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LoZ1 was a lot better than worth 25% on FFVII back in 2004. Of course, it's possible that it's gotten weaker since then, but still.

I'm torn on today's results... SMB3 and FF losing >>
I bet it was predominantly Mejora Mask folks


... wait, just saw they included Diablo II in the 2000 bracket despite no specific picture. Guess I need to click the ? instead of browsing the game pics :D

UltimaterializerX posted...

LusterSoldier posted...

CaptainOfCrush posted...

Leaving Bloodborne out would be a travesty.

Looking at 2015's notable games, I think The Witcher 3 and Fallout 4 seem like locks to appear in the match picture rotation. Undertale will probably also appear as well. Since Allen seems to be going with diversity for these match pictures so far, I see Life is Strange being left out to avoid having 2 indie games in the match picture rotation. If Bloodborne appears along with The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and Undertale, the entire match picture rotation would consist of RPGs, so I could see Bloodborne being left out in favor of MGSV.

Bloodborne is the best game from 2015 and one of the 10 best games ever made. I haven't played Dark Souls 3 yet but it's probably the best game in that series, too. It's the closest you'll get to a perfect video game in the modern era.

Wait, are you saying a game you never played is close to perfect? Did I misread this?

How long will it take 88 to get a single vote?

Literally 37 straight votes for 1991 before 1988 got 1.

37-0 i saw that

http://i.imgur.com/sgcXDdz.png

I love this contest

Whoa there 2002, come down a bit

I'm not impressed by 2002 here! I figured 80% was in play and this will surely come back to earth after the bracket vote ends.

these early blowouts are mildly amusing. I guess its better than nothing!

1991 doing work

12 people fell off the Top 50. WhiteLens, Ultima_X, thedragon31, MZero11, Evil_REmade, HaloOfTheSun442, Rockin_Steve, Porygon, chumpykalamoona, Guard_Master, ESY16 and Oxbridge did not have both 2000 and 1996 winning their matches.

Not surprisingly, 1990 vs. 2000 is the most debated match so far with 63.21% favoring 2000.

this contest is so bad it's good!

*checks top 50*

Well all right, all right, all right.

I had 2010 winning "oh well"

gonna be hard to argue 2002 over 1991, darn

X-Stats for yesterday:

1996 – 50.00%
1989 – 16.31%
1983 – 9.88%

whoops posted them in the wrong topic

transience posted...

gonna be hard to argue 2002 over 1991, darn

I have 2002 in the semis.

Let's do this.

why do people trust Metroid Prime and KH1

they've never won a match that actually mattered

1991 beats 2002 easy

oh hey I'm finally on the leaderboard

Updated Top 5

Best Year in Gaming Stats

Top 5 Biggest Blowouts
1. 1995 – 89.00% vs. 1986 – 11.00% - Round 1 – 78.00%
2. 2005 – 85.53% vs. 1978 – 14.47% - Wildcard – 71.06%
3. 1996 – 83.69% vs. 1989 – 16.31% - Round 1 – 67.38%
4. 2001 – 83.17% vs. 2014 – 16.83% - Round 1 – 66.34%
5. 2009 – 81.10% vs. 1979 – 18.90% – Wildcard – 62.20%

Top 5 Largest Vote Gaps
1. 1995 – 14966 vs. 1986 – 1849 – Round 1 – 13117
2. 2001 – 13966 vs. 2014 – 2826 – Round 1 – 11140
3. 1996 – 13583 vs. 1989 – 2648 – Round 1 – 10935
4. 2005 – 12343 vs. 1978 – 2088 – Wildcard – 10255
5. 2009 – 12792 vs. 1979 – 2978 – Wildcard – 9804

Top 5 Closest Matches
1. 2000 – 65.30% vs. 1990 – 34.70% - Round 1 – 30.60%
2. 1989 – 69.71% vs. 1983 – 30.29% - Wildcard – 39.42%
3. 2008 – 71.83% vs. 2009 – 28.17% - Round 1 – 43.66%
4. 2006 – 74.29% vs. 1981 – 25.71% - Wildcard – 48.58%
5. 1987 – 74.40% vs. 1985 – 25.60% - Round 1 – 48.80%

