5) Summer 2002 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Link - 12.77%
13) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (2) Sephiroth vs (2) Mega Man - 21.73%
14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03%
15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56%
18) Summer 2005 - Final Four - (2) Crono vs (1) Mega Man - 24.49%
20) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 2 - (1) Dante vs (5) Vincent - 25.14%
22) Summer 2002 - North Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (3) Duke Nukem - 28.78%
24) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (2) Link vs (7) Sephiroth - 30.63%
25) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (1) Mario vs (5) Crono - 30.96%
26) Summer 2003 - West Round 3 - (3) Tommy Vercetti vs (2) Mega Man - 31.11%
27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17%
28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25%
29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34%
30) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (5) Tommy Vercetti vs (4) Zero - 31.57%
31) Summer 2002 - West Round 3 - (1) Sonic vs (5) Samus - 31.75%
33) Summer 2003 - South Round 4 - (1) Mario vs (2) Sephiroth - 32.76%
34) Summer 2002 - East Round 3 - (1) Lara Croft vs (5) Crono - 33.05%
35) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (5) Scorpion vs (4) Max Payne - 33.62%
36) Summer 2003 - East Round 3 - (11) Aeris vs (2) Sonic - 33.76%
39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13%
42) Summer 2004 - Finals - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 35.39%
44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66%
46) Summer 2005 - Dream Round 3 - (1) Kirby vs (3) Bowser - 38.18%
48) Summer 2002 - West Round 4 - (5) Samus vs (7) Sephiroth - 38.34%
50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42%

25/50...not great at all.
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I r winnar? lolz.

Though if you give a bit to those who weren't here for the first contest (you can't give much since that was simply the hardest to predict overall) I'm not doing that great.
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Chichiri's right; even looking back, I can only imagine me getting three matches from 2k2 right.....

24) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (2) Link vs (7) Sephiroth - 30.63%
25) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (1) Mario vs (5) Crono - 30.96%
35) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (5) Scorpion vs (4) Max Payne - 33.62%
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2) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 4 - (16) Starcraft vs (2) SSBM - 7.16%
4) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 3 - (5) Vincent vs (2) Squall - 12.47%
10) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (3) Final Fantasy X vs (2) SSBM - 14.83%
13) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (2) Sephiroth vs (2) Mega Man - 21.73%
14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03%
15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56%
17) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (12) Ganondorf vs (13) Magus - 24.25%
18) Summer 2005 - Final Four - (2) Crono vs (1) Mega Man - 24.49%
19) Spring 2004 - Final Four - (1) Super Mario Brothers 3 vs (1) Chrono Trigger - 24.63%
20) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 2 - (1) Dante vs (5) Vincent - 25.14%
23) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 2 - (6) M. Bison vs (2) Diablo - 30.13%
27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17%
28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25%
29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34%
30) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (5) Tommy Vercetti vs (4) Zero - 31.57%
33) Summer 2003 - South Round 4 - (1) Mario vs (2) Sephiroth - 32.76%
36) Summer 2003 - East Round 3 - (11) Aeris vs (2) Sonic - 33.76%
37) Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 4 - (1) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Link to the Past - 34%
39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13%
40) Summer 2005 - Gear Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (2) Sora - 35.13%
42) Summer 2004 - Finals - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 35.39%
43) Summer 2003 - West Round 2 - (5) Ryu vs (4) Dante - 37.54%
44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66%
46) Summer 2005 - Dream Round 3 - (1) Kirby vs (3) Bowser - 38.18%
47) Summer 2004 - Hyrule Round 3 - (3) Crono vs (2) Mario - 38.31%
50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42%

26/39 not including 2k2. Should have been higher but I chose Tommy V. over Mega Man in 2k3 out of defiance over Mega Man losing to Sephiroth the year before. I knew Mega Man would get to Sephiroth, but I didn't think I had a chance of winning anyways, so I decided to make a statement.

I didn't make a 2k2 bracket in time, but if it were in time, these are the matches I would have gotten right:

5) Summer 2002 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Link - 12.77%

This was the final I would have had. I took Link to win the whole thing since I considered Ocarina of Time to be the most popular game of all time at the time. I definitely felt that Link was more popular than Mario on here. I felt people were voting for Mario because they felt he "should" win, not that they actually liked him. Plus I'm a Link fan.

24) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (2) Link vs (7) Sephiroth - 30.63%

I would have had Link over Mega Man. Still would have gotten the points.

25) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (1) Mario vs (5) Crono - 30.96%

Had Mario getting to the Finals.

32) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (6) Bomberman vs (3) Jill Valentine - 32.45%

34) Summer 2002 - East Round 3 - (1) Lara Croft vs (5) Crono - 33.05%

I had zero faith in Lara Croft. I felt she got her seeding pretty much by being the PC 32-bit era icon, similar to how Pac-Man got a 1-seed. I knew it wasn't because of popularity.

35) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (5) Scorpion vs (4) Max Payne - 33.62%

No brainer...

So I would have had 32/50. Not bad... although I still can't seem to win a prize. =(
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*Yes* 1) Summer 2003 - Finals - (1) Cloud vs (2) Sephiroth - 6.04%
*No*2) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 4 - (16) Starcraft vs (2) SSBM - 7.16%
*No*3) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (16) Starcraft vs (5) The Wind Waker - 7.91%
*Yes*4) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 3 - (5) Vincent vs (2) Squall - 12.47%
*N/A*5) Summer 2002 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Link - 12.77%
*Yes*6) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 13.37%
*No*7) Summer 2003 - West Round 4 - (1) Solid Snake vs (2) Mega Man - 14.53%
*N/A*8) Summer 2002 - East Round 4 - (5) Crono vs (2) Solid Snake - 14.63%
*No*9) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 3 - (1) Kefka vs (7) Diablo - 14.76%
*No*10) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (3) Final Fantasy X vs (2) SSBM - 14.83%
*No*11) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (16) Starcraft vs (9) Kingdom Hearts - 15.62%
*N/A*12) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (1) Pac Man vs (5) Scorpion - 17.33%
*Yes*13) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (2) Sephiroth vs (2) Mega Man - 21.73%
*Yes*14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03%
*Yes*15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56%
*No*16) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 1 - (1) Halo vs (16) Starcraft - 24.09%
*Yes*17) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (12) Ganondorf vs (13) Magus - 24.25%
*Yes*18) Summer 2005 - Final Four - (2) Crono vs (1) Mega Man - 24.49%
*Yes*19) Spring 2004 - Final Four - (1) Super Mario Brothers 3 vs (1) Chrono Trigger - 24.63%
*Yes*20) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 2 - (1) Dante vs (5) Vincent - 25.14%
*No*21) Summer 2005 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Crono - 26.17%
*N/A*22) Summer 2002 - North Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (3) Duke Nukem - 28.78%
*No*23) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 2 - (6) M. Bison vs (2) Diablo - 30.13%
*N/A*24) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (2) Link vs (7) Sephiroth - 30.63%
*N/A*25) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (1) Mario vs (5) Crono - 30.96%
*Yes*26) Summer 2003 - West Round 3 - (3) Tommy Vercetti vs (2) Mega Man - 31.11%
*Yes*27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17%
*Yes*28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25%
*Yes*29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34%
*No*30) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (5) Tommy Vercetti vs (4) Zero - 31.57%
*N/A*31) Summer 2002 - West Round 3 - (1) Sonic vs (5) Samus - 31.75%
*N/A*32) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (6) Bomberman vs (3) Jill Valentine - 32.45%
*Yes*33) Summer 2003 - South Round 4 - (1) Mario vs (2) Sephiroth - 32.76%
*N/A*34) Summer 2002 - East Round 3 - (1) Lara Croft vs (5) Crono - 33.05%
*N/A*35) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (5) Scorpion vs (4) Max Payne - 33.62%
*Yes*36) Summer 2003 - East Round 3 - (11) Aeris vs (2) Sonic - 33.76%
*Yes*37) Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 4 - (1) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Link to the Past - 34%
*No*38) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 1 - (3) Magus vs (6) Knuckles - 35.08%
*Yes*39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13%
*Yes*40) Summer 2005 - Gear Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (2) Sora - 35.13%
*No*41) Spring 2005 - Triforce Round 2 - (3) Dr. Robotnik vs (7) Master Hand - 35.33%
*No*42) Summer 2004 - Finals - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 35.39%
*Yes*43) Summer 2003 - West Round 2 - (5) Ryu vs (4) Dante - 37.54%
*No*44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66%
*Yes*45) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (6) Squall vs (3) Luigi - 38.1%
*Yes*46) Summer 2005 - Dream Round 3 - (1) Kirby vs (3) Bowser - 38.18%
*No*47) Summer 2004 - Hyrule Round 3 - (3) Crono vs (2) Mario - 38.31%
*N/A*48) Summer 2002 - West Round 4 - (5) Samus vs (7) Sephiroth - 38.34%
*No*49) Summer 2005 - 20XX Round 1 - (2) Revolver Ocelot vs (7) Pac-Man - 38.36%
*Yes*50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42%

23/39

I'm awesome.

