This match is barely ahead of Freeman/Kennedy in terms of total votes...
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Is this not the second match where Samus has failed to bring in the votes? I'm thinking she's in trouble if the higher vote totals tend to favor the bigger draws (*cough*Mario*cough*).
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"i started playing mario brothers as luigi and threw the controller down in disgust in the middle of the game because he lacked character"--gokujont

Samus must not be a huge vote draw.
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"I dont know what I am talking about? I know more about gaming than 90 percent of the users on the internet." -xmagxus

I can't believe how much weaker Riku is than Sora...
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Well, the last Samus match was on a weekend against a complete fodder. And I believe this is the first day of classes for a lot of people.

A lot of character's popularity will probably wither way after a good 10 years. The average age remains between 13 and 21. So at the point in time where that age group is too "past the prime time" of playing FF7 and other games, then their popularity should theoretically decrease >_<

Until you factor in that characters like Link and Mario continue getting new big games and will probably continue to do so as long as they're around.

So while Crono, Cloud, and Sephy may drop, that just means that the chances of Link being beaten are abysmal, unless a huge new character comes and redefines gaming.
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George Romero > You.
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=22978651

Yeah. But it shouldn't theoretically happen for another 15 or 20 years. And God willing, I hope I won't be coming here when I'm 40. So it doesn't apply to me or anyone else currently here anyway.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

You think Cloud will remain popular for another 15-20 years? I have trouble seeing that...
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

FFVII will probably remain the most popular RPG for years, and with all the cameos Cloud makes and new FF7-based games and a movie, I don't see why not.

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SC2K5 - 33/36 points, Next Pick: Samus
Squall Leonhart

I'm just coming in here to voice my undying hatred for Samus. Man, what a giant homogeneous glob of characterless fecal matter.

I'm sure it's been said umpteen times already, but so much for MFF, eh?
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There's always someone better.

That's a new one. What the heck is MFF?

Magical Frog Factor

More like...Magical ****ing Frog
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Knuckles the Echidna's road to the Sc2k5 Title!
Round 2: (2)Squall Leonhart

Moronic Fanboy Factor.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Wishful Thinking Factor.

Wait, that doesn't fit.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

At 8:05:

Samus/Frog: 30347
Mario/Joanna: 29897
Mario/Ness: 28402
Sarah/Vincent: 32184
Magus/Knuckles: 31489

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Does this mean Snake is very weak?
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I'm old.

She ain't doing all that bad in vote totals then..
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"I dont know what I am talking about? I know more about gaming than 90 percent of the users on the internet." -xmagxus

How are we going to treat Mario/Ness? It's obvious ness was SFFd to hell and back, but are we going to leave him be or plug in his 2003/2004 stat? I think we should, tt's not like overrating Ness could hurt our brackets that much.

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Magus screwed my bracket over. Yay!

Waiting for Auron vs. Ganondorf and basing him off that might be best, since he's the best person we have to base Ness off of. If Auron loses to Ganondorf, it may be a little tricky as we have to determine what value to use for Ganondorf. If he wins, we'll have a nice measurement through Samus.
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MM are my INITIALS "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

The problem is that we've NEVER had a great reading on Ness. The best we could ever do was try to judge Ness through adjusting Auron in 2k4 by Tails 2k4 or Scorpion 2k3, and the results each of them showed were about 2% different (not huge, but still enough to be shaky about, especially for an adjustment). In all likelyhood, I'd assume he goes unadjusted this year.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

...except if Auron beats Ganon. Heh, completely forgot about that mnm.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Man...over 70%, and the day vote's barely even started.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

man i was really hopeing against all hope for a close match today. no matter what i try to do nothing takes away the pain i feel waiting this last 24 hours for advance wars duel strike. *glares at clock*
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*pacing back in forth waiting for: advance wars ds, twilight princess, ffxii, kingdom hearts 2, castlevania dos*

I haven't seen it done yet, so here's the x-stats for Zero's four-pack:

Zero - 50%
Ryu Hayabusa - 37%
Lloyd Irving - 26.75%
Albert Wesker - 24.24%
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Looks like Alucard hypers die today. :-)

Sora has him dead.

And much love for Samus.
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A lot of character's popularity will probably wither way after a good 10 years. The average age remains between 13 and 21. So at the point in time where that age group is too "past the prime time" of playing FF7 and other games, then their popularity should theoretically decrease >_<

Unless of course Final Fantasy VII-2 comes out... =)

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"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? These things...I'm going to destroy!!" -Kefka

Personally, I'd be surprised if Sora beat Alucard after conceding 30% to Agent 47. Then again, I'd be equally surprised if Alucard won after getting only 55% against Kratos... darn.
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

I'd be surprised if Sora beat Alucard after conceding 30% to Agent 47. Then again, I'd be equally surprised if Alucard won after getting only 55% against Kratos... darn.

Of all the upcoming Gauntlet matches, Sora/Alucard is the one I've lost most confidence in. Unless I'm doing something wrong, in order for Alucard and Sora to be statistical equals, Kratos would need to beat Agent 47 with around 68%. It's obvious Kratos is stronger, but I can't see a bald badass from a casual game doing that well against another bald badass from a casual series.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

I don't think that Sora will beat Alucard just because Samus is making Frog looks weaker than him.

It has been proven that Frog is just a weak bastard, and Samus could have increased from MP2, you know.
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Proud supporter of SOLID SNAKE for the SC2K5

I am doubting my Alucard > Sora pick

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"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? These things...I'm going to destroy!!" -Kefka

So let me get this straight people are doubting Alucard > Sora and Sora > Alucard?

