The more I think about it, the more I find myself unable to shake the feeling that we're goin to be villain free this summer.
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The more I think about it, the more I find myself unable to shake the feeling that we're going to be Clinkeroth free this summer.

I mean, there's only ~5 villains in the regular contest anyway.
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nah. before the contest started Ceej alluded to the Summer Contest as being traditional and unchanged every year (i.e. - 64 characters, and no characters will be excluded). but mark my words that next Spring will be the Female VG Character Contest!!

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I think we'll either go Clinkeroth-free or have a game-contest...probably Clinkeroth-free. CJay may wanna have one more game-contest before the next generation of game systems hit though, so who knows.....
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7 of this contest's villains have been in the summer. Seph, Ganon, Bowser, Kefka, CATS, Liquid Snake, and Luca.
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I still think he'd be well advised to go with my idea for a Spring contest: A game contest with a whole new line-up of 64 games. Frankly, some likely powerhouses were excluded from the first contest because of the one game per series in each generation rule. FF8, Yoshi's Island, Mortal Kombat 2, Majora's Mask and a whole hell of a lot of other games got screwed when they could have been powerhouses.

Yes, I know, not everybody likes to see power over variety. The fact of the matter is, hoever, that the majority does like it. That's why they are powerhouses, after all, big groups of people like them!
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A combo of snubs and games within the past year (technically, a lil' longer than that) here would make for a GREAT contest.
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Indeed.

In fact, I think I'll update me old bracket to include more recent games such as Halo oh my god it's going to ruin the division 2.
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From: Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted: 5/3/2005 8:33:29 PM | Message Detail
I also have undeniable proof that Sigma cannot lose. We all know that Episode III is due out this month - by the way, I have my 12:01 AM tickets all reserved and ready for me to be there on the 18th. <3

*pets 12:01 AM tickets for Episode III*
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I still think the idea of a "Character Vehicles" contest would be good. I mean, all the characters get the glory from their games...but some of them wouldn't be so high and mighty if it weren't for a vehicle (of some form or another) to transport them from place to place. The KotOR crew couldn't have saved the galaxy (or in the case of the Dark side ending and conquer it) if it weren't for the Ebon Hawk to transport them from place to place. The Epoch, Epona, the Wind Waker boat (dunno what it is called)...all these modes of transportation helped save the day. Now why not give them the recognition they deserve? [/mindless ranting]
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From: Tatl | Posted: 5/3/2005 9:59:06 PM | Message Detail
I still think the idea of a "Character Vehicles" contest would be good. I mean, all the characters get the glory from their games...but some of them wouldn't be so high and mighty if it weren't for a vehicle (of some form or another) to transport them from place to place. The KotOR crew couldn't have saved the galaxy (or in the case of the Dark side ending and conquer it) if it weren't for the Ebon Hawk to transport them from place to place. The Epoch, Epona, the Wind Waker boat (dunno what it is called)...all these modes of transportation helped save the day. Now why not give them the recognition they deserve? [/mindless ranting]

I think that'd take away from what CJayC is trying to accomplish here, and that is new visitors and heightened popularity for the site. In no way would seeing a match between "The Enemy Big Rig" from Big Rigs and a Ghost from Halo spark any excitement about this place.
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The hell?! Epona wins that hands down.... maybe given a challenge by Metal Gear?
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1. Super Mario Bros
16. Asteroids

8. Castlevania
9. Ninja Gaiden

5. Punch Out!!
12. Tecmo Super Bowl

4. Adventures of Link
13. Bionic Comando

6. Kid Icarus
11. Excitebike

3. TMNT 2
14. Battletoads

7. Space Invaders
10. Blaster Master

2. Mega Man 2
15. Gauntlet



1. Sonic 3
16. Final Fight

8. Lufia 2
9. The 7th Guest

5. Mega Man X
12. Mortal Kombat 2

4. Final Fantasy 2
13. Kirby Super Star

6. Mario Kart
11. Star Fox

3. Donkey Kong Country
14. Samurai Shodown

7. Earthworm Jim
10. Link's Awakening

2. Yoshi's Island
15. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys



1. Final Fantasy 8
16. Bushido Blade 2

8. Twisted Metal 2
9. Quake

5. Super Smash Bros
12. Shining Force 3 Part 1

4. Crono Cross
13. Deception

3. Warcraft 2
14. Civilization 2

6. Tekken 3
11. Lunar SSSC

7. Gran Turismo 2
10. Banjo Kazooie

2. Majora's Mask
15. Mischief Makers



1. Halo 2
16. Ico

8. Soul Calibur 2
9. Fable

5. Marvel vs. Capcom 2
12. Star Ocean 3

4. Devil May Cry
13. Viewtiful Joe

3. GTA San Andreas
14. Jet Set Radio

6. Metroid Prime 2
11. Grandia 2

7. Super Mario Sunshine
10. Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga

2. Ninja Gaiden
15. Tales of Symphonia

With a bit of personal bias in there, of course. Suggestions always welcome :)
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Metal Gear < Epona? Ouch...dunno.
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Diablo 2 needs a spot in there, for good measure.
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Well, I can say with certainty that I've played Diablo 2 more than any other game on that list, and I honestly jsut can't think of what to drop for it (or even what division it should be in since it doesn't scream 128 to me).
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Starcraft didn't scream 128, either...try looking at putting Diablo 2 in Deception's place, or maybe M&L:SS.
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Yes, I know, not everybody likes to see power over variety. The fact of the matter is, hoever, that the majority does like it. That's why they are powerhouses, after all, big groups of people like them!

