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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 293
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| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/18/2006 11:53:56 AM | message detail |
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Hmm... this poll is telling us that almost 34% of our voting pool has been gaming for at least 16 years. Does that seem a little high to anyone else? --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| dragoontheguy | Posted 6/18/2006 11:57:42 AM | message detail |
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I'm almost positive that it would be considerably less if the poll
wasn't so glitchy on ie. More casuals probably use ie, which means
fewer years of gaming. Maybe I'm wrong though. --- When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. ~ Victor Hugo {WoT}~> Board 408 |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/18/2006 12:00:32 PM | message detail |
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lol casuals. Man, someone ought to tell CJayC to narrow the damn banner. Castlevania and Warcraft will be much more threatening if this keeps up. --- Got a craving while you're watching training holos on your rest cycle? Try new PHAZONETS - a mouthful of mutation in every morsel! |
| MnMZero | Posted 6/18/2006 12:02:26 PM | message detail |
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Seems pretty normal to me. 16 years is about the beginning of the
16-bit era. Seeing how popular games like Chrono Trigger, LttP, and
other 16-bit era games are, you would expect a number like that. Plus
people are probably answering the first time they started playing games
period which would probably be when they were pretty young (3-4 years old). --- *Is therealmnm* Proud Supporter of Zero in SC2k5 |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/18/2006 12:03:11 PM | message detail |
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Not really, yoblazer. I turn 17 next month, and I can honestly tell you I picked up a NES controller when I was about 2. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| MnMZero | Posted 6/18/2006 12:06:00 PM | message detail |
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Or even younger than 3-4 apparently... <_< --- *Is therealmnm* Proud Supporter of Zero in SC2k5 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/18/2006 12:42:49 PM | message detail |
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If I decide to stick with a purely-fun pick, I'll stay with AKI
Man...but seeing how there will already be CATS and maybe Jay Solano, I
may pick somebody more serious. Fox comes to mind, seeing how he
somehow missed out last year and BARELY lost in the Returner
Championship for the NRT, as does Yoshimitsu and Akuma. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 1:29:40 PM | message detail |
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You were putting it like SSB having one game encompass its
popularity makes it vulnerable to Sonic. I don't buy it. Didn't you say
yourself that you don't see Sonic as being particularly strong, you
just think SSB is overrated because it is basically one game? That's
what I disagree with. No, I said it would win more on SSB's "weakness," if you want to call it that, than Sonic just being that strong. I think SSB is overrated to all get out anyway, but it'll still be a strong series. Just not THAT strong. I still don't particularly agree with what you're trying to say about it doesn't really matter if it's spread out through games or if it's primarily focused in one game. That just doesn't make any sense. Otherwise, it's likely bias that makes that decision. Don't worry. SSB has plenty of bias on its own to counteract that. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 1:41:00 PM | message detail |
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No Sonic game could possibly break 45% on it and I bet no Sonic game would even break 40% on it. Hmmm....No individual game is worth 30% on FFVII? Of course, I know you're proposing this "SMW barely SFF'd Sonic 2, if it did at all" idea, so I can imagine why you'd do so. But in reality, SSBM isn't THAT much of a powerhouse that it's that out of reach to Sonic. About 20 games in the Sp2K4 bracket could hit at least 40% on SSBM (and that's NOT counting games that would possibly hit that mark if not for varying degrees of SFF, such as MGS, GE, SotN, Super Mario 64, and perhaps others). In other words, 40% on SSBM isn't a particularly difficult feat for at least ONE Sonic game to hit, especially when I believe that Sonic 2 is stronger than it looks and it's not even the strongest in the series. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| jonthomson | Posted 6/18/2006 2:01:12 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? Ridley or Johnny Rocketfingers. --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| Lopen | Posted 6/18/2006 2:05:36 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? Probably X-Death from FF5, maybe a Guilty Gear character or Dan Hibiki, though. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 2:10:41 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus
nominate if you win the Guru Contest? I know Harrich has Aki Man and
Leonhart has Seifer (or was it Laguna?), but I'm unsure about most of
