey Kong | 03179 | +276 | 54.27% | Duck Hunt | 02679 | +216 | 45.73% | Lead of 0500 | (Up 060) 02:15 | Donkey Kong | 03435 | +256 | 54.43% | Duck Hunt | 02876 | +197 | 45.57% | Lead of 0559 | (Up 059) 02:30 | Donkey Kong | 03683 | +248 | 54.68% | Duck Hunt | 03053 | +177 | 45.32% | Lead of 0630 | (Up 071) 02:45 | Donkey Kong | 03931 | +248 | 54.96% | Duck Hunt | 03222 | +169 | 45.04% | Lead of 0709 | (Up 079) 03:00 | Donkey Kong | 04187 | +256 | 55.13% | Duck Hunt | 03408 | +186 | 44.87% | Lead of 0779 | (Up 070) 03:15 | Donkey Kong | 04478 | +291 | 55.34% | Duck Hunt | 03614 | +206 | 44.66% | Lead of 0864 | (Up 085) 03:30 | Donkey Kong | 04792 | +318 | 55.55% | Duck Hunt | 03835 | +221 | 44.45% | Lead of 0961 | (Up 097) 03:45 | Donkey Kong | 05136 | +344 | 55.76% | Duck Hunt | 04075 | +240 | 44.24% | Lead of 1065 | (Up 104) 04:00 | Donkey Kong | 05515 | +379 | 56.07% | Duck Hunt | 04321 | +246 | 43.93% | Lead of 1198 | (Up 133) 04:15 | Donkey Kong | 05941 | +426 | 56.21% | Duck Hunt | 04629 | +308 | 43.79% | Lead of 1316 | (Up 118) 04:30 | Donkey Kong | 06343 | +402 | 56.18% | Duck Hunt | 04948 | +319 | 43.82% | Lead of 1395 | (Up 079) 04:45 | Donkey Kong | 06767 | +424 | 56.13% | Duck Hunt | 05290 | +342 | 43.87% | Lead of 1477 | (Up 082) 05:00 | Donkey Kong | 07235 | +468 | 56.26% | Duck Hunt | 05626 | +336 | 43.74% | Lead of 1609 | (Up 132) 05:15 | Donkey Kong | 07700 | +465 | 56.19% | Duck Hunt | 06003 | +377 | 43.81% | Lead of 1697 | (Up 088) 05:30 | Donkey Kong | 08204 | +504 | 56.20% | Duck Hunt | 06394 | +391 | 43.80% | Lead of 1810 | (Up 113) 05:45 | Donkey Kong | 08742 | +538 | 56.35% | Duck Hunt | 06773 | +379 | 43.65% | Lead of 1969 | (Up 159) 06:00 | Donkey Kong | 09227 | +485 | 56.25% | Duck Hunt | 07178 | +405 | 43.75% | Lead of 2049 | (Up 080) 06:15 | Donkey Kong | 09783 | +556 | 56.34% | Duck Hunt | 07582 | +404 | 43.66% | Lead of 2201 | (Up 152) 06:30 | Donkey Kong | 10303 | +520 | 56.30% | Duck Hunt | 07998 | +416 | 43.70% | Lead of 2305 | (Up 104) 06:45 | Donkey Kong | 10840 | +537 | 56.28% | Duck Hunt | 08421 | +423 | 43.72% | Lead of 2419 | (Up 114) 07:00 | Donkey Kong | 11384 | +544 | 56.03% | Duck Hunt | 08932 | +511 | 43.97% | Lead of 2452 | (Up 033) 07:15 | Donkey Kong | 11997 | +613 | 56.03% | Duck Hunt | 09414 | +482 | 43.97% | Lead of 2583 | (Up 131) 07:30 | Donkey Kong | 12588 | +591 | 55.84% | Duck Hunt | 09953 | +539 | 44.16% | Lead of 2635 | (Up 052) 07:45 | Donkey Kong | 13195 | +607 | 55.72% | Duck Hunt | 10484 | +531 | 44.28% | Lead of 2711 | (Up 076) 08:00 | Donkey Kong | 13775 | +580 | 55.59% | Duck Hunt | 11004 | +528 | 44.41% | Lead of 2771 | (Up 060) --- LUE is a cancer, and if it can't be destroyed, it must be contained. - CjayC My Score 4/5 Legend of Zelda vs. Adventure |
| From: charmander6000 | Posted: 4/7/2004 6:48:22 AM | Message Detail |