Here are the contests I remember clearly:

10) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (3) Final Fantasy X vs (2) SSBM - 14.83%
14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03%
15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56%
16) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 1 - (1) Halo vs (16) Starcraft - 24.09%
18) Summer 2005 - Final Four - (2) Crono vs (1) Mega Man - 24.49%
20) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 2 - (1) Dante vs (5) Vincent - 25.14%
23) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 2 - (6) M. Bison vs (2) Diablo - 30.13%
27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17%
28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25%
29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34%
30) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (5) Tommy Vercetti vs (4) Zero - 31.57%
39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13%
40) Summer 2005 - Gear Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (2) Sora - 35.13%
41) Spring 2005 - Triforce Round 2 - (3) Dr. Robotnik vs (7) Master Hand - 35.33%
44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66%
46) Summer 2005 - Dream Round 3 - (1) Kirby vs (3) Bowser - 38.18%
47) Summer 2004 - Hyrule Round 3 - (3) Crono vs (2) Mario - 38.31%
50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42%

18/29 - I would have had two more if I'd gotten LttP/CT right - I knew that match would be a tossup, and I was right, but I picked it wrong.

I also had a bracket in 2003, and I think I got these matches right, but I can't remember for sure:

7) Summer 2003 - West Round 4 - (1) Solid Snake vs (2) Mega Man - 14.53%
13) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (2) Sephiroth vs (2) Mega Man - 21.73%
17) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (12) Ganondorf vs (13) Magus - 24.25%
26) Summer 2003 - West Round 3 - (3) Tommy Vercetti vs (2) Mega Man - 31.11%
33) Summer 2003 - South Round 4 - (1) Mario vs (2) Sephiroth - 32.76%
36) Summer 2003 - East Round 3 - (11) Aeris vs (2) Sonic - 33.76%
43) Summer 2003 - West Round 2 - (5) Ryu vs (4) Dante - 37.54%

25/38 total.

I'm pretty sure I had these - back in the first contest, I thought Sephiroth would be the most popular, and when I made my bracket in 2k3 I knew that he had only lost to Link. So I'm pretty sure I picked him to beat Mario and Mega Man. I had no respect for Ganondorf whatsoever, so I thought Magus would steamroll him (actually, I probably thought Tidus would steamroll him before losing to Magus). Ryu vs Dante seemed utterly obvious to me, I was surprised to learn that one was debated. And Aeris/Sonic was obvious.
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Let's see how well I did... assuming I remember properly and didn't screw any up... (I had to go to SC2K5.com to look at 2k2 and 2k3 to help me remember my entries)

6) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 13.37%
7) Summer 2003 - West Round 4 - (1) Solid Snake vs (2) Mega Man - 14.53%
12) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (1) Pac Man vs (5) Scorpion - 17.33%
13) Summer 2003 - Final Four - (2) Sephiroth vs (2) Mega Man - 21.73%
14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03%
15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56%
17) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (12) Ganondorf vs (13) Magus - 24.25%
19) Spring 2004 - Final Four - (1) Super Mario Brothers 3 vs (1) Chrono Trigger - 24.63%
21) Summer 2005 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Crono - 26.17%
22) Summer 2002 - North Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (3) Duke Nukem - 28.78%
24) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (2) Link vs (7) Sephiroth - 30.63%
25) Summer 2002 - Final Four - (1) Mario vs (5) Crono - 30.96%
26) Summer 2003 - West Round 3 - (3) Tommy Vercetti vs (2) Mega Man - 31.11%
27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17%
28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25%
29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34%
34) Summer 2002 - East Round 3 - (1) Lara Croft vs (5) Crono - 33.05%
35) Summer 2002 - South Round 2 - (5) Scorpion vs (4) Max Payne - 33.62%
37) Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 4 - (1) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Link to the Past - 34%
39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13%
43) Summer 2003 - West Round 2 - (5) Ryu vs (4) Dante - 37.54%
44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66%
45) Summer 2003 - North Round 2 - (6) Squall vs (3) Luigi - 38.1%
48) Summer 2002 - West Round 4 - (5) Samus vs (7) Sephiroth - 38.34%
50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42%

