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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 296
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| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/1/2006 12:29:04 AM | message detail |
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So I decided to switch back to SSB over Sonic. Go me? --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| voltch | Posted 7/1/2006 12:44:13 AM | message detail |
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so how much are pics likely to cause controversy in the contest? like say a sprite of MG? --- Kilroy:Their fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft. BrentfordFC-championship here we come |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/1/2006 12:47:37 AM | message detail |
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From longbladeofhiko Posted 7/1/2006 3:29:04 AM #401 So I decided to switch back to SSB over Sonic. Go me? I'm torn on that match, but I think SSB is the safer pick. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/1/2006 12:49:39 AM | message detail |
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Well I've delibarated about it all the time, but think about it....just
about any time a solid Nintendo-franchise character goes up against a
Sonic character, the Nintendo character generally wins. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/1/2006 12:53:13 AM | message detail |
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Infact, I'm willing to bet this contest will really come down to
FF/Zelda, SH/FE(meh, maybe) and the Gear Division in general, MM/MK,
and well...thats about it really. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| greatone10 | Posted 7/1/2006 1:04:46 AM | message detail |
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Pokemon/SO will be the Ness/CJ of this contest. --- RIP Eddie Guerrero 1967-2005 "I set my ATM card's number to "0001" because I'm number one!" - Manfred von Karma |
| XIII_rocks | Posted 7/1/2006 5:16:29 AM | message detail |
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Also, XIII pick XIII. That game gets little to no love around here,
and it's one of the best FPS' on the market. It's certainly my favorite
from this gen. k. Will you as well? --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz Beef Jerky, Catgirls, DESU DESU DESU! O_o |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/1/2006 5:21:32 AM | message detail |
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Well I've delibarated about it all the time, but think about
it....just about any time a solid Nintendo-franchise character goes up
against a Sonic character, the Nintendo character generally wins. Yeah, but there's the whole games =/= characters thing and the whole SSB only having two games in the series thing. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/1/2006 6:14:41 AM | message detail |
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I think the number of games in the series hardly matters. Super Smash
Bros. has already been established as a popular brand in gaming. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/1/2006 6:28:07 AM | message detail |
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The whole "SSB won't win because it only has two games" thing is complete BS. Are you telling me that people will look at SSB/Sonic and think "Well, SSBM owns any Sonic game to death, but it since Sonic has way more games I'd better vote for him."? Come on, people. This is ridiculous. SSB will have absolutely no trouble putting away Sonic. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Dunkeroo23 | Posted 7/1/2006 6:32:04 AM | message detail |
| ^^^ no, but because Sonic has a lot more games, a lot more people have played a Sonic game. SSBM is a strong game, but might not be a strong series |
| capatillistpiglet | Posted 7/1/2006 6:33:08 AM | message detail |
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And recently of course, Sonic has fallen massively with gamer's
opinions with very weak entries while SSB is one of the most
anticipated games for the Wii.
Nintendo>>>>>>>>>>Sega. --- Hay, my message and sig have been swapped around. |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/1/2006 6:34:15 AM | message detail |
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Oh, and I almost forgot the old standby: #6: Super Smash Bros. Melee - GC #38: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - GEN kthx --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Kali101 | Posted 7/1/2006 6:38:10 AM | message detail |
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^^^ no, but because Sonic has a lot more games, a lot more people
have played a Sonic game. SSBM is a strong game, but might not be a
strong series SSB and SSBM are recent. Whereas, the only recent Sonic games that have come out are collections of the old ones, or they sucked. Nostalgia's not gonna be enough to carry Sonic against such a strong series that only shows signs of getting stronger. --- "Ah, virginity. The only gift where the box it came in still fun to play with." ~thepeoplesgamer |
| shadow8021 | Posted 7/1/2006 7:15:23 AM | message detail |
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BUY OR SELL: Metal Gear (Solid) not making the Final Four. Sell it. Metal Gear is the strongest series in that division. It will struggle, but still beat the Halo/KH winner. BUY OR SELL: Zelda being a real threat to Final Fantasy in the finals. I'm buying this. Although FF is the favorite and my pick to win, Zelda, with the help of the Nintendo shift and with Twilight Princess getting closer and closer, Zelda could make things interesting with FF in the final. BUY OR SELL: Mario being a real threat to Final Fantasy. I'm selling on this one. We all saw Mario's success in the Character Battle last year, but what happened to him against Sephiroth? Granted, the series' will likely be stronger, but the only threat I see FF facing being Zelda. I don't think the Mario series is on either of their levels right now. BUY OR SELL: Madden suffering the biggest blowout. Sell it. Civilization, nuff said. BUY OR SELL: A series will be blown out in the 90s. Buy. The highest anyone will go is the mid-80s. There won't be a series weak enough to suffer an Adventure-like blowout. BUY OR SELL: No match being decided by less than 2000 votes. Sell that. Halo/KH will be epic. --- Series Contest Score: 0/0 Next Pick: The Legend of Zelda |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/1/2006 7:41:52 AM | message detail |
