Lurker > Bitto

Kinda confused by the generation parameters. This is the last day, but it only goes up to 2020? Switch is lumped in with Wii U? Oh well

We're currently in the 9th generation and about to enter 10th generation. I'm not sure if Switch 2 is super late to 9th gen or super early to 10th gen, but it's looking more like the latter.

Angel Gifts
The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Artificial Desert

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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Not quite clear cut, as there was a very close race for 4th. Dark Souls barely takes it after taking a moment to get any votes.

Last 5 Rushmores

3rd-Generation Video Games: Super Mario Bros. / The Legend of Zelda / Tetris / Dragon Quest III
4th-Generation Video Games: Street Fighter II / Doom / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Super Mario World
5th-Generation Video Games: Final Fantasy VII / Super Mario 64 / Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
6th-Generation Video Games: Halo / Super Smash Bros. Melee / World of Warcraft / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
7th-Generation Video Games: Wii Sports / Minecraft / The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim / Dark Souls

This Week's Rushmores

Monday: Black Actors (belated Juneteenth special)
Tuesday: Fictional Evil Corporations
Wednesday: "You Don't Skip the Intro" (Animated)
Thursday: Video Games Ending in "5"
Friday: TV Villains
Saturday: Video Game Sound Effects
Sunday: Classic Rock Bands

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 8th generation of video games.

For the 8th generation, it must be either a game from the below consoles/mobile devices/virtual reality OR a game released from 2012 to 2020 (including those years). For the latter, the games do not have to be on consoles: PC, arcade, and other forms of gaming are acceptable.

Nintendo 3DS
Playstation Vita
Wii U
Playstation 4
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch

Ports are fine, but they should be based on how they are on the above console/mobile list or the above year range.

I would still accept games that don't necessarily fit this parameter, as long as it's from the previous or next generation due to how fluid the generational lines are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Games_on_eighth-generation_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090715768/
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames

Trickster

Ill include it to be 2005 to 2011.

Today's the first day where multiplatform games started to come to fruition. Now it should get interesting.

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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These generational game polls have usually led to pretty clear-cut results. There was a battle between GTA3 and GTA:SA for a bit, but SA launched ahead.

Last 5 Rushmores

2nd-Generation Video Games: Pac-Man / Space Invaders / Donkey Kong / Asteroids
3rd-Generation Video Games: Super Mario Bros. / The Legend of Zelda / Tetris / Dragon Quest III
4th-Generation Video Games: Street Fighter II / Doom / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Super Mario World
5th-Generation Video Games: Final Fantasy VII / Super Mario 64 / Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
6th-Generation Video Games: Halo / Super Smash Bros. Melee / World of Warcraft / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

This Week's Rushmores

Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 7th generation of video games.

For the 7th generation, it must be either a game from the below consoles/mobile devices OR a game released from 2005 to 2011 (including those years). For the latter, the games do not have to be on consoles: PC, arcade, and other forms of gaming are acceptable.

Nintendo DS
Playstation Portable
Xbox 360
Playstation 3
Nintendo Wii

Ports are fine, but they should be based on how they are on the above console/mobile list or the above year range.

I would still accept games that don't necessarily fit this parameter, as long as it's from the previous or next generation due to how fluid the generational lines are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Games_on_seventh-generation_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Best_selling_games_(seventh_generation)
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames

Throwing

azuarc posted...

Balatro is more approachable imo because the idea of working with a standard deck of cards and poker hands is very simple and easy to understand, and you don't really have enemies in the conventional sense that you have to battle against. Balatro, therefore, is less a matter of reacting to what the game throws at you, and more just dealing with the randomness on your end in terms of upgrading your deck and playing your hand.

This is a good point. I played Balatro but bounced mostly off of it compared to Slay the Spire. To me, raising a high score is just harder to conceptualize than beat the enemies.

Shame about Hyperspace Outlaw. I would have written for it but I haven't finished it yet. All I will say is that it's a must-play if you have any memory of 2000s-era forums at all. Which should be all of us.

LArachel
Dimitri

Soren
Dorothea

Today's the first day where multiplatform games started to come to fruition. Now it should get interesting.

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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It felt closer, but the Mount Rushmore four ran away with it.

Last 5 Rushmores

Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip
Video Game Dads: Kratos / Barret Wallace / Joel Miller / Bowser
2nd-Generation Video Games: Pac-Man / Space Invaders / Donkey Kong / Asteroids
3rd-Generation Video Games: Super Mario Bros. / The Legend of Zelda / Tetris / Dragon Quest III
4th-Generation Video Games: Street Fighter II / Doom / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Super Mario World
5th-Generation Video Games: Final Fantasy VII / Super Mario 64 / Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow

This Week's Rushmores

Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 5th generation of video games.

For the 5th generation, it must be either a game from the below consoles/mobile devices OR a game released from 2001 to 2005 (including those years). For the latter, the games do not have to be on consoles: PC, arcade, and other forms of gaming are acceptable.

Dreamcast
Playstation 2
Game Boy Advance
Xbox
Nintendo Gamecube
N-Gage

Ports are fine, but they should be based on how they are on the above console/mobile list or the above year range.

I would still accept games that don't necessarily fit this parameter, as long as it's from the previous or next generation due to how fluid the generational lines are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Games_on_sixth-generation_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Best_selling_games_(sixth_generation)
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheSixthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames

Light

It was kind of a weird day since it started so early and it's a holiday for most people in the US. The round was nearly over and I only checked because I was bored while shopping.

LArachel
Dorothea

I think I did this themed week one week early...today was supposed to be a Juneteenth day. Whoops! I'll do the Juneteenth special on Monday.

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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Honestly, a pretty clear-cut day despite the heavy competition for prestige. Pokemon was chomping at the bit, but many argued that it doesn't feel like part of the 4th generation but instead the 5th generation. Now we'll see how it does.

Last 5 Rushmores

Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip
Video Game Dads: Kratos / Barret Wallace / Joel Miller / Bowser
2nd-Generation Video Games: Pac-Man / Space Invaders / Donkey Kong / Asteroids
3rd-Generation Video Games: Super Mario Bros. / The Legend of Zelda / Tetris / Dragon Quest III
4th-Generation Video Games: Street Fighter II / Doom / Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / Super Mario World

This Week's Rushmores

Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 5th generation of video games.

For the 5th generation, it must be either a game from the below consoles/mobile devices OR a game released from 1996 to 2000 (including those years). For the latter, the games do not have to be on consoles: PC, arcade, and other forms of gaming are acceptable.

3DO
Atari Jaguar
Sega Saturn
Playstation
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Neo Geo Pocket Color
WonderSwan

Ports are fine, but they should be based on how they are on the above console/mobile list or the above year range.

I would still accept games that don't necessarily fit this parameter, as long as it's from the previous or next generation due to how fluid the generational lines are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Games_on_fifth-generation_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fifth_generation_of_video_games
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames

Shield

Canas
Jill

Dimitri
LArachel

Soren
Dorothea

The

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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A mostly clear-cut day other than the close fight for 4th place.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c11702ee.png

There were already clear issues with how I defined generations, but it really exposed itself here. A lot of debate was had on Tetris and where exactly it fits, as well as future generational issues. Tetris landed on the Rushmore with ease, but now I have more clear rules on what fits each generation. While this was mostly a runback of the NES Games Rushmore, Dragon Quest was actually able to score a spot on it, albeit barely.

Last 5 Rushmores

Fictional Evil Ensembles: Team Rocket / Legion of Doom / Brotherhood of Mutants / FOXHOUND
Emo Songs: My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade / Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies / Linkin Park - Crawling / Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Superheroes (Non-Marvel, Non-DC): Spawn / Invincible / Hellboy / Sailor Moon
Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip
Video Game Dads: Kratos / Barret Wallace / Joel Miller / Bowser

This Week's Rushmores

Thursday: 5th-Generation Video Games
Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 4th generation of video games.

For the 4th generation, it must be either a game from the below consoles/mobile devices OR a game released from 1990 to 1995 (including those years). For the latter, the games do not have to be on consoles: PC, arcade, and other forms of gaming are acceptable.

TurboGrafx-16
Nintendo Game Boy
Sega Genesis
Atari Lynx
Sega Game Gear
Neo Geo
Nintendo SNES
TurboExpress

Ports are fine, but they should be based on how they are on the above console/mobile list or the above year range.

I would still accept games that don't necessarily fit this parameter, as long as it's from the previous or next generation due to how fluid the generational lines are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Games_on_fourth-generation_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Fourth_generation_of_video_games
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/The16BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames

So from what I can tell, generations are mostly defined by the graphical prowess and grouping similar consoles of similar power together. So 3rd generation is typically 8-bit, 4th generation is 16-bit, 5th generation is 64-bit, etc.

Consoles aren't always released in a neat order, so you get some yearly overlaps. There were 8-bit consoles being released after 16-bit and so forth. I should probably just list the consoles as opposed to this yearly stuff, so I'll do that.

Mobile is where things get weird, because while Game Boy came out around the time of N64 and PS1, it's working on a different set of hardware capabilities altogether. I'll just do a bit of research and add it to where the consensus feels they land in their appropriate generation.

Date might be the worst protagonist Ive ever dealt with so I cant imagine if its a plus or minus that the AI2 guy is apparently worse.

Elincia
Jill

L'Arachel
Dimitri

Soren
Dorothea

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

I'm unable to tally now but should have it up tomorrow.

Last 5 Rushmores

Fictional Evil Ensembles: Team Rocket / Legion of Doom / Brotherhood of Mutants / FOXHOUND
Emo Songs: My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade / Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies / Linkin Park - Crawling / Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Superheroes (Non-Marvel, Non-DC): Spawn / Invincible / Hellboy / Sailor Moon
Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip
Video Game Dads: Kratos / Barret Wallace / Joel Miller / Bowser

This Week's Rushmores

Wednesday: 4th-Generation Video Games
Thursday: 5th-Generation Video Games
Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 3rd generation of video games.

This period of time is typically defined from games released on consoles that came out between these years: 1983 to 1993.

Games do not necessarily have to be on consoles. PC, Arcade, Mobile, and other forms of gaming are acceptable as well.

Ports are fine, but they should be based on consoles or similar video game systems of the respective generation.

Games released outside the timeframe are fine, as long as they're on the console or similar video game systems of the respective generation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Third-generation_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Third_generation_of_video_games
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/The8BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames

Love (Potion #9)

It seems that generations are largely based on the console release date than the video game release date.

Also Im fine with a game belonging to multiple generations

Magic

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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I'm assuming all the Kratos votes were for Kratos from God of War!

Most of the discourse was around Bowser and if he really is the most appropriate choice for a dad or not. I'm on the "Nintendo doesn't typically touch fatherhood and they need a rep so they chose Bowser" side, but hey, they've been making a lot of those parental videos lately and they are well-made.

Last 5 Rushmores

Fictional Evil Ensembles: Team Rocket / Legion of Doom / Brotherhood of Mutants / FOXHOUND
Emo Songs: My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade / Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies / Linkin Park - Crawling / Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Superheroes (Non-Marvel, Non-DC): Spawn / Invincible / Hellboy / Sailor Moon
Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip
Video Game Dads: Kratos / Barret Wallace / Joel Miller / Bowser

This Week's Rushmores

Tuesday: 3rd-Generation Video Games
Wednesday: 4th-Generation Video Games
Thursday: 5th-Generation Video Games
Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick video games from the 2nd generation of video games.

This period of time is typically defined from games released on consoles that came out between these years: 1976 to 1984.

Ports are fine, but they should be based on consoles of the respective generation.

Games released outside the timeframe are fine, as long as they're on the console of the respective generation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_generation_of_video_game_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Second-generation_video_game_consoles
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Second_generation_of_video_games
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames

Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
The Concept of Love (The Concept of Passion Mix)
Fractured Shrines

Kazuma
Barret
Kratos
Lee

Good mixture of bad dads and good dads while also having their character be about being a dad

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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A bit of a boring day...but after the last few days, that's fine with me. I figured this would be a battle for 4th place and that's exactly what happened. Though, I did not expect Strawberry to falter so much that it was at risk of missing the Rushmore.

Shout-outs to Moose Track voters.

Last 5 Rushmores

Dreamcast Games: Soulcalibur / Shenmue / Sonic Adventure 2 / Skies of Arcadia
Fictional Evil Ensembles: Team Rocket / Legion of Doom / Brotherhood of Mutants / FOXHOUND
Emo Songs: My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade / Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies / Linkin Park - Crawling / Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Superheroes (Non-Marvel, Non-DC): Spawn / Invincible / Hellboy / Sailor Moon
Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla / Chocolate / Strawberry / Mint Chocolate Chip

This Week's Rushmores

Monday: 2nd-Generation Video Games
Tuesday: 3rd-Generation Video Games
Wednesday: 4th-Generation Video Games
Thursday: 5th-Generation Video Games
Friday: 6th-Generation Video Games
Saturday: 7th-Generation Video Games
Sunday: 8th-Generation Video Games

Next Themed Week: July 7 - July 13 (Songs of the Decade)

Today's Parameters

You must pick dads from video games.

Dads do not have to have biological children; they can have adoptive children or be father-like figures.

Dads can become dads at the beginning of a game, throughout the game, or at the end of the game.

If a character can be a dad through optional content or different endings, they count as being a dad.

https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-video-game-dads
https://www.ranker.com/list/best-video-game-dads/cody-mello-klein
https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/best-fathers-in-video-games/2900-5440/
https://www.cbr.com/best-video-game-dads/
https://screenrant.com/best-video-game-dads/

Vanilla
Chocolate
Strawberry
Cookies & Cream

GenesisSaga posted...

Petition to count all these chocolate chip cookie dough votes as just cookie dough please

Because no one who voted for just cookie dough meant peanut butter or sugar cookie even though those exist

Sounds good to me.

Extol
In Hell We Live, Lament
Non-Linear Reliance

Good day today

hylianknight3 posted...

Not that it matters, but The Shadow received 3 votes.

Thanks!

Rules

1. You may vote up to 4 entries that fit the prompt.
2. No alts.
3. No deleting or editing posts; though, editing posts shortly after you post is fine.
4. If you change your vote, clearly indicate that you are changing a previous vote. Same for adding or subtracting picks.
5. In general, if there are two picks that can be considered the same product (i.e. Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I will combine them.
6. If a vote is vague, I will pick the first available choice that best matches the vote (i.e. "Mario" for Wii Games becomes Super Mario Galaxy).
7. I will post the parameters of each Rushmore topic. Other than that, feel free to vote however you like and based on any criteria that best fits the "Mount Rushmore" of that topic.
8. If a vote doesn't fit the topic, it will count as a blank vote.
9. You may nominate as much as you want and have an unlimited amount of seconds for established nominations.
10. Every Sunday, I'll post the schedule for next week. I will pick based on the number of nominations. Any ties will be determined by RNG.

Spreadsheet & Nominations

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aatA25pW6OsDn2RlAAGP1_GOGCMNvLLumAKckHOhtFk/edit?gid=1117984190#gid=1117984190

Last Topics Results

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Tons of superhero options! Turns out a lot opens up when you consider everyone, including those that don't necessarily match the comic aesthetic. Honestly, I'm surprised at some of the options that only got 1 or 2 votes, but it was a pretty stacked day.

And since I missed it last time, the full list of Emo Songs. Feel free to make a playlist and judge if any of these are emo songs.

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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/32bce255.jpg

Last 5 Rushmores

Characters with Horns: The Minotaur / Bowser / Hellboy / Satan
Dreamcast Games: Soulcalibur / Shenmue / Sonic Adventure 2 / Skies of Arcadia
Fictional Evil Ensembles: Team Rocket / Legion of Doom / Brotherhood of Mutants / FOXHOUND
Emo Songs: My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade / Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies / Linkin Park - Crawling / Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Superheroes (Non-Marvel, Non-DC): Spawn / Invincible / Hellboy / Sailor Moon

This Week's Rushmores

Saturday: Ice Cream Flavors
Sunday: Video Game Dads (Father's Day special)

Next Themed Week: June 23 - 29: Generational Video Games (2nd Gen to 8th Gen)

Today's Parameters

You must pick ice cream flavors.

All forms of ice cream are accepted (gelato, mochi, etc), but you must focus on flavors and not the form it takes.

Mixtures of 2+ flavors are considered their own flavor. They should usually have their own name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ice_cream_flavors
https://fox8.com/news/the-21-most-popular-ice-cream-flavors-in-america/
https://www.idfa.org/news/whats-the-scoop-idfa-releases-new-ice-cream-trends-survey-with-americas-top-flavors-toppings-and-ways-to-eat-ice-cream

Knight

7

Way more cool in concept than execution

Oh, I was wondering about Watchmen

I will not count that

At least Leif is treated like the FE5 rep

Eliwood is always shafted for Hector or Lyn or both

Haar
Jill

LArachel
Dimitri

Soren
Dorothea

@totamech
@Lopen

With me ruling out the TMNT as an ensemble and not an individual superhero, I wanted to know if either of you wanted to change your vote.

I would still count totamech's vote for Michelangelo since it's an individual turtle.

Mega Mana's vote for a Super Sentai group will default to Kamen Rider for now, as it's an individual and also has a vote.

I would say TMNT is an ensemble group and to do individuals only.

swordz9 posted...

Im assuming this means superheroes only and not characters who might qualify by extensions like Ninja Turtles and Dragon Ball characters? I guess the DB world does have Great Saiyaman who could count though since he does dress up and act like a superhero though

I will leave it to interpretation, but this will be the Mount Rushmore of Superheroes in the end.

I forgot to mention it but youre welcome to include superheroes from universes where theyre more of a side character and more unusual.

Time