My thoughts exactly.

That's why I'm against nomination limits (e.g., games per generation, characters per company/game). It should be quite possible to have a 64 character contest filled with characters who all would've been top 40 or better in previous contests.
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Yeha, it'd go well in place of Deception. Hate putting such an original title to the side, but I guess that's what would happen in the real thing.

And yeah, a powered up bracket would be nice. Something I've discovered, which relates to the whole limit issue... Aeris has more votes in her favor on average than Sonic does. Of course not being in the 2k4 contest would have actually helped that, she's obviously one of the best vote drawing characters (not that it doesn't follow suit with how high she ranks).

Bring back Aeris, dammit!
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I wanna have Tifa in once before we get Aeris again...or hell, give us both; the more the merrier.
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Does anyone really think the site/vote totals would suffer because of disinterest if company caps were not around (i.e. Square/Nintendo garners perhaps half or so of the 64 contenders)? Personally, I think if anything they would go up, because of the better chance for competitive matches. Imagine Vincent getting a 13 seed and drawing Yoshi, instead of Ryo Hazuki getting pimp slapped for the 1857224th time.

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Ryo's gotta go, and Yoshi losing in the first round to a 13-seed, even if it was Link, saddens me. Regardless, that'd be alot better still.
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But it's Vincent, he should cream the likes of Yoshi regardless of seed, so don't feel bad if soemthing liek that happens.
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We will enough new characters with Kratos (GOW one), Leon K., Ocelot, Arbirter, Sagacious Zu (atleast he deserves a chance), and others, where the extremely crappy characters shouldnt be a problem.
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It really shouldn't matter whether it's "sad" that any character like Yoshi doesn't get past their first round. If you just fill the last 16 slots in the tournament with fodder just so characters like Yoshi can have a free ride. Find the Terry Bogard 16's or better yet, bump him to an 13/12 seed where he belongs and let the good matches roll.

Instead, Have more interesting matches and the best characters(with the company cap) is the way to go.

As someone just said, it's just better that way.


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Next Pick: Bowser ///// Next Vote: Pyramid Head

Regardless, that'd be alot better still.

Just a reminder that I agreed.
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Hah
I thought i read those comments in seperate posts.
I apologize gracefully.

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Next Pick: Sigma ///// Next Vote: Sigma

None necessary; it wasn't really the emphasis of my post anyways. Appreciate it though.
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78,000 was just broken, and that'll likely be all the landmarks this match will hit for today. Here's for hoping Sigma/Andross is somehow a surprise barn-burner...but I'm not counting on that, heh.
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Wow; I actually tried for the first vote, and, well, here's what I got...

Sigma 63.16% 24
Andross 36.84% 14
TOTAL VOTES 38

...as of this very moment, Andross is at 38.71% with 96 votes (total - 248). WWAAYY too early to tell, but that's not a good start if Sigma's gonna put up a battle to Bowser.
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Pyramid Head = 9.98% against 2K3 Link (supposedly). So close to that 10%. >.<

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

Well we knew the board would be pro-Sigma. Now it matters if the average voter is as pro-Sigma.
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It'll probably wind up being 55/45, if not closer, before it ends. Such a shame, as I expected more from the villain of the X series.
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"Without the humans, my Reploid brothers could have ushered in a new age...." - Sigma

Well, Zero has a tendency to increase in percentage most of the day...let's see if it applies to Sigma.

At this rate, though, Sigma's gonna get crushed next round.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
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Oh yeah Sigma has no chance againist Bowser. But Im wondering who beats who by more, Sigma over Andross or Bowser over Sigma.
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If Fox = Andross (which we KNOW is not the case), where would that put Sigma at if he keeps this at 40% for Andross?
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We have no conclusive idea where Fox stands whatsoever. We only have guestimates.
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Assuming Fox = roughly 21%, Sigma's at 26.25%.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
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Okay...Maybe Sigma might not be stronger than Wily after all...
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I know this is the board vote, but barely 57% after 15 minutes? If it stays this way there are going to be some very bitter Heroic Marios ranting through this topic...

No stats yet... come back Wednesday!

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Its looking like Protoman could be more popular than Sigma.
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Actually my 55% is going to be quite generous. This will be a lot closer than I was expecting.
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"Without the humans, my Reploid brothers could have ushered in a new age...." - Sigma

Im beginning to wonder how close. Now Sigma could pull it back into the 60s anytime now, but I though the Night Vote would Sigma up in the 70s and the day vote would pull him back to around 63.
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Forgot about that legit arguement Leonhart, good point...but yeah, assuming he was about 21%.

Damn, considering the gap there HAS to be between Fox and Andross, Sigma's lookin' like **** right now. Hell, if Andross is as strong as Crash Bandicoot is, Sigma would be at about Viewtiful Joe's strength I think (with the 43% Andross has right now). Dayum...what a dud Sigma's lookin' to be if he doesn't kill with the day-vote.
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Heh, and on the off chance that Sigma still IS stronger than Dr. Wily, that just made his match with Ultros suddenly interesting.
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Everytime, Sigma makes a push percentage wise, Andross makes it right back and then some.
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Very true...on the plus side, at least VJ is supposed to be stronger than Kefka, so let's hope Andross is somehow as strong as Crash.
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Ah, crap, this just might turn into the Tidus/Ganondorf of the tournament.

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"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

I wouldn't mind one bit if it turned out that way. Come on, certainly you didn't expect Andross to go down so easily!
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I'm glad, actually. =P

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"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."