GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 552
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/3/2008 9:26:01 PM | message detail |
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Nobody believed in? Excuse me, I'm a somebody! Also, I'm expecting the Day Vote to go huge to GE and Smash at the expense of everything else. Yeah Zelda's a day beast, but I think MM is more "cult" and hardcore early voterish than anything else relating to Link that we've seen in action. --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/3/2008 9:26:37 PM | message detail |
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GoldenEye is definitely a scary wild card. I'd be interested to see what would happen against Mario 64, honestly. Or in a non-SFF setting, something like...FFX. Or even FFVI. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." |
| transience | Posted 8/3/2008 9:27:42 PM | message detail |
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I didn't exactly hear you screaming from the hills about it before The List! --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 8/3/2008 9:29:34 PM | message detail |
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This all depends on the credibility you give the past polls. I mean,
Majora's Mask CAN be played on the Wii already due to a GameCube game,
and Zelda does have both OoT and Twilight Princess on the Wii as
straight-up Wii games (or VC), while the original Smash has not one,
but BOTH of its sequels playable on the Wii. If anything, Majora's
Mask/Smash(64) have as much reason to underperform as FFVI did
yesterday. While, on the other hand, Goldeneye isn't available in a game of its quality at all on the Wii. |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 8/3/2008 9:30:13 PM | message detail |
| *two days ago >_> |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/3/2008 9:38:59 PM | message detail |
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Fair point tranny- I have to admit that the 73% beatdown dampened even
my spirits. However, I did still have enough faith to... oh shoot, I
just checked, and I didn't
predict GE for the Top Ten finish back then. Looking over these picks
now, you were right, it didn't have believers at all... only 3 of the
58 of us who sent in Top Ten predictions had Goldeneye listed at all,
let alone to finish 7th. Those three genius BTW were charmander Raven Ex Content --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| transience | Posted 8/3/2008 9:42:42 PM | message detail |
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just for kicks - #9-#6 predix: From: transience | Posted: 10/27/2005 3:59:05 PM | Message Detail well, if you want to go by consensus, here's the current predictions for #9: Halo - 6 SM64 - 5 FF10 - 4 MGS - 3 SMW - 2 Starcraft - 2 Zelda: MM - 1 Zelda: WW - 1 Zelda: LTTP - 1 MGS2 - 1 Tetris - 1 KH - 1 SMRPG - 1 SMB3 - 1 From: transience | Posted: 10/28/2005 8:03:02 PM | Message Detail well, now that we're into what I assume is the 11th hour before #8 is revealed, here's the results of my prediction topic: Starcraft - 19 SM64 - 10 FF10 - 10 MGS - 7 SMW - 5 SSBM - 5 FF8 - 5 LTTP - 4 KH - 3 Mario 3 - 3 Sonic 2 - 2 WOW - 2 Metroid Prime - 1 Earthbound - 1 SOTN - 1 GTA:VC - 1 GTA:SA - 1 Super Metroid - 1 MGS3 - 1 007 - 1 SSB - 1 From: transience | Posted: 10/29/2005 9:40:00 PM | Message Detail not as many votes today because I was away for most of the day, but today's prediction results: SM64 - 19 Starcraft - 19 Link to the Past - 7 FF10 - 7 SSBM - 6 007 - 4 GTA:VC - 3 FF8 - 3 GTA:SA - 2 Super Mario World - 2 WOW - 1 SM - 1 FF4 - 1 Pokemon Gold/Silver - 1 Super Metroid - 1 RE4 - 1 Mario 3 - 1 Tetris - 1 From: transience | Posted: 10/30/2005 9:34:51 PM | Message Detail today's predictions: LTTP - 23 SM64 - 16 SSBM - 12 FF10 - 10 Starcraft - 8 Mario 3 - 5 GTA:VC - 4 Super Mario World - 3 SOTN - 2 FF8 - 1 Pokemon R/B - 1 Pokemon G/S - 1 Mega Man 3 - 1 Super Metroid - 1 Sonic 2 - 1 Chrono Trigger - 1 Tetris - 1 Street Fighter 2 - 1 RE4 - 1 --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/3/2008 9:43:03 PM | message detail |
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GoldenEye was the only one on the top ten I didn't get. Don't remember what I had in its place though. Maybe San Andreas? --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." |
| transience | Posted 8/3/2008 9:45:47 PM | message detail |
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I had.. 10 - FF6 9 - FF10 8 - Halo 7 - Mario 64 (whoops) 6 - Mario 3 5 - SSBM 4 - LTTP 3 - CT 2 - OOT 1 - FF7 something like that. mighta mixed up LTTP and SSBM. --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/3/2008 9:47:44 PM | message detail |
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I had the top 5 perfect, which helped a lot. I had FFVI 6th and SSBM
7th though. Had MGS 8th and Halo 10th, I think. Maybe I had StarCraft
