Board 8 > What four games belong on the Fighting Games Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER

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ZenOfThunder
05/03/24 8:21:40 PM
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Which of these games deserves the last spot on the Arcade Games Mount Rushmore? - Results (67 votes)
Space Invaders
49.25% (33 votes)
33
Donkey Kong
50.75% (34 votes)
34
This poll is now closed.
THIS ONE IS TWO DAYS LONG BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE OUT ALL DAY TOMORROW AND I FORGOT UNTIL LIKE AN HOUR AGO. WHOOPS

Also we never thought of a good Star Wars Rushmore so we aren't doing anything for Star Wars day. Maybe I'll do a bonus poll or something on 5/5 idk

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Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80708068 (if you want to complain about this topic series do it here and not in the current topic)

Rules: If you list more than 4 things I'm gonna just tally the first 4 you say. If you list the same character multiple times it won't count. Be nice. Don't shove your personal definition of "Mount Rushmore" down others' throats. Have fun. If you're going to majorly change a vote please quote your old vote to make it easier for me.

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Fighting game-specific-rules: Is Smash Bros. a fighting game? Maybe! I'll let you guys argue about it for two days!

Please try to work it out amongst yourselves what Street Fighter 2 or 3 version you guys want to support. I'm not going to combine votes because whenever I do that someone gets mad, so try to figure this out. You have two whole days!

Other than that, hopefully you, the users of Game eff ayy cues dot come are aware of what a fighting game is.

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PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Contest Upsets: Cloud > Link, Knuckles > Magus, Starcraft > Halo, Vivi > Mario
Game Shows: Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Price is Right, Millionaire
Non-Political Americans: Michael Jordan,Tony Hawk, Jim Henson, Fred Rogers
Least Horny Video Games: The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe, DOA X-Treme Beach Volleyball, Pong, Solitaire
Video Game Hub Worlds: Peach's Castle, The Normandy, Gruntilda's Lair, Station Square
Pixar: Toy Story, Incredibles, WALL-E, Finding Nemo
Beatles Songs: Hey Jude, Yesterday, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Let It Be
Video Game Consoles: NES, PS2, PS1, SNES
Hot Sandwich: Cheesesteak, Grilled Cheese, Cheese/burger, Meatball Sub
Difficult Boss Battles: Mike Tyson, Sans, Malenia, Sephiroth (KH)
Non-American Movie Directors: Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Bergman, del Toro
Dog Breeds: Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, Shiba Inu
MCU: Iron Man 1, Avengers 1, Endgame, Guardians 1
Bad Contests: Best Year in Gaming, Rivals, Series, CBIX
Arcade Games: Pac-Man, DDR, SFII, TIEBREAKER GO VOTE

YESTERDAY: A tie! A very back-and-forth battle where Space Invaders was usually winning, but then DK managed to make up some lost ground. Nothing else was really a competitor here.

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UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
5/4/24 Fighting Games Day 2
5/5/24 Mexican Foods (Cinco de Mayo Special)
5/6/24 Visual Novels
5/7/24 Fictional Teachers (Teacher Appreciation Day Special)
5/8/24 Point-and-Click Adventure Games
5/9/24 American Chain Restaurants
5/10/24 Sitcom Moms (Mother's Day Special)
5/11/24 ZEN IS VISTING HIS MOM
5/12/24 ZEN IS VISTING HIS MOM
5/13/24 SBAllen's Many Crimes
5/14/24 Video Game Commercials
5/15/24 Family Guy Episodes (Int'l Family Day)
5/16/24 Metroidvanias
5/17/24 Webcomics
5/18/24 Horror Movie Villains
5/19/24 Games that Didn't Hold Up
5/20/24 Roguelike Games
5/21/24 Bad Songs
5/22/24 Celebrity Chefs
5/23/24 Disney Movies (Canon)
5/24/24 Video Games (4-day long special)
5/25/24 ZEN'S BIRTHDAY BREAK
5/26/24 ZEN'S BIRTHDAY BREAK
5/27/24 ZEN'S BIRTHDAY BREAK
5/28/24 Sonic the Hedgehog Games (Zen's Birthday Present)
5/29/24 Fictional Evil Companies
5/30/24 Looney Tunes
5/31/24 Video Game Controllers
6/1/24 Fictional Queer Couples (Pride Month special)
6/2/24 Mega Man Robot Masters
6/3/24 Fictional Detectives
6/4/24 Ubisoft Games
6/5/24 Nick Jr. Shows
6/6/24 Board 8 Projects
6/7/24 Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
Nominations: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 2)

WHILE YOU ARE VISITING BOARD 8, MAKE SURE TO PARTICIPATE IN POKEMON OF THE YEAR VOTING:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests?search=Pokemon%20of%20the%20Year

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Underleveled
05/03/24 8:27:32 PM
#2:


Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tekken 3
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Anagram
05/03/24 8:28:10 PM
#3:


Street Fighter 2
SSBM
Tekken 3
Soul Calibur 2

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MacArrowny
05/03/24 8:30:42 PM
#4:


ZenOfThunder posted...
Also we never thought of a good Star Wars Rushmore so we aren't doing anything for Star Wars day. Maybe I'll do a bonus poll or something on 5/5 idk
Nominate Star Wars games. Not sure what else would have debate for top 4.

