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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 553
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 8:33:47 PM | message detail |
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Not in America, I don't think. It won't be out here for a while, due to
massive amounts of text. And it's not terribly common knowledge, at
least I don't think it is. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| ZFS | Posted 8/9/2008 8:34:44 PM | message detail |
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Coming out here the same time as Japan. Europe - poor guys - are the ones who have to wait a while. It's just a port, after all, not a remake. --- http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p275/kevinsmells1/Kevin/BigBoss.jpg |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 8:38:28 PM | message detail |
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They always do. Well, dang. This really kinda sucks. I wanted Crono gone. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/9/2008 9:18:22 PM | message detail |
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i dont know why everybody has crono's head when mega man is the one who let sora get 46% on him. if anybody breaks the NN this year it'll definitely be because of that blue bomber. i honestly think vincent would have went toe to toe with him in 2006. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:20:00 PM | message detail |
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Mega Man 9, my friend, Mega Man 9. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/9/2008 9:21:08 PM | message detail |
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and i think the boost from the hype of that game (assuming it exists) will be minimum. i'd still take crono over him. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:23:07 PM | message detail |
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...Assuming it exists? Coverage in Nintendo Power and screenshots on
the internet aren't enough for you? And it's expected to come out
fairly soon. So, it comes out, people show up, say, "Hey, there's Mega
Man, click on him," because they're idiots, and BAM, Mega Man wins. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/9/2008 9:30:13 PM | message detail |
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hype doesnt always work like that. the only people that really care
about MM9 are the fans themselves; the people who already vote for him. i doubt it attracts a whole new fanbase or anything. will it be any different from the other mega man pointless spin-offs that dont do anything? --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:31:32 PM | message detail |
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A: It's a return to how most people know Mega Man, 8-bit style. B: It's gonna be way cheap, and available on all three major consoles. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/9/2008 9:44:53 PM | message detail |
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A: It's a return to how most people know Mega Man, 8-bit style. Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 barely sold a million copies worldwide, and all the ones since then did much worse. MM's popularity came from the huge number of games he had; one more isn't going to do much. And besides, MMX is more popular than MM here anyway, and MMX8 did nothing. B: It's gonna be way cheap, and available on all three major consoles. MMAC and MMXC were much better deals and were much better suited to introducing new fans to the series. They still didn't do anything. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. Brawl FC: 4253-3155-6697 |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/9/2008 9:47:09 PM | message detail |
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yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 10:59:45 PM (#336) Will Crono stay Noble 9? http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2914 The people denying that match remind me of those geniuses thinking 9/11 was an inside job. ~*ST*~ --- MY BROTHERS WILL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN! Now Playing: FF12, Crisis Core, Final Fantasy 4 DS |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:49:05 PM | message detail |
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To be fair, when MM2 and 3 came out, games weren't the huge thing they
are now. Also, while the collections were better suited to introduce
new people, they were rare (MMXC) or full price (MMAC). MM9 is gonna be
10 dollars, and people don't have to leave the house to get it. That's
alot, especially because MM is the first NN character to have an
original game appear on XBLA, PSN, or Wii Shop. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:50:04 PM | message detail |
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Does anyone think L-Block might actually have enough strength to beat
Crono or Mega Man 1v1? I definitely wouldn't put him above Sonic or
maybe even Vincent, but maybe he'll have enough carryover support from
last year to match up against them. Hell, L-Block should be interesting in a 1v1 setting since he's one of the few unknowns who could actually be damn strong. Though his presence in this contest would kinda kill his legacy, he'll still make one interesting character who could have one of the most variable strengths in contest history. --- i got nuthin |
| Electroplankton | Posted 8/9/2008 9:50:04 PM | message detail |
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The recommendation update just went live, and we're looking at two
BioShock characters, Jinjo, Nana, and a guy from Call of Duty. ...Yeah. Woohoo. I'll let you know if I find anybody else. --- MUSIC LIVES! |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 8/9/2008 9:50:15 PM | message detail |
