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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 157
From: Master Moltar
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:36:09 PM | Message Detail
Mushroom Division Round 1 - Match 2 – (4)Ness vs. (5)Carl Johnson
Ness
Game/Series Known From: Earthbound
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: 55th (15.44%)
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: 34th (19.14%)
Seed in 2002: N/A
Seed in 2003: 12
Seed in 2004: 6
Lost in 2003 to Bowser in Round 1
Lost in 2004 to Auron in Round 2
Ness is still weak as ever, and manages to worm his way back into the Contest, and again, he has a higher seed.
CJ
Game/Series Known From: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: N/A
Seed in 2002: N/A
Seed in 2003: N/A
Seed in 2004: N/A
Another newbie steps up to the plate and tries to prove himself to us. This time it’s CJ from San Andreas.
Wow, here’s our second match of the Contest, and again, it’s trying to throw us off guard. In 2002, Morrigan upset Spyro. In 2003, Fox upset Pikachu. In 2004, Ganondorf didn’t upset Alucard since he was the higher seed, but it did throw a lot of people off. Only 63.02% of the brackets got it right. Now the tradition of the “It looks tough to predict but if you take some time and look at the match it’s actually pretty obvious” second matches continues with Ness vs. Carl Johnson.
Ness has a Baseball Bat! Carl has a Gun! Guns > Baseball Bats!
Well, let’s analyze this baby. Ness is from the hugely cult Earthbound. Ness is possibly the most popular cult character at GameFAQs. CJ on the other hand, is from the biggest game with the casuals right now, GTA:SA. Cults vs. Casuals, what a match! Polls at GameFAQs are decided by both, and I believe that the casuals will give CJ the victory.
“But Moltar!” You scream, “Isn’t that the same argument used for people who said Jak would beat Ness?” Well, CJ is in a entirely different league than Jak. Jak was weak. He game is weak. His game wasn’t Game of the Year at GameFAQs. San Andreas was.
Ness wears his hat backwards! CJ wears his hat to show his gang sign! Gangs > coolness!
So yeah, CJ isn’t going to be wiping any floors with his opponent. Ness will keep it somewhat close. He has a decent-sized fanbase, but I think Carl is going to be much stronger than Jak, and the casuals will silence the cults this time.
Ness is white! CJ is black! Bla- No, let’s not even go there.
Moltar’s Bracket Says: CJ will win.
Moltar’s Prediction is: Ness: 44% - CJ: 56%
Ulti’s Analysis
This match is deceptive in that it's a lot more interesting than it looks. At a first glance, one would assume that Carl has it in the bag due to the smash success of San Andreas even on GameFAQs, a site that is massively skewed toward hardcore gaming and a somewhat younger taste (ie, GameFAQs loves their good Nintendo games).
The catch is appeal. Ness has been in all of these contests since 2003 in some form, and the EarthBound fanbase will vote all things EB over anything else. Ness isn't strong in the least, but he has his following. And while I believe that CJ will win (and with relative ease in relation to the hype that the match has been getting), I don't think that CJ will be as strong as Vercetti. GameFAQs is very.... white, to say the least, and I doubt that CJ will have the casual appeal of an Italian mobster. I could be wrong, but who knows. Either way, I believe that CJ will be weaker than Vercetti, but beat Ness in a close match. There is a little wiggle room in there, and the fact that people know who CJ is should push him over the top in what could be a surprisingly close match.
Ulti’s Prediction: CJ with 52.34%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
Ness
Game/Series Known From: Earthbound
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: 55th (15.44%)
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: 34th (19.14%)
Seed in 2002: N/A
Seed in 2003: 12
Seed in 2004: 6
Lost in 2003 to Bowser in Round 1
Lost in 2004 to Auron in Round 2
Ness is still weak as ever, and manages to worm his way back into the Contest, and again, he has a higher seed.
CJ
Game/Series Known From: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2003: N/A
Extrapolated Rank in 2004: N/A
Seed in 2002: N/A
Seed in 2003: N/A
Seed in 2004: N/A
Another newbie steps up to the plate and tries to prove himself to us. This time it’s CJ from San Andreas.