you. Actually, that was Heroic Mario. I'm not in the Guru Contest. I don't like losing my sig, and I don't want to be stuck nominating a joke character. If it's a character worth nominating, I might do it even though I'm not in the contest, but otherwise, nah. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/18/2006 2:48:45 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, I think the peak score for any Sonic game would be below 30%. I
don't mean to say Sonic 2 didn't under-perform at all, but I find that
much more reasonable than some of the levels other people are placing
it at -- I simply think it wasn't truly breaking tier after tier like
other people, is all, due to the reasoning for "SFF" in the match to be
completely blown out of proportion. From there, Sonic 2 and S&K are
bound to have a huge over-lap thanks to Sonic 2 being packed with the
Genesis and the ability to connect the games, which would be a good
reason why S&K got so popular. Then, while I agree with you and
others that I prefer S&K to Sonic 2, I don't see it being SO much
more prefered, what with the already-huge over-lapping fanbase and half
of its appeal was that you could play Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 with Knuckles. Add to it the recent evidence that SA2B should be a bust compared to what many of us were thinking (I never want to hear again that SA2B would outrank MP) and the ranking of the Sonic games in the favorites-poll (which I've heard you say is generally more accurate than character-favorites polls), and I feel better thinking Sonic 2 would be the #1 or #2 game now...no longer do I think SA2B would threaten its position. To see S&K soar that much further past Sonic 2 would be astounding to me. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| outback | Posted 6/18/2006 2:52:55 PM | message detail |
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I'm asking for Ken Masters if I win. --- Don't quote me. - Blulum øütßá©k |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/18/2006 2:54:28 PM | message detail |
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Leon, that Sonic 2 stuff is starting to reassure me Sonic will get the win over SSB...hopefully its not misleading <_< --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/18/2006 2:55:02 PM | message detail |
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Plus, if you or someone else should try to pursue SA2B still being around 30%, remember: it didn't get within 40% against Metroid Prime, why would it land above 40% against SSBM? --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/18/2006 3:10:44 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? Xiangha ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), NSMB, FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/18/2006 3:10:52 PM | message detail |
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Xianghua, even. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), NSMB, FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/18/2006 3:14:39 PM | message detail |
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I honestly don't know who I'd pick, because I think the Prince will get
in regardless of me picking him if I won thanks to the nomination
rally/my rally the purged. ;_; Anyway, if there was another character that I felt could actually do some damage, and had no chance of getting in, I would consider picking them. I still might go with The Prince to boost his seed even more if possible though. Really couldn't say. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/18/2006 3:38:45 PM | message detail |
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I was thinkin' Raiden too, but I'd rather just let their rallies do what they can for the winners. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/18/2006 3:43:17 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? My current plans would be to have everyone nominate Seifer, but if Star Ocean does well enough then maybe Fayt ...!! --- "If you're asking for a date, forget it. Because I made it a point not to go out with women who shoot me in the head." |
| transience | Posted 6/18/2006 4:25:19 PM | message detail |
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I agree about Castlevania being dangerous if this poll position
continues. who knows if it's going to be permanent though? I would
think the banner would come down when the contest starts, or soon
thereafter. if it goes back to normal, we'll be all good. interesting to think about it though... Warcraft could be a force if the votals are halved. --- xyzzy "I was scared of that match because I thought Magus was over-confiscated for in his match against Crono." -Tai |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 4:56:05 PM | message detail |
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it didn't get within 40% against Metroid Prime, why would it land above 40% against SSBM? SSBM got DOUBLED by Final Fantasy X. How could it ever beat it in a head-to-head match? In other words, I don't take old Game of the Year Polls to be worth too much. Besides, we saw Sonic characters have a notable increase in strength, so it's possible that his games went up as well. Of course, that applies to any and all Nintendo games, so that's likely a moot point regardless. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 5:23:39 PM | message detail |
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Almost done with my first round Analysis Crew write-ups, but I'm stuck
on SSB/DQ. I don't want to write just "This match needs no analysis."
That kinda defeats the purpose... --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/18/2006 5:24:46 PM | message detail |
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Actually, I'd have everyone nominate Mewtwo. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), NSMB, FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Lopen | Posted 6/18/2006 5:25:42 PM | message detail |
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Trust me, if even I'm not considering Raiden as the prize, you shouldn't. The rally winners are pretty well locks to get in I'd say. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| Janus5000 | Posted 6/18/2006 5:26:24 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? Reno. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/18/2006 5:28:37 PM | message detail |
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A blurb about how there are virtually no Japanese people on GameFAQs will be enough, I think. --- Got a craving while you're watching training holos on your rest cycle? Try new PHAZONETS - a mouthful of mutation in every morsel! |
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 6/18/2006 5:35:39 PM | message detail |
| I'd have everyone nominate Akuma as I will say he's the strongest non FF entrant to never make a contest until I'm proven wrong! |
| Who Cares? | Posted 6/18/2006 5:36:14 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? Lopen Probably X-Death from FF5, maybe a Guilty Gear character or Dan Hibiki, though. outback I'm asking for Ken Masters if I win. UltimaterializerX Xianghua, even. Go Lopen, outback, and/or Ulti! :) --- Character Noms: Ken, Chun-Li, Kasumi, Morrigan, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 5:37:39 PM | message detail |
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If I were in the contest, I'd probably go for Serge. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/18/2006 5:38:48 PM | message detail |
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If I were, I'd kill two birds with one stone: piss 80% of the board off and attempt to get Zelos in. Hoo-hah. --- Got a craving while you're watching training holos on your rest cycle? Try new PHAZONETS - a mouthful of mutation in every morsel! |
| DomaDragoon | Posted 6/18/2006 5:41:30 PM | message detail |
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I'm curious: who are all of you planning on having the gurus nominate if you win the Guru Contest? I'm not sure... I have a few possibilities. Maybe Ashton Anchors if SO does well on Pokemon. It'd almost certainly be a newbie non-Square RPG character, though. Don't worry - it won't come up. Almost done with my first round Analysis Crew write-ups, but I'm stuck on SSB/DQ. I don't want to write just "This match needs no analysis." That kinda defeats the purpose... When in doubt, reference Sir Chris. --- www.rpgdl.com - Because everybody loves violent arena battles, right? |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 5:41:41 PM | message detail |
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Nah, asking for Zelos wouldn't do that. Ask for, say, Jigglypuff and that'd do it. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Lopen | Posted 6/18/2006 5:42:13 PM | message detail |
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Guilty Gear Character would be more interesting than X-Death, I'd
imagine. I mean, we know X-Death's gonna be pretty damn weak. But... but... Sol Badguy or Ky Kiske could outdo Terry or Jin, you never know! Dizzy? TJF for sure, oh yeah! Though in all honesty Dan's probably the most interesting of my choices. How does a fairly popular Street Fighter character do that has no exposure on the SNES games. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| Who Cares? | Posted 6/18/2006 5:42:42 PM | message detail |
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If I were, I'd kill two birds with one stone: piss 80% of the board off and attempt to get Zelos in. Hoo-hah. Then I'd be in he 20% that would less than three you! :) --- Character Noms: Ken, Chun-Li, Kasumi, Morrigan, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 5:44:20 PM | message detail |
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Dan, I'd like to see, but if you insist on nominating an Alpha character, go for Sakura. ...We need more females in the contest, that's all. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Lopen | Posted 6/18/2006 5:47:22 PM | message detail |
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Aside from Akuma (and he kinda cheats with his SF2: T), I'd say Dan's
likely to be the most popular SFA original character out there. I
honestly think he could at least scrape by the fodder line. Akuma > Dan > Sakura >> any others I can think of. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 6/18/2006 5:48:02 PM | message detail |
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Ask for a member of Clinkeroth to really get people pissed. --- Just Got Owned By Guru winner Voltch. |
| red sox 777 | Posted 6/18/2006 5:50:15 PM | message detail |
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I'd ask for....... Magus. --- 1123581321345589 |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/18/2006 5:51:31 PM | message detail |
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I'd hate to see the guru winner pick a SF character other than Ken, just because we've already seen so many. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/18/2006 5:51:51 PM | message detail |
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Also, when does the guru topic go up? --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 5:53:08 PM | message detail |
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I'd hate to see the guru winner pick a SF character other than Ken, just because we've already seen so many. But they've all proven to be decent competition and stronger than some characters who still manage to get in every year (*coughs* Kefka *coughs). --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/18/2006 5:54:10 PM | message detail |
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Lockdown. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), NSMB, FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Who Cares? | Posted 6/18/2006 5:55:05 PM | message detail |
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Indeed, plus Bison is really the only SFer (other than Ryu of course) that's had a fair shot at winning a match. --- Character Noms: Ken, Chun-Li, Kasumi, Morrigan, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Samurai7 | Posted 6/18/2006 5:55:42 PM | message detail |
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I'd choose Crono He deserves a one seed >.> --- Did you know 86% of all statistics are made up on the spot? |
| Lopen | Posted 6/18/2006 5:59:18 PM | message detail |
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Plus putting a character that wasn't in the SNES games in the contest
would help calm the "just how popular are post SF2 Street Fighters"
questions. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| transience | Posted 6/18/2006 6:00:01 PM | message detail |
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if you picked Crono, I'm sure most of us wouldn't even nominate him. the point is to get someone you want into the contest. --- xyzzy "I was scared of that match because I thought Magus was over-confiscated for in his match against Crono." -Tai |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/18/2006 6:00:29 PM | message detail |
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Well, I don't know if Dan is the best option for that, though out of the Alpha-exclusives, he MIGHT be the best bet. Except for maybe Guy. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/18/2006 6:01:26 PM | message detail |
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Fair enough, and I wasn't trying to ensue that they're weak either, I'm
just kinda tired of 'em. Anyway, if the winner picked Crono I'd tell
them to **** off. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |