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SBAllen
04/14/2017
05:38 PM
#1
Here you go guys, go nuts! As always, at least try to have some fun with this.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/byg

BTW, if anyone has any interesting ideas for a banner, feel free to shoot me a PM. I came come up with something later (busy weekend with visiting family, actually posting this from a restaurant, lol) but if someone has something cool in mind I'm open to that as well.

BTW 2, we decided not to use the writeups. We really didn't give a template and they were all so different (some jokes, some serious, some long, etc) that we weren't really comfortable having people make choices based upon them. That was my fault really, should have given more direction about what we were looking for.
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NowItsAngeTime
04/14/2017
05:38 PM
#2
RIP writeups

oh well hopefully this contest is interesting.
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LeonhartFour
04/14/2017
05:42 PM
#3
Rough draw for 2004
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NowItsAngeTime
04/14/2017
05:44 PM
#4
I think Smash Brawl not showing in 2008 is pretty big.
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CaptainOfCrush
04/14/2017
05:45 PM
#5
NowItsAngeTime posted...
I think Smash Brawl not showing in 2008 is pretty big.

Yeah, first thing I noticed. 2008 needs Brawl there.
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SBAllen
04/14/2017
05:51 PM
#6
Feel free to suggest games we might have overlooked, we kinda built this in a hurry to meet our deadline.
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NowItsAngeTime
04/14/2017
05:57 PM
#7
Just like many older Contests, R1 is mostly gonna be kinda boring but likely a way to see how users actually vote (taking depth vs just whatever the main 2-3 highlight games are)

Out of all the matches there's probably only like 5-7 at most I really had to take a bit to think about.
ISFJ. A VN, Anime, Japanese food and video game guy. Dubs > Subs. MajiKoi the best ever.
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LeonhartFour
04/14/2017
05:58 PM
#8
Round 1 will probably be the most interesting because we don't really know anything about the contest. It'll probably get less interesting as the contest progresses because I feel like getting a grasp on strength will be easy.
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mnkboy907
04/14/2017
06:00 PM
#10
No FFXV for 2016 either, lol.
Our brackets went under, but DpObliVion's lived to tell the tale.
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xp1337
04/14/2017
06:01 PM
#11
The picture and info you see when you click on a year when making a bracket is just to help us fill it in, right? I ask because I could see it swinging a few matches if those were the planned match pics (2000 with no MM art, for example)
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LusterSoldier
04/14/2017
06:02 PM
#12
The Best Year in Gaming Bracket Challenge (the "Contest") begins on April 14, 2017, and closes May 22, 2017. The entry period for the Contest begins on April 14, 2017, and closes on May 1, 2017 at 4:59:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time ("PT"). The Contest will be played in the form of battles presented in bracket format. There will be thirty-five (35) battles in total. The first battles begin on May 1, 2017 at 9PM PT.

21 day contest? That's a little too short for a contest. Based on this, it seems like we have the following schedule:

Wildcard round - 2 matches per day
Round 1 - 2 matches per day
Round 2 - 2 matches per day
Quarterfinal, Semifinal, and Final - 1 match per day

I think I'd prefer if round 2 was 1 match per day just so we don't go through the contest so quickly. Changing round 2 to 1 match per day only increases the length from 21 to 25 days.
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NowItsAngeTime
04/14/2017
06:03 PM
#13
Oh yeah Im curious if you're gonna try to fit in like 6 games in a match pic similar to what you did for 70s and early 80s matches
ISFJ. A VN, Anime, Japanese food and video game guy. Dubs > Subs. MajiKoi the best ever.
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ZeldaTPLink
04/14/2017
06:31 PM
#14
I'm a Paper Mario fanboy so maybe I'm wrong.

But shouldn't it be in 2001?
Jesse_Custer
04/14/2017
06:49 PM
#15
1988 could use a reference to Super Mario Bros. 2.
FlyingForever
04/14/2017
07:57 PM
#16
Yay
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Menji
04/14/2017
08:30 PM
#17
Sweeet
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AdmiralZephyr
04/14/2017
08:39 PM
#18
2001 vs. 2008 in round 2 is brutal.

But by God, that match pic NEEDS to be Melee/MGS2/GTA3 in 2001 and Brawl/MGS4/GTA4 in 2008.
darkx remembers his friend, GrapefruitKing. RIP :(
Games beaten in 2017: 8 (Most recent - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End)
AdmiralZephyr
04/14/2017
08:51 PM
#20
Two big omissions I noticed:
2000 - The Sims
2016 - Final Fantasy XV
darkx remembers his friend, GrapefruitKing. RIP :(
Games beaten in 2017: 8 (Most recent - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End)
PSI_NESS
04/14/2017
09:22 PM
#21
Some pretty big omissions i found were:

1994: Mega Man X
1995: Mega Man X2, Mega Man 7
1996: Kirby Super Star
1999: Resident Evil 2
2000: Skies of Arcadia
2005: Dragon Quest VIII
Nice job DpObliVion for ranking 4 spots ahead of me and winning the BGE15 Guru Contest!
Jesse_Custer
04/14/2017
09:23 PM
#22
Super Mario Maker seems significant enough to mention for 2015.
mnkboy907
04/14/2017
09:35 PM
#23
Oh, 2013 is missing Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. I mean, it was 2013's GameFAQs GotY.

In that vein, Dragon Age: Inquisition got second in 2014.

I'd also say Pokemon Black/White for 2011 and Diamond/Pearl for 2007.
Our brackets went under, but DpObliVion's lived to tell the tale.
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AdmiralZephyr
04/14/2017
09:40 PM
#24
A couple others:

1986 - Kid Icarus
1997 - Mario Kart 64
darkx remembers his friend, GrapefruitKing. RIP :(
Games beaten in 2017: 8 (Most recent - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End)
LordOfDabu
04/14/2017
09:55 PM
#25
1998 - Starcraft
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LusterSoldier
04/14/2017
09:57 PM
#26
2 more omissions that should be added:

2007 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2009 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

I realize Call of Duty's stock on this website has fallen off dramatically since 2009 and isn't as popular as it used to be. However, Modern Warfare 2 is still a Game of the Year winner on this website for 2009, and those games should be represented here. If you ran a poll today for the best game of 2009, Modern Warfare 2 would not win that poll.
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Snake5555555555
04/14/2017
10:13 PM
#27
PSI_NESS posted...
1999: Resident Evil 2


RE2 is '98
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Jesse_Custer
04/14/2017
10:17 PM
#28
Pokemon Go should be added for 2016.
PSI_NESS
04/14/2017
10:42 PM
#29
Snake5555555555 posted...
PSI_NESS posted...
1999: Resident Evil 2


RE2 is '98

O you're right i was looking at the n64 release, thanks for pointing that out.
Nice job DpObliVion for ranking 4 spots ahead of me and winning the BGE15 Guru Contest!
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04/14/2017
11:18 PM
#30
Tag for reading tomorrow.
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Linkzcap
04/14/2017
11:53 PM
#31
So, just to be clear, the "Notable Games" are decided by the game's American release, not its Japanese release? Like for Link to the Past, which was released in 1991 in Japan but 1992 in USA. As well as for "New Platforms" in the case of the SNES, which was 1990 in JP but 1991 in USA.
spooky96
04/15/2017
12:18 AM
#32
Linkzcap posted...
So, just to be clear, the "Notable Games" are decided by the game's American release, not its Japanese release? Like for Link to the Past, which was released in 1991 in Japan but 1992 in USA. As well as for "New Platforms" in the case of the SNES, which was 1990 in JP but 1991 in USA.


Yes, American release.
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WiggumFan267
04/15/2017
02:09 AM
#33
1987- Contra, Kid Icarus
1988- Super Mario Bros 2
1989- DuckTales
1990- Mega Man 3
1991- F-Zero
1992- Kirby's Dream Land
1994- Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Mega Man X
1996- Kirby Super Star, Crash Bandicoot
1997- Star Fox 64, Mario Kart 64
1998- Starcraft, Spyro the Dragon
1999- Super Smash Bros, Mario Party
2000- Chrono Cross
2001- Metal Gear Solid 2, Paper Mario, Sonic Adventure 2
2006- Guitar Hero II
2007- Rock Band
2009- Assassin's Creed 2
2010- Final Fantasy XIII
2011- Uncharted 3
2013- Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World
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LOLIAmAnAlt
04/15/2017
02:24 AM
#34
1999: Roller Coaster Tycoon, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3
2013: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
2016: DOOM
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Paratroopa1
04/15/2017
04:03 AM
#35
I don't have a lot of really glaring complaints here, but I'm sort of mindblown by Super Mario Bros 2 AND Contra both being missing from 1988. 1988 has a MUCH shinier resume if you add those two.
Linkzcap
04/15/2017
04:07 AM
#36
2000: Shenmue, Counterstrike
2010: Fallout: New Vegas

Most important unrepresented games I could think of
linkhatesganon
04/15/2017
06:34 AM
#37
Excluding already mentioned ones:


1993 - Secret of Mana
1995 - Donkey Kong Country 2
1996 - Tomb Raider, Diablo? (Just because first game in a series is usually mentioned)
1998 - Final Fantasy Tactics, Xenogears, Baldur's Gate, Banjo-Kazooie
1999 - Silent Hill, System Shock 2, Sonic Adventure, Donkey Kong 64
2000 - Shenmue, Baldur's Gate II
2001 - Devil May Cry, Shenmue II, Golden Sun, ICO
2002 - Animal Crossing, Super Mario Sunshine
2003 - Fire Emblem, Aria of Sorrow
2004 - Paper Mario TTYD
2005 - Fire Emblem 9, Devil May Cry 3
2007 - Persona 3
2009 - Demon's Souls, The Sims 3
2010 - God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII
2011 - The Witcher 2
2012 - The Walking Dead, Civilization V
2014 - Bravely Default
2015 - Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Life is Strange
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Cheeze_E_Breath
04/15/2017
08:46 AM
#39
The description for 2015 has Undertale in it. Watch as 2015 wins because of that. Either that or 2016 because Overwatch is in that year's description.

Can't wait for the inevitable offsite rallies to happen, again.
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OliviaTremor
04/15/2017
10:09 AM
#41
Would you consider posting the writeups on this board or elsewhere when the contest is over? I think a lot of us would be interested.
Notyou
Jesse_Custer
04/15/2017
10:16 AM
#42
OliviaTremor posted...
Would you consider posting the writeups on this board or elsewhere when the contest is over? I think a lot of us would be interested.


Seconding this request.
swirIdude
04/15/2017
10:39 AM
#43
Cheeze_E_Breath posted...
The description for 2015 has Undertale in it. Watch as 2015 wins because of that. Either that or 2016 because Overwatch is in that year's description.

Can't wait for the inevitable offsite rallies to happen, again.


People care about a year? I figured Allen made this contest just to find something unrallyabale.
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Metal_DK
04/15/2017
04:07 PM
#45
meh my final 4

2001
2007 (worst year ever)
1994
1998

1994 vs 2004 is a tough pick for me though
Casual Revolution 2007 - 2016
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LusterSoldier
04/16/2017
12:42 AM
#47
I'm surprised the overall prize pool is so large for a mini-contest like this one. For comparison, here was the prize pool for the other 2 mini-contests:

Best Series Ever - $850 (Grand Prize - $400)
Villains Contest - $850 (Grand Prize - $400)

The previous 2 mini-contests that had less than 64 entrants both had the same identical set of prizes.

As for this contest, the total prize pool is roughly 3 times larger and 2 of the prizes are larger than the Grand Prize of the BSE and Villains Contest.
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VeryInsane
04/16/2017
10:25 AM
#48
It might have to do with running less contests so Allen has more funds for prize money

(Alternatively inflation but what do I know)
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OrangeCrush980
04/16/2017
11:37 AM
#49
2003 - Fire Emblem
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FlyingForever
04/16/2017
01:48 PM
#50
metaIslug posted...
For such a small contest, grand prize is no joke. One thousand bones. wish I was murrican...


Or Canadian ^_^
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ZaziGuado
04/16/2017
08:03 PM
#51
Hey Allen is there any link to the bracket that doesn't require a GameFAQs account to view? I'm trying to show some friends the bracket but the only way I'm finding is the bracket entry page which doesn't let you view it without an account.
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