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Well at least Smash 4 is listed ahead of Melee

2001 and 2008 have perfect pics.

Not that they need them, but still.

lol destiny getting the icon for 2014

yeah 2014 getting Destiny in a prominent position just makes things worse

NowItsAngeTime posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

transcience posted...

what's the most likely four games that 01 will get?

Halo, FFX, Melee, GTA3

it's gotta be these, right? maybe something like PSO or SA2 if SB wants to get the GC represented (and dropping probably FFX given how enormous GTA3 was?) I don't think we'll ever see 2001 without Halo.

Those 4 look right to me. I could see GSC replacing Melee though

Isnt GSC 2000?

It is.

Also, this confirms that the wild card match pics are getting reused.

Good luck, 2006.

I assume he didn't want to use the Smash icon.

Shovel Knight would have been nice to see.

NowItsAngeTime posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

transcience posted...

what's the most likely four games that 01 will get?

Halo, FFX, Melee, GTA3

it's gotta be these, right? maybe something like PSO or SA2 if SB wants to get the GC represented (and dropping probably FFX given how enormous GTA3 was?) I don't think we'll ever see 2001 without Halo.

Those 4 look right to me. I could see GSC replacing Melee though

Isnt GSC 2000?

Whoops, saw GC and mind farted to GSC. Disregard

I just noticed Melee, Brawl and Smash 4 will be competing the same day...

Does 2001 lose next round if the first pic is naked Raiden doing a cartwheel?

charmander6000 posted...

https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2001.jpg
https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2014.jpg

https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2008.jpg
https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2009.jpg


Well at least Smash 4 is listed ahead of Melee

Seeing some of these games in 2008/2009 makes me a little sad that the late 00's aren't as strong as they should be. And wow, I never considred 2001 a threat until seeing that picture. What a stellar year. I think 1997 might be in trouble.

Halo vs. Smash 4 in frame one is going to be a great test of pictures

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

charmander6000 posted...

https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2001.jpg
https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2014.jpg

https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2008.jpg
https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/r1/2009.jpg


Well at least Smash 4 is listed ahead of Melee

Seeing some of these games in 2008/2009 makes me a little sad that the late 00's aren't as strong as they should be. And wow, I never considred 2001 a threat until seeing that picture. What a stellar year. I think 1997 might be in trouble.

2008 is a personal top 5 year of mine for many reasons

but yeah its unfortunate it'll lose to the behemoth that is 2001 (though to be fair that WAS an amazing year too)

How in the world is 1985 losing. It's the year NES was released. Crazy

1987 was when the NES got all of its awesome games outside of Mario.

sixer posted...

How in the world is 1985 losing. It's the year NES was released. Crazy

no one on this site cares about objectivity and overall "meaning" of what years did

they care about what which has their favorite games

sixer posted...

How in the world is 1985 losing. It's the year NES was released. Crazy

System means nothing without games, and Zelda/MM/CV/Metroid are all better games than SMB. What this match definitely proves, is that game strength and variety are important to having a strong year.

LeonhartFour posted...

Also, this confirms that the wild card match pics are getting reused.

Good luck, 2006.

hahahahaha oh lord

bubububut Skyrim/Dark Souls/Gears 3/Arkham City is a completely reasonable four

I'd still take 2006 over 2011.

Would 2011 getting Skyward Sword make things better or worse for 2006?

Oh right, trend charts from yesterday:

Time | 1981 | 2006 | Votes | Demographic
EBV | 28.99% | 71.01% | 238 | (0:00-0:05)
PHV | 26.34% | 73.66% | 1458 | (0:00-1:00)
FNV | 24.46% | 75.54% | 2621 | (1:00-6:00)
BSV | 28.61% | 71.39% | 1954 | (6:00-9:00)
DSV | 25.81% | 74.19% | 3847 | (9:00-14:30)
ASV | 24.99% | 75.01% | 4285 | (14:30-22:00)
SNV | 25.03% | 74.97% | 855 | (22:00-24:00)

Time | 1978 | 2005 | Votes | Demographic
EBV | 13.62% | 86.38% | 235 | (0:00-0:05)
PHV | 13.86% | 86.14% | 1407 | (0:00-1:00)
FNV | 13.20% | 86.80% | 2515 | (1:00-6:00)
BSV | 15.92% | 84.08% | 1859 | (6:00-9:00)
DSV | 15.00% | 85.00% | 3686 | (9:00-14:30)
ASV | 14.41% | 85.59% | 4130 | (14:30-22:00)
SNV | 14.03% | 85.97% | 834 | (22:00-24:00)

charmander6000 posted...

Would 2011 getting Skyward Sword make things better or worse for 2006?

Better, it's still probably the #2 game from that year (either that or Dark Souls). No year wants to go into this with ZERO Nintendo representation in its match pic.

EDIT: Sorry, you're asking about its effect on 2006, not 2011. In that case - worse.

If 2011 gets Skyrim, Zelda, and Souls in its rotation, I probably consider it the favorite.

TP>SS on this site

LeonhartFour posted...

Also, this confirms that the wild card match pics are getting reused.

Good luck, 2006.

Oh god

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

sixer posted...

How in the world is 1985 losing. It's the year NES was released. Crazy

System means nothing without games, and Zelda/MM/CV/Metroid are all better games than SMB. What this match definitely proves, is that game strength and variety are important to having a strong year.

this board is full of Nintendo kids, but most of them are Zelda fanboys/girls so it's likely just that there's just a bigger Zelda fanbase on here than a Mario fanbase. (especially since a new Zelda game just came out)

mralpha543 posted...

this board is full of Nintendo kids

There are probably zero people on this board below the age of 20

man who knew that the big complaint of the contest would be that B8 trends too young

CaptainOfCrush posted...

charmander6000 posted...

Would 2011 getting Skyward Sword make things better or worse for 2006?

Better, it's still probably the #2 game from that year (either that or Dark Souls). No year wants to go into this with ZERO Nintendo representation in its match pic.

EDIT: Sorry, you're asking about its effect on 2006, not 2011. In that case - worse.

If 2011 gets Skyrim, Zelda, and Souls in its rotation, I probably consider it the favorite.

Well my line of thinking is that Twilight Princess would SFF Skyward Sword so hard that something like Batman: Arkham CIty or Portal 2 would bring in more votes.

Does TP cause 2006 to SFF 2011 or does SS cause 2011 to LFF 2006?

what a weird contest

LeonhartFour posted...

Does TP cause 2006 to SFF 2011 or does SS cause 2011 to LFF 2006?

what a weird contest

Well LFF will be there, but I think TP will hurt SS so badly that LFF will be a small factor.

For example in 2008 Mario did better against Mega Man X with Luigi in the poll relative to Zelda because he was able to SFF Luigi more.

https://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/3279-division-2-round-2-mario-zelda-mega-man-x-mudkip
https://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/3293-division-2-final-l-snake-luigi-mario-mega-man-x

Also I think Oblivion will hold better against Skyrim than SS against TP.

Since the vote totals are so bad, I wanted to see if 1986 got a 0 vote update at any point, so I scrolled through the updater. Not quite, but it did have a couple of 1 vote updates!

Geeze, and I thought my prediction of 25,000 votes per match would be low...

Vote totals are a bit better today, I think we're heading for around 17k.

what a sad post

mralpha543 posted...

BlAcK TuRtLe posted...

sixer posted...

How in the world is 1985 losing. It's the year NES was released. Crazy

System means nothing without games, and Zelda/MM/CV/Metroid are all better games than SMB. What this match definitely proves, is that game strength and variety are important to having a strong year.

this board is full of Nintendo kids, but most of them are Zelda fanboys/girls so it's likely just that there's just a bigger Zelda fanbase on here than a Mario fanbase. (especially since a new Zelda game just came out)

Even taking LoZ out of the equation, I would still pick 1987. Mega Man, Castlevania and Metroid are all better games than SMB1, and a much bigger part of my childhood.

Mario 1 would crush all of those games 1-on-1, but who knows how it'd fare against all of them at once. It'd certainly struggle to get 50%.

What's the icon at the top of the 2001 image?

It's the FFX logo, which is also seen on the necklace Tidus wears in the game and it's also tattooed on Jecht's chest. I think it's supposed to be the emblem of their Zanarkand blitzball team.

https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/5/5e/Final_Fantasy_X_Project.png

yeah, I was wondering if the average fan would know what that was. I'm glad to see how that one goes. I'm also curious how a modern year will compete.

How recognizable is it to someone who has played FF10?

Immediately recognizable

Think of it as the meteor from 7 and Squall holding Rinoa from 8

Team Rocket Elite posted...

How recognizable is it to someone who has played FF10?

Recognizable enough, I suppose. It shows up every time you boot the game up before you get to the main menu.

it's recognizable to a fan. to someone who played it years and years ago? maybe not as much.

I only remember because I love the hell out of FF10

Wouldn't be surprised if people didn't remember it otherwise if theyre not a super big fan

Yeah, it's not recognizable to a casual like the Smash logo would be or something, but FFX fans will know what it is.

But it's up against the literal Destiny logo, so 2001 will be okay.

Hmm...I was checking to see, but every game that's in the banner has been represented in its year's match pic so far.

https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/images/byg/byg_640.jpg

If that continues, R/B/Y will get into 1998's pic and Diablo II will get into 2000's pic.

I forgot to post this earlier.

7 people fell off the Top 50. AssultTank, mjb817, Shadow_StalkerX, Chaeix, zajbelj, RyoCaliente and Wetter5 did not have both 2006 and 2005 winning.

farewell my sweet leaderboard appearance

I guess I should've made an alt bracket with the debated matches reversed to provide for this contingency but alas

After doing some work comparing vote totals from Day 1 and Day 2, I've concluded the Day 2 match picture issues actually hurt our vote totals in those matches. For those unaware, it appeared that an extremely high percentage of people outside the US/Canada/Mexico couldn't see the Day 2 match pictures for at least the first 12 hours of the matches.

Between both matches combined, here were the hourly Day 1 and Day 2 vote totals:

Time | Day 1 | Day 2
1:00 | 3385 | 2865
2:00 | 2007 | 1650
3:00 | 1471 | 1179
4:00 | 1152 | 773
5:00 | 980 | 739
6:00 | 1042 | 795
7:00 | 1124 | 1071
8:00 | 1395 | 1255
9:00 | 1585 | 1487
10:00 | 1605 | 1458
11:00 | 1546 | 1451
12:00 | 1479 | 1337
13:00 | 1464 | 1355
14:00 | 1242 | 1197
15:00 | 1164 | 1409
16:00 | 1107 | 1242
17:00 | 1069 | 1157
18:00 | 1137 | 1158
19:00 | 1108 | 1197
20:00 | 992 | 1122
21:00 | 953 | 920
22:00 | 839 | 943
23:00 | 837 | 846
24:00 | 755 | 845

The Day 1 matches had a consistent advantage over the Day 2 matches for the first 14 hours of their respective days. The match picture issues for the Day 2 matches appeared to get fixed sometime around 2:00 PM and we see a bump in vote totals in the 2:00-3:00 PM hour of Day 2. The final 10 hours of Day 2 received 878 more votes than the final 10 hours of Day 1.

Without any match picture issues, the combined vote totals for both Day 2 matches should have been 32047 votes, but they actually combined for 29451 votes. This was a net loss of 2596 votes, or about 1298 votes per match.