Top 5 Smallest Vote Gaps
1. 2000 – 10770 vs. 1990 – 5722 – Round 1 – 5048
2. 1989 – 10929 vs. 1983 – 4749 – Wildcard – 6180
3. 2008 – 11633 vs. 2009 – 4563 – Round 1 – 7070
4. 2006 – 11158 vs. 1981 – 3862 – Wildcard – 7296
5. 2007 – 11669 vs. 2012 – 3573 – Round 1 – 8096

Top 5 Most Popular Polls
1. 1987 vs. 1985 – Round 1 – 16868
2. 1995 vs. 1986 – Round 1 – 16815
3. 2001 vs. 2014 – Round 1 – 16792
4. 2000 vs. 1990 – Round 1 – 16492
5. 1996 vs. 1989 – Round 1 – 16231

Top 5 Highest Individual Votes
1. 1995 – Round 1 – 14966
2. 2001 – Round 1 – 13966
3. 1996 – Round 1 – 13583
4. 2009 – Wildcard – 12782
5. 1987 – Round 1 – 12549

Top 5 Lowest Individual Votes
1. 1986 – Round 1 – 1849
2. 1978 – Wildcard – 2088
3. 1989 – Round 1- 2648
4. 2014 – Round 1 – 2826
5. 1979 – Wildcard – 2978

Top 5 Least Impressive Winners
1. 2000 – Round 1 – 10770
2. 1989 – Wildcard – 10929
3. 2006 – Wildcard – 11158
4. 2008 – Round 1 – 11633
5. 2007 – Round 1 – 11669

Top 5 Most Impressive Losers
1. 1990 – Round 1 – 5722
2. 1983 – Wildcard – 4749
3. 2009 – Round 1 – 4563
4. 1985 – Round 1 – 4319
5. 1981 – Wildcard – 3862

Top 5 Most Predictable Matches
1. 1995 vs. 1986 – Round 1 – 88.66%
2. 2009 vs. 1979 – Wildcard – 87.86%
3. 1989 vs. 1983 – Wildcard – 87.35%
4. 1996 vs. 1989 – Round 1 – 86.18%
5. 2005 vs. 1978 – Wildcard – 85.96%
5. 2001 vs. 2014 – Round 1 – 85.96%

Top 5 Least Predictable Matches
1. 2000 vs. 1990 – Round 1 – 63.21%
2. 1987 vs. 1985 – Round 1 – 68.16%
3. 2008 vs. 2009 – Round 1 – 71.87%
4. 2007 vs. 2012 – Round 1 – 75.18%
5. 1997 vs. 1999 – Round 1 – 81.06%

Eh, only 8% of Gurus have 2002 over 1991. Seems about right for an upset like that.

I'll probably wait to see 95 vs. 87 before coming to a solid conclusion on this one. pretty sure the 91/88 result is just SFF.

I wouldn't put 1991 quite in the same category as 1995.

I don't think 2002 is that deep anyway. It just has two solid anchors.

I went low on 91 (82%) because I figured even when the entrant is AoL, there could be a limit to how badly a Zelda can get blown out. I know it's a stretch but this has to be the worst a "Zelda" entrant has been blown out by a non-Link opponent.

Yesterday's charts:

Time | 2000 | 1990 | Votes | Demographic
EBV | 68.48% | 31.52% | 257 | (0:00-0:05)
PHV | 66.36% | 33.64% | 1653 | (0:00-1:00)
FNV | 67.29% | 32.71% | 3534 | (1:00-6:00)
BSV | 65.37% | 34.63% | 1851 | (6:00-9:00)
DSV | 64.80% | 35.20% | 4475 | (9:00-14:30)
ASV | 64.07% | 35.93% | 4075 | (14:30-22:00)
SNV | 63.50% | 36.50% | 904 | (22:00-24:00)

Time | 1996 | 1989 | Votes | Demographic
EBV | 85.21% | 14.79% | 257 | (0:00-0:05)
PHV | 84.64% | 15.36% | 1621 | (0:00-1:00)
FNV | 82.76% | 17.24% | 3474 | (1:00-6:00)
BSV | 83.10% | 16.90% | 1828 | (6:00-9:00)
DSV | 84.51% | 15.49% | 4390 | (9:00-14:30)
ASV | 83.72% | 16.28% | 4011 | (14:30-22:00)
SNV | 82.58% | 17.42% | 907 | (22:00-24:00)

eh, I dunno. let's just take em game by game

Mario World - ~56% on Metroid Prime?
FF4 - ~40% on KH1?
Sonic 1 - 50/50 with Vice City? hard to say here
SF2 - 45% on Morrowind? or maybe 50/50 with WC3

and I used 95/87 because I think 87 did a similar thing to 85. if 95 blows up 87 then I'll feel better about these old NES/SNES-offs

I don't really look at the individual games for 1991 I look at it and see MARIO, SONIC, FINAL FANTASY AND STREET FIGHTER?! HOOLLYYYYYYYY SHHHHHH***********************TTTTTT

I wouldn't take SF2 to lose to Morrowind or Warcraft 3.

ninkendo posted...

I don't really look at the individual games for 1991 I look at it and see MARIO, SONIC, FINAL FANTASY AND STREET FIGHTER?!

ninkendo gets it

the sum is greater than the whole of its parts

yeah I know. 91 should have it. it's just a fun thought exercise

LeonhartFour posted...

ninkendo posted...

I don't really look at the individual games for 1991 I look at it and see MARIO, SONIC, FINAL FANTASY AND STREET FIGHTER?!

ninkendo gets it

the sum is greater than the whole of its parts

Agreed, that's why 1990 couldn't break into the top years. It had two stars and two zeroes up there.

LusterSoldier posted...

creativename posted...

OK, now I'm willing to say depth beats top heavy. Not looking good for 1995 backers.

1995 should beat 1987 next round, but it's not going any farther than round 3. 1987 has a good amount of depth, but all of that depth is very weak compared to Chrono Trigger. No game from 1987 would even sniff 25% against Chrono Trigger in a 1v1 match. Chrono Trigger would just slaughter every 1987 game quite easily.

I meant against 2001. 1995 should easily beat 1987.

I would assume most people associate 1991 mainly as the year that Mario vs. Sonic happened and that kinda surpassed just video games that was a global rivalry

looking forward to how 1994 fares tomorrow

brackets could really fall tomorrow!

transcience posted...

brackets could really fall tomorrow!

are you anticipating the 2004 upset?

2011 > 2006 is more likely than 2004 > 1994

but I'd love for 2004 to win

I thinke hes thinking 2011 > 2006

I have 2011 winning tomorrow. This is gonna be fun.

94 wins easily
2006 also wins, although less easily
The only hard match in round 1 is the last one
2005 should win but Witcher 3 is scary and it has Undertale which I don't know if it can mean anything but...it can

2011 winning with its intrinsic strength is far more likely than 2015 winning with a rally, which it absolutely would need to win.

94 is Super Metroid/FF6 combo with DKC1 backing it up so it's gonna be really tough to beat

(Sonic 3 should be listed in 94 too, but it's not. Phantasy Star IV will show up in the picture instead it seems)

11 is Portal 2/Skyrim/Skyward Sword/Arkham City/Dark Souls? Good combo but don't know if it matches up to 2006.

2015 has the best chance of winning with a rally, since the match could end up being less than a 60% win for 2005 if there was no rallying. 2015 is at far less of a disadvantage when it comes to flipping the result through rallying.

2016 has a much more difficult path to win a match without a rally. 2016 would be lucky just to score 25% on 1992, so it's already in a serious hole to win that match through rallying.

i stupidly went with 2011 over 2006 just because of how much I hate Oblivion (compared to Morrowind and Skyrim) and since its a 1 point match anyway i didnt spend a lot of time thinking about it

bad philosophy

Why lose hope now? 2006 was never a guarantee and certainly isn't one now when we know that it isn't getting KHII or FFXII in its match picture. If 2011 gets Skyrim, Zelda, and Dark Souls in its rotation, then you should at least feel good about your chances.

I have 2011 winning in my bracket, not very confident in the pick but still somewhat hopeful that it can happen.

I'd pick 2006 now if I could change it though.

2006/2011 is the first match I actually feel kinda nervous about.

Hoping Skyrim, Dark Souls, and Portal 2 are enough to overcome TP.

need to see the 2011 picture before feeling confident in 2011.

what's the most likely -- Skyrim, Skyward Sword (wouldn't be surprised if this misses the picture), Dark Souls, Arkham City? maybe Pokemon Black/White is a better fourth. Portal 2 or Uncharted 3 is a good one too. 2011's kinda like 2009, just with Skyrim to shore up any weakness.