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yeah this is bad two ways

one, one game absolutely can't carry a year against depth

two, 1995 has one game

2000 is gonna murder.

I have a feeling there's going to be a big percentage shift on the next update.

I just don't know which way it's going.

n_n

Early vote totals are slightly better than yesterday's matches, which had technical difficulties with the match pictures not showing up for most people outside of the US/Canada/Mexico. Vote totals are still lower than the first day of matches.

73% at freeze

Ummm, could 87 vs 95 be a match now?

I really hope the wildcard pictures are not recycled for the real 1st round.

Bolto4 posted...

73% at freeze

Ummm, could 87 vs 95 be a match now?

Looks like it could be!

Who knows what these results actually mean though.

I think everyone is just overrating Super Mario Bros 1

SwiftyDC posted...

I really hope the wildcard pictures are not recycled for the real 1st round.

I'm betting they are since "r1" was in the file name.

systems don't matter either

SwiftyDC posted...

I really hope the wildcard pictures are not recycled for the real 1st round.

I think they will probably be recycled because today's match pictures all have "r1" in the URL just like the URLs for the wildcard pictures. I think 2005 and 2006 will both have the same match picture for their round 1 match when they come up later in this round.

There you go, 95.

there was a big jump

for 1995

game

I think we'll end up judging 87 vs. 95 by how some of the other years go, not necessarily these two. both did well here.

It feels like the pictures are cycling even slower today for me, weird.

oh my 85 to 88

I feel sad thinking that a 200 vote lead after 10 minutes means the match is over

Well my confidence in 95 has been briefly restored for now.

But seeing 87 do this well, would of had gave 85 much more a chance of outright winning the match before seeing 87 go over 70, either way it might end up doing a lot more respectably vs 95 then what we were figuring.

eh, in fairness that's always meant it's over unless it was some ridiculous early vote or Sephiroth

transience posted...

so, uh

95 vs. 87

I had 87 and then switched because you guys kept telling me it would get rocked

Damn you guys (unless 95 wins, in which case thanks guys)

Jesse_Custer posted...

It feels like the pictures are cycling even slower today for me, weird.

It's weird, because there's no change to the rotating picture code from this JavaScript file:

https://www.gamefaqs.com/js/byg_2.js

The only new addition was the code for displaying the notable games and system releases when you click on the ? Mark icon which appears on the top left corner of the match pictures.

well, I guess we're on cruise control until 90/00. I guess 2000 is the clear fave there - I want to see how old and new years mix before saying too much though. Mario 3 is on another level from Mario 1.

Hopefully Chrono Trigger has better back up in round 2. It looks like it will need it.

spoilers chrono trigg....I mean 1995, is going to the final 4

man this is the one contest you shouldn't listen to anyone because we're all just guessing!

just go with your gut

people made some convincing arguments after my initial bracket but I decided not to change anything because who knew

'95 is proving to be a monster. '87 is also proving to be a monster. Dang, I'm looking forward to the match in round 2! (I don't feel so stupid anymore for switching to '87 at the last minute for round 2)

LeonhartFour posted...

people made some convincing arguments after my initial bracket but I decided not to change anything because who knew

I'm the Ace of Games

My 1995 > 2000 and 1995 > 1997 picks don't look particularly bad right now with CT potentially breaking 89% here.

1985 really was a weak year.

Three days in and depth is king. I thought I was going high with 1987 at 57%, but I was underselling it about as much as everyone else.

THAT SAID

I'd still take Yoshi's Island, Earthbound, and DKC2 over the original Castlevania, Mega Man, and Metroid. 1995 has enough depth to take out any NES year, imo, but it actually needs to showcase it in the match picture.

And SBAllen ain't listenin'

Damn, 1985 choked. There goes one of my two picks against the cookie.

1995's fair game now with a performance like this, but I'm still betting on 1995 next round.

Well my gut was that the depth of the year would matter a lot more than a single big game, which today seems to be proving. Chrono Trigger is one big ass game though, and it's backup isn't that bad. '85 is definitely looking kind of scary though.

1986 is so bad that I'm not sure if 1995 is proving anything here.

then again, who knows if 1985 is worth much either

I'd have gone high with 1987 had I picked it because it had every reason to win and win easily. You were banking on one specific scenario for 1985 to win, and it didn't come through.

CaptainOfCrush posted...

And SBAllen ain't listenin'

He added the list of notable games in the question mark thing, which does help.

spooky96 posted...

My 1995 > 2000 and 1995 > 1997 picks don't look particularly bad right now with CT potentially breaking 89% here.

1987 is today's star. Everyone expected 1995 to win with 90% because it's facing total fodder. 85/87 was actually debated and may result in a tripling. The big question is whether 95 can even get past 87, because so far it looks like 2001 will simply roast it.

well let's do this. top 5 games of 87/95?

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Zelda
3. ...Earthbound?
4. Yoshi's Island?
5. Metroid?

CaptainOfCrush posted...

I'd still take Yoshi's Island, Earthbound, and DKC2 over the original Castlevania, Mega Man, and Metroid. 1995 has enough depth to take out any NES year, imo, but it actually needs to showcase it in the match picture.

Yeah, 1995's second tier is better than 1987's second tier, but if SBAllen decides to keep rolling with obscure games for the sake of variety instead of giving 1995 the best it has to offer, it could be in trouble.

CaptainOfCrush posted...

Three days in and depth is king. I thought I was going high with 1987 at 57%, but I was underselling it about as much as everyone else.

THAT SAID

I'd still take Yoshi's Island, Earthbound, and DKC2 over the original Castlevania, Mega Man, and Metroid. 1995 has enough depth to take out any NES year, imo, but it actually needs to showcase it in the match picture.

And SBAllen ain't listenin'

Yeah, I'm really hoping we see a different set of pics next round, though the ? mark at the top mentioning Yoshi's Island and Earthbound before these scrub games is a big help.

Something I'm also wondering about is how much of 1985 vs 1987 is SFF? It's impossible to really say but when you have one Nintendo entry against an significantly stronger one, SFF might be on the table to make the win even bigger.

transience posted...

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Zelda
3. ...Earthbound?
4. Yoshi's Island?
5. Metroid?

I'd take DKC2 over Metroid 1.

I picked 2001 pretty easily over the 95/87 winner. Think that one has always been a fairly easy choice. Watch me be proven wrong! Like Chrono Trigger is the #1 game on this site but voters are smarter than we give them credit for. Depth matters.

1995 keeps creeping up toward 90%.

I think it looks fine now where it is.

I don't know if I'm more surprised by how much 87 is crushing 85 or that 86 has over 10%

KamikazePotato posted...

I picked 2001 pretty easily over the 95/87 winner. Think that one has always been a fairly easy choice. Watch me be proven wrong! Like Chrono Trigger is the #1 game on this site but voters are smarter than we give them credit for. Depth matters.

2001's better diversity in its top hitters is going to serve it very well in this contest.

SSBM, FFX, and Halo comprise each of the main consoles, and GTA3 or MGS2 would round it out nicely.

I didn't even notice the question marks... we need something much better than that to list the major games of that year.

Another premature reaction: this bodes really well for 2001, 2000, 1994, and obviously 1998.

This bodes poorly for both 1996 AND 1997 (I don't trust 97's Nintendo games). I'd lol so hard if 2000 got past both of those.

come on Mario 3

put 2000 in its place

come on SBAllen give 2000 the 1995 treatment and only give it one game worth a crap in the match pic

Still not worried about 87 vs 95, 95 also has Megaman x2 and Megaman 7 btw, which should be on the notable games list..but wont be :(

A 1998 vs 2000 final would not be pretty for 2000. >_>