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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 312
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| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:24:21 PM | message detail |
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Such an unexpected result!! --- Commit it to memory. |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 10:24:25 PM | message detail |
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From what I've seen of Twilight Princess, it looks like a "prettier"
Ocarina of Time. I still saw hints of the basic 3D Zelda gaming engine
in those video clips, so I don't see it being anything revolutionary at
all. Of course looking at the "Balrog" fight among others, there are
sure to be a bunch of moments in the games that will make fans drool.
It probably won't end up being more popular than OoT due to OoT being
so entrenched, but I don't think people will be disappointed with it at
all. Think how much better SMW was than SMB3 technically, yet SMB3 is the one that still is adored. I see the same thing in the relationship between OoT and TP. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/12/2006 10:24:52 PM | message detail |
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| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:28:04 PM | message detail |
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I know...but I'm tired of Ocarina of Time! I mean, at
least Majora's Mask mixed things up with the three-day thing, even if
people necessarily didn't like it as much. But I'd like Zelda to really
push the envelope, not simply be content to make it bigger and prettier. But then again, I say the same thing about Final Fantasy...DAMMIT --- Commit it to memory. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:29:01 PM | message detail |
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Well, Final Fantasy games DID get better after FFVII. As long as you don't count FFIX and you stop at FFX. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 10:29:19 PM | message detail |
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Ick...the representative of the entire SMB series getting flattened
by the villain of the most popular FF game didn't fill me with any kind
of hope for SMB. I'll be pulling for it, but FF could end up making
that one nasty. The Mario series is going to be much stronger than Mario the character. Not everyone really cares for Mario. There are plenty of us Luigi fans (!) as well as Yoshi and the rest of the crew. The games themselves transcends all of them. Sure FF will be a much stronger entity, but Il still think SMB will impress. I definitely don't think it will simply roll over to FF. Seeing how the Nintendo series have performed so far, I think there will be some fight taken to FF. Think Bowser/Ganon taking on Sephiroth in Spring 2k5, except that SMB and LoZ are far stronger contestants this time around. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 10:30:04 PM | message detail |
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As long as you don't count FFIX and you stop at FFX. yeah, I see no reason to play MGS when you have silly opinions like these! --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 10:31:08 PM | message detail |
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As long as you don't count FFX and you stop at FFIX. There ya go. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:31:13 PM | message detail |
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The Mario series is going to be much stronger than Mario the character. And I'd expect the gap between Sephiroth and the Final Fantasy series to be larger, quite frankly. I think that's a really bad comparison to draw. Final Fantasy is MUCH more than Sephiroth, even more so than SMB is Mario. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:32:07 PM | message detail |
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As long as you don't count FFX and you stop at FFIX. There ya go. That would be a bit redundant, so I clearly didn't mean that! Note that I actually LIKE Final Fantasy IX. Just not as much as FFVII. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/12/2006 10:34:09 PM | message detail |
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*Sees tran's post* I almost put down that R word in another post....third times a charm brotha...<_< --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:36:17 PM | message detail |
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Huzzah! Dragon Quest has breached the 22% mark! --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:38:42 PM | message detail |
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lol night vote --- Commit it to memory. |
| NewLib | Posted 7/12/2006 10:39:53 PM | message detail |
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Well this atleast puts SSB ahead of MMX by a clear margin (is there any doubt that DQ would beat Suikoden). Im impressed by Sonic's victory and have to call it the favorite in its match againist SSB, but I dont think SSB is a pushover so Im going 53-47. --- Where am I? |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:40:30 PM | message detail |
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Man, if Sonic won that easily, I'd be thrilled to no end. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:40:43 PM | message detail |
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Whoa now, that's some estimation of DMC you've got there! You'd think you were me. Or Lopen! --- Commit it to memory. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 10:41:54 PM | message detail |
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Hah, back over! And that match is going to be close either way. Winner takes it with no more than 52%. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| NewLib | Posted 7/12/2006 10:42:22 PM | message detail |
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Well I think there is a good chance that Sonic > MG. I can still see SSB being maybe the 6th strongest series though. --- Where am I? |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:42:46 PM | message detail |
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Someone do a quick estimation of how much DMC beats DQ (if it finishes with 22%) for Sonic/SSB to be dead even. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 10:43:25 PM | message detail |
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And I'd expect the gap between Sephiroth and the Final Fantasy
series to be larger, quite frankly. I think that's a really bad
comparison to draw. Final Fantasy is MUCH more than Sephiroth, even
more so than SMB is Mario. You think I don't know that? Of course I disagree with the SMB/Mario thing. Call me crazy, but I think SMB gets 40% on FF with ease. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:44:20 PM | message detail |
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BTW, I do give DQ the 'edge' against Suikoden...but I do doubt if it
can pull off the victory. Suikoden II outranked Dragon Warrior
decisively on the list (although it's only the original DW), and DQ's
sales here have been pathetic. Let's not forget that Suikoden has
actually mustered up enough noms to get into a Games Contest before,
and got a WAY higher seed than DQ in this one (board biased noms, but
something to consider). Yeah, DQ8 probably puts this out of reach, but
Suikoden winning there wouldn't shock me. --- Commit it to memory. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:44:37 PM | message detail |
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Hey, I said that if you were talking about the first Sephiroth/Mario
matchup, SMB might outdo that. When you were talking about the 2nd
matchup, that's where I had to disagree. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| NewLib | Posted 7/12/2006 10:45:39 PM | message detail |
