i believe only ONE mario title will make the list due to all the games leeching off votes
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I really don't think the whole "leeching off votes" argument will have as large an effect as some are claiming. If people were having that much trouble deciding between two or three Mario/Zelda/Final Fantasy/whatever titles, wouldn't they just include all of them in their list? Everyone has ten available spots with zero restrictions, after all.
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Yes yes they would. To not think SSBM and SMB3 isn't on here is to me, ludicrous.

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Cheer Up Emo Kids.

Of course they would. I had FFVI, FFIV, and FFVII in my #1, 2, and 4 spots.
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

I had two Metroids and two Zeldas, and I would have had no complex in putting the 2D ones as well if I liked them as much as the 3Ds.
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A Metroid once tried to suck the life out of Jack Thompson, but was unable to find any human energy to feed on.

This contest confuses me.
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"Listen. It's a dead city."

I'd imagine so. There's no way left to cheat now. =P
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Well, you could've tried making us swallow more people owned the X-Box version of Halo than X-Boxes... wouldn't have taken much ;)
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A Metroid once tried to suck the life out of Jack Thompson, but was unable to find any human energy to feed on.

I hope CjayC post the top 50 the games,and how many nominations they got.That would be awesome.
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Or at least give us how many points each game got us. Then it'd be simple to piece the list together.
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A Metroid once tried to suck the life out of Jack Thompson, but was unable to find any human energy to feed on.

I'm getting an odd feeling that FF7 perhaps SFFd Metal Gear Solid.

The "odd" feeling should be thinking that FFVII didn't SFF MGS in some manner. Yes, people want to say that Frog being overrated "justifies" Sephiroth's performance on Liquid Snake, but the two are still noticeably far apart in rankings.

And honestly, I'm impressed that 72% of the population has played the game, and at least 50% played the original on the PSX (not even counting those who said they just played it but never beat it). With that in mind, it's not farfetched or even surprising to see FFVII overperform on MGS.

And yes, Metal Gear Solid is the most popular in the series. I stated it emphatically yesterday, and I still stand by it. Anyone still willing to take MGS2 head-to-head?
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

Oh, and Halo is the #9 FAQ today, and FFVI dropped from #6 to #29 today. Being on the list helps. We ought to see MGS up there tomorrow.

And I think I've got all three games on the list somewhere, but I don't remember where. I'm pretty sure I kept MGS on the final list.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

I can't wait to see Super Mario 64 as the number 7 game.
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Nominate Fox McCloud for 2006! And support Yoshi!
You have no chance to survive make your time.

It won't be Mario 64. Bank on it.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

I really don't think the whole "leeching off votes" argument will have as large an effect as some are claiming. If people were having that much trouble deciding between two or three Mario/Zelda/Final Fantasy/whatever titles, wouldn't they just include all of them in their list? Everyone has ten available spots with zero restrictions, after all.

I disagree. FF VII, FF IX, and FF Tactics are all games that I would have given serious consideration to if I hadn't already had two FF games in my top ten (IV and VI). So while I'm sure there will be plenty of people with two Mario or Zelda games in their list, I'm also pretty sure there will be a lot less with three or four. I think most people can probably think of more than 10 games they like a lot, and would be hesitant to use so many spots on one series.
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SC2K5 and SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Jman_gamerX8 kicked my ass in the Guru Contest.

If #7 isn't SMW or SM64, I'm out of the running. Let's go, paisan!
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i believe only ONE mario title will make the list due to all the games leeching off votes

I think that's a bunch of crap. If you like one Mario game you'd probably be more inclined to put another Mario game on your list. This isn't like a regular contest where the games face each other. Your point would seem more valid if there was a vote SMB3 vs SSBM vs SM64 vs SMW and you only could choose one. Then there would be this "leeching" that people are talking about. It shouldn't make that much of a difference. On my favorites list I had 2 Mario games (5 if you count both the Smash Bro's and Double Dash). I don't see people coming up with a quota for there top ten list, "I already have SSBM so I can't put down another Mario game and I need one MGS title plus I haven't put down a FF yet". I would assume that if a person really likes a series (Mario, FF, MGS, Zelda, etc) they would put all the games that they like on there if they truly liked them better than other games .


I really don't think the whole "leeching off votes" argument will have as large an effect as some are claiming. If people were having that much trouble deciding between two or three Mario/Zelda/Final Fantasy/whatever titles, wouldn't they just include all of them in their list? Everyone has ten available spots with zero restrictions, after all.

Exactly
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Next GTA: SA at #8

I disagree. FF VII, FF IX, and FF Tactics are all games that I would have given serious consideration to if I hadn't already had two FF games in my top ten (IV and VI). So while I'm sure there will be plenty of people with two Mario or Zelda games in their list, I'm also pretty sure there will be a lot less with three or four. I think most people can probably think of more than 10 games they like a lot, and would be hesitant to use so many spots on one series.

I don't know why that would make a difference on your top 10 list. If a game is one of your top 10 favorites, then it should be on your list. Stay true to yourself!!!

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Not everyone is willing and able to stay true to themselves.
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Jman_gamerX8 teamed up with Mario to kick my ass!

not as many votes today because I was away for most of the day, but today's prediction results:

SM64 - 19
Starcraft - 19
Link to the Past - 7
FF10 - 7
SSBM - 6
007 - 4
GTA:VC - 3
FF8 - 3
GTA:SA - 2
Super Mario World - 2
WOW - 1
SM - 1
FF4 - 1
Pokemon Gold/Silver - 1
Super Metroid - 1
RE4 - 1
Mario 3 - 1
Tetris - 1

the faith in Starcraft never dies. it seems clear to me that people think the two weakest Super Six games are LTTP and SSBM - the other three get zero votes and Mario 3 only got one. Starcraft had an overwhelming lead early, SM64 surged back in the day and they went vote for vote to the end.

personally, I'm cheering for one the Super Six to show up next so there's still some drama left.
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xyzzy

#7... 007.

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WHAT THE ****
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I was absolutely -shocked- 007 got 4 votes. I should be eating my words.

holy freaking crap.

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xyzzy

Dang...I considered putting Goldeneye on the list at one point, but I figured that Halo stole the glory from it.

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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."

Meh, I had a feeling.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

Question: Which games belong to the Super Six?
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Jman_GamerX8 is the king of all Gurus.

Holy crap... I can't believe people like 007 that much... I guess it was the 3 seed in the 2004 contest for a reason...
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Nominate Fox McCloud for 2006! And support Yoshi!
You have no chance to survive make your time.

FFVII, OoT, CT, SSBM, SMB3, and LttP are the 'Super Six', one short of the 'Super Seven' without FFVI.

And I guess the 32-64 division was a bit stronger than we all thought, huh?

GOLDENEYE!!

Screw my entry. This is the greatest day ever.
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"The mailman once gave me a package. I opened the package and screamed. There was a small child inside. I am the mailman."

Heh, looks like the tradition of top-seeded games taking the top spots continues. LttP's chances are looking slimmer than ever, although the possibility certainly remains.

And as I thought, Goldeneye was SFF'd just as much as MGS was. Everyone with an N64 owned both OoT and GE, so it's not surprising that we'd see some substantial SFF there.
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Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent.

Looks like SM64 isn't on the list... and somehow I have more faith in FFX making it than LttP.
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Thanks Karma Hunter. SSBM is in the Super Six? I know it's a popular game but I figured it was more in the 7-8 range.
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Jman_GamerX8 is the king of all Gurus.

Bah, Super Mario 64 > GoldenEye. If only... Dang. My entry is dead, this contest is near impossible to predict 100% correctly.
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Nominate Fox McCloud for 2006! And support Yoshi!
You have no chance to survive make your time.

I AM INVINCIBLE!!!
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Hey... if I've had all the games PREDICTED to be on the list, just not in the right order, is there any chance I can win?
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It IS in the '7-8' range...exactly at number 7, actually. But we had to throw out the term 'Super Seven' when referring to the remaining games on the list, seeing as how FFVI already came in at 10th.

Wow, insanity.
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SC2K5 and SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Jman_gamerX8 kicked my ass in the Guru Contest.

We shouldn't be so surprised. It's frickin' Goldeneye. It dominated the FPS genre all the way until Halo and sold something like 5-million copies in the US alone...Goldeneye and OoT were practically side-by-side in popularity on the N64.

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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."

This is far from insanity, I had my #10 at Goldeneye forever until I snubbed it thanks to the board (yeah, yeah, live by the board die by the board I only blame myself). Its seeding was just too high for me to ignore, and today I was wishing I'd changed it back more than ever.

And I have serious doubts about LttP making the list now.

Cool, I had Goldeneye on my list. Granted, I didn't have MGS or Halo so I'm already out, but I'm glad that I called one of the "unexpected" qualifiers correctly.
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There is only one war of the brood!

well, check this out:

SM64 got 23.74% on OOT;
Goldeneye got 26.95%.

I started out writing that SM64 is now assured of being on the list and I still believe that, but Goldeneye actually got a higher percentage. I believe there's more SFF in SM64/OOT, but still, interesting.

for now, I'm taking SM64 > LTTP. and Starcraft is oh-so-screwed.
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xyzzy

Oh, and in light of the past few days, the question needs to be asked:

Metal Gear Solid v. Goldeneye, who wins?

Starcraft was oh-so-screwed from the moment that little number 16 appeared next to its name a year and a half ago.
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I must say, I wasn't into this little exercise at first, but it's proven to be both enlightening and fun.

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xyzzy

I knew StarCraft wouldn't make it. I had it on my list for a while, but I'm thinking I took it off. We really need to be able to check again, I can't remember it exactly because I thought, you know, we'd be able to check our entries.
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Nominate Fox McCloud for 2006! And support Yoshi!
You have no chance to survive make your time.

hmm..

SM64 > MGS > 007, I'll say, in a contest setting. I have never underestimated a game so much in my life - before today, I would never have even considered 007 over either of those.


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xyzzy

Metal Gear Solid v. Goldeneye, who wins?

Tough call, but I'll give the edge to Goldeneye... I can't help but wonder if Alucard really tries to screw over whoever beats him >_>
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I'd actually go against my fanboyism and give 007 the nod over MGS. It placed higher here, had a higher seed (I know it was flawed, but that's still impressive), and I think OoT overperformed on it more than FF7 on MGS, respectively. It'd still give me fits though, as would either of the two versus SM64 (though I'd probably pick SM64 in both).

But then again, MGS was splitting votes with MGS2 and MGS3 to get its place in this contest...did Goldeneye split votes with PD? Ah, dammit.

Obviously, this match will happen in the next games contest just to make me cry.

And as a final thought, this is an even bigger 'X-Stats Upset' than the last. From 28th in the SFF-adjusted rankings to 7th in these. That kills me.

Oh, and if LUE is any indication, the casuals utterly destroyed Board 8 on this pick. Live by, et cetera.

This. Is. So. Awesome.

Metal Gear Solid v. Goldeneye, who wins?

I'd pick MGS.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
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