25/50. Unfortunately, that looks better than it is. Alot of those matches I missed were from really bad errors. Sonic vs Samus 2002? I had Ryu > Tidus. Sonic vs Aeris 2003? I had Ken offing Sonic in round 1 (though I did have Aeris > Ken). Me underestimating Sonic and overestimating Street Fighter bit me in the ass twice before I learned. Heh heh.
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2) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 4 - (16) Starcraft vs (2) SSBM - 7.16% No
3) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (16) Starcraft vs (5) The Wind Waker - 7.91%No
4) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 3 - (5) Vincent vs (2) Squall - 12.47% No
9) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 3 - (1) Kefka vs (7) Diablo - 14.76% No
10) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 3 - (3) Final Fantasy X vs (2) SSBM - 14.83% Yes
11) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (16) Starcraft vs (9) Kingdom Hearts - 15.62% No
14) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 2 - (7) Vice City vs (2) SSBM - 22.03% Yes
15) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (6) Frog vs (3) Master Chief - 22.56% Yes
16) Spring 2004 - Division 128 Round 1 - (1) Halo vs (16) Starcraft - 24.09% No
18) Summer 2005 - Final Four - (2) Crono vs (1) Mega Man - 24.49% Yes
19) Spring 2004 - Final Four - (1) Super Mario Brothers 3 vs (1) Chrono Trigger - 24.63% Yes
20) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 2 - (1) Dante vs (5) Vincent - 25.14% Yes
21) Summer 2005 - Finals - (1) Mario vs (2) Crono - 26.17% No
23) Spring 2005 - Ruin Round 2 - (6) M. Bison vs (2) Diablo - 30.13% No
27) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (2) Crono vs (5) Vincent - 31.17% Yes
28) Summer 2005 - Quarterfinals - (1) Sonic vs (1) Mega Man - 31.25% Yes
29) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 4 - (1) Mega Man vs (2) Solid Snake - 31.34% Yes
30) Summer 2004 - 20XX Round 2 - (5) Tommy Vercetti vs (4) Zero - 31.57% Yes
37) Spring 2004 - Division 16 Round 4 - (1) Chrono Trigger vs (6) Link to the Past - 34% Yes
38) Summer 2005 - Devil Round 1 - (3) Magus vs (6) Knuckles - 35.08% Heck no at all
39) Summer 2004 - Midgar Round 1 - (7) Vivi vs (10) Donkey Kong - 35.13% Yes
40) Summer 2005 - Gear Round 2 - (6) Alucard vs (2) Sora - 35.13% No
41) Spring 2005 - Triforce Round 2 - (3) Dr. Robotnik vs (7) Master Hand - 35.33% No
42) Summer 2004 - Finals - (1) Link vs (1) Cloud - 35.39% Yes
44) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 1 - (3) Kefka vs (6) Tommy Vercetti - 37.66% Yes
46) Summer 2005 - Dream Round 3 - (1) Kirby vs (3) Bowser - 38.18% Yes
47) Summer 2004 - Hyrule Round 3 - (3) Crono vs (2) Mario - 38.31% Yes
49) Summer 2005 - 20XX Round 1 - (2) Revolver Ocelot vs (7) Pac-Man - 38.36% No
50) Summer 2005 - Flood Round 3 - (1) Master Chief vs (2) Crono - 38.42% Yes

17/29, 58%

Not too bad I'd say
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A couple of things about that Robotnik page.

First, part of that IS my bio. My name's nowhere on there.

And while you're changing that, here's the REAL quote. (I just played through the game to confirm it)

"Farewell Sonic, my admirable adversary." - Robotnik, shortly after launching Sonic into space and watching his capsule explode

Now, this may be just fanboyism talking, but I think something odd happened between Ganon/Robotnik. Robotnik wouldn't survive in a real contest, for sure, but there's no way he would lose to CATS, or Ansem. Sin's at least a major part of FFX, and Ansem only shows up later on. Robotnik's as recognizable in the gaming world as Sonic is, and I'm willing to bet he would beat Dr. Wily if the two went against each other. Wily's done squat since Mega Man 8, while Robotnik fights to this day. I'd draw the line against Kefka, but there's no way Robotnik's as weak as the stats show.

Yes, I'm somewhat of a fanboy, but I stand by my word. >_>
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From: Big Bob | Posted: 1/27/2006 10:37:53 PM | Message Detail | #061
A couple of things about that Robotnik page.

First, part of that IS my bio. My name's nowhere on there.

And while you're changing that, here's the REAL quote. (I just played through the game to confirm it)

"Farewell Sonic, my admirable adversary." - Robotnik, shortly after launching Sonic into space and watching his capsule explode

I completely forgot to double check my Word file. Sorry about forgetting you :(

Anyway, fixed. Do you like the music I picked?