| Part 2 08:15 | Donkey Kong | 14383 | +608 | 55.45% | Duck Hunt | 11557 | +553 | 44.55% | Lead of 2826 | (Up 055) 08:30 | Donkey Kong | 14940 | +557 | 55.28% | Duck Hunt | 12088 | +531 | 44.72% | Lead of 2852 | (Up 026) 08:45 | Donkey Kong | 15559 | +619 | 55.18% | Duck Hunt | 12640 | +552 | 44.82% | Lead of 2919 | (Up 067) 09:00 | Donkey Kong | 16168 | +609 | 55.09% | Duck Hunt | 13178 | +538 | 44.91% | Lead of 2990 | (Up 071) 09:15 | Donkey Kong | 16772 | +604 | 54.94% | Duck Hunt | 13757 | +579 | 45.06% | Lead of 3015 | (Up 025) 09:30 | Donkey Kong | 17350 | +578 | 54.71% | Duck Hunt | 14361 | +604 | 45.29% | Lead of 2989 | (Down 026) 09:45 | Donkey Kong | 18004 | +654 | 54.75% | Duck Hunt | 14880 | +519 | 45.25% | Lead of 3124 | (Up 135) 10:00 | Donkey Kong | 18627 | +623 | 54.63% | Duck Hunt | 15471 | +591 | 45.37% | Lead of 3156 | (Up 032) 10:15 | Donkey Kong | 19247 | +620 | 54.54% | Duck Hunt | 16040 | +569 | 45.46% | Lead of 3207 | (Up 051) 10:30 | Donkey Kong | 19809 | +562 | 54.44% | Duck Hunt | 16579 | +539 | 45.56% | Lead of 3230 | (Up 023) 10:45 | Donkey Kong | 20409 | +600 | 54.33% | Duck Hunt | 17158 | +579 | 45.67% | Lead of 3251 | (Up 021) 11:00 | Donkey Kong | 20960 | +551 | 54.14% | Duck Hunt | 17754 | +596 | 45.86% | Lead of 3206 | (Down 045) 11:15 | Donkey Kong | 21548 | +588 | 54.03% | Duck Hunt | 18332 | +578 | 45.97% | Lead of 3216 | (Up 010) 11:30 | Donkey Kong | 22139 | +591 | 53.87% | Duck Hunt | 18955 | +623 | 46.13% | Lead of 3184 | (Down 32) 11:45 | Donkey Kong | 22774 | +635 | 53.67% | Duck Hunt | 19663 | +708 | 46.33% | Lead of 3111 | (Down 73) 12:00 | Donkey Kong | 23419 | +645 | 53.45% | Duck Hunt | 20392 | +729 | 46.55% | Lead of 3027 | (Down 84) 12:15 | Donkey Kong | 24182 | +763 | 53.34% | Duck Hunt | 21156 | +764 | 46.66% | Lead of 3026 | (Down 001) 12:30 | Donkey Kong | 24805 | +623 | 53.15% | Duck Hunt | 21862 | +706 | 46.85% | Lead of 2943 | (Down 83) 12:45 | Donkey Kong | 25554 | +749 | 52.99% | Duck Hunt | 22668 | +806 | 47.01% | Lead of 2886 | (Down 57) 13:00 | Donkey Kong | 26290 | +736 | 52.86% | Duck Hunt | 23443 | +775 | 47.14% | Lead of 2847 | (Down 39) 13:15 | Donkey Kong | 26988 | +698 | 52.72% | Duck Hunt | 24205 | +762 | 47.28% | Lead of 2783 | (Down 64) 13:30 | Donkey Kong | 27768 | +780 | 52.57% | Duck Hunt | 25050 | +845 | 47.43% | Lead of 2718 | (Down 65) 13:45 | Donkey Kong | 28521 | +753 | 52.47% | Duck Hunt | 25836 | +786 | 47.53% | Lead of 2685 | (Down 33) 14:00 | Donkey Kong | 29274 | +753 | 52.36% | Duck Hunt | 26630 | +794 | 47.64% | Lead of 2644 | (Down 41) 14:15 | Donkey Kong | 29989 | +715 | 52.23% | Duck Hunt | 27425 | +795 | 47.77% | Lead of 2564 | (Down 80) 14:30 | Donkey Kong | 30703 | +714 | 52.13% | Duck Hunt | 28197 | +772 | 47.87% | Lead of 2506 | (Down 58) 14:45 | Donkey Kong | 31401 | +698 | 52.03% | Duck Hunt | 28949 | +802 | 47.97% | Lead of 2452 | (Down 54) 15:00 | Donkey Kong | 32099 | +698 | 51.92% | Duck Hunt | 29721 | +772 | 48.08% | Lead