Lurker > Big Bob

Props to Fiege for giving up on numbered sequels and just going nuts with subtitles.

The people on this site are too old to get hyped for game shows anymore. We see through the smoke and mirrors and don't bother judging a game until it's actually out.

I, too, hate that one Persona 5 Royal fight.

You forgot The Mummy: Demastered, which is ironically one of the best movie tie-in games I've ever played.

I was hesitant on including Bloodstained, but I'll let the voters decide. Also felt a bit weird putting Dead Cells on here.

I do appreciate the rhythm to the Biden staircase, because he slips, catches himself, only to slip twice more.

Gerald Ford took a real fall, though, so that's the superior staircase slip.

Paratroopa1 posted...

Taft getting stuck in a bathtub is urban legend, it was likely made up

I did the research, found this:

The funny part is that while Taft was president, the White House got a tub that was so big a president couldnt possibly get stuck in it, Carlson says. Indeed, just weeks after Tafts 1908 election, the captain of a warship carrying the president-elect to inspect the Panama Canal re-quested a super-sized bathtub capable of holding the heftiest man ever to occupy the Oval Office. Since no Taft-size basin could be found, a Manhattan company specially crafted the largest solid porcelain tub ever made for an individual. It was more than seven feet long, 41 inches wide and weighed a tonliterally. A photograph in the February 1909 issue of the journal Engineering Review showed the pond-like presidential bathtub with four men sitting comfortably in-side.

https://www.history.com/news/did-william-howard-taft-really-get-stuck-in-a-bathtub

So while he didn't get stuck in the bathtub, he was too fat for the one they had, and had to get one custom-made. And I worded the poll option carefully to account for that!

Come to think of it, FFTA was my first FF game, too. I mean, I have vague memories of playing a cousin's copy of FFX, but TA was the first time I spent a significant amount of time in one. Having not owned an SNES or PS1, I guess it's not that weird.

First time I'm hearing of it, I probably would have added it had I known.

I don't think FFX and DQVIII are strange entry points. Both of those were big hits in their franchises, and the first available on PS2.

Admittedly, while Trump is a bumbling doofus, he's too fat for much physical comedy.

Also, the first Castlevania I played was Circle of the Moon. Which... well, not that weird, considering I didn't own an NES, SNES, or PS1, and it was the first game on the GBA.

Example: the first Mega Man game I played was Mega Man: Network Transmission for the Gamecube. Which is a game even big Mega Man fans haven't heard of.

You kind of need interpersonal conflict for the sake of a compelling story. A team that never makes mistakes is going to make for really dull drama. They need to be able to grow and overcome some personal demons.

Granted, this is not easy to do and writers screw it up very easily, but I understand the mentality.

I was triple-vaxxed before getting it. I basically had a bad cold, with the worst symptom being a sore throat. Didn't lose my smell, have brain fog, or any of the really bad stuff you hear about, so the vaccine definitely helped.

Man people here complaining about me forgetting S;G and OW and I found both of them too dull to complete.

I'll admit they deserve to be on the poll more than the last three options.

That's a spoiler, Leon. You don't find out about it until partway through, which isn't what this poll is about.

Leonhart4 posted...

Endless Eight

God I hated that arc.

I guess Steins;Gate was the one I missed. I even own it, I just got bored of the VN and never watched the anime.

Not counting media where the time loop is a third-act plot twist; it should be upfront about it.

And yes, I know VLR isn't exactly a time loop, but it's close enough to count.

I "ratted out" own of my roommates to the leasing company last year. Not out of any moral obligation - she was just a total fuckup of a person and I'm happy to have her not in my life. I have never felt more unsafe in my life than when I lived with her. She in her boyfriend got in fights all the time, to the point where they broke the TV and blood was splattered on the walls.

Other bad behavior: they brought a rabbit into the apartment without telling anyone, they smoked inside and discarded their cigarettes on the floor, they posted my contact info online and told people to harass me, and constantly watched Spongebob Squarepants late at night when I was trying to sleep.

BetrayedTangy posted...

Kevin Spacey probably has the highest awful person to good actor ratio out there.

As for specific poll options though I'd say Wahlberg.

I was looking at movies when I made the list, which explains why I missed him. Definitely a solid pick, though.

Granted, some of these guys fall under "kind of a dick" rather than something truly awful, but whatever.

Metroid M occasionally had fun gameplay. The story sucks hard, but at least there's some enjoyment to be had.

So uh, I just found out today and switched to a dark background. Thanks!

I obviously couldn't account for every funny moment, sorry.

I'd say exercising. Not to mention reading since I have a commute. Gaming takes a backseat to those two.

I considered putting the shoe thrower on here, but some of these are really funny anyway.

Yes, we all know the story about how Theodore Roosevelt gave a speech after being shot. However, he had not been elected president at the time, so I'm not counting it.

It would win this poll without a doubt, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_assassination_attempts_and_plots#Assassination_attempts_and_plots

redrocket posted...

Swine Flu does not deserve to be in this poll.

Neither does Cholera, but I'm allowed 10 options and I'm going to use them up. It's not like the Antonine Plague is a big snub or anything.

trizob posted...

Dancing plague

Yes, it was a real thing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518

One village does not make a pandemic.

*cough cough*

Strange has a strong will and moral compass, so I'd say he's ranked correctly.

He might need a dating coach, though.

If you're not familiar with Texas history, Travis vs. Santa Anna is the "Joke" option.

My reaction to the Illuminati was basically...

"Who?"
"Cool, Hayley Atwell's back."
"Oh, the other lady from Captain Marvel."
"IS THAT JOHN KRASINSKI?!"

swordz9 posted...

I feel like if it was possible to go in completely blind No Way Home absolutely destroys this

I intentionally avoided spoilers for NWH, but I still had a strong feeling they'd be in.

The main reason I added Matt Murdock to the poll is because I WAS genuinely surprised he was in. I burst out laughing in the theater. Meanwhile when Garfield jumped through the portal I just thought "Yep, I knew it."

Obviously I had to split up NWH's reveals.

...You just got that now, didn't you?

Speedrunning made me sad, because it seems like no one cared about all the weird speedruns I liked to do and they kept getting deleted.

I really like Resident Evil 4: No Merchant, but apparently the community didn't.

Yes.

I bet heavily against Skyrim last contest because I thought FO76 squandered the goodwill Bethesda had. I turned out to be wrong on that front.

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball had not been released in time for that match, either.

Back in the day, a $100,000 bill was called a "Woody."

...No it's not, I just made that up.

Half-Life: Alyx was well-received, though it's not like VR is popular on this site. But it's something, at least.

Fun fact: The US actually does have a $500 bill, with McKinley on it!

https://www.marshu.com/articles/presidents-on-us-united-states-paper-bills-currency-500-five-hundred-dollar-bill.php

If you run the contest again, Cloud beats Mario, Snake beats Crono, and Cloud beats Snake. That's about as big a change as you'll get in the later rounds.

We also don't need to see Mr. Driller in a match again.

EDIT: Actually, Samus/Sephiroth would be fun.

Well, predictability has been a problem with a couple of contests.

If Allen wants to do a 20-year anniversary type thing, he could only allowed characters from games released after 2002. That'd eliminate all of the Noble 9, as well as FFX, MGS2, and most of the 1-Seeds from the last tournament.

Janus5k posted...

Donald Trump seems like a glaring omission, unless his listed net worth of 3 billion is a misrepresentation of his wealth

It's suggested his true wealth isn't anywhere near what's claimed, so I decided not to put him on here.

Seginustemple posted...

Well, does Vladimir Putin count?

I decided to exclude world leaders from this list.

StartTheMachine posted...

Rupert Murdoch

He was not included in the article I read while making this list, so he slipped my mind. However, he definitely deserves to be an option.

There are international rich jerks, too, but I doubt they're known enough on Board 8 to include.

Even Persona Q was getting more love than Fuuka is.

...I actually really like PQ. I obviously wouldn't rank it over the main games, but I enjoy it a lot for what it is.