GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1003
Well
your Pokemon do want to help you become the best Pokemon trainer in the
world. To do that, they need to beat your rival's Pokemon who is your
top opponent. --- Pokemon VGC2011 NW Regional - Top 8 Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place |
  |
From: Team Rocket Elite | #301 I don't remember my Pokemon ever expressing such a desire! --- http://img.imgcake.com/leonpngpe.png http://img.imgcake.com/squalloweenpngem.png |
From: LeonhartFour | #122 They get happier by winning battles. So at the very least they want to become the best pokemon in the world. --- Will not remove this line of my signature until the Seahawks, Jazz or Rockies win a title (Started 5-16-09) http://www.sporcle.com/games/Kazbar/gfaqscontest |
But do they particularly care about any specific Pokemon they fight more than any other? --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Oak said they do at the end of the game. You are able to win because of the bond you have with your Pokemon. --- Pokemon VGC2011 NW Regional - Top 8 Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place |
I mean, does Charizard care more about fighting Blastoise than he cares about fighting, say, Jigglypuff? --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Nice poll today. It took until vote 186 for International Superstar Soccer 64 to get its first vote. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Time for Mario 64 to show off. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
Mario 64 is only slightly doubling Star Fox 64 and Mario Kart 64. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
SM64...oh yeah. I hate to see Bomberman 64 do so poorly, especially since I once thought it could be Bomberman's strongest game. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate E P O N A. |
It probably is, actually. And that's all we need to know about Bomberman games. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Decent perfomance by Mario Kart 64 in the face of SM64 it still has second place. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls Congratulations to Black Turtle for winning the guru contest. |
This isn't the first time we've seen MK64 and SF64 in a poll together: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3459 Looks like SM64's affecting MK64 a lot more, which isn't surprising. It also doesn't help MK64's case in this rematch that SF64DS just came out. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate E P O N A. |
True/False: "Zelda 64" would be winning this poll. --- 90s games > 00s games |
Also, this is impressive by Mario Kart 64. I didn't think it would be able to put up 35% on Mario 64 directly. --- 90s games > 00s games |
True/False: "Zelda 64" would be winning this poll. If OoT was called "The Legend of Zelda 64", it would be winning this poll. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
so why hasn't Mario Kart 64 been in a contest --- Want to listen to more video game music every day? Check out the VGMusicoftheDay Youtube Channel sometime! |
From: SuperAngelo128 | #317 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3459 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3484 --- Support Otacon (Metal Gear Solid) for Character Battle IX! http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1950/banner4otacon.jpg |
They
ported Star Fox 64 to the DS recently? omg there are so many games I
want to buy. Damn you bills and other necessary life responsiblities --- Xbox Live Gamertag: ffmasterjose Your favorite Trapper's favorite Trapper |
MK64 has really pulled away from SF64 with the night vote, thanks to Europe, Asia, and Oceania. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
red sox 777 posted... True/False: "Zelda 64" would be winning this poll. true it's also amazing that over 700 people have voted for the crime against humanity that was bomberman 64 --- Jon Thomson - HKP: 179, 180's: 2, top kill: 152 gg Black Turtle |
How
many noms total are we looking at for this contest? I read somewhere
that we are somewhere past the 10,000 mark. wouldn't be surprised if
we're already at the half-way point as far as noms go. I believe noms
are usually very frontloaded, right? --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
I've forgotten, how many noms were made for the GotD contest? --- Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ. (Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!) |
Has the nom database been updated? --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AgBWiYjlMLwYdFdYeXoxbmcyYjJnMEZLYmhsTzFWS0E It hasn't changed since last friday. Unless Bacon changed to a different database, or something. --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
How
many noms total are we looking at for this contest? I read somewhere
that we are somewhere past the 10,000 mark. wouldn't be surprised if
we're already at the half-way point as far as noms go. I believe noms