Wow, here’s our second match of the Contest, and again, it’s trying to throw us off guard. In 2002, Morrigan upset Spyro. In 2003, Fox upset Pikachu. In 2004, Ganondorf didn’t upset Alucard since he was the higher seed, but it did throw a lot of people off. Only 63.02% of the brackets got it right. Now the tradition of the “It looks tough to predict but if you take some time and look at the match it’s actually pretty obvious” second matches continues with Ness vs. Carl Johnson.
Ness has a Baseball Bat! Carl has a Gun! Guns > Baseball Bats!
Well, let’s analyze this baby. Ness is from the hugely cult Earthbound. Ness is possibly the most popular cult character at GameFAQs. CJ on the other hand, is from the biggest game with the casuals right now, GTA:SA. Cults vs. Casuals, what a match! Polls at GameFAQs are decided by both, and I believe that the casuals will give CJ the victory.
“But Moltar!” You scream, “Isn’t that the same argument used for people who said Jak would beat Ness?” Well, CJ is in a entirely different league than Jak. Jak was weak. He game is weak. His game wasn’t Game of the Year at GameFAQs. San Andreas was.
Ness wears his hat backwards! CJ wears his hat to show his gang sign! Gangs > coolness!
So yeah, CJ isn’t going to be wiping any floors with his opponent. Ness will keep it somewhat close. He has a decent-sized fanbase, but I think Carl is going to be much stronger than Jak, and the casuals will silence the cults this time.
Ness is white! CJ is black! Bla- No, let’s not even go there.
Moltar’s Bracket Says: CJ will win.
Moltar’s Prediction is: Ness: 44% - CJ: 56%
Ulti’s Analysis
This match is deceptive in that it's a lot more interesting than it looks. At a first glance, one would assume that Carl has it in the bag due to the smash success of San Andreas even on GameFAQs, a site that is massively skewed toward hardcore gaming and a somewhat younger taste (ie, GameFAQs loves their good Nintendo games).
The catch is appeal. Ness has been in all of these contests since 2003 in some form, and the EarthBound fanbase will vote all things EB over anything else. Ness isn't strong in the least, but he has his following. And while I believe that CJ will win (and with relative ease in relation to the hype that the match has been getting), I don't think that CJ will be as strong as Vercetti. GameFAQs is very.... white, to say the least, and I doubt that CJ will have the casual appeal of an Italian mobster. I could be wrong, but who knows. Either way, I believe that CJ will be weaker than Vercetti, but beat Ness in a close match. There is a little wiggle room in there, and the fact that people know who CJ is should push him over the top in what could be a surprisingly close match.
Ulti’s Prediction: CJ with 52.34%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
From: Master Moltar
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:36:19 PM | Message Detail
Soul’s Analysis
Well, what do we have here? Our first match that could go either way? Hmm... interesting.
Ness is from the cult classic Earthbound for the Super Nintendo. He's also in the SSB series. CJ is from GTA: San Andreas, a very popular game among the casuals.
Now, you say this match is going to be close? Among all the evidence I have stating otherwise, I'll just tell you one thing. Popular > Cult. kthx.
But if you still don't believe me after all that huge evidence, let me ask you a question. How many of you actually heard of Earthbound other then on GameFAQs? How many of you seen the commercials for San Andreas? You know, the one with "Welcome to the Jungle" playing in it. Come on, don't lie to me, of course you seen it at least once. Hell, I'm still seeing them regularly on TV, and I only watch 2 hours of TV per day, tops. So let me repeat this: Popularity > Cult.
More proof is that Tommy Vercetti places 11 spots higher then Ness. CJ is expected to be more powerful than Vercetti. After putting two and two together, things are going to look pretty messy for Ness.
My prediction: CJ wins with 62.23% of the vote. Close? I think not. *Goes off to listen to some Guns N' Roses*
Outback’s Analysis
A gun against a baseball bat. Who wins?
