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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 306
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| LightningHD22 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:09:47 PM | message detail |
| sales don't equal strength? So you think it's just a coincidence Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Pokemon dominate this contest? |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/8/2006 7:10:25 PM | message detail |
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*waits for next poster's reaction* --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/8/2006 7:10:30 PM | message detail |
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Pokemon...dominate this contest? Since when? It didn't even double Star Ocean. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/8/2006 7:10:38 PM | message detail |
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sales don't equal strength? So you think it's just a coincidence Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Pokemon dominate this contest? XD --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LightningHD22 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:10:48 PM | message detail |
| oh and Halo too, but Castlevania is CJay's favorite game so I think you can figure that one out |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:11:07 PM | message detail |
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Bold Prediction: Street Fighter vs. Resident Evil will be the closest match of the contest, regardless of who wins. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/8/2006 7:11:09 PM | message detail |
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Don't forget Grand Theft Auto! That one's crucial to your arguement. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/8/2006 7:12:19 PM | message detail |
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Oh, great. Every contest there's someone who barges in, thinking he's
figured out how these things work. And promptly and deservedly gets
laughed out. So, will Castlevania end up the match about 55%? It wouldn't make much of a difference as far as next round is concerned, but it's still a nice number. Especially considering the (alleged) caliber of the competition. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 7/8/2006 7:13:05 PM | message detail |
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The more I think about it, the more obvious it seems to me that Halo's
random vote spikes were the result of cheating. It sucks to be wrong,
but it sucks even worse to be wrong by THIS MUCH! Once again I blame HM for the result of this match. TuRtLe ~~~ Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/8/2006 7:13:36 PM | message detail |
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For those of you who thought we'd finally have a match with a large
percentage swing...Castlevania has been in the 54.90-55% range for the
last 6 1/2 hours. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/8/2006 7:16:34 PM | message detail |
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sales don't equal strength? So you think it's just a coincidence Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and Pokemon dominate this contest? I'm interested in who you have winning the contest. if it isn't Pokemon, then you're just screwed by your own logic. --- * Is Dranze * |
| LightningHD22 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:21:39 PM | message detail |
| eh unfortunately I had Halo winning the contest, beating Madden in the finals (Madden over Mario might have been a risky choice now come to think of it). argh CJay cost me from winning because he just had to have his favorite game advance. Next year I will know better |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/8/2006 7:22:19 PM | message detail |
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eh unfortunately I had Halo winning the contest, beating Madden in
the finals (Madden over Mario might have been a risky choice now come
to think of it). argh CJay cost me from winning because he just had to
have his favorite game advance. Next year I will know better I hope you're a trolling alt. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 7/8/2006 7:24:11 PM | message detail |
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yeah, I'd say. that "CJayC costed me a point" killed him. --- * Is Dranze * |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/8/2006 7:24:58 PM | message detail |
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He sure as **** is. You have to know your stuff here to even know SotN is CJayC's favorite game. Now, WHOSE alt is it? For whatever reason I'm putting my chips on Ulti. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/8/2006 7:25:47 PM | message detail |
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He sure as **** is. You have to know your stuff here to even know SotN is CJayC's favorite game. Now, WHOSE alt is it? For whatever reason I'm putting my chips on Ulti. Well, whoever it is, they suck at using trolling alts. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LightningHD22 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:27:07 PM | message detail |
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the only reason I know Castlevania is CJay's favorite game is because someone said it http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=29135317 |
| Adept of Aiur | Posted 7/8/2006 7:29:09 PM | message detail |
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That wasn't the only thing you've said that made me certain you were a trolling alt. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| LightningHD22 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:33:01 PM | message detail |
| Stop calling me a troll you troll. Wait until Madden makes it to the finals then. You laugh because I had Halo winning but it wasn't a fair match considering Castlevania had CJay on its side. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/8/2006 7:43:18 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, next time you'll have Castlevania winning it all. As for CV avoiding the huge-ass swing, I'm going to make a guess and say the other CV games in the series played a huge part in that. We've seen Alucard and C:SotN both be pitiful with the day-vote and MC/Halo be excellent with it. However, since both of the series embody more than MC, Alucard, Halo, and C:SotN, where does that leave us? Halo 2 shouldn't hurt its series' day-vote at all... ...so I'm looking at the other games in the CV series, namely the handheld ones since we've seen several times that older games lose the day-vote and newer games win it (the polls from the Top Ten Contest are my main source, and it may have rung true in the Final Four and Championship of the Game Contest too). It also doesn't hurt that so much of CV's roots are Nintendo-based (as well as all of its handheld games) and Nintendo generally does better in the day than at night. Throw in the general strength of C:SotN -- no matter what time of the day it is -- and you have a good case for why Halo didn't make so much of an impact with the day-vote. It's worth mentioning that HBO didn't link to today's match though...but if my GFA experiment is worth anything, it probably wouldn't have made it more than 2,000 votes closer, meaning CV would have still handled itself well in the day-vote today. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Tediz247 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:45:35 PM | message detail |
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How much bracket support will Castlevania have? Halo usually gets pretty good support, so I'll say Castlevania with 37.5% of brackets. --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end. ZSB [aX] |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 7:47:31 PM | message detail |
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I know there is no translation from Series to Character, but I cant
help thinking we should try to get one of the Belmonts in the next
character contest. --- Where am I? |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/8/2006 7:48:13 PM | message detail |
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Straight from the spread betting topic: LightningHD22 | Posted 7/7/2006 8:19:46 PM | message detail | #014 Janus5000 Posted 7/7/2006 5:18:39 PM message detail MAX on Super Mario Bros. No one cares about Madden here. yeah that's why it has every top message board huh Right. It's not a genuine idiot. Now I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| greatone10 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:48:43 PM | message detail |
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Halo had major support from the board and judging from the past, will
probably have major casual strength. Halo will probably have 3/4 of the
brackets. --- RIP Eddie Guerrero 1967-2005 "I set my ATM card's number to "0001" because I'm number one!" - Manfred von Karma |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/8/2006 7:48:53 PM | message detail |
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From NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 10:47:31 PM | #122 I know there is no translation from Series to Character, but I cant help thinking we should try to get one of the Belmonts in the next character contest. Again? Would any one of them do better than what Simon did, you think? --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/8/2006 7:49:07 PM | message detail |
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Simon Belmont's already been in one, and he didn't do so well. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/8/2006 7:50:19 PM | message detail |
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Halo owns the casuals, Halo owned the board, and -- though CV does have
the higher seed -- there was no visible seeding during the
bracket-making period. I'm actually thinkin' something closer to
Halo/Starcraft than 37.5%...I'll say 31%. BOLD PREDICTION: CV/Halo will be the second-biggest first-round upset ever, only behind Halo/Starcraft. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 7:51:34 PM | message detail |
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I think Simon could do better honestly. But I dont know well enough to be put back in. --- Where am I? |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:52:01 PM | message detail |
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Simon landed in the same area as Zidane or Geno, which isn't terrible.
But I don't think he's worth bringing back. Richter is probably the
only other Belmont that could do anything, and Soma's probably the best
bet for a second CV character. I'm not sold on either of them being too
far above the fodder line, if at all, though. --- Mustache...and green... http://www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/RPGuy.jpg |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 7:52:39 PM | message detail |
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I never played CoM sadly, but who was the hero in that game? --- Where am I? |
| Xuxon | Posted 7/8/2006 7:52:45 PM | message detail |
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From: LeonhartForever | Posted: 7/8/2006 9:53:48 PM | Message Detail Madden could maybe beat Harvest Moon and Shadow Hearts. MAYBE. I'd take it over those, plus Star Ocean and Civilization without much thought. I'd consider it over Silent Hill and Suikoden as well. --- "Let's drop this Xbox statue on Naomi's head! Oof! This thing's big! It'll take over 3 years for it to start selling!" ~ Jaguar, Sega Fantasy VI |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/8/2006 7:53:14 PM | message detail |
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Nah, it'll be in the 40's. --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 7:53:38 PM | message detail |
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You mean prediction percentage wise 2nd biggest upset, Harrich or what? --- Where am I? |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 7/8/2006 7:55:39 PM | message detail |
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I remember being quite mad that Dracula wasn't allowed into the Villains Contest. --- Just Got Owned By Guru winner Voltch. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/8/2006 7:55:51 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, by bracket-predictons. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 7/8/2006 7:55:57 PM | message detail |
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Nathan Graves was the hero of Circle of the Moon. --- Mustache...and green... http://www.rit.edu/~zmb0386/RPGuy.jpg |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/8/2006 7:56:37 PM | message detail |
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Once again I blame HM for the result of this match. Huh? And this performance by Castlevania today does not mean we need to see another Castlevania character make the contest. Well, I mean, it'd be great to see, but they're not going to have very much notable strength. This is the entire Castlevania series in today's poll, which is far more than any one character or one game in the series could ever think of doing. Big, big difference. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/8/2006 7:58:38 PM | message detail |
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I remember being quite mad that Dracula wasn't allowed into the Villains Contest. Considering he didn't originate in a video game, he wasn't eligible. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 7:59:02 PM | message detail |
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I still cant believe that to the overall bracket making community, Vivi
over DK was almost as big as an upset as Knuckles over Magus. --- Where am I? |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/8/2006 7:59:36 PM | message detail |
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You know why, don't you? Ulti picked Donkey Kong. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/8/2006 7:59:47 PM | message detail |
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Julius Belmont would be the strongest Belmont. It's "what have you done for me lately". --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 8:00:01 PM | message detail |
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Yeah Ive never been a huge Castlevania fan and I didnt realize that very few games in the series share the same hero. --- Where am I? |
| dethfdddddh | Posted 7/8/2006 8:01:12 PM | message detail |
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I realized that after my nominations were done. Thought his background
was different enough from the two most famous Draculas (Bram's and the
Impaler) to count as a unique chracter. --- Just Got Owned By Guru winner Voltch. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/8/2006 8:01:33 PM | message detail |
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Julius Belmont is all sorts of awesome, too. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/8/2006 8:03:17 PM | message detail |
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HM, do you think the 1999 Julius-arc Castlevania game will be a 3D
console game or another 2D handheld? I heard they hinted it would be
one of the upcoming games in the series at the end of Curse of
Darkness... --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| NewLib | Posted 7/8/2006 8:03:35 PM | message detail |
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So quick question that has nothing to do with the match today: Which
Nintendo RPG series is the strongest? Fire Emblem, Mother, Pokemon, or
Paper Mario? --- Where am I? |
| Xuxon | Posted 7/8/2006 8:04:52 PM | message detail |
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Pokemon --- "Let's drop this Xbox statue on Naomi's head! Oof! This thing's big! It'll take over 3 years for it to start selling!" ~ Jaguar, Sega Fantasy VI |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/8/2006 8:05:33 PM | message detail |
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Paper Mario, although Super Mario RPG is probably the overall strongest Nintendo RPG. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/8/2006 8:05:35 PM | message detail |
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What has Alucard done for me lately?! ...and I thought Vivi over DK was obvious. Donkey Kong always struggles with anyone over the fodder line. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Big Bob | Posted 7/8/2006 8:06:45 PM | message detail |
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Don't make me choose between Pokemon and Fire Emblem! *collapses* --- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v674/ImBigBob/PokemonvsMetroid.jpg |