Now, this may be just fanboyism talking, but I think something odd happened between Ganon/Robotnik. Robotnik wouldn't survive in a real contest, for sure, but there's no way he would lose to CATS, or Ansem. Sin's at least a major part of FFX, and Ansem only shows up later on. Robotnik's as recognizable in the gaming world as Sonic is, and I'm willing to bet he would beat Dr. Wily if the two went against each other. Wily's done squat since Mega Man 8, while Robotnik fights to this day. I'd draw the line against Kefka, but there's no way Robotnik's as weak as the stats show.

I actually agree with this, but only somewhat. Robotnik didn't just disappoint against Ganon; he essentially bombed in three straight matches.

As for being lower than CATS and Ansem, blame Bacondorf underperforming due to Ansem'c pic being that much better.

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I don't like to hear people complain about Ganon's pic in Ganon/Ansem; alot of people relate it to Solid's awful sprite pictures...but guess what?

Neither Metal Gear nor Metal Gear 2 are this site's #4 game.

I seriously doubt the picture is to blame for Ansem "over-performing", and if you use 2k3 values for MC/DK/Fisher, Face-CATS lines up with the four-pack fine.
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I seriously doubt the picture is to blame for Ansem "over-performing", and if you use 2k3 values for MC/DK/Fisher, Face-CATS lines up with the four-pack fine.

But we all know CATS wouldn't beat Robotnik, right? It's just one of those things I chalk up to memory. Since nobody can pinpoint it, there's no need to try to correct it.
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How close do you think Robotnik/CATS would be?
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I figure Dr. Robotnik would win it in a match similar to Ansem/CATS.
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You know, the more I read old stat topics, the more I want to think of SC2K5 as "The Validation of Solid Snake." Maybe it's bias, but it just seemed like Snake had so many obstacles in his way and so many doubters, and he finally broke through to the Final Four.

Also, it was the contest of "Squall/Knuckles > Magus" 500 posts.
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I would give it to Robotnik with 55%

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You know, the more I read old stat topics, the more I want to think of SC2K5 as "The Validation of Solid Snake." Maybe it's bias, but it just seemed like Snake had so many obstacles in his way and so many doubters, and he finally broke through to the Final Four.

Broke through? He was given a path to the Final Four and he nearly lost it to Bowser. Sure it was about validation, but I wouldn't consider Sora and Zelda to be major obstacles for a Noble Niner...
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Given the treatment the remainder of the Dream division received, it's only fair that Bowser give Snake that sort of fight.

In fact, that quarter of the bracket was pretty much Snake and Bowser shooting more and more absurd performances at each other until they met.
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People were calling for Snake loses multiple times throughout the contest, and he prove all the doubters wrong with a respectable loss to Mario.

And despite his absolutely terrible pic disadvantage to Bowser, he still came out victorious. It was thought by many to be the year when the Noble 9 would come to a close, Snake kept it going.

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In fact, think of it that way: Zero and Snake had a common opponent for the last two years. I'll let you do the math.
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Except for the matches before their matchup. People seemed to have disregarded everything that happened before that round. Once Snake opened up that can of whoop ass on Sora, and the following match with Kirby giving Bowser a match, 95% of the topic basically went "lol Bowser has no chance! He won't even outperform Zelda!"
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But Kirby was coming off giving Tidus the ass-kicking of a lifetime. I don't know why people thought that - why would anyone give any credit to Snake beating Sora worse than Samus did, I have only question marks for.
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I don't doubt that there was SFF in Snake/Sora, but I'm not going to go all consolefreak trolling style about it. It all depends on how much stock you put into MGS2/3 in terms of their weight upon Snake's strength.

Oh, and Lloyd and Yuri have been bio'd.

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I don't doubt that there was SFF in Snake/Sora, but I'm not going to go all consolefreak trolling style about it.

Didn't you vehemently disagree with consolefreak?
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I don't know about SFF in the traditional sense for that match. I may be the only one in this topic that still thinks that pictures can play a factor. I don't know about you guys, but outside of diehard Sora fans I don't see how anyone who knows anything whatsoever about MGS games could look at that match picture and not vote for Solid Snake...

That pic was even worse than Snake getting his face blasted by Mega Man in 2k4...
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I would say that I thought pics played a decent sized role in matches, but then Chichiri would rape me.

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I agree with realmnm. Not that the picture is WORSE than Mega Man/Snake, but I do think it has much more of an effect with Snake/Sora than Mega Man/Snake.

But...I often wonder if Snake actually did underperform against Mega Man, even if a small (yet significant) amount? Because...you see, the next year Snake increased, Knuckles increased, and Kefka ended up nearly beating Vercetti. Of course, there's also plenty of evidence that wouldn't suggest that...

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Didn't you vehemently disagree with consolefreak?

Only because he was trolling the hell out of the topic, to the point where he was actually trying to drive people out of it. I figured I could just rile him up a little and then go show a mod what he was actually doing. Worked like a charm.

To be honest, I actually agreed with his point. I can't think of anything else that went down in that match, and no way is Alucard that weak.

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I think something happened in that much, but I don't know if I want to say it was SFF. I think the pic played a significant role, but I don't think even that could have affected it that much.

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I love looking at old brackets. Here's one that I made right after the villain contest ended. It's nice to see some matches being more close while others wouldn't be as close.

North

1. Link
16. Chun Li

8. Diablo
9. Tails

5. Alucard
12. Zelda

4. Vivi
13. Princess Peach

6. Dante
11. Kirby

3. Sora
14. Vincent Valentine

7. Sarah Kerrigan
10. Geno

2. Cloud
15. Mewtwo

East

1. Sephiroth
16. Diddy Kong

8. Sub-Zero
9. Scorpion

5. Knuckles
12. Zidane

4. Yoshi
13. Ryu Hayabusa

6. Luigi
11. Donkey Kong

3. Crono
14. Marth

7. Jill
10. Leon S. Kennedy

2. Samus
15. Nightmare

South

1. Mario
16. Meta-Knight

8. Dr. Wily
9. Ridley

5. Kefka
12. Ness

4. Revolver Ocelot
13. Pac-Man

6. Bowser
11. Ryu

3. Squall
14. Master Chief

7. Gordon Freeman
10. CATS

2. Mega Man
15. Falco Lombardi

West

1. Sonic
16. Captain Falcon

8. KOS-MOS
9. Carl Johnson

5. Zero
12. Aeris

4. Magus
13. Bomberman

6. Tidus
11. Auron

3. Frog
14. Tifa

7. Ganondorf
10. Liquid Snake

2. Solid Snake
15. Serge

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Well, Squall only managed 35% against Snake. I know there's NO way to measure Squall 2K2 aside from Snake vs. Squall itself, but maybe it's possible that Squall underperformed a bit against Snake, too? =P

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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."

I agree with realmnm. Not that the picture is WORSE than Mega Man/Snake, but I do think it has much more of an effect with Snake/Sora than Mega Man/Snake.

But...I often wonder if Snake actually did underperform against Mega Man, even if a small (yet significant) amount? Because...you see, the next year Snake increased, Knuckles increased, and Kefka ended up nearly beating Vercetti. Of course, there's also plenty of evidence that wouldn't suggest that...

Well I meant that Sora/Snake was worse for Sora than Mega Man/Snake was for Snake.

To tell you the truth, I always thought that Snake underperformed against Mega Man in 2k4. But I took the match and ran with it since one, it allowed people to take the focus off of Sonic being the weakest of the Noble Nine due to his bad match with Cloud, two, it made Zero look stronger than Snake, and three, it allowed me to promote my Bowser > Snake bandwagon. Not to mention using it to spite Snake for beating my favorite character 3 years in a row. Yes, those 4 characters are also my top 4 favorite characters. Sue me. <_<

BTW, Mega Man's prediction percentage went from 14.50% to 31.34% of the brackets. If you assume that a good chunk of those bracket-vote, that's a percent or two right there. Factor in face-blasted Snake and a slight drop in popularity (Knuckles DID perform better in 2k4) and you have your possible reasons right there for a Snake underperformance.
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Here are some of my thoughts

North

5. Alucard
12. Zelda

4. Vivi
13. Princess Peach

Zelda/Vivi match and we all know how that went.

3. Sora
14. Vincent Valentine

I've never really gave Vincent much credit.

7. Sarah Kerrigan
10. Geno

Ew... the 7th and 8th strongest characters from the Devil Division battling it out. At least it would be interesting.

East

5. Knuckles
12. Zidane

4. Yoshi
13. Ryu Hayabusa

I still think Yoshi/Knux would be interesting.

South

5. Kefka
12. Ness

4. Revolver Ocelot
13. Pac-Man

lol Ocelot/Pac-Man. This could be the closest 4-pack ever.

6. Bowser
11. Ryu

v_v sigh

West

8. KOS-MOS
9. Carl Johnson

I made this so CJ could have an easy win, but he'll have to claw his way to win.

