Just a bit over an hour 'til DK's potential comeback.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

This match is over.
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

This has been an awesome contest so far.
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If MC can somehow garner another 200 votes, then DK would have to be as strong or stronger in the night than Frog to win...

...you can do it! </Water Boy>
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
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Master Chief is not in the clear yet. His percentages per update are no longer all that high.

And especially since this lead is clearly vote-stuffable...and DK has had suspected vote stuffing in the past.
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Could anyone explain me how it could be that MC and not DK has the day vote. I thought it would be more logical to think that MC has the X-box, which is mostly bought by older people, who can stay up longer in the night, and therefore give the night advantage to MC. And that DK is from nintendo, and a well known character who should therefore be able to get the day vote.
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DK just shaved off 6 votes.
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From: ps2rulezzz | Posted: 8/28/2005 6:42:35 PM | #256
Could anyone explain me how it could be that MC and not DK has the day vote. I thought it would be more logical to think that MC has the X-box, which is mostly bought by older people, who can stay up longer in the night, and therefore give the night advantage to MC. And that DK is from nintendo, and a well known character who should therefore be able to get the day vote.

Because Donkey Kong gets the votes from older gamers who remember Donkey Kong Country and the original arcade game while the kids aged 10 - 14 think Halo 2 is the greatest video game on the face of the earth. Yes, not Halo even, but Halo 2.
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DK's much more world-wide than MC; when it gets around to America's main time-range to affect these polls is where the Xbox shines.
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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.

Could anyone explain me how it could be that MC and not DK has the day vote. I thought it would be more logical to think that MC has the X-box, which is mostly bought by older people, who can stay up longer in the night, and therefore give the night advantage to MC. And that DK is from nintendo, and a well known character who should therefore be able to get the day vote.

That was your mistake. XBox is very popular with younger people in North America. By "younger," I mean 10 year olds.
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Yep, I figured that Master Chief would have the lead by the time I got back. I really don't expect him to lose at this point.

MC just had a big update, by the way.
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Damn, I'd enjoy this match more if it weren't for the fact that a major US city is about to be wiped off the face of the Earth in 24 hours. ><
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
[GM] Well you're still here, so they obviously didn't do it right. LBSJ

^ that sucks :(
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41/whatever next winner=DK!!! OMG KNUX IS A GOD.
WE DO REALLY WANT BRET

...what, Kansas?

Seriously, I haven't heard of this; I assume we're talkin' 'bout hurricanes and pprroobbaabbllyy Miami though. Fill me in a lil' please.
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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.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/28/hurricane.katrina/index.html
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New Orleans actually.

I live in Miami. The hurricane was just annoying here. It took out the power for virtually everyone and knocked down everyone's trees causing *some* property damage.

I feel bad for the New Orleans guys though.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 40/48 points
Current Match Prediction: Master Chief vs. Donkey Kong

i dunno how to spell it but the hurrican is going to attack new orelans sometime in the next 24 hours
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41/whatever next winner=DK!!! OMG KNUX IS A GOD.
WE DO REALLY WANT BRET

Yeah, National Weather service basically just released a warning saying everything in New Orleans is going to be destroyed. Highrises will collapse, light vehicles will be tossed all around by the wind, city will become an inhabitable, toxic cesspool for an indeterminable amount of time...

Reminds of that movie: Day After Tomorrow. =/
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
[GM] Well you're still here, so they obviously didn't do it right. LBSJ

i dont even live in the USA and i know its going to be hell =/
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41/whatever next winner=DK!!! OMG KNUX IS A GOD.
WE DO REALLY WANT BRET

MC just jumped up 63 votes. For all intents and purposes, I think this one is done.
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Just read all that...holy ****in' ****. I haven't in awhile, but I'm gonna say some prayers tonight.
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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 think that this is pretty much over. Chief's showing few signs of slowing down, and DK ought to have at least done that by now to stand a chance, if not be catching already. Another couple of hundred to the lead and MC may as well declare.
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Why'd you have to choke, DK?
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Summer Contest Score: 43/48
Today's Pick: Master Chief

DK now has to catch up about as quick as Frog to win this.
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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.

Choking is what DK does. This was to be expected. People who called this match when the big ape had a 2000 vote lead got ahead of themselves.
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Another 30. DK's not coming back now. I'm calling that a night. See you all tomorrow when Vercetti'll go 50/50 with Crono for, ooh, zero seconds.
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Well, DK's potential comeback time'll be rolling around in about 20 minutes. Come on, DK...
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Heh, with the way MC's gaining, it might actually come close to what 2003 predicted.
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Aw well, at least DK gave it a good fight. He wasn't expected to actually win, but he didn't exactly lose big time. I'd sad that he lost, but at least my bracket is happy..

Poor New Orleans ;_:. That is going to suck so badly... I really hope everyone can evacuate in time... say some prayers tonight everyone, the poor people of New Orleans need it...
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Flood Division Round 2 - Match 42 – (6)Tommy Vercetti vs. (2)Crono

Vercetti - He should run very far away. It’s freakin’ Crono.
Round 1 – vs. Kefka (Vercetti: 51.14% - Kefka: 48.86%)

After one hectic day, the smoke cleared and the man from Vice City won.

Crono - Captain of the debate team back in high-school, lost, and never spoke again.
Round 1 – vs. Zidane (Crono: 76.72% - Zidane: 23.28%)

Crono shows no mercy to Zidane. None at all.

Well, it was either this of another Crono/Kefka SFF-fest, so I guess we didn’t get the short-end of the stick. Still doesn’t change the fact that Crono will mop the floor with his opponent. But you have to admit, Kefka’s performance was impressive, but one man could have put him over the top. One man was responsible for Vercetti’s constant stalls. One man was responsible for one of the crazy days in Board 8 history. That man is George Romero, and we have him on the line. George, are you there?

GR: Yeah, I’m here.

Moltar: Alright, it’s good to have you on Moltar’s Analysis.

GR: Good to be here, Moltar.

Moltar: Before we get to the big questions, care to tell the readers a little something about you?

GR: Well, I’m a former user at GameFAQs. I was banned after that incident with Kefka, but what you should know most about me, is that I have single-handedly effected many of the Contest polls on this site. From MGS vs. FFT, to both Mario vs. Crono matches. I’m the reason MGS and Mario won. Me, me, all me! I….am a hacking GOD!

Moltar: Yeah, yeah, calm down JBL. Anyway, the question that is burning on everybody’s mind is “Why?”

GR: Why’d I do it? Well, I wasn’t planning on getting caught. I wanted Kefka to win. But no one knows the real reason. It’s not about my bracket or the chaos it would cause.

Moltar: Then why?

GR: JACK THOMPSON! THAT’S WHY! Jack came to me the day before this match, and offered me a huge wad of cash to make Vercetti lose this match. Now I’m a man that loves wads, so I couldn’t pass this chance up. I stuffed to my hearts content, and every time Jack Thompson refreshed the poll to see Vercetti getting crushed, it made him very happy. “Violent video game characters don’t deserve to win.” He stated, then offered me his wad. I couldn’t refuse such a big wad. That’s why Moltar, I did it for Jack Thompson’s wad.

Moltar:….*RKO’s George over the phone*

Extha: Oh no you don’t! *Runs into the analysis and RKO’s Moltar*

Randy Orton: Oh no YOU don’t! *Runs into the analysis and RKO’s Extha*

Hassan:...Can I interrupt thi-ALEEEELYYYYAAAAAAAALLLEEEEEEYLLYAAAAAAAA

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Crono will win.

Moltar’s Prediction is: Vercetti: 29% - Crono: 71%



Ulti’s Analysis

(Special note from Ulti: I'm either getting married or on my honeymoon as you're reading this, so know that all of my second round writeups will suck. I'm doing the same short writeups that I did for the last round, because I don't have time to be extensive.)

(Special note from Moltar: Ulti sure missed a string of exciting matches!</sarcasm>)

One of the few second round matches to be 100% sure about.

Prediction: Crono with 76.35%



Tnote’s Analysis

Tommy’s gonna ruuuuuun, gonna run so far awaaaaaaaaay… from George Romero… he just couldn’t get awaaaaaaaaay… from that vote stuffing clown! Ray Liotta is the best actor in Hollywood, and if it was not for his award-winning voice acting, Tommy would be no different than that tool Claude (fake name I believe) from GTA3. Tommy got doubled by Mega Man during his peak, and Crono is stronger than MM. And with no Hawaiian shirt, Mr. Vercetti may not break 30%. But that’s ok, because my need is greater than yours, *****es.

Pick: Crono with 70.83%

Soul’s Analysis

How they got here

Tommy Vercetti defeated Kefka: 51.14% - 48.86%
Crono defeats Zidane: 76.72% - 23.28%

After a string of tough matches to predict, we in the crew finally get an easy match. Crono is the obvious winner here. The thing to look forward to is if Crono underperforms like others from his game (Frog, Magus).

Of course, I think otherwise. The fans of Kefka, who were "cheated" out of a win against Vercetti (why hello thar irony) will probably anti-vote Vercetti, therefore giving Crono a bigger win then what he was supposed to get.

Of course, this could prove whether or not Kefka was SFFed against Crono in 2003 or not as well. If Crono scores around 77% on Vercetti, then no SFF should have happened in the Crono/Kefka match. Again, I'm expecting Crono to get around that number against Vercetti.