of 2378 | (Down 74) 15:15 | Donkey Kong | 32784 | +685 | 51.82% | Duck Hunt | 30477 | +756 | 48.18% | Lead of 2307 | (Down 71) 15:30 | Donkey Kong | 33444 | +660 | 51.72% | Duck Hunt | 31222 | +745 | 48.28% | Lead of 2222 | (Down 85) 15:45 | Donkey Kong | 34070 | +626 | 51.57% | Duck Hunt | 32001 | +779 | 48.43% | Lead of 2069 | (Down 153) 16:00 | Donkey Kong | 34792 | +722 | 51.53% | Duck Hunt | 32730 | +729 | 48.47% | Lead of 2062 | (Down 007) 16:15 | Donkey Kong | 35412 | +620 | 51.44% | Duck Hunt | 33426 | +696 | 48.56% | Lead of 1986 | (Down 076) 16:30 | Donkey Kong | 36040 | +628 | 51.37% | Duck Hunt | 34117 | +691 | 48.63% | Lead of 1923 | (Down 063) 16:45 | Donkey Kong | 36621 | +581 | 51.29% | Duck Hunt | 34776 | +659 | 48.71% | Lead of 1845 | (Down 078) 17:00 | Donkey Kong | 37205 | +584 | 51.24% | Duck Hunt | 35404 | +628 | 48.76% | Lead of 1801 | (Down 044) --- LUE is a cancer, and if it can't be destroyed, it must be contained. - CjayC My Score 4/5 Legend of Zelda vs. Adventure |
| From: charmander6000 | Posted: 4/7/2004 6:48:36 AM | Message Detail |
| Part 3 17:15 | Donkey Kong | 37728 | +523 | 51.15% | Duck Hunt | 36037 | +633 | 48.85% | Lead of 1691 | (Down 110) 17:30 | Donkey Kong | 38304 | +576 | 51.09% | Duck Hunt | 36664 | +627 | 48.91% | Lead of 1640 | (Down 051) 17:45 | Donkey Kong | 38843 | +539 | 51.01% | Duck Hunt | 37300 | +636 | 48.99% | Lead of 1543 | (Down 097) 18:00 | Donkey Kong | 39463 | +620 | 50.99% | Duck Hunt | 37927 | +627 | 49.01% | Lead of 1536 | (Down 007) 18:15 | Donkey Kong | 40069 | +606 | 50.93% | Duck Hunt | 38608 | +681 | 49.07% | Lead of 1461 | (Down 075) 18:30 | Donkey Kong | 40564 | +495 | 50.85% | Duck Hunt | 39205 | +597 | 49.15% | Lead of 1359 | (Down 102) 18:45 | Donkey Kong | 41053 | +489 | 50.77% | Duck Hunt | 39804 | +599 | 49.23% | Lead of 1249 | (Down 110) 19:00 | Donkey Kong | 41497 | +444 | 50.70% | Duck Hunt | 40353 | +549 | 49.30% | Lead of 1144 | (Down 105) 19:15 | Donkey Kong | 41990 | +493 | 50.61% | Duck Hunt | 40981 | +628 | 49.39% | Lead of 1009 | (Down 135) 19:30 | Donkey Kong | 42478 | +488 | 50.55% | Duck Hunt | 41547 | +566 | 49.45% | Lead of 0931 | (Down 078) 19:45 | Donkey Kong | 42954 | +476 | 50.48% | Duck Hunt | 42137 | +590 | 49.52% | Lead of 0817 | (Down 114) 20:00 | Donkey Kong | 43503 | +549 | 50.46% | Duck Hunt | 42704 | +567 | 49.54% | Lead of 0799 | (Down 018) 20:15 | Donkey Kong | 43997 | +494 | 50.46% | Duck Hunt | 43188 | +484 | 49.54% | Lead of 0809 | (Up 010) 20:30 | Donkey Kong | 44472 | +475 | 50.45% | Duck Hunt | 43684 | +496 | 49.55% | Lead of 0788 | (Down 021) 20:45 | Donkey Kong | 44907 | +435 | 50.43% | Duck Hunt | 44150 | +466 | 49.57% | Lead of 0757 | (Down 031) 21:00 | Donkey Kong | 45294 | +387 | 50.38% | Duck Hunt | 44606 | +456 | 49.62% | Lead of 0688 | (Down 069) 21:15 | Donkey Kong | 45620 | +326 | 50.32% | Duck Hunt | 45047 | +441 | 49.68% | Lead of 0573 | (Down 115) 21:30 | Donkey Kong | 45963 | +343 | 50.30% | Duck Hunt | 45414 | +367 | 49.70% | Lead of 0549 | (Down 024) 21:45 | Donkey Kong | 46295 | +332 | 50.27% | Duck Hunt | 45801 | +387 | 49.73% | Lead of 0494 | (Down 055) 22:00 | Donkey Kong | 46633 | +338 | 50.27% | Duck Hunt | 46126 | +325 | 49.73% | Lead of 0507 | (Up 013) 22:15 | Donkey Kong | 46940 | +307 | 50.24% | Duck Hunt | 46485 | +359 | 49.76% | Lead of 0455 | (Down 052) 22:30 | Donkey Kong | 47224 | +284 | 50.23% | Duck Hunt | 46800 | +315 | 49.77% | Lead of 0424 | (Down 031) 22:45 | Donkey Kong | 47459 | +235 | 50.20% | Duck Hunt | 47076 | +276 | 49.80% | Lead of 0383 | (Down 041) 23:00 | Donkey Kong | 47685 | +226 | 50.17% | Duck Hunt | 47354 | +278 | 49.80% | Lead of 0331 | (Down 052) 23:15 | Donkey Kong | 47917 | +232 | 50.13% | Duck Hunt | 47661 | +307 | 49.87% | Lead of 0256 | (Down 075) 23:30 | Donkey Kong | 48205 | +288 | 50.15% | Duck Hunt | 47925 | +264 | 49.85% | Lead of 0280 | (Up 024) 23:45 | Donkey Kong | 48464 | +259 | 50.12% | Duck Hunt | 48232 | +307 | 49.88% | Lead of 0232 | (Down 048) 00:00 | Donkey Kong | 48587 | +123 | 50.07% | Duck Hunt | 48444 | +212 | 49.93% | Lead of 0143 | (Down 089) --- LUE is a cancer, and if it can't be destroyed, it must be contained. - CjayC My Score 4/5 Legend of Zelda vs. Adventure |
| From: UltimaterializerX | Posted: 4/7/2004 7:20:43 AM | Message Detail |
| from ultimaterializer: People, as I have already said, these tough first round matches are meaningless... ...never has that been proven wrong more than today... Proven wrong? Are you serious? Name one hard first round match in this contest where the winner is actually going to have a chance in its second round match. --- MIASU! Boards Hunted: 3509 (Arcade - R) Married to Alanna82 on 4/5/04 at 9PM EST |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/7/2004 8:04:47 AM | Message Detail |
| Perfect Dark/Castlevania. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/005 --- Matches: 03/05 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: LoZ |
| From: Slowflake | Posted: 4/7/2004 8:05:50 AM | Message Detail |
| Going to eat a bit now... after that I'll do the Pong/RCR preview and add yesterday's match's stuff on the Excel file. --- SpC2K4 Status --- Points: 003/005 --- Matches: 03/05 --- Rank: ?????/????? --- Today's pick: LoZ |
| From: UltimaterializerX | Posted: 4/7/2004 8:10:49 AM | Message Detail |
| Perfect Dark/Castlevania. If either of those games beats Goldeneye, I`ll close my account and give everyone $23, just to be cooler than Crimson Hellkite. --- MIASU! Boards Hunted: 3509 (Arcade - R) Married to Alanna82 on 4/5/04 at 9PM EST |
| From: torey luvullo | Posted: 4/7/2004 8:13:47 AM | Message Detail |
| castlevania will get past perfect dark, and it will beat goldeneye. i got a 3/5 bracket that says so. |
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