I still think Alucard can still win.
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

ganondorf/auron better come quick since people are now starting to doubt the hyped gauntlet's delivery
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

ganondorf/auron better come quick since people are now starting to doubt the hyped gauntlet's delivery

Are they? If anything, Ganondorf/Auron and Bowser/Ryu have been gaining hype over the past several days, and Snake/Zelda is still as debated as ever. I think the only match which may have lost a bit of its anticipation is Alucard/Sora.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

I was about to say that people shouldn't worry if the vote totals are a little lower right now since school's starting back up for a lot of people (myself included, posting here from the school library), but the vote totals appear to be fine, and Samus is absolutely running away with the day vote.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

This is not on topic but something I just rendered upon.. Not sure if this is old or not..

http://utsunomiya.cool.ne.jp/gamers159/image/vj0820-03.jpg

That link shows a picture of Cloud in advent children costume fighting alongside Leon in Kingdom Hearts II.. Perhaps a boost for the characters for when it releases..

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"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? These things...I'm going to destroy!!" -Kefka

Well too bad that the Crono Trigger characters fall.But it is obvious,since this game came about 10 years ago,maybe more and the average age of people in this site is about 16 years old.So many people haven't played it.And I am sure in 5 years,we will say:<Who is that Crono guy?Where does he come from?>And perhaps we will say that about FFVII characters too!
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GameFaqs is NOT the place to go for relationship advice.Nobody here gets any action unless it is their right or left hand.Including me.~Dawn and Dusk~

(Face-CATS helps confirm this, DK should get 48.45% against MC when their match comes up.

Keep Dreaming.

I pray that Master Chief shows he alone is not a complete loser from that fourpack...
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~Old Klingon Proverb

Frog is doing a hell of a lot worse than I thought he would. I'm not surprised though since I always thought he would lose the casual vote (someone who's never played CT would see a frog, and nothing more). Plus he choked against MC.
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Today's subliminal thought is:

Problem with Bahamut is that he's only significant in the weaker FF's, like 1, 3, 4, 9, and maybe a couple others. Not 6, 7, and 8

Bahamut was in FF3/6j, FF7, and FF8. -_-

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2nd Place, Spring Contest 2005
World Champion: Gyruss, Link's Awakening, Mega Man X, Solstice, Super Mario World, Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Keep dreamin'? I want MC to win for both my preference and bracket (though I do like DK); I'm just saying that MC/DK very well could be close.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

I also agree that MC and DK could be close but MC will be victorious nonetheless

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"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? These things...I'm going to destroy!!" -Kefka

Thoughts on the upcoming matches:
Ganon/Auron - I think it's really Ganon's match to lose.
Snake/Zelda - This match frightens me. Might be the 2nd most likely to happen.
Alucard/Sora - I would rather have had Sora's first round match than Alucards...
Kirby/Tidus - Of all the upsets, I think this one has the best chance of happening.
Bowser/Ryu - Please don't disappoint, Bowser.
MC/DK - DIE DK DIE.


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Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~Old Klingon Proverb

I'm just saying that MC/DK very well could be close.

It's easier to discount you, though, if I pretend you're a fanatic dk fanboy who can't have opinions in the realm of reason.
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~Old Klingon Proverb

Problem with Bahamut is that he's only significant in the weaker FF's, like 1, 3, 4, 9, and maybe a couple others. Not 6, 7, and 8

Heh, Vincent wasn't significant in FF7, either...

...yes, I know that point's rather useless.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Ganon/Auron - I think it's really Ganon's match to lose.
Snake/Zelda - This match frightens me. Might be the 2nd most likely to happen.
Alucard/Sora - I would rather have had Sora's first round match than Alucards...
Kirby/Tidus - Of all the upsets, I think this one has the best chance of happening.
Bowser/Ryu - Please don't disappoint, Bowser.
MC/DK - DIE DK DIE.

Ganon/Auron - I have a feeling Ganon will win but I will waste a point to see Auron > Ganon .. GO AURON!!
Snake/Zelda - I am fairly confident in Snake so no worries there for me, at least not by a significant amount.
Alucard/Sora - Eh.. Tough match to call, just have to wait and see.. But regretting my Alucard > Sora pick nonetheless
Kirby/Tidus - WTF?? Tidus will win.. 100% chance of happening
Bowser/Ryu - Bowser has the advantage but I hope it'll be one exciting match
MC/DK - It could very well be close but MC will win..

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"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? These things...I'm going to destroy!!" -Kefka

which is why Dante has to beat him.... >_>
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Revenge is a dish best served cold. ~Old Klingon Proverb

If Frog drops anymore, he is going to be projected to below KOS-MOS and Luigi in 2004.
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Leon's Quest For Ultimate Glory:
1. Gordon Freeman; 2. Mega Man

I said it yesterday, I'll say it again, Vivi's position be damned, I'll be shocked to see Snake obtain less than 55% against Zelda.
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Raiden fact of the post: Raiden foresees Zelda getting around 16%, himself.

Ganon/Auron - I have a feeling Ganon will win but I will waste a point to see Auron > Ganon .. GO AURON!!

Ah, but would you waste TWO points? That, my friend, is the true question at hand here.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Oh yeah this basically confirms if Snake gets his 2004 Sprite again, he will lose in the round he got it. Sora/Alucard, Bowser/Ryu are all much stronger than Frog is appearing.
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Leon's Quest For Ultimate Glory:
1. Gordon Freeman; 2. Mega Man