Basically, this match is just here to give us a breather before we start up the tough matches once again. Crono was a lock to win this division from the start.

My prediction: Crono wins with 77.00% of the vote. Somewhat high. I hope it pays off.



Outback’s Analysis

Apparently the sword is mightier than the gun.

Crono with 73.30%



Inviso’s Analysis

Well, Tommy was part of the infamous George Romerowning last round, where he narrowly beat Kefka after a last minute stuffed vote removal by CJayC. Crono, in the first round, took on Zidane, who is in my opinion, the sexiest FF lead of all time. Crono beat him soundly, and with most characters, his victory would’ve been deemed strong. But Crono is noble nine. He’s one of the few characters with a decent chance of winning the main bracket. He barely tripled an FFIX character. FFIX is, as I said earlier, sadly weak on Gamefaqs, and Chrono Trigger is strong, yet Crono performed very weak for a match where he should’ve gotten even higher due to Square SFF. But don’t worry; he has no chance of losing to Tommy. He isn’t Kefka after all.

My Bracket: Crono
My Vote: Crono
My Prediction: Crono with 73.83%



Vlado’s Analysis

*yawns* Instead of an interesting rematch between Kefka and Crono, which would show us whether Kefka would do better than in 2003 and at least provide some entertainment, we get a match between the one who I like to think is still a favourite to win the whole contest and Tommy, who should just be happy he made it so far. This is a stupid, boring match, Crono will dominate all through it and win it with ease. The only question is by how much he will. I don't even think this match will tell us anything about Crono's strength this year, even though it should give us more information than the one against Zidane.

Tommy's obviously still the most popular character from the GTA series, he managed to beat Kefka with just over 51%, after losing up until the very end of the match. The best he can do here is avoid a doubling, and I think even that would be pushing it. There's a possibility that Crono has dropped, since Magus and Frog did really badly (though, I think Magus' 49% against Knuckles will still give him a decent position in the stats, though not as great as his 2003 and 2004 ones). I think that's true, but he won't have dropped enough to not make the finals. Basically, I think the only two characters that can stop him are Vincent and Tifa, depending on how strong they really are. However, it's getting more and more likely that Crono will once again have to live through the nightmare of losing to Mario, and this time in the finals of the regular tournament, which would be an immense pain for all of his fans.

Predicted percentage: Crono with 68.71%.

*yawns* Instead of an interesting rematch between Kefka and Crono, which would show us whether Kefka would do better than in 2003 and at least provide some entertainment

...What? SFF matches are the most boring matches period.
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It's Vlado.

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And I think some of these calls for Crono to triple Vercetti are a little much. Not that I wouldn't love every minute of it or anything.
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I still think Vercetti's gonna get about 32%, myself. Vlado's got my guess on the best prediction.
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I would love it if Crono tripled tommy. Probably not going to get that high though..
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I think Crono will get 70%. I just don't foresee a tripling.
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If Crono triples Tommy, he's beating Samus. Book it!

Personally, I think he'll get 69%.
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Current Match Prediction: Master Chief vs. Donkey Kong

*yawns* Instead of an interesting rematch between Kefka and Crono,

Perhaps he doesn't realize how much of a bore it would be to see Crono SFF the hell out of Kefka again.

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I think Crono is gonna have some trouble beating Vincent and then Tifa if they make it that far. Should be interesting.
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DK now has less time and more votes to recover from than Frog if he wants to beat MC. I'm finally gonna give MC the win...here's to hopin' no note-worthy cheatin' has occured, heh.
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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'll say 72% for Crono tomorrow.

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Master Chief might finish with another 3000 vote turnaround.
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I think Vlado was meanin' that maybe Kefka would do noticably better against Crono tomorrow than he did in 2k3. *shrugs* I wouldn't figure it'd be much different though, barring sprite-Kefka.
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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'm glad I live in a state where the worst natural disaster that ever occurs here is a tropical storm.

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I think Vlado was meanin' that maybe Kefka would do noticably better against Crono tomorrow than he did in 2k3.

Without a sprite, not a chance. Crono has improved since then, and there's really no sign that Kefka's done any such thing.
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And even so, there's NOTHING interesting about seeing whether Kefka can avoid getting quadrupled this time. This match was inevitably going to be boring and everyone knew it.

Man, after today's match, Crono's division looks even more pathetic. It really wouldn't take much to win it if someone else were in his place.
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Heh, I wish Luigi would have taken Crono's place; not saying that making the Chaos Division would make it COMPLETELY worth it, but all signs point to Luigi bein' able to handle everybody in the division...

...heh, and MC would have been the favorite to get to the Elite Eight, in all likelyhood.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
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Oh, after seeing this, there's no doubt that Luigi would handle Master Chief. I don't care what the stats say. He's not weaker than DK.
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