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It would me. And that list is crap. --- Where am I? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 10:45:49 PM | message detail |
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Someone do a quick estimation of how much DMC beats DQ (if it finishes with 22%) for Sonic/SSB to be dead even. 62.23% I hope I did the math right... --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:45:59 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, SMB getting 45% on FF = not happening. =( --- Commit it to memory. |
| NewLib | Posted 7/12/2006 10:46:24 PM | message detail |
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I got that too MM. Which the more I think about it, I could se DQ breaking that on DMC. --- Where am I? |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:46:40 PM | message detail |
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It's been a long time since I've done stat estimations, so I'll take your word for it. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:48:14 PM | message detail |
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You have far more faith in DQ's strength than I. Honestly, SSB going
into the 80's territory wouldn't have surprised me. The series sells
TERRIBLY here in the States, with DQ8 perhaps being the first 'serious'
attempt at establishing it here. Honestly, without DQ8 it probably
doesn't make this field. --- Commit it to memory. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/12/2006 10:51:27 PM | message detail |
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Sonic is so screwed. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), WC3: Frozen Throne |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:51:49 PM | message detail |
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That took longer than expected. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 10:52:56 PM | message detail |
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without Sir Chris, you mean. DW1 was far more popular back in the day than DQ8 is now.. that was then though. Crystalis was rather popular back then as well and no one even knows what the hell it is these days. --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:55:36 PM | message detail |
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I'll just be honest. I've been gaming since 1990, and when people were
talking about, "Well, everyone's at least heard of Dragon
Warrior/Quest," I kept thinking to myself that I'd never heard of it
until I came to this board. I'd at least heard of Final Fantasy and
Chrono Trigger because they had hyped releases, but Dragon Warrior? No
clue. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 10:55:50 PM | message detail |
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Crystalis was rather popular back then as well and no one even knows what the hell it is these days. =( --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 10:57:28 PM | message detail |
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Seeing the estimations just confirms this in my mind as a
tossup...honestly, DMC always struck me as being an underseeded
midcarder in this bracket, while DQ has never appeared to be much more
than fodder. I see DMC going around 60/40 on it; maybe more, maybe
less. The only bad thing is, Sonic needed to establish itself as the favorite, not have this be a tossup. As far as intangibles go, the biggest one right now on this site is probably being Nintendo. I like Sonic's chances a lot more than before the contest started...but I still ain't fond of 'em. --- Commit it to memory. |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 10:57:55 PM | message detail |
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"gaming since 1990" is the reason! DW is a late 80's thing. I'm not
surprised it's not that popular, but back when it was really
well-known. I bet it sold a ton more copies than the video game sites
are reporting. I can go to any old game store and find five copies. --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 10:59:42 PM | message detail |
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Well, I can't help it that I was only 4 years old when I started gaming! I don't have any memories from before then! And I'm older than the average on GameFAQs, so it'd be no surprise if people weren't familiar with DQ/DW. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 11:00:47 PM | message detail |
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tranny is so old. --- Commit it to memory. |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 11:02:46 PM | message detail |
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It's all about Nintendo Power baby! If you were a subscriber in 1990, you were up to date on all of the hit Nintendo games! --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/12/2006 11:04:12 PM | message detail |
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Yeah. I owe my Dragon Quest fandom to Nintendo Power and the free copy of Dragon Warrior they gave me >_< I was hooked since then --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 11:04:39 PM | message detail |
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I had a subscription to Nintendo Power during the early N64 era for
like...a year or two. I think it was free, for some reason or another.
I've been a subscriber to GamePro since 1994 (I've got every issue from
89 up in my closet), though I think I'm about to let my subscription
die since I barely even read them anymore when I get them. Don't really
need them since I get my information from here much more quickly. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 11:04:49 PM | message detail |
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it's my birthday tomorrow! I'm officially twice the age of underage users :( tranny is so leaving this site --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 11:05:36 PM | message detail |
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NP went downhill after the SNES came out, as far as I was concerned. it was all about the NES! --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 11:05:55 PM | message detail |
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Tomorrow as in today, or tomorrow as in tomorrow? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| transience | Posted 7/12/2006 11:06:31 PM | message detail |
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tomorrow as in tomorrow! --- xyzzy I lost a sig bet to War13104. Yes, the same guy who had Kefka over Crono. FOR THE HORDE! |
| Janus5000 | Posted 7/12/2006 11:07:26 PM | message detail |
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Damn easterners and your tomorrows. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/12/2006 11:09:01 PM | message detail |
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Hey, I'm twice the age of underage users too...granted, a bit more underage than that. oh my god please don't ban me --- Commit it to memory. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 11:09:54 PM | message detail |
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Hey, I'm just like Leon, except I started getting mine in 1997 when I got my N64. I haven't looked at an issue in a year, I think. I probably should cancel...but meh. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/12/2006 11:10:14 PM | message detail |
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Well a 2 year old is an underage user. You could be 4 and make that requirement. --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 11:11:18 PM | message detail |
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Whoa, nice little percentage jump for DQ there. Keep it up! --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |