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TopicWhat four songs are on the Bad Songs Mount Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/21/24 7:21:27 PM
#1
Which of these Roguelikes is the least Rogue-like? - Results (25 votes)
The Binding of Isaac
0% (0 votes)
0
Hades
28% (7 votes)
7
Slay the Spire
8% (2 votes)
2
Spelunky
0% (0 votes)
0
Nethack
0% (0 votes)
0
Dead Cells
12% (3 votes)
3
FTL: Faster Than Light
8% (2 votes)
2
The Crypt of the Necrodancer
8% (2 votes)
2
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer
12% (3 votes)
3
Dwarf Fortress
24% (6 votes)
6
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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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Bad song-rules: No songs created for video games! That can be a different Rushmore if you guys want to nominate it. I didn't want to clog this Rushmore up with Crazy Bus.

Songs must be commercially released, and should not have been made with the intent of being a bad song. If anyone votes for "The Most Unwanted Song," I'm not counting it. No remixes unofficial or otherwise, should be the original version of the song.

Song should be commonly regarded as of very poor quality!

When voting please list name of song AND the artist to make it easier for me. Thank you!

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Reference Links:
https://tiermaker.com/create/100-worst-songs-ever-made-15187379
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_considered_the_worst

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Racing Games: Gran Turismo, MK8D, MK64, F-Zero GX
Family Guy Episodes: Blue Harvest, Road to Rhode Island, PTV, Stewie Kills Lois
Metroidvanias: SotN, Super Metroid, Hollow Knight, Metrid Prime
Webcomics: Penny Arcade, xkcd, Homestuck, 8-bit Theater
VG commercials: Smash 64 Happy Together, Genesis Does What Nintendon't, Wii Would Like to Play, LttP Dance
Games That Didn't Hold Up: Goldeneye, BioShock Infinite, MGS4, Fallout 3
Roguelikes: Binding of Isaac, Hades, Slay the Spire, Rogue

YESTERDAY: Really great Rushmore! Fairly competitive, and like the best Rushmores, we had a multi-post tangent where voters argued "what the fuck even is a Roguelike?" and whether or not Rogue could be a Roguelike when it is already by default the more like Rogue that a Roguelike could... like

While there was briefly a 4-way tie around the end of page 1, things seemed much more decisive by the end as Spelunky couldn't quite keep up with daddy

almost threw out every vote for not including Rouge the Bat but you all caught me on a good day

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UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
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 (Zen's Actual Birthday)
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: Canadian Mount Rushmore (Canada Day Special)
6/1/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
6/2/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
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: Futurama Episodes
6/8/24: ZEN IS GOING TO SONIC SYMPHONY
6/9/24: Characters with Horns (nice)
6/10/24: Mega Man Robot Masters
6/11/24: Horror Movie Villains
6/12/24: Video Game Controllers
6/13/24: Fictional Robots
6/14/24: Games with Female Protagonists
6/15/24: LGBT Video Game Characters
6/16/24: Fictional LGBT Couples
6/17/24: LGBT Movie Characters
6/18/24: Black Actors (Juneteenth Special)
6/19/24: Crowdfunded Games
6/20/24: Stupid Video Game Names
6/21/24: Smash Bros Reveal Trailers
6/22/24: Strong Bad Emails
6/23/24: Fictional Toms
6/24/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/25/24: Fictional Sams
6/26/24: Fictional Elizabeths
6/27/24: Fictional Michaels
6/28/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/29/24: Fictional Jacks
6/30/24: 3D Platformers
7/1/24: Silent Protagonists
7/2/24: Indie Games
7/3/24: Moments in American History
7/4/24: Mount Rushmore 3 (4th of July Special)
7/5/24: Failed Presidential Candidates
7/6/24: WRPGs
7/7/24: Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
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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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/21/24 7:07:58 PM
#402
CAUSE PROBLEMS

this topic series is made for problems

the mount rushmore of problems

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/21/24 12:57:31 PM
#73
Tiebreaker poll is very close

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/21/24 8:39:58 AM
#393
The best episode or the worst episode depending on who you ask

i liked it? I think my brain was broken by that point

i really like the Jewish knuckles episode the most though, I remember laughing uncontrollably for most of it. Not because it was particularly funny but I think my brain was making me laugh as some kind of primitive defense mechanism

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:58:06 PM
#11
FFDragon posted...
World of Horror

this looks cool as hell. never heard of it. thanks for the recommendation

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:55:20 PM
#7
all games would be improved with the addition of rouge the bat

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:51:11 PM
#5
going to get these votes in there early:

Hades
Dead Cells

not a big fan of roguelikes. these are the only two I ever put serious hours into and found fun

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:47:57 PM
#3
lol I think you guys can tell I like Rouge the Bat

I ain't remaking this topic you guys get it

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TopicJenny Nicholson's 4-hour review of the defunct Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:46:36 PM
#10
this video kicks ass and every minute of the 4 hours is interesting

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TopicWhat four games are on the Rougelike Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:45:59 PM
#1
Which of these four games deserves the fourth spot on the "Games That Didn't Hold Up" Mount Rushmore? - Results (61 votes)
Chrono Cross
24.59% (15 votes)
15
Fallout 3
40.98% (25 votes)
25
Metroid (1986)
34.43% (21 votes)
21
This poll is now closed.
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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Roguelike-rules: Needs to be a video game released commercially. No fan games or mods.

Needs to be primarily a Roguelike or at least a Roguelite, no games that have Roguelike modes or frequent genre switches.

I don't even know if "Roguelites" are a real thing or not, I googled it and it seems like some gatekeeping bullshit. Feel free to argue about that itt but I am counting them. I do not think an exclusive "Roguelite" Mount Rushmore would be a good idea. Makes this one was more competitive and less confusing for me to tally.

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Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roguelikes
https://tiermaker.com/categories/video-games/ultimate-roguelike---roguelite-games-tier-list-1188005

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Racing Games: Gran Turismo, MK8D, MK64, F-Zero GX
Family Guy Episodes: Blue Harvest, Road to Rhode Island, PTV, Stewie Kills Lois
Metroidvanias: SotN, Super Metroid, Hollow Knight, Metrid Prime
Webcomics: Penny Arcade, xkcd, Homestuck, 8-bit Theater
VG commercials: Smash 64 Happy Together, Genesis Does What Nintendon't, Wii Would Like to Play, LttP Dance
Games That Didn't Hold Up: Goldeneye, BioShock Infinite, MGS4, TIEBREAKER GO VOTE

YESTERDAY: Tons of discourse! A late entry run! A tiebreaker! Some... very hot takes. This is everything a Rushmore should be!

Props to MGS4 for getting its first vote so late into the topic and managing to at one point surpass BioShock Infinite despite the delayed start.

Chrono Cross got a ton of initial support then it almost didn't even make the tiebreaker. The last vote of the topic included CC.

Cannot believe Mario 64 got more votes than DK64. Never change Board 8.

I was expecting a ton of votes for the 3D Sonic games, but thinking about it, everyone hates those when they come out so I guess they wouldn't qualify.

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UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
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 (Zen's Actual Birthday)
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: Canadian Mount Rushmore (Canada Day Special)
6/1/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
6/2/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
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: Futurama Episodes
6/8/24: ZEN IS GOING TO SONIC SYMPHONY
6/9/24: Characters with Horns (nice)
6/10/24: Mega Man Robot Masters
6/11/24: Horror Movie Villains
6/12/24: Video Game Controllers
6/13/24: Fictional Robots
6/14/24: Games with Female Protagonists
6/15/24: LGBT Video Game Characters
6/16/24: Fictional LGBT Couples
6/17/24: LGBT Movie Characters
6/18/24: Black Actors (Juneteenth Special)
6/19/24: Crowdfunded Games
6/20/24: Stupid Video Game Names
6/21/24: Smash Bros Reveal Trailers
6/22/24: Strong Bad Emails
6/23/24: Fictional Toms
6/24/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/25/24: Fictional Sams
6/26/24: Fictional Elizabeths
6/27/24: Fictional Michaels
6/28/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/29/24: Fictional Jacks
6/30/24: 3D Platformers
7/1/24: Silent Protagonists
7/2/24: Indie Games
7/3/24: Moments in American History
7/4/24: Mount Rushmore 3 (4th of July Special)
7/5/24: Failed Presidential Candidates
7/6/24: WRPGs
7/7/24: Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
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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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 6:00:29 PM
#168
tallying now, get those votes in