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BrohanBlanco
05/03/24 8:32:28 PM
#5:


Street Fighter 2
SSBM
MvC2
Mortal Kombat

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Underleveled
05/03/24 8:33:36 PM
#6:


Sure, I'll second Star Wars video games.

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Leonhart4
05/03/24 8:34:14 PM
#7:


Street Fighter II
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 3
Mortal Kombat 9

I thought about including Street Fighter IV for reviving the series but I'll go with the sheer insanity of MK9

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WhiteLens
05/03/24 8:36:20 PM
#8:


Street Fighter II
SoulCalibur II
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Marvel vs. Capcom 3

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05/03/24 8:40:12 PM
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Street Fighter 2
SSBM
Tekken 3
Soul Calibur 2


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Bitto
05/03/24 8:40:18 PM
#10:


Street Fighter II
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 3
Street Fighter IV

3 locks and a shit ton of games that could go into that 4th slot.


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Yesmar_
05/03/24 8:53:25 PM
#11:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Tekken
Super Smash Bros. Melee

Crazy that Space Invaders wasn't on everyone's list automatically. It's the reason you're playing games today!

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bryans7
05/03/24 8:55:44 PM
#12:


Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat
Tekken
King of Fighters '94

I went with the first game from each series (Fighting Street doesn't count) even though there are better games for each.

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AbsolutelyNoOne
05/03/24 9:00:54 PM
#13:


Street Fighter II
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Tekken 3

I wanted four series. besides that:

SF2 - duh
Melee - besides the series it made take off, has basically become SF2 but for platform fighters
UMK3 - maybe the most beloved MK game now? it would be a toss-up between this, MK2 and MK9 for a spot on the rushmore I think. MK1 is more important than all three combined but has also aged terribly.
Tekken 3 - token 3D fighter

too many other games that could go on here: Virtua Fighter 1/2, SoulCalibur 1/2, X-Men: COTA/X-Men vs. Street Fighter/MvC1/2/3, Guilty Gear X/XX, Darkstalkers, Third Strike, SF4, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, The King of Fighters '98, Smash Ultimate

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MarkS2222222222
05/03/24 9:01:21 PM
#14:


Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter II
Virtua Fighter
Tekken

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Underleveled
05/03/24 9:02:51 PM
#15:


Underleveled posted...
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tekken 3
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Change SSFIIT to vanilla SF2 since that's what everyone else is supporting.

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Kenri
05/03/24 9:06:58 PM
#16:


Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat
Smash Melee (it should be Ultimate tbh but as long it's not Brawl it's all the same)
SoulCalibur II

Top three are gimmes, last one is a tough choice.


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Accel_R8
05/03/24 9:15:26 PM
#17:


Street Fighter II
MvC2
SoulCalibur II
Tekken 3

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Johnbobb
05/03/24 9:18:13 PM
#18:


Tekken 3
MvC2
Soul Calibur 2
Smash Bros Ultimate

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redrocket
05/03/24 9:25:26 PM
#19:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Tekken 3
Super Smash Bros. Melee

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Janus5k
05/03/24 9:46:00 PM
#20:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 3

sure

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ChichiriMuyo
05/03/24 9:48:40 PM
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I went with what I felt were the most objective answers

SF2
MK
Tekken 3
MvC2

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WhiteLens
05/03/24 9:55:56 PM
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WhiteLens posted...
Street Fighter II
SoulCalibur II
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Swap Marvel vs. Capcom 3 with Tekken 3

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tazzyboyishere
05/03/24 10:03:33 PM
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Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 3

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Jesse_Custer
05/03/24 10:04:44 PM
#24:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Tekken
Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Snake5555555555
05/03/24 10:17:33 PM
#25:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat
Tekken 3
SoulCalibur

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Lopen
05/03/24 10:21:51 PM
#26:


Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Soul Calibur 2

Ultimate hot take: Smash Bros is a fighter but shouldn't be on rushmore

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WazzupGenius00
05/03/24 11:28:37 PM
#27:


Super Street Fighter II Turbo
The King of Fighters '98
Tekken 7
Mortal Kombat

any list without KOF is too America-centric, that game is huge in other parts of the world, particularly South America and China (though I've heard China prefers 97 over 98). For Tekken I went with 7 because that was when Pakistani players hit the scene and changed everything. The last spot was up in the air between Marvel 2 and MK, I think MK had a bigger impact overall

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Ifrit
05/03/24 11:37:22 PM
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
Mortal Kombat
Street Fighter II
Soul Calibur 2

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Lopen
05/03/24 11:51:44 PM
#29:


Lopen posted...
Street Fighter II
Mortal Kombat 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Soul Calibur 2

Ultimate hot take: Smash Bros is a fighter but shouldn't be on rushmore

Replace Soul Calibur 2 with King of Fighters 98

I was leaning that way at first. Feels more right

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jcgamer107
05/04/24 12:15:41 AM
#30:


Melee
Ultimate
Tekken 3
Street Fighter 2

Star Wars games tomorrow would be fun. 4 years ago on May the Fourth, during quarantine, a friend and I did a Shadows of the Empire race (couldn't really call it a 'speedrun' race, as it was both of us slogging through it after having not played it in years, took about 4 hours each lul). Still my fave Star Wars game, I remember renting it as a kid and thinking the opening Hoth level was so cool. Some good arcade & DOS games though too.

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bryans7
05/04/24 12:36:16 AM
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bryans7 posted...
Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat
Tekken
King of Fighters '94

Change KoF '94 to KoF '98, if that's the way people are leaning. Won't help much but SNK deserves some love.


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HaRRicH
05/04/24 12:47:13 AM
#32:


Street Fighter 2 (lock)
Mortal Kombat (could go for MK2/3, but I dunno about going modern)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (could go for Ultimate)
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Soul Calibur 2 (this one's hardest but I'll give credit to it being an early success for 3D fighters, having three unique versions of the game, and having playable Link before Nintendo got Solid Snake and Sonic into SSBB)

Shout-outs to Eternal Champions and Dive Kick.

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jcgamer107
05/04/24 12:48:40 AM
#33:


Oh shit

Now I really want to include Soul Calibur 2, but not sure what I'd replace.......

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TheKnightOfNee
05/04/24 12:50:07 AM
#34:


Street Fighter 2
Super Smash Bros Melee
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Street Fighter 4

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jcgamer107
05/04/24 12:56:10 AM
#35:


jcgamer107 posted...
Melee
Ultimate
Tekken 3
Street Fighter 2
Replace Tekken 3 with Soul Calibur 2

My fave Tekken game was actually Tekken Advance, but I know that wouldn't get any other votes anyway. Soul Calibur is neat for having weapon-based combat, and memorable characters who each had unique weapons that kind of matched their personalities. Kilik = the best. Maxi was my secondary, being able to twirl the nunchucks with the R-stick was a cool feature.

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mnk
05/04/24 1:04:59 AM
#36:


Super Smash Bros Melee
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Super Smash Bros 4 3DS/Wii U
Super Smash Bros Ultimate

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Zylothewolf
05/04/24 3:12:23 AM
#38:


Street Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Karate Champ

Not the best but easily the four most important ones, unless I forgot one super obvious.

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crazyisgood
05/04/24 3:39:29 AM
#39:


Street Fighter 2
Eternal Champions
Tekken
Mortal Kombat

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lordjers
05/04/24 4:46:41 AM
#40:


Zylothewolf posted...
Street Fighter 2
Virtua Fighter
Mortal Kombat
Karate Champ

This. Easier than I thought!

Yesmar_ posted...
Crazy that Space Invaders wasn't on everyone's list automatically. It's the reason you're playing games today!

Indeed. Space Invaders is like just plain "videogame rushmore" material.


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Leonhart4
05/04/24 7:34:40 AM
#41:


UltimaterializerX posted...
Brohan is correct and nothing else will ever touch this list. This might actually be the most set in stone (lol) list we could get.

Somehow you say this about all of your votes

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cyko
05/04/24 7:41:52 AM
#42:


Marvel vs Capcom 2
Super smash bros melee
Ehrgeiz
Darkstalkers

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ZenOfThunder
05/04/24 7:42:47 AM
#43:


Marvel 2
KoF 98
SoulCalibur 2
Melee

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catesdb
05/04/24 8:09:33 AM
#44:


nominate Count Rushmore (the Mount Rushmore of people with the title Count)

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ctesjbuvf
05/04/24 8:12:49 AM
#45:


How are those two the tiebreaker lol, can't believe I have to vote against Donkey Kong.

Street Fighter II
Tekken 3
Super Smash Bros Melee
Mortal Kombat

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Kotetsu534
05/04/24 8:25:21 AM
#46:


Street Fighter II
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tekken 3
Mortal Kombat

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squexa
05/04/24 8:51:20 AM
#47:


Street Fighter II
Melee
Tekken
Mortal Kombat

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ZenOfThunder
05/04/24 9:42:01 AM
#48:


Nominated fictional cars mount rushmore

optimus vs lightning McQueen who ya got

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Raka_Putra
05/04/24 10:04:27 AM
#50:


Street Fighter II
MvC2
SSBU
Mortal Kombat

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