9th? Don't remember. It wasn't far off though. It was in the teens,
whatever it was. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." |
| transience | Posted 8/3/2008 9:48:56 PM | message detail |
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couldn't have been Starcraft, you wouldn't have scored so high. SC ended up like 19 or something. let's see.. #18: Starcraft - PC --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/3/2008 9:50:05 PM | message detail |
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Close tranny, but you swapped a few around there. Your Guru-winning 14 point entry was transience 1 FF7 2 Ocarina 3 CT 4 Mario 3 5 Melee 6 LttP 7 Mario 64 8 Halo 9 FFX 10 FF6 --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/3/2008 9:53:57 PM | message detail |
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Maybe it was San Andreas then. Still can't remember. I'd need to see the list. Let's see... I had a score of 13. I got 4 for FFVI, 1 for SSBM, 1 for Halo, so...Couldn't have been San Andreas. Probably would've won had I guessed that. Nailed that tiebreaker on the money! Old polls do pay off! That would mean I guessed...RE4? Hmmm...Doesn't sound right. Ahh, whatever. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/3/2008 9:57:42 PM | message detail |
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so.. Goldeneye or FFVI? --- *is Dranze* Brawl FC: 4081-5169-8762 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/3/2008 11:24:47 PM | message detail |
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Wow...I almost made my wiiiiild
prediction that GE 007 would win this poll from the example I gave, but
I chickened out because PD was in the poll. Turns out that doesn't
matter! Between GE smashing two of the biggest games on the N64 with PD
in the poll today, placing five spots over SM64 in the Top 100 List
post-SM64DS, showing it can get get 80+% on fodder, nearly landing 60%
on a legit C:SotN, and outdoing SM64 against LoZ:OoT by over
3%...there's not really anything else GE can do to prove itself that
it's a heavyweight contender. I've probably flip-flopped on a GE/SM64
match ever since it was first up for discussion, but I think at this
point I would have to take GE and feel better about the match than ever
before (which still isn't too good!). Other notes: I figured LoZ:MM would give better chase to GE, though it's beating the rest harder than I thought. SSB is disappointing, but even for a party-game it's gotta be hard to compete with one of the most revolutionary games for the multi-player genre ever. I love that PD is beating DK64 despite GE in the poll, and there's a small chance PD could have won this poll if GE wasn't here. HM64 is "surprising" considering I thought it would have gotten last here after getting beaten by Madden '09 the other day. PW64!!! ...too bad it's bombing. It should have been Mario Party, not Mario Golf! At LEAST Mario Tennis, come on..... --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| ZFS | Posted 8/3/2008 11:27:24 PM | message detail |
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If Ocarina smashed Goldeneye as badly as it did, I'm not sure why Mario 64 wouldn't dish out a beating of its own. --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/3/2008 11:31:30 PM | message detail |
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harrich why are you reading so much into it? it's not technically a popularity poll anymore than it is a VC poll. --- *is Dranze* Brawl FC: 4081-5169-8762 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/3/2008 11:33:38 PM | message detail |
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As for GE/FF3-6...man, these polls make GE look VERY appealing, but I don't know if I have the courage to take the upset. Here's a fun one...let's say SB has an all-star type of VC-poll. How would you predict this poll to go: Battletoads Castlevania: Bloodlines Chrono Trigger Earthbound Final Fantasy Goldeneye Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Shaq-Fu damn you sega i love/hate you --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/3/2008 11:36:58 PM | message detail |
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...because Mario 64 was smashed 3% harder? And yes, it's a VC poll, but people are still going to vote for their favorite game out of the options listed, by and large. If GE was only going to win this poll by a percentage point or two, I'd give you that the swing could easily be explained away by their being some Zelda and SSB options on the VC already to lower people's enthusiasm for another. But with the way GE is flat out running away with this, it seems very clear that it's the favorite of these choices. --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/3/2008 11:40:51 PM | message detail |
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But with the way GE is flat out running away with this, it seems very clear that it's the favorite of these choices. I don't think that's particularly shocking, and I still wouldn't be completely surprised if SSB could beat it in a regular 1 on 1 poll. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. Brawl FC: 4253-3155-6697 |
| ZFS | Posted 8/3/2008 11:43:38 PM | message detail |
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I don't know why that would be unexpected. Mario 64 should
share more of a fanbase with Zelda than it would with Goldeneye - not
that 3% means anything at all in such a match. There's not a whole lot
of doubt that Goldeneye has some solid backing behind it, but it seems
to be people are getting a little crazy based off of poll that doesn't
mean a whole lot. If you took away Smash Bros, I'd be surprised if
Majora's Mask wasn't winning this. --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/3/2008 11:46:56 PM | message detail |
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Fine, take away the 17% SSB is getting and MM could very well pull into the lead, no argument. But take away the 10% PD is pulling down, and we'd return to Blowout City, population GE. --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| ZFS | Posted 8/3/2008 11:50:50 PM | message detail |
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If we take away Perfect Dark, let's take away Donkey Kong 64 while
we're at it. Eventually we cut this down to a one-on-one poll that may
be slightly in favor of Goldeneye, or the other way around and in favor
of Majora's Mask. The winner there isn't nearly as decisive as some
would like to make it out to be. How much do you think Goldeneye wins by in a one-on-one? --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/3/2008 11:52:57 PM | message detail |
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i'd be pretty confident with GE over everything except SSB; i'm not sure if it'd beat that... i don't think SSB would get Brawl votes.... or.. would it? --- *is Dranze* Brawl FC: 4081-5169-8762 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 12:03:04 AM | message detail |
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If Ocarina smashed Goldeneye as badly as it did, I'm not sure why Mario 64 wouldn't dish out a beating of its own. GE has clearly outshone SM64 in three different ways that matter to some degree in GameFAQs contests: once on a common opponent, once by seeding in the same contest (in fact, GE and PD both out-seeded SM64), and once in the Top 100 List...and now GE is showing it didn't crumble to LoZ:OoT just because of the series brand-name power LoZ has. GE showing it can prevail over the name-power of series like LoZ and SSB -- even if they're not the top entries in their series -- despite PD being in the poll leaves me little reason to think SM64 has a big advantage or an ace up its sleeve anymore... ...I'm certain SM64 is the top-selling N64 game, but I'm almost certain GE is in the top three for the N64 sales too and sales will hardly matter between them. SM64 was a launch game, but GE came out within a year of it. SM64 revolutionized the single-player experience and gaming in general, but GE revolutionized/revitalized the multi-player experience and the N64 was largely known as a multi-player system. SM64 is still a Mario-game, but GE is showing today it's going to take more than brand-names to beat it. SM64 has more in common with LoZ:OoT because they're single-player-only and Nintendo, but GE is commonly mistaken as Nintendo even today for a reason AND they were all must-play/own games on the N64. SM64 is also on the DS, but that didn't stop GE from landing in the Top Ten over it on the Top 100 List. I believe SM64 is the best-selling N64 VC-game while GE is the most wanted N64 VC-game, so there is still clear interest in both games today. There's no way SM64 doesn't stand a chance in the match obviously, but...where are the clear signs of SM64 winning directly against GE? It would have to be Mario/Samus again. harrich why are you reading so much into it? it's not technically a popularity poll anymore than it is a VC poll. There's no contest. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 12:09:47 AM | message detail |
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Also...I'll say this right now: you could have a poll with just GE,
SSB, and PD...I will still take GE to win. SSB is showing us that --
while it was liked -- it doesn't hold up so well today. In fact, if you
look at the OLD-old GameFAQs GotY-poll with horrible votes and anything
