GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 904
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:04:22 PM | message detail |
From: XxSoulxX | #399 The only reason for that is because of 4chan! Without worrying about them, Sephy doesn't lose until Ocelot. --- Support Barret Wallace (Final Fantasy VII) for Character Battle IX! http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3834/banner1barret.jpg |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:04:56 PM | message detail |
I
would take Mario Kart 64 over SSB 64. Not that I have doubts about SSB,
but MK64 looked damn good in the first round *while* being leeched. It
only looked disappointing in R2 due to Fourth Place Factor. I would
take it to be around 45% or better on Goldeneye indirectly. Not sure
that I could say the same about SSB. Yeah 30% on FFVII is pretty good all things considered. It would be a close match IMO and I may take MK64 due to favouritism, but SSB would be the favourite going in. --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:05:55 PM | message detail |
Heck, Mario Kart 64 vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? SSB vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? --- "Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about PW/Jecht |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:06:03 PM | message detail |
I
don't know a thing about GameSpot. That entire contest is pretty much
just a guessing game with all the rallying and low votals. Not much to
go on. Still for a character weaker than Tenpenny it was pretty risky to take him to win. --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:06:46 PM | message detail |
Heck, Mario Kart 64 vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? SSB vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? Metroid would lose to both. --- "Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:07:51 PM | message detail |
And the thing to me about Mario Kart...It seems like everyone
plays them, but they don't rank highly on people's lists of favorites,
for whatever the reason. I just don't think party games and the like do
well here. They don't get a "respect" factor a game like SSB would. (Yes, I know people would argue that SSB is a "party" game as well, but that's neither here nor there!) --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
transcience | Posted 9/2/2010 12:07:55 PM | message detail |
I'd pick mk64 over ssb. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
xp1337 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:08:56 PM | message detail |
Super Mario RPG vs. Mario Kart 64: Who you got? SMRPG, but I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be about it. From: LeonhartFour | #403 Heck, Mario Kart 64 vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? First impression was MK64, but then I stop and have to think about SMK v MK64. Let's say MK64 for now. SSB vs. Super Metroid: Who you got? SSB and this is likely the pick I feel the best about out of all 3. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? SC2k10 (395/448) 98.5138th Percentile |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:11:14 PM | message detail |
I
think the only reason why SSB is more popular here then MK is because
of the bad MK game released for Gamecube. People jumped from N64 to the
GC with an awesome SSB upgrade, and the MK upgrade just completely
bombed, leaving a sour taste in the mouth for a lot of the fanbase. --- "Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:11:53 PM | message detail |
Not to mention, the Mario Kart games are only getting worse. --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/2/2010 12:12:34 PM | message detail |
What about MK64 was so much better than Double Dash, anyway? I barely played 64. --- Yoblazer: http://i38.tinypic.com/2s024p4.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:13:56 PM | message detail |
Not to mention, the Mario Kart games are only getting worse. Exactly. Same thing with the Star Fox franchise. If the franchise kept going up after SF64, all of the games would be really strong here. Instead it bombed and now the awesome SF games are getting left behind. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
Biolizard28 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:14:04 PM | message detail |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #411 Well, in my opinion, MK64 was a lot more about straightforward racing than "LOL SO RANDOM BLUE SHELL AND SPECIAL CARTS" --- I like how each new topic you make reveals such varied facets of your idiocy. - foolmo Now this is entertainment! |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:14:25 PM | message detail |
What about MK64 was so much better than Double Dash, anyway? I barely played 64. I loved Double Dash so I can't really answer that question. Probably nostalgia. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:14:56 PM | message detail |
MK64 was a lot more about straightforward racing than "LOL SO RANDOM BLUE SHELL AND SPECIAL CARTS" Actually, that too. --- Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:14:58 PM | message detail |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #411 Less emphasis on items being the main thing. I liked the blue shell when it was actually, you know, rare. --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
Biolizard28 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:15:17 PM | message detail |
Also, Double Dash gave the world "HI I'M DAISY" --- I like how each new topic you make reveals such varied facets of your idiocy. - foolmo Now this is entertainment! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:16:06 PM | message detail |
I mean, when someone got the Blue Shell in MK64, it was like fear automatically came to the eyes of whoever was in first place. In every game since then, when you see the Blue Shell, you just groan and go, "Ugh, not again." --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
Biolizard28 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:16:50 PM | message detail |
From: LeonhartFour | #418 Pretty much this exactly. --- I like how each new topic you make reveals such varied facets of your idiocy. - foolmo Now this is entertainment! |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/2/2010 12:17:29 PM | message detail |
Double
Dash allowed you to manage double the items and gave you the option to
race against your friends or with them as teams. I've never heard
anyone mention Super or 64 having better tracks, but I have heard
people complain about DD's forced item distribution (great items for
guys losing, defensive items for guys in the lead). And yeah, they did
go overboard with that. --- Yoblazer: http://i38.tinypic.com/2s024p4.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
transcience | Posted 9/2/2010 12:17:41 PM | message detail |
mk64 was the first real four player party game. that was new and exciting back in 1996 or whatever and, hence, nostalgia. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Biolizard28 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:18:58 PM | message detail |
From: transcience | #421 You can't just write off every instance of an old game being superior as nostalgia. ... Even if it's true 99% of the time. --- I like how each new topic you make reveals such varied facets of your idiocy. - foolmo Now this is entertainment! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:19:29 PM | message detail |
And
that's the thing. From DD and on, it felt like it wasn't about who was
the better racer. It was about who got the Blue Shell and when. Items
decided the race. I mean, yeah, sometimes it would happen in MK64 or SMK when you managed to get a red shell and bypass 1st place right at the end, but you felt like you earned that. Items just became too powerful starting in Double Dash. MK64 does have better tracks though. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:20:07 PM | message detail |
Eh, I still play MK64 from time to time and still enjoy it! --- Please sign up to support the 2010 Nomination Rally Tournament winners! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55967577 |
XxSoulxX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:22:43 PM | message detail |
The
one track from DD!! that I thought was absolutely amazing was the mini
park. The tiny oval with walls surrounding it and 8 laps. That track
would just get trashed with shells and bananas, and it would make it a
complete crap-shoot on who wound up winning in the end. --- Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
LeonhartFour | Posted 9/2/2010 12:24:52 PM | message detail |
Yeah, Baby Park was a lot of fun. --- Support Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) for Character Battle IX! http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9302/banner5morrigan2.jpg |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:27:41 PM | message detail |
From: Biolizard28 | #413 MK64 is my favorite MK for basically this reason. --- `·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.· It's the fear that tears me down. |
HaRRicH | Posted 9/2/2010 12:35:40 PM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #402 Yep, same here. MK64 never got a clean match, and we can't say much about SMK either except it's jjuusstt under Super Metroid...and we still don't have a clue about SM! All that said, I'd take SSB to double SF64 too, and series-wise SSB > MK here pretty easily. Now, MK64's probably the strongest one in the MK-series while SSB is definitely the weakest in the SSB-series plus MK64 was THE multi-player game until Goldeneye hit. Maybe that's enough to win, and it's certainly close enough where the match is worth discussing...but it's just really hard to tell and I'd hate to bet against the SSB-series in a SFF-match against a game from a weaker series. From: LeonhartFour | #418 Bingo. I also enjoyed the battle-modes in MK64 more than any other MK-game's. Nostalgia insists I bring up some fun short-cuts too, like the cave in Koopa Troopa Island and the leap of faith in Rainbow Road. I don't even remember any real short-cuts from MK:DD or MKW. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate EPONA here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55150177 |
pjbasis | Posted 9/2/2010 12:40:19 PM | message detail |
64 vs. DD? Isn't it obvious DS is the best one? I'd even argue Wii is second to that! |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 9/2/2010 12:44:55 PM | message detail |
People overrating Mario Kart's contest strength. This seems really familiar somehow. Oh, right: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2438 --- ·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.· Is a momentary gleam all you need? |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 9/2/2010 12:45:00 PM | message detail |
From: pjbasis | #429 Finally, a voice of reason in this topic! Smash Bros vs MK64, huh? I'd lean toward Smash, but a MK64 win wouldn't surprise me, either. Could go either way. And thanks for that one person who reminded me that I should nominate Peggle. --- Wylvane Highwind89 is a horrible user. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 9/2/2010 12:46:22 PM | message detail |