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The people denying that match remind me of those geniuses thinking 9/11 was an inside job. It totally was >_> <_< *runs* --- The Straight Up G WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:53:57 PM | message detail |
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I'd say Vincent's as legit a Noble Nine breaker as L-Block. However you wish to interpret that is your issue. --- i got nuthin |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/9/2008 9:54:13 PM | message detail |
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depends on how many total votes l-block got... i guess? --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/9/2008 9:55:32 PM | message detail |
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To be fair, when MM2 and 3 came out, games weren't the huge thing
they are now. Also, while the collections were better suited to
introduce new people, they were rare (MMXC) or full price (MMAC). MM9
is gonna be 10 dollars, and people don't have to leave the house to get
it. That's alot, especially because MM is the first NN character to
have an original game appear on XBLA, PSN, or Wii Shop. SMB3's still the best-selling game ever, so I don't get how you can say games weren't huge back then. Both of the Collections were cheap and easy to find. Not sure what you're saying there. And since when do XBLA/PSN/Wiiware/VC actually matter? They haven't actually done anything for any character's strength. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. Brawl FC: 4253-3155-6697 |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/9/2008 9:56:25 PM | message detail |
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L block would get the same percent of the votes he did in FFW as he
would in OneonOne. So, no. He'd lose. He's got a fixed percentage, much
like CATS. Plus, the novelty of the internet getting involved is over. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 8/10/2008 12:03:37 AM | message detail |
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augh i need to see a lot less people using 2007 to try and prove anything concerning a 1v1 setting Considering those 4 way matches to be a legit showing of anything with all the SFF and LFF and whatnot is like considering a 4 way FFA brawl to be a legit showing of anything with items and stage hazards and whatnot. just stop it (yes brawl comparison was necessary go brawfear 2k8) --- Moltar Status: =D Brawlin' - 4339-2157-7264 |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/10/2008 12:07:03 AM | message detail |
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It shows how well you adapt, and how quickly. (Spoiler: I agree with you, I just like to argue. Plus FFA>One on one.) --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/10/2008 12:13:46 AM | message detail |
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For anyone not wanting to wade into the scary jungle of my Top 200
topic (I don't blame you!), here are all the characters so far who are
pulling rallies large enough to have caught SB's attention. Legit Rallies (ranked in order of how soon they reached the magic nom number) Cloud Strife Final Fantasy VII 184 Weighted Companion Cube Portal 185 Rydia Final Fantasy IV 186 GlaDOS Portal 187 Altair Assassin's Creed 188 Travis Touchdown No More Heroes 189 Lucario Pokemon 190 Rosalina Super Mario Galaxy 191 Diddy Kong Donkey Kong Country 192 Kain Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain 194 Typhlosion Pokemon 195 Heavy Team Fortress 2 196 Spy Team Fortress 2 197 Charizard Pokemon 198 Seifer Almasy Final Fantasy VIII 199 Terry Bogard Fatal Fury 200 Drebin Metal Gear Solid 4 201 Laguna Loire Final Fantasy VIII 202 Gilgamesh Final Fantasy V 203 Sergeant Cortez Timesplitters 204 Presea Combatir Tales of Symphonia 205 Cid Highwind Final Fantasy VII 206 Proto Man Mega Man 3 207 Lucas Mother 3 208 Red VIII Final Fantasy VII 209 The Dog Duck Hunt 210 Soma Cruz Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow 211 Jim Raynor Starcraft 212 Garchomp Pokemon 213 Missingno Pokemon 214 Pyro Team Fortress 2 215 King Dedede Kirby's Dream Land 216 Sparkster Rocket Knight Adventures 217 Professor Layton Professor Layton and the Curious Village 218 Sho Minamimoto The World Ends With You 219 ---DAY TWO ADDITIONS Big Daddy Bioshock 220 Andrew Ryan Bioshock 221 Deckard Cain Diablo 222 Nero Devil May Cry 4 223 Jinjo Banjo-Kazooie 224 Captain MacMillan Call of Duty 4 225 Nana Ice Climber 226 Scout Team Fortress 2 227 Gene God Hand 228 Kuja Final Fantasy IX 229 Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim 230 Dan Hibiki Street Fighter Alpha 231 Cammy Super Street Fighter II 232 Ryo Hazuki Shenmue 233 Ryu Breath of Fire 234 Sackboy LittleBigPlanet 235 Spyro Spyro the Dragon 236 --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/10/2008 12:21:16 AM | message detail |
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When was the first group added? Because when I nominated yesterday at about 4, The Dog was already in there. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 8/10/2008 12:27:29 AM | message detail |
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The first group wasn't added as a group. Some of the earliest stuff
(like GlaDOS and Altair) was up within just a few hours of the nom
form, while the latest on the list like Layton and Sho weren't put up
until well after midnight EST. That's what had us assuming that SB
entered them all by hand. ...but then today the new crop all appeared at once, and they might have all come up right at the poll change. If that's the case, there could be a system like you need to reach 50 noms, and once you do you get added to The List once the next day starts. --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 8/10/2008 12:41:28 AM | message detail |