else you want to discredit it with... THE BEST OF 1999: Nintendo 64 184 3.26% Castlevania 976 17.29% Donkey Kong 64 263 4.66% Gauntlet Legends 353 6.25% Harvest Moon 64 270 4.78% Jet Force Gemini 99 1.75% Mario Golf 230 4.07% Pokemon Snap 84 1.49% Shadow Man 115 2.04% Star Wars: Racer 1088 19.27% Super Smash Brothers 92 1.63% WWF Attitude 1186 21.01% WWF Wrestlemania 2000 706 12.50% Other TOTAL VOTES: 5646 ...SSB didn't do so well back then, either. It's improved since then in comparison to DK64, probably because of series-support...but GE has proven it's got the N64 multi-player experience on lock-down and that it can SFF PD into oblivion despite PD probably being about to get 39% indirectly on GE. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/4/2008 12:09:55 AM | message detail |
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it being outseeded could easily be explained how it had to split with
his own brethren; it's just the same reasoning for why it got SFF'd
more. and yeah, today is showing that it does have it's own backing; but don't forget that Super Mario 64 isn't present and it ain't a contest poll. --- *is Dranze* Brawl FC: 4081-5169-8762 |
| ZFS | Posted 8/4/2008 12:14:43 AM | message detail |
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Also...I'll say this right now: you could have a poll with just GE, SSB, and PD...I will still take GE to win. This is crazy. I'll throw it out there again for anyone to answer - what percentage does Goldeneye get against Majora's Mask? --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 8/4/2008 12:33:58 AM | message detail |
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Wow! I may have voted for Majora's Mask (like it just a smidgen
more), but this is brilliant. I've always thought Goldeneye had a lot
going for it, including, but not limited to, introducing tons of
console gamers to the FPS genre and being arguably the most played N64
game in the US. I've long been leaning toward Mr. Bond in matches
against formidable competition like MGS, Halo, and RE4, and this only
bolsters my confidence. However, Mario 64 is where I draw the line. It's a tantalizing match in theory, but I'm getting some Mario/Samus deja vu from it all the same. Goldeneye may not fit the stereotypical mold of something we expect to be a part of the Nintendo hierarchy, but I think it's definitely in there somewhere, and probably not above SM64. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| transience | Posted 8/4/2008 12:37:20 AM | message detail |
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If you took away Smash Bros, I'd be surprised if Majora's Mask wasn't winning this. Fine, take away the 17% SSB is getting and MM could very well pull into the lead, no argument. But take away the 10% PD is pulling down, and we'd return to Blowout City, population GE. If we take away Perfect Dark, let's take away Donkey Kong 64 while we're at it. oh man, this cracked me up. anyway, I'm going GE >= SM64 > MM > SSB based on what I'm seeing today. I take GE to beat MM with 55%, and SSB with 57%. I understand what you're saying -- comparing GE to Samus -- but I don't buy it. --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| ZFS | Posted 8/4/2008 12:38:29 AM | message detail |
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SOTN that close to SSB, huh? --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| transience | Posted 8/4/2008 12:39:01 AM | message detail |
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SOTN wouldn't get 40% on GE anymore, just like Alucard wouldn't get however many percent on Ganondorf. 44 or whatever. --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| ZFS | Posted 8/4/2008 12:43:49 AM | message detail |
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Maybe. SOTN could have gotten weaker over the years, but I wouldn't
expect it to be a whole lot. Alucard is one thing, his game is another.
A lot like Crono and Chrono Trigger. But I'm outnumbered on this one, so I'll just move along. Nothing I've seen in this poll or read in the topic has convinced me Goldeneye's got the strength people are talking about, though. We'll see. --- a hero forever loyal to the flames of war rests in outer heaven |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 12:44:14 AM | message detail |
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I'll throw it out there again for anyone to answer - what percentage does Goldeneye get against Majora's Mask? Going by BGE-stats for a second...I'll be generous to my LoZ:MM expectations and say it's even with LoZ at 34.49%. I'll also go a little below my GE expectations here and GE and say it's between GTA:VC and FFX (closer to FFX at 36.5%). That would say LoZ:MM would get 47.25% against GE on those terms. From there, today's poll seems particularly mortifying for LoZ:MM's chances since it can't just rely on its name-power to overcome this. I think GE with 53+% is a conservative judgment, and I would rather predict 55% or so... ...which is nice, given that I've heard discussion about LoZ:MM being able to compete with or even upset SM64 one-on-one. SM64 wins, but I don't think it beats LoZ:MM by more than GE. If SMW is as close to SM64 as some people think, then it should be noted SMW is still just a bit below LoZ (and my assumption of where LoZ:MM is at for this debate) so SM64/LoZ:MM would both be around 34.5%...and there's no way I'm taking GE to be that low by BGE-stats. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| transience | Posted 8/4/2008 12:46:25 AM | message detail |
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it's not just the poll, really.. GE has that List, too. you can throw it out if you want, but it's yet to disappoint. heck, Perfect Dark
got like 47% on SOTN. if the far inferior game -- strength-wise -- can
almost beat a pretty strong title in SOTN, how good is Goldeneye? --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 12:51:27 AM | message detail |
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I can buy C:SotN being that close to SSB. This poll and the 1999's
GotY-poll show us that the original SSB wasn't as hot as we predicted
it was -- the old one showing its start here wasn't wonderful and this
one showing it its name-power can separate it from the DK64's but it's
not about to touch LoZ:MM. No doubt in my mind that SSB beats C:SotN, but it's crazy to me to think it shouldn't be 54-46 or better. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/4/2008 1:08:06 AM | message detail |
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outdoing SM64 against LoZ:OoT by over 3% Sweet, the Samus > Mario logic all over again. You guys really love beating your heads against brick walls until one or the other cracks. ~*ST*~ --- NEVER FORGET THE 'IT'S FREAKING MARIO!' DAY! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/4/2008 1:10:17 AM | message detail |
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transience | Posted 8/4/2008 3:46:25 AM (#185) I wouldn't pick it over Mario 64 for SFF reasons, but I'd take Goldeneye over a hell of a lot of games higher up in those stats. Goldeneye vs Starcraft would be such an amazing match. ~*ST*~ --- MY BROTHERS WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/4/2008 1:14:15 AM | message detail |
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Looking now, and the games above Goldeneye I'd pick to win: FF7 OOT Chrono Trigger LTTP Mario 3 FF6 SSBM Super Mario World That 8 out of 24. Even for goofy stats, 33% is low. ~*ST*~ --- MY BROTHERS WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 1:18:35 AM | message detail |
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Also, just to compliment my SSB-points a bit more, in the 1999-GotY
polls, SSB got two polls. In the N64-GotY, as I already showed, SSB is
almost perfectly between DK64 and WWF Wrestlemania 2000 by being 2%
above/below them. In the overall-GotY, both SSB and WWF were in
it...and WWF still outdid SSB by over a percent (making me doubt even
more taking away DK64 would do much for SSB in today's poll)... ...which Soul Calibur outdid by 2.5%... ...in a poll where FF8 got ~42%. Poll 38 (01/08/2000) THE BEST OF 1999: Game of the Year 447 4.46% Age of Empires II (PC) 4188 41.79% Final Fantasy VIII (PSX) 550 5.49% Pokemon Yellow (GB) 678 6.77% Resident Evil 3 (PSX) 265 2.64% SNK vs Capcom: MOTM (NGPC) 383 3.82% Sonic Adventure (DC) 1227 12.24% Soul Calibur (DC) 880 8.78% Super Smash Brothers (N64) 403 4.02% Unreal Tournament (PC) 1001 9.99% WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (N64) TOTAL VOTES: 10022 Now, fast forward to 2004. FF8 is probably not far from FFX then -- let's say 36.5% like what I used for GE. Soul Calibur lost to KH and landed .04% above SMW...before you consider KH is behind Starcraft. We all understand the site has changed and that SSB would be a competitor we wouldn't want to bet against often, but how much more powerful do we expect this game to be because of its two sequels? It wouldn't get bracket-votes like Mario and LoZ can draw, and SSB is probably weaker than any main LoZ or SMB game without Sunshine or 2 in their titles. How much credit are we giving to SSB's name-power here? It just seems excessive, especially in the face of today's poll. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/4/2008 1:21:55 AM | message detail |
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I don't have too much faith in the original Smash. Then again unless we
get a no-strings-attached games contest, this entire chat is moot. ~*ST*~ --- MY BROTHERS WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 8/4/2008 1:23:10 AM | message detail |
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It's not moot to me! This is probably the first time I've posted something meaningful here in months. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 1:33:49 AM | message detail |
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Sweet, the Samus > Mario logic all over again. You guys really
love beating your heads against brick walls until one or the other
cracks. "It's friggin' Mario 64." More seriously, Mario is without question the face of Nintendo and SM64 is arguably not the face of either its series or its system. People will not favor SM64 over GE like Mario over Samus because SM64 is not Mario and GE can -- in many people's eyes -- be more representative of the N64 than Samus is of Nintendo. The comparison of SM64/GE to Mario/Samus isn't fair except that most signs for years now are siding with Samus/GE. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/4/2008 1:37:24 AM | message detail |
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I hope you're right and I'm wrong. Because even though I'd pick Mario
in that match, I wouldn't be caught dead rooting for that game to beat
Goldeneye. ~*ST*~ --- MY BROTHERS WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 1:38:58 AM | message detail |
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Haha, I'm in the opposite ship -- picking GE and rooting for SM64. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| nintendogirl1 | Posted 8/4/2008 6:04:31 AM | message detail |
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Am I the only honest one here? I'll be voting AND rooting for GE. That
game was nearly my sole gaming knowledge for years. Multi-player,
single-player, even now it's rare you get a game that does both well. --- ^_^ |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/4/2008 7:39:42 AM | message detail |
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Oh, I'll be voting for SM64, It's just that I think GE will still win despite my one vote. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
| transience | Posted 8/4/2008 9:08:59 AM | message detail |
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I dislike both games. :) Mario 64 is like the anti-Goldeneye -- it's disappointed more than once. I'll never get over how the most popular/influential 3d platformer of all time got flattened like that by OOT. I thought it did pretty terrible on that List, and I think there was something else where it didn't do so hot in. I forget. either way, it seems like 64 should be able to beat Goldeneye -- it doesn't make sense that it couldn't, honestly -- but it's just yet to do anything noteworthy. --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/4/2008 9:12:49 AM | message detail |
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Man, all those old polls prove is that we've had such a HUUUUUUUUUGE
demographic switch in the last ten years. You have to remember that FFX
beat SSBM cleanly and easily way back when, too. Those old polls mean
squat to me, though seeing FFVIII dominate that poll pleases me like
nothing else. And I'm not sure how much credibility I give this poll either. Again, it's not a popularity contest. I don't see anyone taking that "Which character do you want to see in Brawl?" poll seriously. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." |
| transience | Posted 8/4/2008 9:12:58 AM | message detail |
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Poll 1181 (02/27/2003) What's your favorite Super Mario game? 3645 6.56% Super Mario Bros. 483 0.87% Super Mario Bros. Lost Levels 2500 4.50% Super Mario Bros. 2 16880 30.38% Super Mario Bros. 3 1151 2.07% Super Mario Land 451 0.81% Super Mario Land 2 11012 19.82% Super Mario World 1929 3.47% Super Mario World 2 12164 21.89% Super Mario 64 5345 9.62% Super Mario Sunshine kinda disappointing here, I thought, considering there's only Sunshine for 3d platformers to compete with it. Poll 1010 (09/09/2002) Which Super Mario game do you think is the best of all time? 3851 7.12% Super Mario Bros. 276 0.51% Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan) 2104 3.89% Super Mario Bros. 2 (US) 15748 29.12% Super Mario Bros. 3 1041 1.92% Super Mario Land 393 0.73% Super Mario Land 2 11283 20.86% Super Mario World 2789 5.16% Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 9616 17.78% Super Mario 64 6983 12.91% Super Mario Sunshine the same poll in 2002, where it does arguably worse -- or rather, Sunshine does better. Poll 267 (08/23/2000) Which Super Mario game is your favorite? 532 5.72% Super Mario Brothers 95 1.02% Super Mario Brothers: The Lost Levels 538 5.79% Super Mario Brothers 2 2614 28.11% Super Mario Brothers 3 197 2.12% Super Mario Land 89 0.96% Super Mario Land 2 1398 15.03% Super Mario World 394 4.24% Super Mario World 2 2550 27.42% Super Mario 64 892 9.59% I didn't like any of them TOTAL VOTES: 9299 heh, this is more like it. but it's so old. Poll 263 (08/19/2000) What do you think is the best Nintendo 64 game of all time (so far)? 125 1.30% Banjo-Kazooie 59 0.62% Donkey Kong 64 66 0.69% F-Zero X 1516 15.81% Goldeneye 358 3.73% Harvest Moon 64 84 0.88% Jet Force Gemini 1625 16.95% Perfect Dark 217 2.26% Pokemon Stadium 195 2.03% Resident Evil 2 474 4.94% Super Mario 64 778 8.12% Super Smash Brothers 3537 36.89% Zelda: Ocarina of Time 553 5.77% Other TOTAL VOTES: 9587 whoa! --- xyzzy *waits patiently for a Game Contest* |