From: UltimaterializerX | #430 People forget that we haven't had a great Mario Kart game in 13 years. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:51:54 PM | message detail |
MK64
was awesome for all the reasons already said. I also liked it because
the tracks were much longer; many tracks since then (and before) could
be done in under 2.5 minutes while in the N64 version you have longer
tracks (besides Moo Moo Farm) on average ending with Rainbow Road which
can last over 5 minutes IIRC. --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
transience | Posted 9/2/2010 12:53:30 PM | message detail |
man, SMK is the game that actually
relied on player skill. MK64 was just as big a step in the party game
direction as DD or MKWii, it just hasn't leaped four miles over the
line like the later games did. that said, I still take MK64 to beat SSB. don't have much respect for the original, it just came too late in the console's life. --- xyzzy |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 12:53:31 PM | message detail |
People overrating Mario Kart's contest strength. This seems really familiar somehow. Oh, right: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2438 *sees performances of Mega Man and Mario Kart in games contest* lol --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 9/2/2010 12:55:21 PM | message detail |
I used to like Mario Kart. Then I played a real racing game. Even if you prefer cartoonish mayhem to serious racing, Burnout kicks MK's ass any day. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
Not_Wylvane | Posted 9/2/2010 12:56:55 PM | message detail |
If we're talking about real racing games, then there's no contest. F-Zero > all. Speaking of which, sounds like a good excuse to nominate F-Zero GX! Sure, it'd probably be Bottom 10 in x-stats, but hey, it'd probably beat Mother 3! --- Wylvane th3l3fty is a horrible user. |
vcharon | Posted 9/2/2010 12:57:16 PM | message detail |
SSB
probably beats MK64 based on the franchise tag alone. Like people have
said, Mario Kart hasn't actually been relevant (or good) in some time
now whereas Smash has been one of the leading Nintendo series for years. --- Gamespot Villains NIT Contest: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56211203 :> |
HaRRicH | Posted 9/2/2010 12:57:45 PM | message detail |
Burnout is solid, yeah. I forget which one I played...maybe the first. Whatever, good fun was had. Also, speaking of cartoonish mayhem, Beetle Adventure Racing never gets enough love. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate EPONA here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55150177 |
transience | Posted 9/2/2010 12:58:39 PM | message detail |
GX is on my list. I can't not nominate the best racer ever in what's likely to be the weakest game contest we'll see. --- xyzzy |
vcharon | Posted 9/2/2010 1:01:54 PM | message detail |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_n%27_Roll_Racing --- Gamespot Villains NIT Contest: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56211203 :> |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 1:01:55 PM | message detail |
Crash Team Racing was pretty good competition for MK64. --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
vcharon | Posted 9/2/2010 1:02:07 PM | message detail |
Not eligible, but still! --- Gamespot Villains NIT Contest: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56211203 :> |
HaRRicH | Posted 9/2/2010 1:03:29 PM | message detail |
Hey guys, why are we arguing about these two again? Neither SSB nor MK64 are eligible for this contest! --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate EPONA here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55150177 |
LOLContests | Posted 9/2/2010 1:04:55 PM | message detail |
Not
every game has to be about who's best, you know. Anyone who knows
what's up just breaks when the blue shell's coming anyway, and let's it
crash into the second placer as well. --- "Ahem! There is *sand* on my *boot*!"--Kefka Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest! |
charmander6000 | Posted 9/2/2010 1:07:04 PM | message detail |
Hey guys, why are we arguing about these two again? Neither SSB nor MK64 are eligible for this contest! Fine, which Mario Kart game eligible for the contest is the strongest. DS > Wii > DD > SC --- Calintares made a whole lot of geolocation x-stats Congrats to Dr. Football for winning the Guru. |
HaRRicH | Posted 9/2/2010 1:10:52 PM | message detail |
MKDS
probably, but we never got a good look at the one on the Wii and that
was a welcome change from MK:DD; I don't even think it's that much
worse than SMK. I still haven't played MKDS though. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate EPONA here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55150177 |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 9/2/2010 1:13:25 PM | message detail |
F-Zero GX > DKR > CTR >>> MK series --- "if only there were some way I could have sex" - Smartmuffin |
Masato_Tanaka | Posted 9/2/2010 1:13:54 PM | message detail |
Anybody who praises MK Wii so highly should probably off themselves --- Elephant Talk: A New Kind Of Music Blog! http://elephantmusictalk.blogspot.com/ |
HaRRicH | Posted 9/2/2010 1:14:28 PM | message detail |
That's cold, bro. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate EPONA here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/55150177 |