are usually very frontloaded, right? The current nomination total right now is 11635. We'll probably be around 12000 nominations after exactly 4 days. And yeah, noms are very frontloaded in the first 24 hours. We already had 6049 nominations after 24 hours and 8202 nominations after 48 hours. Since then, there's only been about 3000 nominations in the past 3 days. I've forgotten, how many noms were made for the GotD contest? 54577. But nominations remained open for 19 days for that contest. If we are looking at a 63-65 day contest here, then nominations will remain open for no more than 10 days at the most, because we would have to fit in the contest before Christmas arrives. Although I'm guessing we'll be looking at a mini-contest here (30-50 days at most). --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
I always wonder why you guys only post here between 10:00 P.M. and 4:00 A.M. Not fair. --- Nominate Left Pong Paddle vs. Right Pong Paddle for the Rivalry Contest! |
Polls open at midnight. --- Support Otacon (Metal Gear Solid) for Character Battle IX! http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1950/banner4otacon.jpg |
Oh, so essentially you discuss the trends of DA BOARD VOTE. --- Nominate Left Pong Paddle vs. Right Pong Paddle for the Rivalry Contest! |
So, does that mean we'll likely finish at less than 20,000 noms? I wonder how many noms Mario / Bowser is going to get. Many casuals probably won't use their 15 noms, so I believe it's possible something popular like Mario / Bowser could represent 5% of all nominations. That's 400 noms, more than any Board 8 rally is likely to ever reach. Now if you think 5% is too much, you can lower that a bit. Link / Ganondorf will obviously be the most nominated riivalry, probably followed Cloud / Sephiroth. Hmm, I don't know how realistic that ratio of 5% really is. --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
Well,
Bacon insists that Mario/Sonic isn't even close to having enough
nominations right now, and we have well over 100 commitments on Board 8
alone, so... --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
I don't know, but 400 noms seems way too low for a 1 seed IMO. --- Nominate Left Pong Paddle vs. Right Pong Paddle for the Rivalry Contest! |
I know Bacon told us how many noms Link got during the last character battle, but I don't remember how many it was. If Luster (or someone else) could remember that, we could get a good idea on what percentage of noms the overall 1-seed typically gets. --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
Ok. Remember that contest had far more noms than this one will have, at least 3 times as many, maybe even more. So that would be 600 noms for the overall 1-seed, which will be Link / Ganondorf. Mario / Bowser should be lower than that, and will split some casual votes with Mario / Wario as well. Looking at all of that, my guess of 400 noms for Mario / Bowser doesn't sound that unlikely. Edit: I obviously realise that things aren't as easy as this, and that those conversions don't quite work out, but it gives us some kind of estimate. --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
I always wonder why you guys only post here between 10:00 P.M. and 4:00 A.M. Not fair. Polls opening at midnight is a big reason. I think another one is that people tend to be home and on Gamefaqs late at night.....and 10 PM - 4 AM is only 7 PM - 1 AM on the West Coast. 4 AM is also late enough that we get some European posters posting in the morning over there. --- 90s games > 00s games |
Mario Kart 64 vs. Super Mario Galaxy I...think the latter would win but if you take this result seriously it implies the former has a shot. Or perhaps that SM64 isn't as strong as we thought. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
Mario Kart 64 is a strong game. I'd wager it's stronger than Super Mario Kart, which is essentially Super Metroid's equal. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
Ultimaphazon posted... Ok. Remember that contest had far more noms than this one will have, at least 3 times as many, maybe even more. So that would be 600 noms for the overall 1-seed, which will be Link / Ganondorf. Mario / Bowser should be lower than that, and will split some casual votes with Mario / Wario as well. Looking at all of that, my guess of 400 noms for Mario / Bowser doesn't sound that unlikely. Edit: I obviously realise that things aren't as easy as this, and that those conversions don't quite work out, but it gives us some kind of estimate. Correct, catching Mario/Bowser shouldn't be impossible, like SB is trying to make us think. I ran some ridiculous numbers on this in another topic Ngamer64 posted... Hmmm, I don't think it would be impossible. Let's look at the numbers from last year's Character Battle as an example. Link was the #1 overall choice, picked by 1,853 people. Obviously B8 isn't going to come close to putting up 2k noms, buuuuuuuuut * Over 90,000 total noms were sent in back then. Now we've got less site traffic, a much less popular Contest idea, a form that takes more effort to fill out, a shorter nomination period (probably), no banner on the front page to direct casuals to the form (probably). Only 7,000 noms have been made so far, and I'd say we'd be lucky to reach 20,000. So proportionally, we're now down to 412 for Mario v Bowser. * Link's always more popular than Mario to the tune of 63/37 or so. If that's true for noms as well, we're down to 152. * Apparently some people think Mario v Wario is a good idea? I don't get it either, but there were enough noms for SB to add that option to the list, so it must be true! If 20 of those Mario fans would rather see him face Wario than Bowser, now we're split down to 132. Even without BT's help this should be easily doable! What I didn't factor in is that Mario/Bowser's iconic status might result in an even higher percentage of the noms than Link pulled last season. But even so, Link > Mario and the smaller total nom number and the splits with Luigi and Wario are all still true. Mario/Sonic's got the whole board behind it and should have plenty of support from outside as well. We can do this! --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
But
for today's poll, yeah, pretty cool to finally see some of these
without Ocarina/Majora/Goldeneye eating up all the percentage! MK64
comes out of this looking great, of course, but I also wouldn't sleep on
Star Fox. It's pulling in a very impressive 18% in North America-
wouldn't want to mess with this game in a Day Match! (But only 10%
everywhere else, so ouch to its Night Match chances.) --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
From: Ngamer64 | #340 GoldenEye wouldn't be eating up all the percentage if it were here, not sure what you're talking about! We already knew Fox and company had a great day vote before though, so that's nothing new! From: Ngamer64 | #339 You also didn't factor in the fact that people can nominate Link/Ganon AND Mario/Bowser, so your SFF calculations are pretty much useless. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
*
Over 90,000 total noms were sent in back then. Now we've got less site
traffic, a much less popular Contest idea, a form that takes more effort
to fill out, a shorter nomination period (probably), no banner on the
front page to direct casuals to the form (probably). Only 7,000 noms
have been made so far, and I'd say we'd be lucky to reach 20,000. So
proportionally, we're now down to 412 for Mario v Bowser. * Link's always more popular than Mario to the tune of 63/37 or so. If that's true for noms as well, we're down to 152. Are you sure on the math there? I get 242 noms for M/B instead of your 152. (412 / 63 * 37) --- "I am SO gonna kick your ass!" - "No, no, no, no, no. I'm gonna kick YOUR ass!" Nominate Yuri Lowell / Flynn Scifo |
Does
seeding go straight based on nominations? If we could get a decent
surge for Mario/Bowser and all remove our Link nomes and get Mario the
#1 seed, does that mean that Bacon would have to put Link/Ganondorf
against Cloud/Sephiroth in the semis? Or would he still keep Link and
Cloud on separate halves of the bracket? Also, can we please get the word out for Mario/Sonic noms so that can make the tournament? (And yes, I realize my two ideas are pretty much mutually exclusive. The latter would be what I want but the former is probably more feasible.) |
I'm sure Bacon tweaks with seeding a little bit. --- Support Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) for Character Battle IX! http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9302/banner5morrigan2.jpg |
From: Ultimaphazon | #342 Are you sure on the math there? Mario/Bowser HAS 412. Link is MORE popular 63/37. Therefore Link will have more than Mario/Bowser, not less. It isn't 152 or 242. --- Commodore http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad258/CommodoreTN/CommodoreBrokemonpngtu.png |
Wasn't
there a situation in a recent contest were Jak/Revolver had the fewest
nominations to make it into a contest, yet Revolver/Jak had a lower seed
than Jak/Revolver? Pretty sure there was a situation similar to that
which confirmed SB tweaks the seeding to some degree. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate E P O N A. |
From: CommodoreTN | #345 The 152/242 figures are given for Mario/Bowser. 412 is Mario/Bowser if they were equal to Link. --- My Japanese alter-ego. Hey all this is Bartz btw. |
[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster] |
Set
Mario/Bowser to 45% or so instead. When you can have 15 nominations,
there's not going to be any notable SFF; you can nominate Mario/Bowser,
Link/Ganondorf, and have 13 choices to spare. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
From: HaRRicH | #346 Well, the vote-in winners weren't seeded according to how well they did in the polls either, so there's a bit of tweaking there as well. --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
