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Match I – Wildcard – 1979 vs. 2009

Notable Releases – Adjusted X-Stats (Year)

1979
Games
Adventure – 3.92% (2004)
Lunar Lander
Asteroids
Galaxian

Platforms
Microvision
TI-99/4

2009
Games
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – 18.90% (2015)
Minecraft – 16.82% (2015)
Street Fighter IV – 25.82% (2010)
Batman: Arkham Asylum – 31.73% (2010)

Platforms
None

Analysis

Welcome to the Best Year in Gaming. The 32 years from 1985 to 2016 along with four pre-1985 years will battle it out to decide which year is GameFAQs’ favourite year. Overall this contest is a unique idea and there will be a lot of questions as to how the voters will vote. The contest begins with four wildcard matches to decide whether the pre-1985 years deserve to make the main bracket.

1979 was the winner of the 70s vote-in poll though to be fair outside of 1972 and 1978 there wasn’t much competition in the poll. The sole game to have made a GameFAQs contest match from the year was Adventure which let The Legend of Zelda break 95% in 2004. To be fair I’d expect Asteroids, Galaxian and maybe Lunar Lander to have a bit more strength.

Among the 1985-2016 years I expect 2009 to be one of the weakest. The year completely lacks an anchor game, relying on a range of mid-card games for its strength. While I feel diversity will be important in this contest you also need to have some heavy hitters if you want to get anywhere.

With that said 2009 should easily win this match. While it’s hard to pinpoint 1979’s strength I wouldn’t take Asteroids or Galaxian over the top games of 2009 and things become increasingly worse if you look at the depth.

charmander6000’s Bracket: 2009 > 1979

charmander6000’s Prediction: 2009 wins, 78.54% - 21.46%
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Best Year in Gaming - Today's Winners: 2009 and 1989
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