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Beloved on 7 continents...idolized by peeps from the days of the Odyssey to fledglings brought up on the DS Lite...he is... Steve Illumina Thats right, fanbabies and fans, I am back...and to think you all thought I was driven away by that fluke run by SSBM last year that shattered my bracket dreams...or that horrific defeat of my fav game of all time, FFVI, at the hands of that silly Link to the Past! Rubbish! Now, it is time, to SPEAK! Death Mountain Division, Round 1, Battle 1 The Legend of Zelda vs Sid (Cid?) Meier's Civilization Sage of Board 8's Pick: Zelda Newbie's Pick: Zelda Jaded PC Gamer's (Aint PC Gaming Dead Yet?) Pick: Civ Blowout Potential: Extreme Comments: Well kiddies, we start things off this year with the traditional round 1 blowout...*looks for CATS* And that would be Nintendo's greatest series taking on one of the PC's finest from a historical worth perspective, that being Civilization. Now, Civilization, for all you half-wits raised on a healthy dose of Halo and Grand Theft Auto, with a little SOCOM on the side, was one of the first of its kind. An RTS with a historical perspective, where you could not only have fun playing the game, but, you could learn something too! And to think games could not teach ya nothing. Now if I can just get MMX to return that copy of Oregon Trail to me he borrowed 2 years ago...but I digress... Civ 3, I feel, was the best in its series, but the problem here is no matter how good Civ games are, they dont hold a candle to Sid's greatest achievement: SimCity. Now those games were damn good..and they should be here instead of Civ. They should be here to take the beating from Zelda that represents PC gaming taking a beating as a whole today at the hands of the consoles. It is a dying genre, holding on to glimmers of hope, even though the release of every new console system drives another nail into its coffin... Obviously, loyal Nintendites, Zelda will win this within...oh...10 seconds? No more analysis is needed. Zelda is just too loved, too worshipped, and who cant hum the classic overworld music from Zelda 1? :) Now I will sit back and wait for the next Command and Conquer game...another series that belongs here in this tourney... *weeps* Fanboy Quote of the Day: "Link is like da bomb in Soul 2, know what I mean, dawg?" --- Steve Illumina: 'Sage of Board 8', Adored by Elites, Hated by Fanbabies, Loved by Girly Gamers! |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/1/2006 7:46:06 AM | message detail |
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Hehe I read some replies to my post on Page 13 of this topic and I must
admit, some of them were right, and I apologize for not finishing my
column last year. It is true..I was so angry that FFVI got beat...it still burns me up inside! *chuckles* And..and..oh give me a tissue, I cant go on! But I will finish it this year...this bracket of mine is airtight...lol....hmmmm --- Steve Illumina: 'Sage of Board 8', Adored by Elites, Hated by Fanbabies, Loved by Girly Gamers! |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 7:49:23 AM | message detail |
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Ah, these silly voters not knowing the only option to choose in the last one. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/1/2006 7:56:31 AM | message detail |
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Does anybody think that -- even if MG switched places with any of the
other one-seeds -- that it would avoid gettin' so many votes like this? --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| SephirothG | Posted 7/1/2006 7:57:53 AM | message detail |
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I'd be weary about Metal Gear vs. SSB, so yes. --- [Something clever was here before the sig wipe] http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585012 |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/1/2006 7:58:44 AM | message detail |
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Metal Gear vs. Metroid would have me thinking long and hard as well. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 7/1/2006 7:59:31 AM | message detail |
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That would be a fantastic match. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 7:59:32 AM | message detail |
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If it got a path like Zelda's, I could imagine it doing better than it
is in this poll. I would imagine most people who have seen the bracket
know that Halo is in the same division right now, and you have to
imagine many people think Halo has that division. I would imagine it still ends up getting far too a high percentage even with a different place though. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 8:01:03 AM | message detail |
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It'd be harder than anything in the Gear Division now, but I'd still take Metal Gear and be confident about it. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| SephirothG | Posted 7/1/2006 8:01:44 AM | message detail |
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But we all agree that that is the Final Four right there, yes? --- [Something clever was here before the sig wipe] http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585012 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 8:03:08 AM | message detail |
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I think most of us would agree. I think there a couple of people here who think Metal Gear loses before taking the division. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| transience | Posted 7/1/2006 8:04:22 AM | message detail |
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most of the people voting probably have no idea what MG is facing
anyway. they just picked what they thought was the weakest series. --- xyzzy |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/1/2006 8:07:03 AM | message detail |
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Oh, you mean like how people thought Master Hand was the strongest out of his bunch? =P --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Samurai7 | Posted 7/1/2006 8:14:33 AM | message detail |