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TopicPokemon of the Year R2D11 ft. Zigzagoon/Lampent v. Luxio/Nidoran M [PotY]
ZenOfThunder
05/20/24 5:59:14 PM
#34
Typhlosion/Meowth
Skeledirge/Starmie
Zigzagoon/Lampent v.
Chien-Pao/Quilava

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 10:58:16 PM
#79
MGS4

great call

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 8:17:46 PM
#61
Luckily this is not a NO POKMON Rushmore

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 6:01:37 PM
#37
not sure if I wanna vote Brawl or Smash 4 here

Smash 4 made me retroactively love Brawl in a weird way

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:50:05 PM
#33
everyone hated SS even before it came out, its fate was set in stone

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:49:38 PM
#379
yeah I was pretty disappointed in board games because I didn't intend for Go/Chess/Checkers to be the focus but at the time everyone was on board with it (no pun intended)

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:20:38 PM
#15
Man, when I googled "overrated games" the first thing I saw was Mario 64 and I was like "no one is gonna vote for that"

didn't take long!

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:17:34 PM
#12
Fallout 3 will be my second vote

I have gone back and played the shit out of 1, 2, NV and even 4, but every time I go back to 3 I end up quitting an hour or two in. IMO not a bad game but aged the worst in the whole franchise

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:10:12 PM
#5
going to get an early vote in for BioShock Infinite because people turned on that shit HARD just a year or two later

I consider it the poster child for this Rushmore tbqh

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:09:06 PM
#4
Mega_Mana posted...
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

the critics hated TP on release! an 8.8 from GameSpot! a trash score!

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TopicWhat four games are on the "Video Games That Didn't Hold Up" Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 5:04:07 PM
#1
Which of these modern revivals of a classic video game commercial would you most like to see? - Results (50 votes)
Next Smash game's entire roster as mascots fighting; set to "Happy Together"
34% (17 votes)
17
SEGA runs brand new "Genesis Does What Nintendon't" ads for the Dreamcast Mini; attacks Nintendo anti-consumer practices
14% (7 votes)
7
Switch 2 commercial is two Japanese businessmen going door to door saying "Switch to the Switch 2;" the people slam the door in their faces
6% (3 votes)
3
Breath of the Wild 3 commercial, live action versions of the characters do a funny dance number
4% (2 votes)
2
Segata Sanshiro is back and he's pissed
12% (6 votes)
6
Gears of War Mad World commercial but it's the banana man from Fortnite instead of Marcus Fenix
2% (1 vote)
1
All 1000+ Pokemon are crushed inside of a bus (this is basically the Pokemon of the Year topic seres)
2% (1 vote)
1
PS3 baby is back and he's pissed
12% (6 votes)
6
Fire Emblem "poisoned his mutton" commercial but they are all hot anime babes (READ ToS BEFORE VOTING FOR THIS)
6% (3 votes)
3
Hikaru Utada is back and she's pissed
8% (4 votes)
4
This poll is now closed.
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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Games-that-didn't-hold-up-specific-rules: Needs to be an officially released game that was, at the time, a critical (and possibly commercial) success. Needs to have been revisited with a more critical eye since release and now either be considered mediocre, overrated or not well aged.

This should be common opinions, not just your own. If anyone comes out here swinging for something like OoT, SM64 or FFVII then feel free to lampoon them.

This one got a lot of noms so I am doing it but this is gonna end up being a VERY subjective Rushmore to some extent, I think. I asked ChatGPT for some examples and even it had some extremely spicy takes so I am expecting that no matter what this topic will get messy. I am anticipating a lot of arguing but overall everyone has been on their best behavior lately so let's see how this goes

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Reference Links:
I googled this and really just found a bunch of heavily opinionated takes with wildly different answers, so I won't bother linking anything this time. If you want some ideas I'd recommend just googling "overrated video games" and scrolling until you find some takes you agree with

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Racing Games: Gran Turismo, MK8D, MK64, F-Zero GX
Family Guy Episodes: Blue Harvest, Road to Rhode Island, PTV, Stewie Kills Lois
Metroidvanias: SotN, Super Metroid, Hollow Knight, Metrid Prime
Webcomics: Penny Arcade, xkcd, Homestuck, 8-bit Theater
VG commercials: Smash 64 Happy Together, Genesis Does What Nintendon't, Wii Would Like to Play, LttP Dance

YESTERDAY: Ton of fun and very nostalgic! Mildly competitive. We actually didn't have a ton of votes but the votes we did have were all great. A little competitive for 4th but mainly because I voted Segata Sanshiro at the last minute out of respect.

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UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
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 (Zen's Actual Birthday)
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 Controller
6/1/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
6/2/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
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: Futurama Episodes
6/8/24: ZEN IS GOING TO SONIC SYMPHONY
6/9/24: Characters with Horns (nice)
6/10/24: Mega Man Robot Masters
6/11/24: Horror Movie Villains
6/12/24: Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
6/13/24: Fictional Robots
6/14/24: Games with Female Protagonists
6/15/24: LGBT Video Game Characters
6/16/24: Fictional LGBT Couples
6/17/24: LGBT Movie Characters
6/18/24: Something for Juneteenth (WIP)
6/19/24: Crowdfunded Games
6/20/24: Stupid Video Game Names
6/21/24: Smash Bros Reveal Trailers
6/22/24: Strong Bad Emails
6/23/24: Fictional Toms
6/24/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/25/24: Fictional Sams
6/26/24: Fictional Elizabeths
6/27/24: Fictional Michaels
6/28/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/29/24: Fictional Jacks
6/30/24: 3D Platformers
7/1/24: Silent Protagonists
7/2/24: Indie Games
7/3/24: Moments in American History
7/4/24: Mount Rushmore 3 (4th of July Special)
7/5/24: Failed Presidential Candidates
7/6/24: WRPGs
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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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 4:11:46 PM
#81
voting Segata Sanshiro as my last vote

keeping this open another hour

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 3:38:06 PM
#77
I'm tallying this a bit earlier than usually because it might be harder for me to sift thru the votes.

If there's a blowout I'll end the topic early, so get your votes in now if you've been waiting because there is a chance it'll be over in like a half hour

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TopicPokemon of the Year Hub Topic 3: No Horn Drill posting [PotY]
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 3:34:45 PM
#187
I am of the opinion that like half of the middle evos all could not exist and Pokemon would not drop in quality

not that they are BAD, just sometimes unnecessary

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TopicWhat is the longest a game has waited for a sequel?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 9:06:06 AM
#27
Paratroopa1 posted...
The 1977 game Combat had its unreleased prototype sequel released for the first time in the Atari 50 collection in 2022, 46 years later


BlackMageJawa posted...
Timing the 'release' of early text adventures is iffy, as they tend to have been long-term projects on university mainframes with numerous tweaked versions over several years, but its origin is generally given as 1976, making the 2023 version 47 years later.

both of these are blowing my fucking mind, holy shit

the Go Set a Watchman of gaming

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/19/24 8:53:17 AM
#62
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAyxBm_NWhA

this is another one I can't believe hasn't gotten support. I guess it's just the proto "sega does what nintendon't" but this one is huge historically

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 10:33:50 PM
#54
yeah if people were just voting "smash commercial" I would have just counted those all as that one. that's a vote that would need 0 clarification

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TopicFinished watching Amphibia
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 10:31:59 PM
#2
I remember really enjoying amphibia when it was on but I don't think about it much now

I think about Owl House a ton still though, did you watch that? shared universe with Amphibia I think

Anne > Sasha > Marcy

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TopicWhat is the longest a game has waited for a sequel?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 10:03:56 PM
#9
video game sequel gaps always fascinate me. sometimes you know why they revived a franchise, like shenmue 3 was obviously a big push that was made for years. but sometimes it's like "oh shit why NOW?" like with Pokemon Snap 2, years after people stopped asking for it. They could have done it on the 3DS but they didn't, then it just randomly happens on the switch

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TopicWhat is the longest a game has waited for a sequel?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:56:03 PM
#6
there's some konami game that had a 30+ year gap but I can't remember what the series was called

EDIT: I googled it

Getsu Fuma Den and Getsu Fuma Den: Undying Moon. 35 year gap

That's gotta be the record

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:52:45 PM
#49
did no one vote for that Majora's Mask countdown commercial?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Mf2mp6fms

I remember people bringing this up for years as one of the best ones

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TopicGimme twenty-five names for men, women, and last names for bingo cards.
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:41:42 PM
#59
not one Wolfgang???

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TopicBest Game of 94 Final Four **Donkey Kong Country vs Super Metroid**
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:40:40 PM
#3
Donkey Kong Country

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:40:18 PM
#365
I think my enjoyment comes from watching you guys debate. I have to read every vote and it gets so tedious when it's not close. I absolutely love a close race for 3rd/4th coupled with you guys arguing. you have to idea how gratifying it is when someone comes in and says "WELL HAVE YOU CONSIDERED X??" and I watch the votes swing

wish they could all be like that, but that's an experience pretty much exclusive to me

next rushmore discussion topic I'll make the poll "why do you enjoy this topic series"

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:37:34 PM
#45
ZaziGuado posted...
I like to pop into these topics and see what gets voted. I know the rules state video games or consoles or IP-specific stuff, but would something like "Believe it or not I'm watching E3" count?

Edit: probably not because it's a commercial for G4TV now that I think about it.

this is a really good commercial I still think about sometimes. It doesn't count because it doesn't focus on any video game IP in particular but I appreciate the shoutout

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 9:36:35 PM
#363
rwlh posted...
Well, can't win em all, I suppose

don't worry about it, I was really excited for this one and I thought it would be super competitive. I had really high expectations. great nom, disappointing results

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TopicGimme twenty-five names for men, women, and last names for bingo cards.
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:56:56 PM
#42
HaRRicH posted...
I am allowing middle names to count for first names though.

WOLFGANG CHANCES JUST 10X'D

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:46:06 PM
#31
I am chocked my shitty old macbook from 2014 is not exploding every time I come check on this topic and a ton of youtube videos all try to load at once

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TopicGimme twenty-five names for men, women, and last names for bingo cards.
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:45:27 PM
#38
"Wolfgang" is gonna be the upset here. Some parent will have named their kid Wolfgang. It's badass.

If I ever have a son he will be Wolfgang

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:34:58 PM
#29
Johnbobb posted...
The PS3 baby doll one

also voting this, hell yeah

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:34:19 PM
#357
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 (Zen's Actual Birthday)
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 Controller
6/1/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
6/2/24: ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
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: Futurama Episodes
6/8/24: ZEN IS GOING TO SONIC SYMPHONY
6/9/24: Characters with Horns (nice)
6/10/24: Mega Man Robot Masters
6/11/24: Horror Movie Villains
6/12/24: Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
6/13/24: Fictional Robots
6/14/24: Games with Female Protagonists
6/15/24: LGBT Video Game Characters
6/16/24: Fictional LGBT Couples
6/17/24: LGBT Movie Characters
6/18/24: Something for Juneteenth (WIP)
6/19/24: Crowdfunded Games
6/20/24: Stupid Video Game Names
6/21/24: WRPGs
6/22/24: Strong Bad Emails
6/23/24: Fictional Toms
6/24/24: Fictional Ashleys
6/25/24: Fictional Sams
6/26/24: Fictional Elizabeths
6/27/24: Fictional Michaels
6/28/24: Fictional Sarahs
6/29/24: Fictional Jacks
6/30/24: 3D Platformers
7/1/24: Silent Protagonists
7/2/24: Indie Games
7/3/24: Mount Rushmore 3
7/4/24: Moments in American History (4th of July Special)
7/5/24: Failed Presidential Candidates

How we feeling on this one? am I missing any holidays?

I am also open to letting people ANTI-VOTE Rushmores, but it needs to be a few of you to get things off the schedule

the week of Fictional *Name* Rushmores is to keep things interesting to me, if you guys hate the idea I'll swap them out

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:13:38 PM
#355
does anyone have any ideas for Juneteenth

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:08:10 PM
#20
voting for:

Pokemon Bus Driver Commercial
DQ Monsters Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i89BuRJL4Lg

my friends and I got obsessed with the DQM one during the pandemic and kept spamming gifs of it in our discord

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:07:05 PM
#19
Kenri posted...
Pokmon Red/Blue bus driver commercial

hell yeah, this is the first thought I had when this rushmore got nominated. happy someone said it before I had to

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TopicMount Rushmore Stats & Discussion
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:05:26 PM
#354
I think I'm mostly upset because I put the most thought into the daily rules and there's ALWAYS someone who doesn't read them or tries to get "clever" with their votes

this is free entertainment I can stop doing any time, this is like 45 minutes of my life each day and people can't give 30 seconds to read the rules?

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:02:46 PM
#16
I might combine Kevin Butler votes, all the commercials are pretty similar and came out in a pretty limited timeframe before he got shitcanned. I think there was an offshoot series with Kevin Butler and that one kid (Marcus?) that I would consider a second series of commercials

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 6:01:39 PM
#14
thank you everyone posting videos

also added a rule last minute:

TRAILERS ARE NOT COMMERCIALS

@UltimaterializerX you can change your GTA6 one, I should have thought of that first.

I'm going to add Video Game Trailers to the nom list because it's a good idea

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 5:53:18 PM
#5
gainingtheoffense posted...
Super Smash Bros
Gears of War
Kingdom Hearts
Halo 3

oh boy

i know 3/4 of these. i see nobody actually reads my rules

i am so ready to cancel this topic

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TopicWhat four commercials are on the Video Game Commercials Mt. Rushmore?
ZenOfThunder
05/18/24 5:46:11 PM
#1
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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Commercial-specific-rules: Needs to be a REAL commercial for a real video game or video game console. No parodies or dubs.

I'm also willing to accept commercials for products that are not games/consoles as long as they are primarily centered around an existing video game IP, like Mario's commercial for milk or Sonic's commercial for Progressive Insurance. I don't think there's enough of those to be its own Rushmore so I'm allowing them here.

You can vote for a series of similarly themed commercial for one product in a specific window of time, like "GameCube Animal Crossing Mascot Suit Series," or "Segata Sanshiro series," but you can't say things very vague things like "Dreamcast commercials during its launch."

PLEASE BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE WHILE VOTING, something like "the one for Pokemon Red and Blue" doesn't mean anything. I will NOT ask anyone for clarity, I will just be throwing your votes out if I don't immediately understand what you are talking about.

If you are worried I won't know what your vote is then please post a YouTube link or point to an existing post that already did. I will say I think I know most of the major commercials I think people will be voting for here.

I almost didn't do this one because it will be hard to tally, please work with me here or I won't be doing Rushmores for things like this in the future

TRAILERS ARE NOT COMMERCIALS

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Reference Links:
enter your mind palace for this one

PREVIOUS RESULTS:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCR-viOTP-yKhRZnTyvaoXj7teKRA12gz7m-1rfmhoY/ (Sheet 1)
Arcade Games: Pac-Man, DDR, SFII, Donkey Kong
Fighting Games: SFII, Melee, MK '92, Tekken 3
Star Wars Games: KotOR, Battlefront II ('05), Jedi Fallen Order, LEGO Star Wars
Mexican Foods: Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas, Nachos
VNs: Fate/Stay Night, Phoenix Wright AA, Umineko, Steins;Gate
Fictional Teachers: Frizzle, Xavier, Krabappel, Feeny
Adventure Games: Monkey Island, Myst, TWD, Grim Fandango
Casual Dining American Chain Restaurants: Olive Garden, Applebee's, Red Lobster, Denny's
TV Moms: Marge Simpson, Carol Brady, Peggy Bundy, Lois Wilkerson
Racing Games: Gran Turismo, MK8D, MK64, F-Zero GX
Family Guy Episodes: Blue Harvest, Road to Rhode Island, PTV, Stewie Kills Lois
Metroidvanias: SotN, Super Metroid, Hollow Knight, Metrid Prime
Webcomics: Penny Arcade, xkcd, Homestuck, 8-bit Theater

YESTERDAY: no competition! limited discourse! boring!

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UPCOMING RUSHMORES (nominations welcome):
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 ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
6/2/24 ZEN IS GOING TO BALTIMORE
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 Mega Man Robot Masters
6/8/24 Horror Movie Villains
6/9/24 something sex related that won't get me banned for hornyposting
6/10/24 Shonen Jump Protagonists (lmao)
6/11/24: Futurama Episodes
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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