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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 547
| xp1337 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:44:07 PM | message detail |
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Mario 3 FF1 LoZ Duck Hunt Mario 1 Tetris I'm just stretching here though. I'd really only be interested in seeing SMB3. Maybe Tetris and Mario 1, but... --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k6 (190/240) 99.4958 Percentile |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:44:14 PM | message detail |
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Right, Mega Man 2. --- CB6 - 450/768; Oracle - 29th Extend congraturation to Applesauce Sign for win of contest GURU 2k7. |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:44:38 PM | message detail |
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eh, Tetris is more of a GB/everything game, not just a NES game. for
me, there's Zelda 1, Mario 3 and FF1. there's Mario 1 too, but for some
reason I don't want to see it. it'd get votes based on how important
people seem to think it is, but who actually plays Mario 1 regularly? ...I guess I could say the same about FF1 and Zelda 1. whatever! --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:44:39 PM | message detail |
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Tetris is Gameboy --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:45:07 PM | message detail |
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ah, yeah, MM2. I wonder how that does. surely worse than Zelda 1. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:45:13 PM | message detail |
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Oh fine, if you want to get PICKY. --- CB6 - 450/768; Oracle - 29th Extend congraturation to Applesauce Sign for win of contest GURU 2k7. |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:45:24 PM | message detail |
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FF1 is one of those I can really do without seeing. That's all franchise voting right there. bring on fft instead imho --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:45:55 PM | message detail |
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question: does God of War 2 get 40% on Mario 3? I DON'T THINK SO. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:46:08 PM | message detail |
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Bionic Commando --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:46:28 PM | message detail |
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Question -- does God of War 2 go 50/50 with MGS? what now --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:47:33 PM | message detail |
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dammit aitch emm stop getting all fanboyish on fft it's not like you --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:47:47 PM | message detail |
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GoW II vs DMC3 --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 11/5/2007 5:47:59 PM | message detail |
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Mario 1 would kick FF1's ass, and would probably beat Zelda 1 too. Seriously, how many other NES games have sold 1 million copies in the past year? :p --- I got surprise sex'd by a Gyrating Grandma in the Guru Contest. |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:48:08 PM | message detail |
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ps MGS beats FFT a lot easier today eat it (GOW2 rocks DMC anything) --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:48:11 PM | message detail |
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bad dudes imo --- CB6 - 450/768; Oracle - 29th Extend congraturation to Applesauce Sign for win of contest GURU 2k7. |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:48:58 PM | message detail |
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i will not endorse ff1 hype in the face of fft absence sir --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:49:32 PM | message detail |
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Mario 1 vs. FF1? man, that's franchise voting to the extreme. ...and we've seen that match! Mario 1 probably edges FF1 out. but there's no reason to see FF1 again other than morbid curiosity and to see if people will still blindly vote the FF name. (judging by 2006 PS2 GOTY, I say yes.) --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:50:26 PM | message detail |
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Haha, it probably does -- but I think we could say the same about SMB3! (This is where that cap stuff gets all tricky.) --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:51:50 PM | message detail |
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Oh, and yeah, give me GoW2 over anything DMC. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:51:56 PM | message detail |
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FFT vs MGS 3 --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:52:32 PM | message detail |
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Mario 3 is the very reason for the
franchise voting. it defined the franchise for most people. it isn't
overinflated. same with FF7 -- people won't vote for it if they happen
to dislike it but like other FF titles more. not the same with a FF
title they haven't played like FF1. but yeah, franchise voting is scary in a games contest, and is the reason the number of FF/Mario/Zelda games need to be limited. (we need a term for those three combined.) --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 11/5/2007 5:54:01 PM | message detail |
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We should stop discussing comparisons from the last contest and start discussing new interesting matches! Super Metroid vs. GoW 2 who ya got --- I got surprise sex'd by a Gyrating Grandma in the Guru Contest. |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:55:12 PM | message detail |
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I like FFT against MGS3, myself. I think there's reason to believe that
FFT may have overperformed against MGS1 back in the day, but I don't
think it's too overrated, especially with that re-release helping it
out -- or maybe I'm all biased now. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 11/5/2007 5:55:25 PM | message detail |
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Super Metroid god damnit --- GSB International Champion WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| wavedash101 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:56:05 PM | message detail |
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If an MGS4 demo released, would that change your answer? --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! [no u cru] |
| xp1337 | Posted 11/5/2007 5:56:24 PM | message detail |
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Starcraft v Halo rematch. Does Halo 2 and 3 boost Halo above Starcraft? Or does Starcraft II and SC's ridiculous rally power prevail again? --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k6 (190/240) 99.4958 Percentile |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 5:56:35 PM | message detail |