Another contest, another debated 2nd match. This time we have GTA: SA posterboy Carl Johnson against Earthbound lead Ness. To the outside bracketmaker, this match looks pretty obvious. CJ is from GTA, one of the most, if not the most, mainstream franchises in all of gaming, against Ness, an obscure character from a love/hate SNES RPG. And honestly, they're not too far off. Sure, GTA is relatively weak in these contests; Tommy Vercetti has never exactly been a power, but Ness only managed 56% against Jak, who while having starred in games on the PS2, has never reached the popularity that the GTA series has. Is 6% that much of a bridge for CJ to gap? I think not, and he'll do more than 6% better than Jak.
CJ, 56.42, Ness 43.58
Inviso’s Analysis
Ness won his first match ever…Earthbound’s first match ever…last summer, against Jak. Let’s give him a big hand…that he doesn’t have to beat at the end of Classic Mode. Well…that victory proved one thing. Ness is a decent character? Hell no. It proved that PS2 platformers get **** for respect on this site. It proved that Jak sucks. That being said…we have Carl Johnson, from Gamefaqs’ game of the year, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Now, Ness may have a lot of Nintendo votes from SSB and SSB: M…but even with all of that…he’s still little more than a cult character. Tommy Vercetti, from GTA: Vice City, managed to beat Donkey Kong, who is much more popular and well known than Ness, so I can’t see Carl having any trouble at all.
My Bracket: Carl Johnson
My Vote: Carl Johnson
My Prediction: Carl Johnson with 64.88%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
Well, what do we have here? Our first match that could go either way? Hmm... interesting.
Ness is from the cult classic Earthbound for the Super Nintendo. He's also in the SSB series. CJ is from GTA: San Andreas, a very popular game among the casuals.
Now, you say this match is going to be close? Among all the evidence I have stating otherwise, I'll just tell you one thing. Popular > Cult. kthx.
But if you still don't believe me after all that huge evidence, let me ask you a question. How many of you actually heard of Earthbound other then on GameFAQs? How many of you seen the commercials for San Andreas? You know, the one with "Welcome to the Jungle" playing in it. Come on, don't lie to me, of course you seen it at least once. Hell, I'm still seeing them regularly on TV, and I only watch 2 hours of TV per day, tops. So let me repeat this: Popularity > Cult.
More proof is that Tommy Vercetti places 11 spots higher then Ness. CJ is expected to be more powerful than Vercetti. After putting two and two together, things are going to look pretty messy for Ness.
My prediction: CJ wins with 62.23% of the vote. Close? I think not. *Goes off to listen to some Guns N' Roses*
Outback’s Analysis
A gun against a baseball bat. Who wins?
Another contest, another debated 2nd match. This time we have GTA: SA posterboy Carl Johnson against Earthbound lead Ness. To the outside bracketmaker, this match looks pretty obvious. CJ is from GTA, one of the most, if not the most, mainstream franchises in all of gaming, against Ness, an obscure character from a love/hate SNES RPG. And honestly, they're not too far off. Sure, GTA is relatively weak in these contests; Tommy Vercetti has never exactly been a power, but Ness only managed 56% against Jak, who while having starred in games on the PS2, has never reached the popularity that the GTA series has. Is 6% that much of a bridge for CJ to gap? I think not, and he'll do more than 6% better than Jak.
CJ, 56.42, Ness 43.58
Inviso’s Analysis
Ness won his first match ever…Earthbound’s first match ever…last summer, against Jak. Let’s give him a big hand…that he doesn’t have to beat at the end of Classic Mode. Well…that victory proved one thing. Ness is a decent character? Hell no. It proved that PS2 platformers get **** for respect on this site. It proved that Jak sucks. That being said…we have Carl Johnson, from Gamefaqs’ game of the year, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Now, Ness may have a lot of Nintendo votes from SSB and SSB: M…but even with all of that…he’s still little more than a cult character. Tommy Vercetti, from GTA: Vice City, managed to beat Donkey Kong, who is much more popular and well known than Ness, so I can’t see Carl having any trouble at all.
