Board 8 > NCAA Games II: Week 12 Results and Discussion Topic

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Mega Man 2 (Zelda Overload Conference) (11-1) – 25 (55.56%)
#10 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (Fanservice Conference) (11-1) – 20 (44.44%)

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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.

MM2 over PW isn't an upset really. PW's been struggling as of late and the PW games in general seem really wonky. they win big games and then struggle against lesser ones.

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Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (Nintendo Objections Conference) (5-7) – 23 (48.94%)
Contra (Games of the Decades Conference) (6-6) – 24 (51.06%)

Today was a day of victory.

That's why I've been ranking Mega Man 2 the last 8 weeks!

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So Shadow of the Colossus has defeated both Marvel vs. Capcom 2 and Street Fighter II even though it was murdered by Viewtiful Joe earlier?

Ugh...

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RPI


1. Chrono Trigger (1)
2. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (2)
3. Resident Evil 4 (3)
4. Super Mario 64 (4)
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5)
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (6)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (7)
8. Final Fantasy IX (9)
9. Super Metroid (8)
10. Metal Gear Solid (11)
11. Final Fantasy X (13)
12. Super Mario Galaxy (12)
13. Batman: Arkham Asylum (14)
14. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (10)
15. Super Smash Bros. Melee (18)
16. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (15)
17. Super Mario World (17)
18. Portal (16)
19. Mega Man 2 (26)
20. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (19)
21. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (20)
22. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (24)
23. Final Fantasy VI (21)
24. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (22)
25. Mario Kart 64 (23)
Paper Mario (25)
Tales of Symphonia (27)
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (28)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (29)
Metroid Prime (30)

PW3 doesn't fall too far after losing, because the RPI already knew it was a pretender! Mega Man 2 gets the big boost from the win; it's now solidly in the RPI ballot.

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Can you post the whole RPI again? It was neat last week.

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I gotta get this thing converted into an Excel doc so you can all look at it on the Google Doc. One day...

1. Chrono Trigger (1) . . . . [1.020545]
2. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (2) . . . . [0.994723]
3. Resident Evil 4 (3) . . . . [0.949765]
4. Super Mario 64 (4) . . . . [0.935384]
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (5) . . . . [0.917368]
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (6) . . . . [0.915606]
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (7) . . . . [0.914414]
8. Final Fantasy IX (9) . . . . [0.911536]
9. Super Metroid (8) . . . . [0.908548]
10. Metal Gear Solid (11) . . . . [0.902207]
11. Final Fantasy X (13) . . . . [0.893437]
12. Super Mario Galaxy (12) . . . . [0.889281]
13. Batman: Arkham Asylum (14) . . . . [0.878238]
14. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (10) . . . . [0.859711]
15. Super Smash Bros. Melee (18) . . . . [0.857079]
16. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (15) . . . . [0.852661]
17. Super Mario World (17) . . . . [0.851925]
18. Portal (16) . . . . [0.851290]
19. Mega Man 2 (26) . . . . [0.848920]
20. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (19) . . . . [0.842744]
21. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (20) . . . . [0.837741]
22. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (24) . . . . [0.836888]
23. Final Fantasy VI (21) . . . . [0.833078]
24. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (22) . . . . [0.827139]
25. Mario Kart 64 (23) . . . . [0.825507]
26. Paper Mario (25) . . . . [0.822221]
27. Tales of Symphonia (27) . . . . [0.809537]
28. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (28) . . . . [0.795712]
29. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (29) . . . . [0.785638]
30. Metroid Prime (30) . . . . [0.775466]
31. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (31) . . . . [0.771503]
32. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (32) . . . . [0.770817]
33. Star Fox 64 (33) . . . . [0.764433]
34. Half-Life 2 (34) . . . . [0.759518]
35. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (35) . . . . [0.758446]
36. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (36) . . . . [0.753968]
37. Bioshock (37) . . . . [0.743785]
38. Final Fantasy VII (38) . . . . [0.743150]
39. Final Fantasy Tactics (39) . . . . [0.740048]
40. Okami (43) . . . . [0.739981]
41. Sonic Adventure 2 (42) . . . . [0.734006]
42. Skies of Arcadia (41) . . . . [0.731900]
43. SoulCalibur II (40) . . . . [0.731097]
44. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (44) . . . . [0.725519]
45. Assassin's Creed II (45) . . . . [0.713557]
46. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (47) . . . . [0.713000]
47. Fire Emblem 7 (46) . . . . [0.711666]
48. Mega Man X (48) . . . . [0.696667]
49. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (49) . . . . [0.692116]
50. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (50) . . . . [0.685052]
51. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (51) . . . . [0.680248]
52. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (52) . . . . [0.673661]
53. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (53) . . . . [0.667800]
54. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (54) . . . . [0.665676]
55. Grim Fandango (55) . . . . [0.650315]
56. Earthbound (56) . . . . [0.641851]

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57. Pokemon Black/White (57) . . . . [0.638893]
58. Suikoden II (58) . . . . [0.635640]
59. Xenogears (59) . . . . [0.630901]
60. Fallout 3 (60) . . . . [0.626107]
61. Mother 3 (61) . . . . [0.625662]
62. Banjo-Kazooie (62) . . . . [0.623175]
63. Donkey Kong Country (63) . . . . [0.620980]
64. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (64) . . . . [0.620890]
65. Tales of Vesperia (65) . . . . [0.615544]
66. Final Fantasy VIII (66) . . . . [0.613549]
67. F-Zero GX (68) . . . . [0.600758]
68. Chrono Cross (70) . . . . [0.596416]
69. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (69) . . . . [0.585658]
70. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (67) . . . . [0.579991]
71. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (71) . . . . [0.578571]
72. Super Smash Bros. (73) . . . . [0.575470]
73.Starcraft (72) . . . . [0.573151]
74. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (74) . . . . [0.571045]
75. Civilization IV (75) . . . . [0.561198]
76. The World Ends With You (76) . . . . [0.558371]
77. Valkyria Chronicles (79) . . . . [0.554338]
78. Silent Hill 2 (78) . . . . [0.552408]
79. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (77) . . . . [0.549874]
80. The Secret of Monkey Island (80) . . . . [0.536817]
81. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (82) . . . . [0.526697]
82. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (83) . . . . [0.525824]
83. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (84) . . . . [0.520082]
84. Shadow of the Colossus (90) . . . . [0.511236]
85. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (87) . . . . [0.510541]
86. Contra (89) . . . . [0.510247]
87. Kingdom Hearts (85) . . . . [0.502494]
88. Street Fighter II (81) . . . . [0.493336]
89. Sonic Adventure (88) . . . . [0.491590]
90. Mega Man 3 (86) . . . . [0.489974]
91. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (92) . . . . [0.476929]
92. Kingdom Hearts II (93) . . . . [0.470517]
93. Mario Kart DS (94) . . . . [0.466316]
94. Secret of Mana (98) . . . . [0.461658]
95. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum (95) . . . . [0.456523]
96. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (96) . . . . [0.455266]
97. Lunar: Silver Star Story (97) . . . . [0.453464]
98. Psychonauts (99) . . . . [0.448060]
99. Animal Crossing (91) . . . . [0.438541]
100. Viewtiful Joe (100) . . . . [0.435310]
101. GoldenEye 007 (101) . . . . [0.433491]
102. Shadow Hearts (103) . . . . [0.428486]
103. Super Mario Sunshine (104) . . . . [0.421832]
104. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (102) . . . . [0.409409]
105. Diablo II (105) . . . . [0.406815]
106. Mega Man 9 (106) . . . . [0.405254]
107. Killer7 (107) . . . . [0.388556]
108. Burnout 3: Takedown (108) . . . . [0.383389]
109. Team Fortress 2 (109) . . . . [0.362611]
110. Sonic Colors (120) . . . . [0.358635]
111. Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (111) . . . . [0.356530]
112. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (110) . . . . [0.351007]

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113. Jet Force Gemini (115) . . . . [0.340678]
114. Cave Story (113) . . . . [0.340230]
115. Shining Force II (117) . . . . [0.329941]
116. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (114) . . . . [0.323062]
117. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (116) . . . . [0.322586]
118. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (119) . . . . [0.319083]
119. Resident Evil 2 (118) . . . . [0.318080]
120. God of War II (123) . . . . [0.316332]
121. Suikoden V (122) . . . . [0.314853]
122. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (121) . . . . [0.314494]
123. Halo: Combat Evolved (124) . . . . [0.310071]
124. Gunstar Heroes (112) . . . . [0.310043]
125. Devil May Cry (125) . . . . [0.307607]
126. Dark Cloud 2 (126) . . . . [0.296782]
127. Worms: Armageddon (127) . . . . [0.284768]
128. Sonic CD (129) . . . . [0.282950]
129. WWF No Mercy (128) . . . . [0.277177]
130. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (130) . . . . [0.269503]
131. No More Heroes (132) . . . . [0.259009]
132. Star Ocean: The Second Story (133) . . . . [0.252749]
133. Super Street Fighter IV (134) . . . . [0.238693]
134. Suikoden III (137) . . . . [0.236688]
135. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (131) . . . . [0.235202]
136. World of Goo (136) . . . . [0.233888]
137. Ogre Battle 64 (135) . . . . [0.230841]
138. Grand Theft Auto IV (145) . . . . [0.221009]
139. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (138) . . . . [0.216123]
140. Mega Man Legends (147) . . . . [0.211750]
141. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (139) . . . . [0.206182]
142. Elite Beat Agents (140) . . . . [0.198864]
143. Halo 2 (141) . . . . [0.196970]
144. Mortal Kombat II (142) . . . . [0.188013]
145. Marvel Ultimate Alliance (143) . . . . [0.183827]
146. Demon's Souls (144) . . . . [0.180756]
147. Nier (146) . . . . [0.172109]
148. Twisted Metal 2 (148) . . . . [0.155948]
149. Crash Team Racing (149) . . . . [0.151517]
150. Guitar Hero II (151) . . . . [0.135581]
151. Max Payne (150) . . . . [0.134476]
152. Brave Fencer Musashi (152) . . . . [0.124159]
153. Legend of Legaia (153) . . . . [0.122349]
154. Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (154) . . . . [0.120150]
155. Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (155) . . . . [0.117498]
156. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (156) . . . . [0.112486]
157. Tekken 3 (157) . . . . [0.112078]
158. Wild ARMs (158) . . . . [0.085787]
159. Battletoads (159) . . . . [0.072611]
160. Gears of War (160) . . . . [0.066455]
161. MVP Baseball 2005 (161) . . . . [0.051114]
162. Dynasty Warriors 4 (162) . . . . [0.036353]
163. World of Warcraft (163) . . . . [0.019292]
164. Gitaroo Man (164) . . . . [0.015533]
165. flower (165) . . . . [0.013811]
166. Mana Khemia (166) . . . . [0.008488]
167. Gears of War 2 (167) . . . . [-0.003979]
168. Umineko no Naku Koro ni (168) . . . . [-0.067155]

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My god. Didn't expect to even have to give Mega Man 2 an evaluation, but then it goes and beats T&T, forcing me to consider it...this was another reevaluation week, where instead of just flatly using last week's rankings as a base and making adjustments solely based on who had a particularly good win or who lost, I'm looking at everything fresh to see where I feel like I made a mistake. And right now, 10-1 Trials & Tribulations looks worse than 10-1 Metal Gear Solid 3...and yet, with this being Mega Man 2's first match against a truly top-tier opponent and with very few of its previous opponents even being mid-tier, it's still...even worse.

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Mega Man 2 is 11-1 for a reason. After T&T needed OT to beat SF2, it losing this week isn't all that surprising.

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Also, I wonder how long it will take SA2 to make the big board despite being 11-1! It's only eleven spots away!

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It's made the human board now that someone voted it in their ballot. Actually, I have to give the voters credit for resisting SA2's gaudy record this long.

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San Andreas probably doesn't help it much

and then it might get nailed by DKC!

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San Andreas is 6-6 now, so it won't be too bad. Basically all SA2 needs to do is keep winning while everyone else loses.

Hey, if it beats DKC1, that would be a legitimately solid win in its favor!

...Not that I expect it to happen.

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SA2 won't make the RPI board without a win vs DKC1...barring a complete upheaval of the games in front of it.

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Holy darn Super Mario 64 vs. Final Fantasy X and Super Metroid vs. A Link to the Past are serious matchups! Not to mention the latter again features two of my top 10.

Is it sad that I consider Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, and Final Fantasy VI to be the "axis of most epic experiences" when it comes to video games?

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Please continue asking stupid questions.

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Is it sad that I consider Chrono Trigger, Super Metroid, and Final Fantasy VI to be the "axis of most epic experiences"

...Wait, this sounds like you're calling the SNES the Axis powers!

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