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spring 2004 was a different time. it was a time when FF was riding a
bit of a high and MGS was riding a low. it was a time when vote totals
were half what they were now. the Game Contest results are just about
useless today. give me MGS3. won't be surprised if FFT pulls it out, though. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 5:59:22 PM | message detail |
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but yeah, franchise voting is scary in a games contest, and is the
reason the number of FF/Mario/Zelda games need to be limited. (we need
a term for those three combined.) Yeah. That was my worry about an games contest without a cap. A lot of good, strong competition is going to lose out to franchise voting, I think. But then you lose some of interesting match-ups that could be done because franchise voting can potentially do so much damage. Seems like it's easy to really mess up a games contest bracket. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 6:01:45 PM | message detail |
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If an MGS4 demo released, would that change your answer? I don't think that has much to do with MGS3. You could argue that it gets more people into a MGS mood -- but how many people own PS3s here? I think the two are close enough together where it could go either way, with the smallest thing turning the tide, but I still side with Tactics. If it comes down to mood or franchise voting, I think FF is in a better position. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 6:02:06 PM | message detail |
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try making one sometime. you'll see that it's next to impossible unless
you put a LOT of effort into it -- and let's face it, Sailor Bacon is
not going to do that. expect scores of wasted matches like OOT/SM64 again. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 6:06:09 PM | message detail |
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The vote total argument is understandable -- particularly in this case
-- but I'm skeptical of how much that affects things overall. I can
think of some close results that could have changed (MGS/FFT, for
instance), but I don't think FF suffers with higher vote totals, or
that one series gets a clear advantage because of them. Valid argument,
though. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 6:10:08 PM | message detail |
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oh, I'm not saying that lower vote totals necessarily hurt FFT. I'm saying it's a totally different
time, and that I don't think it has much of a chance against MGS today.
it's not aging all that well, it's quite niche, three years have
passed.. that PSP port will only stop it from sinking, and even that
won't be all that effective. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 6:10:44 PM | message detail |
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put it this way.. is Ramza above the fodder line? --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 6:14:24 PM | message detail |
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Oh, I agree. I don't think MGS/FFT goes 50/50 again today. MGS should
win that one handily -- although MGS3 would be another matter, I think.
I've just heard the vote total argument brought up many times for things like FF7/OoT and a bunch of other matches an I'm not so sure it matters, but maybe the recent Nintendo shift could have changed things. Who knows -- but I do think that games would be less prone to wildly change, even with shifts, over the years than characters. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 6:17:26 PM | message detail |
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If he's maintained since 2003, Ramza could beat Kefka! (okay point taken) --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 11/5/2007 6:32:30 PM | message detail |
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To shift away from Games for just one moment, Sam sent me his full #1
bracket and I've posted it up on his wiki, complete with markup so you
can see what mistakes he made and how much each cost him. Feast your
eyes on the bracket that pounded your own! http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/SAMIAM779 --- PARENTAL ADVISORY - This signature contains Explicit Content. ...because he just owned me in the Guru! |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 6:33:29 PM | message detail |
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that bracket just shows how ludicrous this contest is/was. I'm loving Kefka > Tom Nook and Squall losing in round 2. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 11/5/2007 6:37:23 PM | message detail |
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You like that Nook pick, but personally I'm more shocked I lost to a
guy who picked Ridley to advance ahead of Dante, Pikachu, Tidus, Vivi,
Balthier etc all. Ridley Actually basically all of Round Three couldn't have gone worse for him. --- PARENTAL ADVISORY - This signature contains Explicit Content. ...because he just owned me in the Guru! |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 11/5/2007 6:38:47 PM | message detail |
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I'm trying to make a bracket, and just seeding the games is an exercise in patience. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... Explicit Content pwn me... in the Guru Contest! |
| trannyscience | Posted 11/5/2007 6:38:57 PM | message detail |
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I'm still trying to figure out how you can pick Kirby > L-Block and then L-Block > Link. --- "The idea of rallying for Solid Snake against a Tetris block is both disgusting and necessary. *goes*" -Karma Hunter |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/5/2007 6:40:12 PM | message detail |
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*looks* ... ... what Leon > Ridley Well, that's not so... Round 3 ... ... darn you l-block --- Moltar Status: Awesome, but not as awesome as Explicit Content, BBW for life! CB6 Score: 511 - 9th place, not bad! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/5/2007 6:41:40 PM | message detail |
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I'm still trying to figure out how you can pick Kirby > L-Block and then L-Block > Link. Everyone knows Kirby > Link indirectly. Link gets that Mario SFF against Nintendo opponents making him look stronger is all. --- Moltar Status: Awesome, but not as awesome as Explicit Content, BBW for life! CB6 Score: 511 - 9th place, not bad! |
| swirIdude | Posted 11/5/2007 6:44:31 PM | message detail |
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It's amazing how many crappy picks that an L-Block can save you from. --- I got L-Blocked into a corner by Explicit Content. National Shoddy Battle League: 1-1 |
| Warsola | Posted 11/5/2007 6:47:12 PM | message detail |
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When 0 Gurus have the champion escaping his division, that can happen.
If you ask me, that is FAR crappier than any of the winner's picks.
>)> --- [][][][][][][][] L-Block, the one To make fanboys cry. -zog79 [][] Winner of the VI Character Battle, 2007. Congrats EC |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/5/2007 6:48:25 PM | message detail |
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LOGICAL PICKS AREN'T CRAPPY voters who defy them are imhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhho^5 --- Moltar Status: Awesome, but not as awesome as Explicit Content, BBW for life! CB6 Score: 511 - 9th place, not bad! |
| Warsola | Posted 11/5/2007 6:49:49 PM | message detail |
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Like Balthier, right? =o --- [][][][][][][][] L-Block, the one To make fanboys cry. -zog79 [][] Winner of the VI Character Battle, 2007. Congrats EC |
| ZFS | Posted 11/5/2007 6:49:55 PM | message detail |
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Haha, wow. He had a legit entry with L-Block winning it all? That's pretty awesome. --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| BeTheMan | Posted 11/5/2007 7:28:01 PM | message detail |
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I threw together a bracket based on tranny's earlier list. It's not
fantastic, and the seeding is a little quirky. I tried to avoid severe
early-round SFF as much as possible, and I think I wound up with a few
decent matches scattered about. Comments? 1) Final Fantasy VII 16) Guitar Hero II 8) Pokemon Red 9) Half-Life 2 5) God of War 2 12) Chrono Cross 4) Mario 64 13) Half-Life 3) Metal Gear Solid 3 14) Earthbound 6) Zelda 1 11) Oblivion 7) GTA: SA 10) Phoenix Wright 2) Super Smash Bros Brawl 15) Dragon Quest VIII --- 1) Mario 3 16) SA2: Battle 8) Kingdom Hearts 9) God of War 5) Metroid Prime 12) GTA: VC 4) Halo 13) World of Warcraft 3) Final Fantasy X 14) Doom 6) Mario Galaxy 11) Soul Calibur 7) Final Fantasy VI 10) Street Fighter II 2) Zelda: TP 15) Fire Emblem --- 1) Super Smash Bros Melee 16) Okami 8) Mega Man X 9) Devil May Cry 5) Metal Gear Solid 12) Diablo II 4) Mario World 13) Resident Evil 2 3) Zelda: LTTP 14) Tetris 6) Kingdom Hearts 2 11) Gears of War 7) Pokemon Diamond 10) Mortal Kombat 2 2) Chrono Trigger 15) Kirby Super Star --- 1) Zelda: OOT 16) Silent Hill 2 8) Castlevania: SOTN 9) Metal Gear Solid 2 5) Sonic 3 12) Mega Man 2 4) Resident Evil 4 13) Donkey Kong Country 2 3) Goldeneye 007 14) Tales of Symphonia 6) Final Fantasy VIII 11) Bioshock 7) Super Metroid 10) Starcraft 2) Halo 3 15) Pac-Man |
| swirIdude | Posted 11/5/2007 7:29:16 PM | message detail |
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Starcraft got shafted. --- I got L-Blocked into a corner by Explicit Content. National Shoddy Battle League: 1-1 |
| Master Moltar | Posted 11/5/2007 7:29:59 PM | message detail |
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1) Final Fantasy VII 16) Guitar Hero II ... Not off to a good start I see! --- Moltar Status: Awesome, but not as awesome as Explicit Content, BBW for life! CB6 Score: 511 - 9th place, not bad! |