My Bracket: Carl Johnson
My Vote: Carl Johnson
My Prediction: Carl Johnson with 64.88%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
From: Master Moltar
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:37:09 PM | Message Detail
Tnote’s Analysis
This is the match that I am really anxious to see, and fortunately, I will know within two days whether or not I will have a chance in this contest. I have spent a lot of time analyzing this match-up from both a mathematical and a common sensical direction. The common sense in me says that Ness just cannot compete with something as vast and consuming as Grand Theft Auto. The mathematics, however, have left me with a slightly different outlook.
I feel that 2k3 Vercetti would beat 2k5 CJ around 60/40. I feel this way for numerous reasons which are not terribly relevant in this analysis. Using a non SFFed Ness, Vercetti is expected to beat him with around 62%. This leaves CJ with a couple percentage points on Ness, which I think can be made up from a couple different sources. I think the SSB:M blitz will only help Ness increase his popularity as time goes along. Additionally, I think there is a race factor that could hurt CJ. Tenpenny really should not have lost that bad to Liquid, especially given he is voiced by freakin’ Samuel L. Jackson. Enough people have played against Tenpenny, as evidenced by the GTA:SA domination of the FAQs. And while I know FAQ popularity does not equal contest success, it sure as hell should equate at least 25% on Liquid Snake. All things considered, I see this as a great place to pick an upset, and I am going to do just that.
Pick: Ness with 50.83%
Vlado’s Analysis
The second day of the tournament should give us a slightly more exciting match. However, I don't see it ruining any actually serious brackets. Ness proved to be a weakling in his two appearences in the contest, getting blown out by Bowser in 2003 and doing just a bit better against Auron in 2004, where he managed to avoid getting doubled. However, it's admirable how loyal the Earthbound fans are, not only helping him get in, but also earning him a respectable seed. Anyway, a cult fanbase is far from enough to get you wins against opponents that don't totally suck in the contest. It's obvious that Earthbound is far from something to be noticed on GameFAQs and Ness can mostly thank SSBM, not his original game, for his only win so far, last year against Jak. It is likely to also remain his only win, at least until he faces another fodder of Jak's caliber. Earthbound proved to be unbelievably weak with its loss against Doom in the spring of 2004, despite being the higher seed. And Giygas did not do much more this Spring than to earn the nickname "Menstrual Blood" thanks to his picture and then get blown out by Ganondorf. Luckily for him, Tenpenny managed to do even worse and occupied the last place. Bottom line, Ness is weak and has absolutely no reason to have improved since last year.
Let's look at his opponent. Carl is the main character of GTA: SA, which has occupied the top spot of the Top 10 FAQ pages for quite a while now. However, judging by Tenpenny's aforementioned craptacular performance, we shouldn't be fooled about CJ's power. He'll naturally be much stronger than Tenpenny, but still not strong enough to stand any chance against Mario. I expect him to be just above Tommy Vercetti's 2004 level, which would be more than enough to easily take care of Ness.
Predicted percentage: Carl Johnson with 62.36%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
This is the match that I am really anxious to see, and fortunately, I will know within two days whether or not I will have a chance in this contest. I have spent a lot of time analyzing this match-up from both a mathematical and a common sensical direction. The common sense in me says that Ness just cannot compete with something as vast and consuming as Grand Theft Auto. The mathematics, however, have left me with a slightly different outlook.
I feel that 2k3 Vercetti would beat 2k5 CJ around 60/40. I feel this way for numerous reasons which are not terribly relevant in this analysis. Using a non SFFed Ness, Vercetti is expected to beat him with around 62%. This leaves CJ with a couple percentage points on Ness, which I think can be made up from a couple different sources. I think the SSB:M blitz will only help Ness increase his popularity as time goes along. Additionally, I think there is a race factor that could hurt CJ. Tenpenny really should not have lost that bad to Liquid, especially given he is voiced by freakin’ Samuel L. Jackson. Enough people have played against Tenpenny, as evidenced by the GTA:SA domination of the FAQs. And while I know FAQ popularity does not equal contest success, it sure as hell should equate at least 25% on Liquid Snake. All things considered, I see this as a great place to pick an upset, and I am going to do just that.
Pick: Ness with 50.83%
Vlado’s Analysis
The second day of the tournament should give us a slightly more exciting match. However, I don't see it ruining any actually serious brackets. Ness proved to be a weakling in his two appearences in the contest, getting blown out by Bowser in 2003 and doing just a bit better against Auron in 2004, where he managed to avoid getting doubled. However, it's admirable how loyal the Earthbound fans are, not only helping him get in, but also earning him a respectable seed. Anyway, a cult fanbase is far from enough to get you wins against opponents that don't totally suck in the contest. It's obvious that Earthbound is far from something to be noticed on GameFAQs and Ness can mostly thank SSBM, not his original game, for his only win so far, last year against Jak. It is likely to also remain his only win, at least until he faces another fodder of Jak's caliber. Earthbound proved to be unbelievably weak with its loss against Doom in the spring of 2004, despite being the higher seed. And Giygas did not do much more this Spring than to earn the nickname "Menstrual Blood" thanks to his picture and then get blown out by Ganondorf. Luckily for him, Tenpenny managed to do even worse and occupied the last place. Bottom line, Ness is weak and has absolutely no reason to have improved since last year.
Let's look at his opponent. Carl is the main character of GTA: SA, which has occupied the top spot of the Top 10 FAQ pages for quite a while now. However, judging by Tenpenny's aforementioned craptacular performance, we shouldn't be fooled about CJ's power. He'll naturally be much stronger than Tenpenny, but still not strong enough to stand any chance against Mario. I expect him to be just above Tommy Vercetti's 2004 level, which would be more than enough to easily take care of Ness.
Predicted percentage: Carl Johnson with 62.36%
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
From: Shadowdude II
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:38:51 PM | Message Detail
Thanks, TRE. That's awesome.
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SC2K5- Mario, Frog, Snake, Tidus, Crono, Knuckles, Sonic, Ocelot
I prefer to think that SFF stands for Some Frivolous Factor. ~Dabu
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SC2K5- Mario, Frog, Snake, Tidus, Crono, Knuckles, Sonic, Ocelot
I prefer to think that SFF stands for Some Frivolous Factor. ~Dabu
From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:42:33 PM | Message Detail
Wow, I'm surprised that quite a few think C.J. will break 60% on Ness.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:44:06 PM | Message Detail
Mario 82.07% 49243
Joanna Dark 17.93% 10759
TOTAL VOTES 60002
Just broke 60,000 with more than 11 hours still to go.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
Joanna Dark 17.93% 10759
TOTAL VOTES 60002
Just broke 60,000 with more than 11 hours still to go.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:44:22 PM | Message Detail
I like Ulti's prediction.
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From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:46:07 PM | Message Detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b02.jpg
Advantage: Ness. CJ looks stupid.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b03.jpg
Holy crap, that's awesome.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b04.jpg
Lloyd looks like his usual moronic self. Good picture of Wesker.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
Advantage: Ness. CJ looks stupid.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b03.jpg
Holy crap, that's awesome.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b04.jpg
Lloyd looks like his usual moronic self. Good picture of Wesker.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: Rodri316
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:46:24 PM | Message Detail
Wow. o_O
This is looking to be the most popular contest.
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Summer 2005 Contest -- Current Score: 0/0
Today's Prediction -- Mario vs. Joanna Dark
This is looking to be the most popular contest.
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Summer 2005 Contest -- Current Score: 0/0
Today's Prediction -- Mario vs. Joanna Dark
From: dethfdddddh
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:46:31 PM | Message Detail
......If he breaks 60%, that makes him not too far from Auron.
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From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:46:53 PM | Message Detail
Uh, CJ looks cool. Ness looks stupid.
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From: Dranze
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:47:05 PM | Message Detail
I don't think Carl could break 60% on Ness, that's too much, really, Carl is NO Auron. >_>
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:48:51 PM | Message Detail
Also, it looks like we'll get to see if the lack of ninja Hayabusa actually hurt him last year.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: Dranze
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:49:33 PM | Message Detail
Also to see if MM was SFF'd or not, judging by how much Zero does?
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
From: Master Moltar
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:50:26 PM | Message Detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b02.jpg
I think CJ looks damn cool in that pic. Ness almost duplicates the pic I made of him for the GFA Mock Battle.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b03.jpg
Holy hell, this is one of the most badass Round 1 pics I've seen. Excellent work with this one
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b04.jpg
Meh, Lloyd looks like he's got a dirty secret.
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
I think CJ looks damn cool in that pic. Ness almost duplicates the pic I made of him for the GFA Mock Battle.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b03.jpg
Holy hell, this is one of the most badass Round 1 pics I've seen. Excellent work with this one
http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b04.jpg
Meh, Lloyd looks like he's got a dirty secret.
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Mario vs. Joanna - Bracket: Mario - Vote: Mario (0/0)
From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:51:38 PM | Message Detail
Also to see if MM was SFF'd or not, judging by how much Zero does?
I really don't think we'll be able to tell from this match. Mega Man could have still SFF'd Zero slightly if he wasn't destroyed by SFF against Link.
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Round 1: (7) Geno
I really don't think we'll be able to tell from this match. Mega Man could have still SFF'd Zero slightly if he wasn't destroyed by SFF against Link.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: yoblazer33
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:52:08 PM | Message Detail
Nobody will get a better Round 1 pic than Hayabusa.
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From: Dranze
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:54:49 PM | Message Detail
I really don't think we'll be able to tell from this match. Mega Man
could have still SFF'd Zero slightly if he wasn't destroyed by SFF
against Link.
Yeah, I see, but if Zero horribly underperforms, it could say even the slightest thing. SFF adjusted stats say Zero should at least double, or barely do it.
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
Yeah, I see, but if Zero horribly underperforms, it could say even the slightest thing. SFF adjusted stats say Zero should at least double, or barely do it.
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SC2k5 Status: Points 0/0 | Rank: ?/? | Bracket: Mario | Tomorrow: CJ
From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 12:55:34 PM | Message Detail
If Zero underperforms, people will likely chalk it up to the fact that Hayabusa finally got a ninja picture.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno
From: Explicit Content
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:06:55 PM | Message Detail
These vote totals are INSANE. Good ol' Gamespot, looks like they'll have more of an effect than I thought.
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From: voltch
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:08:58 PM | Message Detail
damn i'm going to scotland for a couple of days and i'm going to miss zero vs ryu and lloyd vs wesker.
i was really looking forward to seeing zero show his sc2k5 power
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i was really looking forward to seeing zero show his sc2k5 power
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft
From: ChichiriMuyo
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:13:01 PM | Message Detail
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From: ChichiriMuyo
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:14:26 PM | Message Detail
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From: ChichiriMuyo
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:16:40 PM | Message Detail
So confused. Must've woken up too early, 12:30 and all. I think it'd be
a good time to eat breakfast, collect my mind, and remember what's
going on.
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From: bigkevinm84
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:16:50 PM | Message Detail
Those pics look awesome. Zero vs. Ryu is really really badass. Also,
advantage: Ness. Lloyd doesn't look too bad, but Weaker looks cool (lol
typo)
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From: SonicRaptor
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:16:59 PM | Message Detail
Is it just me: or does CJ look like Dave Chapelle in his pic?
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From: bigkevinm84
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:18:42 PM | Message Detail
Uh oh, Joanna has brought Mario down to 82.01% now..
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From: voltch
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:19:36 PM | Message Detail
well the vote totals are high.so will the bracket number also be high?
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From: Tequilla Gundam
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:20:10 PM | Message Detail
Thank God for Switching to Ryu from Bowser and from Link to Cloud!
<3 TGSF
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May 05 NPD Sales - PSP - 250k. DS - 57k.
PSP trumps DS by 4.38x in sales for the month of May.
<3 TGSF
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May 05 NPD Sales - PSP - 250k. DS - 57k.
PSP trumps DS by 4.38x in sales for the month of May.
From: Tequilla Gundam
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:20:15 PM | Message Detail
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From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:20:24 PM | Message Detail
He looks more like P. Diddy with those glasses.