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ES > SF KH > MG Book it --- Did you know 86% of all statistics are made up on the spot? |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 8:15:28 AM | message detail |
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I laugh at both of those, particularly the latter!! --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/1/2006 8:22:38 AM | message detail |
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From Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 11:03:08 AM | #426 I think most of us would agree. I think there a couple of people here who think Metal Gear loses before taking the division. You'd be surprised. There are many people that think Mario will lose. To SSB. Yeah, I haven't seen one sensible argument for that either. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/1/2006 8:25:00 AM | message detail |
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That one still mindblowing to this very day. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| transience | Posted 7/1/2006 8:26:06 AM | message detail |
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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=28995763 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=28995855 yep, this is gonna hurt for some people. --- xyzzy |
| crazyisgood | Posted 7/1/2006 8:33:16 AM | message detail |
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this contest will end with FF on top --- randomness 21 http://misterpoll.com/3368382471.html |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/1/2006 8:44:51 AM | message detail |
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And now for a post with actual content, the top 5 BOP upsets so far out of 129 brackets: 1. Mario Kart over Megaman (45) 2. Warcraft over GTA (37) 3. Castlevania over Halo (33) 4. Kingdom Hearts wins Snake division (28) 5. Zelda wins the tournament (26) --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| crazyisgood | Posted 7/1/2006 8:48:10 AM | message detail |
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I qam moving to England --- randomness 21 http://misterpoll.com/3368382471.html |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/1/2006 8:53:55 AM | message detail |
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That's 3/5 for me. --- sig |
| transience | Posted 7/1/2006 9:00:08 AM | message detail |
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you know, I'm beginning to think that a completely cookie-cutter bracket will actually be unique due to people upset-hunting. --- xyzzy |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/1/2006 9:02:59 AM | message detail |
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you know, I'm beginning to think that a completely cookie-cutter bracket will actually be unique due to people upset-hunting. Nah, before I switched to Halo > Kingdom Hearts, I counted at least seven brackets identical to mine. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/1/2006 9:03:29 AM | message detail |
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That's what I'm hoping for. I mean, I did my bracket before knowing it was cookie-cutter. --- Moltar Status: Eagerly awaiting for the next Contest to begin. |
| transience | Posted 7/1/2006 9:05:41 AM | message detail |
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oh I'm exaggerating of course, but there just seems to be so many
people who are picking upsets solely to be different. they don't
actually believe they're going to win, but they pick it anyway. --- xyzzy |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/1/2006 9:10:53 AM | message detail |
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If this bracket is much easier than we thought with a cookie-cutter, it'll just be a competition between tiebreakers. --- "People who play RPGs are depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games" - Hiroshi Yamauchi * Is Dranze * |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/1/2006 9:14:03 AM | message detail |
| You mean like...the Villains Contest?!?! |
| transience | Posted 7/1/2006 9:15:42 AM | message detail |
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what differences did we have in the VC? (from the BOP that is) Diablo + Master Hand? --- xyzzy |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 7/1/2006 9:18:54 AM | message detail |
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I think those were the only ones. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/1/2006 9:19:07 AM | message detail |
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And Eggman winning the four-pack. That's it. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Sir Bormun | Posted 7/1/2006 9:23:01 AM | message detail |
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I just got home from a week vacation and saw that Ceej is moving the start times for voting back to Midnight EST. This brings back good memories. --- Need new sig. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/1/2006 9:36:36 AM | message detail |
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From Phediuk Posted 7/1/2006 9:28:07 AM #410 The whole "SSB won't win because it only has two games" thing is complete BS. Are you telling me that people will look at SSB/Sonic and think "Well, SSBM owns any Sonic game to death, but it since Sonic has way more games I'd better vote for him."? Come on, people. This is ridiculous. SSB will have absolutely no trouble putting away Sonic. I'd care about that post if you didn't have the biggest history of anti-Sonic trolling I have ever seen. You make me look like a saint. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/1/2006 9:39:19 AM | message detail |
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And I'm not exactly a Sonic fan myself. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| Aprosenf | Posted 7/1/2006 9:54:44 AM | message detail |
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Civ 3, I feel, was the best in its series, but the problem here is no matter how good Civ games are, they dont hold a candle to Sid's greatest achievement: SimCity. Will Wright would like a word with you, Steve. --- For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener |