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Leonhart4 08/25/23 11:04:34 AM #1: |
Where remembering a contest that happened 20 years ago has made this topic more lively than it's been in the last three years!
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Leonhart4 08/27/23 4:26:14 AM #3: |
We need this now
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paulg235 08/27/23 11:15:27 AM #4: |
Have any of you thought of ever running unofficial GameFAQs contests (such as character battles and best game ever) exclusively for this board just to keep the spirit alive? I swear that I saw someone do this once sometime last decade but I don't exactly remember when.
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Leonhart4 08/27/23 11:31:00 AM #5: |
We can do it with polls that will inevitably get stuffed or we can do it without polls that will get 20 votes, either of which is a sad outcome.
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dilateDChemist 08/27/23 12:25:21 PM #6: |
GameFAQs needs a successor. Or a total facelift.
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_SecretSquirrel 08/27/23 12:57:51 PM #7: |
Yeah, board contests can be fun, but they are no substitute for the GameFAQs front page, even if the polls get a fraction of what they did 15 years ago.
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TeamRocketElite 08/28/23 12:05:18 AM #8: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1361-north-division-final-link-vs-samus-aran
Not a great result. Barely better than what Mario would get on Samus. >_> --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZenOfThunder 08/28/23 6:25:52 AM #10: |
I think we have all said some stupid shit on this board we regret
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LeonhartFour 08/29/23 12:06:26 AM #11: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1362-east-division-final-cloud-strife-vs-sonic-the-hedgehog
I think this is when people really started believing Cloud could beat Link. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TeamRocketElite 08/29/23 12:12:31 AM #12: |
If we assume Samus and Sonic are still equal, Link is projected to get thrashed by Cloud even before accounting for SFF in Link vs Samus. Metroid Prime really worked wonders and Samus has never really looked back.
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LeonhartFour 08/29/23 12:20:18 AM #13: |
The 2003 X-Stats projected a 53.98% victory for Samus against Sonic, and she got 57.51% a year later. If that ratio held in 2003, that means Samus should've gotten 41.09% against Link. It's kind of a shame we rarely get to see how strong Samus really is. She got stuck against Mario twice in 2018, which muddled her true strength. She was the third person in the final with Snake and Draven, so she got pulverized there.
We've probably only gotten a legitimate reading on Samus twice, both times in which she ultimately lost to Cloud (2004 and 2010). Every other time, she's gotten SFF'd or LFF'd by Link and/or Mario (or hidden behind it, in the case of 2002), other than the weird case in 2013. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_SecretSquirrel 08/29/23 12:48:46 AM #14: |
Is there much of anything that would suggest Samus's results against Mario wouldn't be a good representation of her strength in 2018, though? I mean, I guess it's funny to think that maybe after all this time, Mario could have rSFFed Samus in a full circle moment, but it just seems more likely Mario = Samus really is the true dynamic in the days of 30,000 vote totals and SFF just wasn't much of a factor this time around.
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 6:50:43 AM #15: |
Samus vs. Snake is still a weird outlier because everything in the 2018 winners bracket suggests Cloud = Mario = Samus = Zelda = Snake except for that result.
(And don't suggest Samus SFF'd Snake, it was silly in 2006, it's still silly now) --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ctesjbuvf 08/29/23 10:48:08 AM #16: |
Snake and Zelda probably below the others, Zelda overperforms after the Snake result.
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LightningStrikes 08/29/23 10:54:33 AM #17: |
Yeah Snake isnt that strong. Definitely below the others, Zelda as well but not as much.
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 11:03:14 AM #18: |
LightningStrikes posted...
Yeah Snake isnt that strong. Definitely below the others, Zelda as well but not as much. Not as much? Snake/Zelda was 50/50. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LightningStrikes 08/29/23 11:13:38 AM #19: |
By about 0.6%. ;)
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LightningStrikes 08/29/23 11:16:30 AM #20: |
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/best-directors-of-the-last-25-years/
Looks like a big rally (or rally) for Denis Villenueve - Nolan was at 74% last I checked. Should still win though. His next closest match was 86% against Jordan Peele. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 11:45:24 AM #21: |
For the talk that Zelda boosted after beating Snake, Snake did a full percent better on Sonic than she did, and he faced Sonic after she did.
I just don't buy that Mario/Snake is a 56-57% win for Mario. It puts Snake awfully close to Tifa, and I don't think he'd be in danger of losing that one (or losing to Seph either). It'd make Sonic look extra pathetic too (which I guess isn't that hard to believe for some people but yeah). --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WarThaNemesis2 08/29/23 12:11:00 PM #22: |
I am curious to put this to the ultimate test.
If Snake = Samus, where does that put Magus against Tifa's division? --- Not a stinky alien. :( Nintendo Switch Code: SW-5719-6555-8388 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 12:19:45 PM #23: |
If Snake = Samus, Auron gets 46.50% on Tifa, Vincent gets 41.11%, and Magus gets 39.56%
For the record, Frog was worth 37.33% on Tifa, which would mean Magus beats Frog with 52.82% --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ctesjbuvf 08/29/23 12:46:57 PM #24: |
Leonhart4 posted...
For the talk that Zelda boosted after beating Snake, Snake did a full percent better on Sonic than she did, and he faced Sonic after she did. This is a good point. I think in general, I would probably trust losers bracket results the least. --- Guinness Book of World Records is the name of the diary that belongs to azuarc, the winner of the Game of the Decade II guru contest. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 12:48:40 PM #25: |
ctesjbuvf posted...
This is a good point. I dunno, the losers bracket rematches were remarkably consistent. The biggest disparity was probably Samus almost beating Mario in the rematch, and she didn't lose by that much the first time. --- https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq https://imgur.com/89Z5jrB ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Yesmar_ 08/29/23 2:24:03 PM #26: |
I don't know if the results back this up, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Main Bracket winners (except Seph) all overpeformed, at least a little bit, in their first Champions Bracket match. We've seen similar dynamics play out multiple times in the past.
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Leonhart4 08/29/23 2:27:22 PM #27: |
It would make sense for Seph not to overperform because of that because he was in the main bracket, but Mega Man and Snake lost right away (and Mega Man won the rematch, too), so I'm not sure that logic fits either.
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_SecretSquirrel 08/29/23 3:00:57 PM #28: |
The result that always stood out to me as fishy was Pikachu > Mega Man, mostly because the contest was on hiatus for a week prior to the Champions Bracket.
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AxemRedRanger 08/29/23 3:40:14 PM #29: |
Crono ~ Pikachu ~ Mega Man > Bowser ~ Yoshi with 55% seemed relatively sensible to me.
IIRC, while it wasn't a Snake sprite or anything, Snake looked underwhelming in the Samus/Snake match picture. Might have just been the mobile version that looked funky, it's been awhile. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO Azuarc NO PEACE] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_SecretSquirrel 08/30/23 12:01:32 AM #30: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1363-south-division-final-mario-vs-sephiroth
Yeah, Final Fantasy VII meant business this year. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! This line reserved for the true greatone, azuarc, winner of Game of the Decade! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TeamRocketElite 08/30/23 12:03:26 AM #31: |
Not the first time Sephiroth would kill Mario.
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LeonhartFour 08/30/23 12:06:41 AM #32: |
SC2K3 might be peak Clinkeroth. Nothing could even come close to any of them that year.
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TeamRocketElite 08/31/23 12:22:18 AM #33: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1364-south-division-final-solid-snake-vs-mega-man
Snake would get Mega Man back eventually but it wasn't time yet. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 08/31/23 9:17:25 AM #34: |
And the next year, he wouldn't even get Solid Snake pics (aside from his infamous beatdown of Tanner and I guess technically the sprite round against Frog). I do wonder if those Naked Snake pics hurt him because he had rematches against both Knuckles and Mega Man, and he did noticeably worse against them both.
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TeamRocketElite 09/01/23 12:00:02 AM #35: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1365-tournament-semifinal-link-vs-cloud-strife
The hero is defeated. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 09/01/23 12:08:54 AM #36: |
Cloud he come to town
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charmander6000 09/01/23 2:49:53 PM #37: |
Final Fantasy always wins forever and ever
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pjbasis 09/01/23 4:22:41 PM #38: |
Toon Link pictures should make Link stronger, not weaker.
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SwiftyDC 09/01/23 4:28:10 PM #39: |
People were hating hard on Wind Waker's design choices. Now everyone has grown to love it. I thought it was pretty neat back in the day. I liked alot of cel-shaded games actually. Biggest game today is using that artstyle. Total 180.
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TeamRocketElite 09/02/23 12:02:17 AM #40: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1366-tournament-semifinal-sephiroth-vs-mega-man
This was a rematch from 2002. In just one year, Sephiroth changed a 50.51% win to a win by 61.18%. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 09/02/23 12:09:06 AM #41: |
TeamRocketElite posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1365-tournament-semifinal-link-vs-cloud-strifeIt's funny because I think this match proves how impossible it is to beat Link under normal circumstances. Peak Cloud + Kingdom Hearts + Cel-Shaded Link = just a 51.5% win. Nothing else will ever be capable of that again without a rally. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ctesjbuvf 09/02/23 6:11:31 AM #42: |
Wonder how Sephiroth does in Link directly that year
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Leonhart4 09/02/23 6:11:38 AM #43: |
The 2003 Seph/Mega Man match had 26,835 more votes than their 2002 match. Mega Man had 28 more votes in 2003 than in 2002.
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Not_Wylvane 09/02/23 7:38:41 AM #44: |
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I think we have all said some stupid shit on this board we regretCertainly not me! --- https://mega64.net/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 09/02/23 3:24:47 PM #45: |
I remember Wylvane would rapid refresh on the updater during the live rush so the updater would have hundreds of entries on it
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ctesjbuvf 09/02/23 6:33:56 PM #46: |
Leonhart4 posted...
The 2003 Seph/Mega Man match had 26,835 more votes than their 2002 match. Mega Man had 28 more votes in 2003 than in 2002. These are the cool trivia things. --- Guinness Book of World Records is the name of the diary that belongs to azuarc, the winner of the Game of the Decade II guru contest. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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_SJimW_ 09/02/23 7:41:36 PM #47: |
KamikazePotato posted...
It's funny because I think this match proves how impossible it is to beat Link under normal circumstances. Peak Cloud + Kingdom Hearts + Cel-Shaded Link = just a 51.5% win. Nothing else will ever be capable of that again without a rally. I feel like Peak Cloud would have been a hypothetical Summer of 1998 contest (after FF7, before OoT) --- RIP in Pieces GamerJM, 2007-2015. You will be missed. #UnPermabanJim ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Leonhart4 09/02/23 10:03:16 PM #48: |
It's kinda wild that Twilight Princess truly made Link untouchable to conventional defeats considering its current standing in the hierarchy
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TeamRocketElite 09/02/23 11:10:51 PM #49: |
And then he got BotW and things just weren't fair anymore.
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TeamRocketElite 09/03/23 12:00:46 AM #50: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1776-midgar-division-final-cloud-strife-vs-sephiroth
Sephiroth got pretty close all things considered. The 2004 rematch wouldn't be as kind. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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