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From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:22:00 PM | Message Detail
http://www.vh1.com/shared/media/news/images/p/P_Diddy/sq-p-diddy-throttle-carpet-.jpg
See a resemblance?
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From: bigkevinm84
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:23:26 PM | Message Detail
Wow, you're right...
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From: Tequilla Gundam
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:24:18 PM | Message Detail
Yeah...
If your final is Samus vs Crono and Samus is expected to get around 52% of the vote on Crono..and at the rate we are going the final may end up around 130k _-. Then your tie breaker should be around the 66-68k mark.
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May 05 NPD Sales - PSP - 250k. DS - 57k.
PSP trumps DS by 4.38x in sales for the month of May.
If your final is Samus vs Crono and Samus is expected to get around 52% of the vote on Crono..and at the rate we are going the final may end up around 130k _-. Then your tie breaker should be around the 66-68k mark.
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May 05 NPD Sales - PSP - 250k. DS - 57k.
PSP trumps DS by 4.38x in sales for the month of May.
From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:25:15 PM | Message Detail
My tiebreaker is too damn low (54321). =(
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From: Heroic Viktor
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:25:22 PM | Message Detail
Yeah, sure, shy away from Prince Ryu when I don't pick him... jerk. Go Ness! Make me look like a genius!
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From: Dranze
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:25:26 PM | Message Detail
Thank God for Switching to Ryu from Bowser and from Link to Cloud!<
<3 TGSF
We don't have that factor, at least yet. I doubt GS now will mean anything in this contest.
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We don't have that factor, at least yet. I doubt GS now will mean anything in this contest.
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From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:27:31 PM | Message Detail
Oh no! Mario is losing the afternoon vote! He's under 82% now!
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From: Tediz247
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:29:16 PM | Message Detail
This is the time that the Microsoft vote usually gets going >_>
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From: ChichiriMuyo
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:30:31 PM | Message Detail
"Then your tie breaker should be around the 66-68k mark."
Hm, and me with my tiebreaker being exactly 68k... *evil grins*
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Hm, and me with my tiebreaker being exactly 68k... *evil grins*
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From: therealmnm
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:31:11 PM | Message Detail
Ryu FINALLY gets the picture he deserves. I don't care if he's losing
to Zero (who I like even more). He finally gets a true NINJA pic. I'm
happy...
I don't like the GTA pics that CJayC is using. I think an in-game picture would work better for CJ. Yes, the loading screen pictures LOOK better and all, but he's far more recognizable with his in-game form. I NEVER dress CJ like that in the game... I honestly didn't even know that picture was him. I thought it was OG Loc... <_< Isn't CJ the one leaning against the car with the wife beater on? Or is that Cesar?
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I don't like the GTA pics that CJayC is using. I think an in-game picture would work better for CJ. Yes, the loading screen pictures LOOK better and all, but he's far more recognizable with his in-game form. I NEVER dress CJ like that in the game... I honestly didn't even know that picture was him. I thought it was OG Loc... <_< Isn't CJ the one leaning against the car with the wife beater on? Or is that Cesar?
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From: Sir Crono
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:34:26 PM | Message Detail
Mario's losing percentage pretty quickly now.
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From: Dilated Chemist
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:35:24 PM | Message Detail
Oh well, this is good for my Oracle prediction (80.5%).
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From: dragoontheguy
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:35:41 PM | Message Detail
CJ>Ness
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From: Adept_Of_Aiur
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:06 PM | Message Detail
I estimate Mario will gain percentage again from 5:30 EST through 8:30 EST, as that is when people get out of day camp.
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From: bigkevinm84
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:09 PM | Message Detail
I know, this sucks, Mario isn't keeping his percentage, and it's only 3:30... bah.
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From: dragoontheguy
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:23 PM | Message Detail
Mario is falling.
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From: RPGGamer0
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:38 PM | Message Detail
Heh. Cloud > Seph.
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From: jeevesthemole
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:41 PM | Message Detail
Needs more SMAUS.
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From: LuniNutz99
| Posted: 7/19/2005 1:36:44 PM | Message Detail
LLOYD BANKS IS ON FIRE!
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