Tetris making the list would bring a smile, laugh, and **** out of me. Likely in that order.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

ah, good call. here's one from 3/29/04:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1573

that's 3%, and they're only asking which your absolute favourite is. still doesn't convince me.

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xyzzy

Bah, transience posted it before me, bah. It almost seems like FFX-2 took away from FFX's gap from FFVI. It's almost the same margin of closeness if you add in FFX-2 on top of FFX.

Still, seeing FFVIII that close to FFX makes me want to see it in a contest.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

yeah, I'd speculate that the 2.44% who chose x-2 probably liked x as well; although, it's likely that at least 2.44% chose III thinking it was VI.

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xyzzy

I'm not opposed to FFX making the list...but I'm opposed to FFX making the Top Five when FF3/6 got #10. Then, again, Halo and SSBM have already made the list at #9 and #6 (respectively) and they both got seeded higher than FFX in the same division (and they all have generally the same contest-strength as well).

I'll be amazed if it makes the list still, but it HAS to be in thirty minutes if it's gonna make it.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

But there's a very good reason why FFX was seeded lower than SSBM and Halo in that division, so that shouldn't even be a viable excuse.
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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 also forgot to mention I don't like the idea of FFX being ranked closer to FF7 than it is to FF3/6, either.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Right, but at the same time, Halo and SSBM are mmuucchh more to the Xbox and Gamecube than what FFX is to the PS2. It evens itself out or could even go against FFX's case, depending on your stance on that issue.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

but it goes the other way, too - the Xbox has one huge title. the Gamecube has two, SSBM and WW. the PS2? it's got the MGS series, DMC, KH, GTA.. yet FF10 got the most nominations. of course it's going to get less nominations when you only get one nomination and you've got a library full of big games.
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xyzzy

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the Xbox has one huge title. the Gamecube has two, SSBM and WW. the PS2? it's got the MGS series, DMC, KH, GTA.. yet FF10 got the most nominations. of course it's going to get less nominations when you only get one nomination and you've got a library full of big games.

Xbox'll feature the game with the most write-ins too (though I'll still concede this point). MP outseeded LoZ:WW in the Game Contest. While that is a testament to FFX still gettin' a 3-seed, MP and LoZ:WW got 4/5-seeds; of the three Gamecube games that made it in, all three made the Top Five, SSBM out-seeded (and defeated) FFX, and MP/LoZ:WW were directly behind it in seeding. That too is a testament.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Next will be Chrono Trigger.
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!

ah, my bad for forgetting MP. to be fair, the difference between 2 and 3 could be 1 nomination or a hundred, we'll never know. as I said before, I don't put too much stock in nominations.. I'm just trying to explain why FF10 only got a 3.
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xyzzy

I'd be all behind FFX, except it being ahead of FFVI on GameFAQs just seems very...wrong to me. But other than that, yeah...

Oh, and it looks like Goldeneye was the first game on the list that didn't end up making the Top Ten on its day. Shame, really.

the new top 10 list is taking a while to get up tonight.. we might not get either before the poll gets off.

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xyzzy

I thought #3 fit it perfectly, myself. Great high seed, interesting position in the bracket...I mean, besides FFTA/FFX (replace FFTA with ICO; though I never liked the game, ICO VS FE7 would have been a difficult match I think and coulda avoided what we got in round two).
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Man, American DLS is messing with me. It took long enough to adjust to my own, and now just as i do, you bastards decide to change yours, and that messes my poll time up once more.

THANKS.
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!

well, if I was seeding, I'd put FF10 2 and Halo 3. the 128 division was an absolute gem though, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
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xyzzy

Hmmm...I wonder how high SSBM will climb on the top FAQs list since it's already #22.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/top10/7.html

Top 10 based on the Simpsons? What?
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!

Wow, I had an idea for a list but thought it would be too kooky. After seeing that, though... *submits*

The Simpsons arcade game and MAYBE Bart's Nightmare are the only ones that even deserve to be mentioned.
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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 beat snail by exactly one second in posting the link.

I M SPECIAL
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!

Yes, I was thinking the exclusion of Bart's Nightmare was a bit of a travesty. Though I could never finish the Indiana Jones/Bartzilla levels...

Hit and Run > Nightmare
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!

The Indiana Jones-esque level was a *****. Overall a pretty fun game though. Besides the arcade game, Virtual Bart was my favorite Simpsons game.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

I could beat all of the individual levels of Bart's Nightmare but Maggie's Temple at any given time. However, I could never beat enough levels in one setting to get higher than a D.... (-_-)

The Itchy & Scratchy level ruled in that game...

*hums music*
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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."

I was quite upsite to find Virtua Bart missing on that list.
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"I keep getting more and more in debt. I've got to get out from under it somehow. Maybe I'll have Weapon help me." - Shop Owner in Junon (FF7)

And #5 is...

...a little slow getting put up.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

wow.. looks like the Admins lagged a little behind schedule tonight!

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xyzzy

He's gotta have time to write something beautiful about gettin' all 120 stars. =)
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Actually, he's probably gushing about FFX's ending.
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

heh, the site is lagging from everyone hitting reload. feels like contest season..

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xyzzy

Man, I hope this is a hell of a bomb as far as surprises go, heh.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

HOLY **** TETRIS
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Random idea while waiting: let's say Ehrgeiz were to somehow by an act of Satan get into the games contest, BUT in each of its matches it got a picture of Cloud, Sephiroth, and Tifa (the main playable FF7 characters in that game). What do you think its floor and ceiling end up as?

LIAR! LIAR! LLLIIIAAARRR!!! ALL LIES!!!
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

It'd have to get out of the first round first though, where I don't see it winning.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Let's just say the format of the new games contest allows for what I have proposed. Basically, I'm just trying to gauge the picture factor of FF7 characters without any name recognition whatsoever.

god, Ehrgeiz sucked.

*goes back to thinking about a Square Melee game*

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xyzzy

Heh...hmmm, I dunno. It's ceiling is FFTA (which is a big stretch), and its floor would be, eh, SFF'd Metroid? I can't judge that well.
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

SMB3!!!
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Serious Reminder: Nominate Jay Solano for 2k6.
Why? He would die in your honor, then come back like Jesus...but without the religion part.

Well, it won't be beating any Zelda games with that format. I can definitely see it thrashing something like Contra or Pong, but it would in no way be a monster. I'm certain people would put it ahead of Mega Man games, and that would probably be a mistake. I mean... Ehrgeiz? WHAT IN THE HELL IS EHRGEIZ
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

SMB3

SM64 ain't making it now.

Mario 3!

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xyzzy

Doc... this is heavy.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

Curses! It's four places too low!
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Raiden: "They said you were dead."
Snake: "No, not me. There are still too many things I need to do."

Wait a minute... I predicted SMB3 at #5! Sweet!
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

well, M64 has like a .01% chance of making it now. I'd be really surprised if LTTP wasn't #4; -really- surprised.

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xyzzy

Chrono Trigger, Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII and what the hell else?
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MARIO WINS SUMMER 2005 TOURNAMENT.
Jman_gamerX8, Lord of all Gurus. Well done!