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50 seems like too much for most of these guys. I'm thinking closer to 15. --- Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Guru winnah Explicit Content, that's quis. |
| voltch | Posted 8/10/2008 1:36:43 AM | message detail |
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15 seems too small,30 sounds about right. --- Del Boy:He who dares, wins! |
| greatone10 | Posted 8/10/2008 2:42:22 AM | message detail |
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I don't know, but you got to figure that since this only applies to
characters who weren't in the past two contests that only a few of
these new entrants will even make the bracket to begin with, given how
many noms are going to repeat and veteran contestants. It wouldn't
surprise me if none of the characters from this newest batch will even
make the contest. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| consolefreak | Posted 8/10/2008 3:25:30 AM | message detail |
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Can anyone tell me where I can find brackets for the past contests with
the votes for the matches listed on the same page? Creativename used to
do it but now he doesn't list the votes anymore. --- Nominate Red XIII for Character Battle VII! http://uk.geocities.com/blissful_absolution/assignment4/images/redxiiiimage.jpg |
| _Yonex_ | Posted 8/10/2008 3:30:18 AM | message detail |
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Where is Brock!? This is ludicrous. I swear he's got atleast 30 votes already. --- Nominate Brock from the Pokemon Series for Character Battle VII, or Onix will use Bind on you forever. |
| jonthomson | Posted 8/10/2008 7:42:30 AM | message detail |
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Chrono Trigger DS won't do much for Crono if it's just announced, and
not even in the States. Who exactly would suddenly switch to Crono in a
match that is potentially close because of it? Now, if it was actually
released (or, alternatively, it was out on the VC), that'd be different --- Jon Thomson - 1:10 pure 1:43 100% - HKP: 179 Obama '08 imo |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/10/2008 7:54:27 AM | message detail |
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But Chrono Trigger DS IS announced for a holiday release. It's coming, but too late to really mean anything. The only guys who have a shot at breaking the Noble Nine are Vincent and Squall, and that's only if they go up against Crono. And L-block won't be doing anything this year. It has less to do with the 1v1 setting than it does that the joke is old now. It's been done, there's no reason to do it again. All the people nominating him and pulling for him don't understand that jokes are only funny for a while. --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 8/10/2008 7:58:34 AM | message detail |
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I know Rydia, at least, was on the list within 30 minutes after the
topic was created. I doubt that was a result of a lot of nominations,
it was probably just SB adding it a bit later as a second thought(he
added Kain and maybe decided later to add Rydia too) --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/10/2008 8:29:50 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, MM9's not big enough to save MM, and CTDS isn't coming out soon
enough to save Crono. I'd take Vincent over either of them. When's
Dissidia coming out, btw? And CATS peaked in 2005, long after the joke was "old". I don't think L-Block's going to suffer too badly from aging. --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. Brawl FC: 4253-3155-6697 |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 8/10/2008 9:08:22 AM | message detail |
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If the Nana rally is truthful, it takes 30-50 nominations to get on the list. We currently have 131805 total nominations. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/10/2008 9:18:39 AM | message detail |
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Mega Man doesn't NEED MM9 to save him from Squincent. Or did you miss
the part in 2005 where Sonic comfortably put Vincent away before
getting the same numbers on Snake that the Blue Bomber did? I even
hesitate to put Squincent over Crono in a 1 on 1 setting. You have to
look at the fact that that match was basically Vincent vs 3 SNES
characters. It explains why Crono lost, and why Zero did so poorly
compared to the round before. --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/10/2008 9:49:00 AM | message detail |
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58% on Ryu. 54% on Sora. --- *is Dranze* Explicit Contest is my lord. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/10/2008 9:52:42 AM | message detail |
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After Ryu's tear last year, and the fact that Sora was hot off of
Kingdom Hearts 2, it doesn't really surprise me. 2k5 was a fluke year
for Ryu --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| voltch | Posted 8/10/2008 10:21:33 AM | message detail |
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one on one,would anyone take sprite snake above another nobleniner? I think crono,sonic,MM would beat him if they meet on that round and if it's written Snake instead of solid snake then I can't see him doing squat. --- Del Boy:He who dares, wins! |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/10/2008 10:43:47 AM | message detail |
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The people denying that match remind me of those geniuses thinking 9/11 was an inside job. People who think fourway matches mean anything remind me of those...people who think crazy things matter! Darn my inability to make analogies. --- CBVII Nominations: Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Diddy, Akuma, Roxas, Ocelot, Big Boss, Phoenix Wright, Gray Fox, Neku, Laguna, Protoman, Ken Masters, von Karma |
| Master Moltar | Posted 8/10/2008 10:46:08 AM | message detail |
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Just go with my Brawl analogy Leon. --- Moltar Status: =D Brawlin' - 4339-2157-7264 |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 8/10/2008 10:49:27 AM | message detail |
| Mega Man so-called drop in 2k5 was exaggerated,
but he did drop a little. He certainly isn't beating Sonic, and maybe
not Vincent. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/10/2008 10:50:36 AM | message detail |
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Mega Man dropped in '06, not '05. Same with when Sonic beat Vincent. Something about the '06 stats still concerns me (as in, a lot of things about it don't make a lot of sense, and I'm not just talking about the female bracket), but I'm not sure where it starts. --- CBVII Nominations: Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Diddy, Akuma, Roxas, Ocelot, Big Boss, Phoenix Wright, Gray Fox, Neku, Laguna, Protoman, Ken Masters, von Karma |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 8/10/2008 10:51:51 AM | message detail |
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Eh, whichever year people were saying that MM dropped. All of the opponents he did poorly against went on to kick ass in 2k7. --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/10/2008 10:53:15 AM | message detail |
| Maybe so, but he still didn't put up Noble Nine
caliber numbers against any of them except Ryu. The match with Ryu
didn't bother me at all, except for the fact that Mega Man lost several
updates against him, if I recall correctly. --- CBVII Nominations: Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Diddy, Akuma, Roxas, Ocelot, Big Boss, Phoenix Wright, Gray Fox, Neku, Laguna, Protoman, Ken Masters, von Karma |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 8/10/2008 10:55:22 AM | message detail |
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....Heh. I just checked lol x-stats, and 2k6 Sora vs. 2k5 Sora is about the same percentage at 2k6 Riku vs. 2k5 Riku. ......that's kinda amusing. --- Nominate King Harkinian from Link: The Faces of Evil! Mah boi, this contest is what all true fanboys strive for! |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 8/10/2008 11:43:49 AM | message detail |
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Something about the '06 stats still concerns me (as in, a lot of
things about it don't make a lot of sense, and I'm not just talking
about the female bracket), but I'm not sure where it starts. I'll tell you something to make the male half make sense. Sonic SFF'd Luigi like Mario/Pac-Man. He, Mega Man and Crono were all roughly equal in 2006, with Crono maybe being a notch lower. Sora and Riku looked great because they had KH2 only a few months before the contest. The only oddity this leaves is the whole Snake/Yoshi thing, but if you believe in a constant Mega Man/Sonic, 2006 stats make sense on the male half. --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy. -trancer1 |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/10/2008 12:51:41 PM | message detail |
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I'll tell you something to make the male half make sense. Sonic SFF'd Luigi like Mario/Pac-Man. Yeah, that makes perfect sense except for the fact that the match went almost exactly like the 2005 stats predicted. Plus, that doesn't solve squat. Doesn't explain why Ganondorf and Sora are practically equal or why Sora is slightly above Auron or, why Bowser and Ryu are practically equal. I know Snake/Yoshi is a little bonkers because I ain't takin' Yoshi or Dante to go 50/50 with Squall and Vincent, nor do I think Riku could beat Bowser. Kinda strange how the anomalies involve characters that faced Mega Man! --- CBVII Nominations: Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Diddy, Akuma, Roxas, Ocelot, Big Boss, Phoenix Wright, Gray Fox, Neku, Laguna, Protoman, Ken Masters, von Karma |
| transience | Posted 8/10/2008 12:53:48 PM | message detail |
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I see we're all in regular season form in here. time to toss "SFF" around a few dozen more times to hit the quota --- xyzzy nominate Tim from Braid -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CByBMKiiHtA awww yeah |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 8/10/2008 12:58:51 PM | message detail |
| Also, I've got to wonder if anyone would take
Yoshi over Bowser now. He's looked better than the Koopa King for two
straight contests now. --- CBVII Nominations: Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Diddy, Akuma, Roxas, Ocelot, Big Boss, Phoenix Wright, Gray Fox, Neku, Laguna, Protoman, Ken Masters, von Karma |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/10/2008 1:05:56 PM | message detail |
| I think Yoshi/Dante/Riku can be best explained by
saying Solid has his sprite against Yoshi's sprite. Throw in the theory
that an established Nintendo character could sap Solid's SSBB-hype, and
I think that's plenty enough reason to say they're over-rated in 2006. Then again though, all three of them did well enough last year -- Yoshi put Knuckles to rest and didn't embarrass himself against Mega Man again (even for Samus being in the poll too), Dante made it to the semi-finals (through some fortunate circumstances.....), and Riku beat Hayabusa when Roxas was out of the picture (however you want to explain that's another story though!) as well as falling a little short of Kratos post-GoW2... ...you can probably justify minimally touching that four-pack, but I think it's more than reasonable to believe it got over-rated decently enough where your fears of Yoshi = Squall in 2006 and such just isn't true. --- NRT winners: Pokemon R/B/Y, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=44623118 |