6. Tidus
11. Auron

3. Frog
14. Tifa

7. Ganondorf
10. Liquid Snake

2. Solid Snake
15. Serge

And you thought CJayC gave Snake a hard path.
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"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush

does any one agree wiht me that mega man is going to be even more of a power house this year with the x collection, and two high profile psp games combined with his already classic appeal?
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I don't see the Mega Man X Collection doing much of anything for Mega Man. If it helped anyone out, I think it would be Zero. I wouldn't imagine the PSP doing anything of note either.

Mega Man needs something other than just collections to give him a boost of note, I think.

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- Shigeru Miyamoto

Good job on Robotnik's music. Brings back memories.

Actually, I don't doubt that Zero and Mega Man will get stronger this year thanks to MMXC. If you remember, MM beat Snake harder after it came out, Zero went out with dignity, and Protoman even made the field (he SO needs another shot).
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North

1. Link
8. Diablo
12. Zelda
13. Princess Peach
6. Dante
14. Vincent Valentine
10. Geno
2. Cloud

1.Link
12. Zelda
14. Vincent
2. Cloud

1. Link
2. Cloud

1. Link

East

1. Sephiroth
8. Sub-Zero
5. Knuckles
4. Yoshi
6. Luigi
3. Crono
7. Jill
2. Samus

1. Sephiroth
5. Knuckles
3. Crono
2. Samus

1. Sephiroth
2. Samus

1. Sephiroth

South

1. Mario
9. Ridley
5. Kefka
13. Pac-Man
6. Bowser
3. Squall
7. Gordon Freeman
2. Mega Man

1. Mario
13. Pac-Man
6. Bowser
2. Mega Man

1. Mario
2. Mega Man

1. Mario

West

1. Sonic
8. KOS-MOS
5. Zero
4. Magus
11. Auron
14. Tifa
7. Ganondorf
2. Solid Snake

1. Sonic
5. Zero
14. Tifa
2. Solid Snake

1. Sonic
2. Solid Snake

1. Sonic

1. Link
1. Mario

1. Link

Nothing overly difficult for me in picking that bracket. I may be wrong in some picks, but I'm fairly confident.
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North
1. Link
8. Diablo

12. Zelda
13. Princess Peach

11. Kirby
14. Vincent Valentine

10. Geno
2. Cloud

East
1. Sephiroth
8. Sub-Zero

5. Knuckles
4. Yoshi

6. Luigi
3. Crono

10. Leon S. Kennedy
2. Samus

South
1. Mario
9. Ridley

12. Ness
13. Pac-Man

6. Bowser
3. Squall

7. Gordon Freeman
2. Mega Man

West
1. Sonic (Falcon against Sonic? That's mean.)
8. KOS-MOS

5. Zero
4. Magus

11. Auron
14. Tifa

7. Ganondorf
2. Solid Snake

Second Round

North
1. Link
12. Zelda

14. Vincent Valentine
2. Cloud

East
1. Sephiroth
5. Knuckles

3. Crono
2. Samus

South
1. Mario
12. Ness

6. Bowser
2. Mega Man

West
1. Sonic
5. Zero

11. Auron
7. Ganondorf

Third Round

North
1. Link
2. Cloud

East
1. Sephiroth
2. Samus

South
1. Mario
2. Mega Man

West
1. Sonic
7. Ganondorf

Fourth Round
1. Link
1. Sephiroth

1. Mario
7. Ganondorf

Fifth Round
1. Link
1. Mario

Winner
1. Link

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"I haven't invested as much time into any game as I have this one [Twilight Princess]."
- Shigeru Miyamoto

Mega Man needs something other than just collections to give him a boost of note, I think.

Mega Man needs to appear in KH2 and SSBO. Then maybe he'd be ready to take another shot at Sephiroth. =)
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Nominate Aeris for SC2k6.

"I would say that I thought pics played a decent sized role in matches, but then Chichiri would rape me."

You think you'd get off that easily?
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From: Heroic Mario | Posted: 1/29/2006 12:25:28 AM | Message Detail | #089
I don't see the Mega Man X Collection doing much of anything for Mega Man. If it helped anyone out, I think it would be Zero. I wouldn't imagine the PSP doing anything of note either.

Mega Man needs something other than just collections to give him a boost of note, I think.

That tune was sooooo different a year and a half ago.

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That's because Mega Man did worse against Link than the guy who lost to Knuckles, despite beating the man who beat Knuckles for three years twice.

>_>
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That tune was sooooo different a year and a half ago.

We learn from our mistakes. <<

(Watch as Mega Man now becomes capable of giving Sephiroth a match!)

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- Shigeru Miyamoto

North

1. Link
8. Diablo
12. Zelda
4. Vivi
11. Kirby
14. Vincent Valentine
10. Geno
2. Cloud

East

1. Sephiroth
8. Sub-Zero
5. Knuckles
4. Yoshi
6. Luigi
3. Crono
10. Leon S. Kennedy
2. Samus

South

1. Mario
8. Dr. Wily
12. Ness
13. Pac-Man
6. Bowser
3. Squall
7. Gordon Freeman
2. Mega Man

West

1. Sonic
8. KOS-MOS
5. Zero
4. Magus
11. Auron
14. Tifa
7. Ganondorf
2. Solid Snake

North

1. Link
12. Zelda
14. Vincent Valentine
2. Cloud

East

1. Sephiroth
4. Yoshi
3. Crono
2. Samus

South

1. Mario
12. Ness
3. Squall
2. Mega Man

West

1. Sonic
5. Zero
14. Tifa
2. Solid Snake

North

1. Link
2. Cloud

East

1. Sephiroth
2. Samus

South

1. Mario
2. Mega Man

West

1. Sonic
2. Solid Snake


1. Link
1. Sephiroth
1. Mario
1. Sonic


1. Link
1. Mario

1. Link

Good bracket. There are one or two Nintendo/Square matches where it's really a judgement call (Bowser/Squall being the big one), but KH2 hype is pulling me slightly in Square's direction this year. I have the Final 4 occupied by all the 1 seeds, so no surprises there. My biggest disappointment with this particular bracket is the placement of Marth and Captain Falcon. They should be given an opportunity to prove themselves, not be fed to the Noble 9 at the start.
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It's a waste for chun to be a 16, if you want uber fodder there are better places to look.

Diablo/Tails has potential

Alucard/Zelda, not so much. ANd is there a reason we want a Zelda vs. Vivi rematch?

Dante/Kirby would send the board into fits. First the OMG, roffle my waffle sort and then OMG, this is the hardest match evar sort.

Sora/Vincent has potential, but I don't wnat to see what Cloud would do to either of them

Both are wasted slots, though Geno less so. I've been tellign you people Kerrigan was a waste for a couple years now, when will you learn?

Cloud in the same division as Link? Why not just have another ToC? It'd be half as lame and twice as effective.

East

New characters should not be in auto-lose slots. They are there to throw our math off, not to fill holes when you need someone to lose to Sephiroth. Also, see the above statement about Cloud and Link? Now you've gone double lame.

Subby should fight his own fights, if he is legitimately stronger than Scorp he'll prove it, otherwise we can assume the limit of MK is fairly low.

Zidane FTW? Maybe not, but he may prove to be closer to Magus than most think.

Everything else is boring 'til Crono/Samus. You wasted every noob on unwinnable matches and you threw together pathetically easy matched between multi-year competitors. Yay for brackets not made by you, I guess.

South

It's-a me, making the finals again even if-a I don't deserve it! Oh, and way to waste Meta Knight. I don't care for the character, but I wanted to point out you're wasting all of the newbs (minus subby) on matches they couldn't possibly win.

What a waste of two slots. Two villains contest losers with nothing to prove.

Kefka/Ness has potential. Rematches between Ocelot and Pac Man and Kefa and Pac Man do not.

And why must we see Bowser/Ryu AGAIN? It JUST happened.

Master Chief a 14 seed? Sure, after Goku, Wolverine, Mr. T and Jesus Christ take the 1 seeds.

Ugh, such a stupid match, and CATS will never get seeded higher than 16.

Falco, meet wasted potential (aka this bracket)

West

Whoa my god, Sonic will probably blow his shot at Mario again somewhow.

CJ is a waste, KOS probably is too at this point.

Should be a round 3 match, the likes of Aeris and Zero. rd 2 at worst.

OMG, Bomberman upsets Magus! :p Oh, and who ever wins the previous match has a bye in round 2, basically. Magus vs. Zero or Aeris was a good idea like, 2 years ago. Not so much anymore.

Tidus/Auron may be passable. Winner proabbly gets beaten soundly by Tifa.

Tifa wins. Wow. Why are we bringing Frog back when we know his potential is actually severely limited?

Ganon vs. Snake was a good idea befor ethe last contest. Like a number of others in your bracket, that's not the case anymore. Were you not here for the last contest of something?

Well, at least Serge isn't SFF'd out... unless Squall was in 2k2 (and Sora last year, maybe), in which case Serge is SFF'd out and we have no idea how he stands.
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Here's one that I made right after the villain contest ended.
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