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make deadline 7:00 PM Japan time

I completely forgot I picked the Bengals

oops

I can tell you right now I will not be beating TLL 8 times lol

htaeD posted...

I mean days would start and ends at 7 PM

I believe the missing vital information is time zone

In to dayvig SBell, as is From Soft mafia tradition

FFDragon posted...

but mandrews is donezo for the year

welp

I picked up McBride so hopefully Kyler keeps feeding him but this is going to hurt. I had Dobbins too I'm never drafting a Raven again

32. Beat a game with a non-white lead
Umihara Kawase Shun

36/52

Congratulations, you're free

Not looking good for my Bengals pick

my fantasy season was already pretty bleak but this might be the nail

whoops no one got the bonus

Level 8
th3l3fty**

Level 7
Arti**
Crescent-Moon***
DpObliVion(****)
Leonhart4**
Runemistress****
terpaholic****

Level 6
5tarscream***
Camden***
changmas***
HanOfTheNekos***
KCF0107***
MZero*****
resistance_pro*****
Shattered**
Xuxon***
ZeroSignal***

Level 5
andel***
Fiop***
foxhead84**
Meow1000***
thekitchensink(**)****
Whiskey_Nick******

Level 4
Bartz***
Cody11533***
fortybelowsummer***
HBJDubs***
Jakyl25*
KommunistKoala***
Mewtwo59(***)*
pepper2012
SirChris**
Stripperiffic***
theawesomestevr***
VeryInsane**

Level 3
Jukkie*
mccheyne**
MegamanX**
MMXcalibur*
MysteriousStan*
Paratroopa1***
Suprak**
SwiftyDC
Thorn***
VengefulKaelee*
wallmasterz*
Wigs*
Wizardsfan1000**

Level 2
BlueCrystalTear*
Dancedreamer*
Eddv
KokoroAkechi*
WickIebee*

Level 1
Bossman_Coolguy
guffguy89
StifledSilence*
ZaziGuado*

girlfriend

Move Pokemon Crystal to 14. Beat an RPG

2. Beat a game released between 1993-2002
Ristar

I think this is the closest I've been to completing the challenge and it's getting hard to fit games in!

35/52

Game #17 - Ristar (Sega, 1995)

Final time: 3:45

Sometimes you make a plan and stick to it, and sometimes you just do something else entirely because you feel like it.

As a big Sonic fan, I've been meaning to play this one for awhile. It didn't really hit for me though. I like the aesthetic a lot and there was definitely potential here, but I think playing it right after Super Mario Wonder really made it's flaws stick out, most of which can be attributed to age. The controls can be a bit uncooperative as the diagonals don't register right all the time, or you get a diagonal grab when you're trying for straight up, forward, or backward. Enemy hit boxes can be janky and sometimes attacks come from off screen that are nearly impossible to react to. I feel like some of the boss fights are poorly designed as well. Mostly it comes down to just not being as polished mechanically as you would like.

This game probably slapped in 1995 but doesn't quite hold up as well as something like Sonic 2. It's better than most of the NES games though, so that's something!

Genesis games beaten: 1/44
Total games beaten: 17/220
Total play time: 79 hours 12 minutes

MZero Game Ranking

Super Mario World
Super Mario Bros.
Pokemon Trading Card Game
Adventures of Lolo
Ristar
Balloon Fight
Ice Hockey
The Legend of Zelda
Gradius
Excitebike
Ice Climber
Mario Bros.
Baseball
Donkey Kong
Tecmo Bowl
Tennis
Soccer

Sorozone posted...

Dont care too much about the results as much as I want to see a non shitty 4th quarter.

surely they can't blow this one

can't wait for Sir ChrisDemon's Slayer Mafia

bump

colliding posted...

why is dagger so high

The voters couldn't concentrate

Level 6
Bengals (-2.5)

Bonus: 2

Movie: Spirited Away (about a month ago)
TV/Web series: Um... does the Last Dance documentary count?
Novel/book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows back in 2010
Theater: Island of the Blue Dolphins in elementary school
Video game: Super Mario Wonder

Final Fantasy

Silph Co. warp tiles in RBY for 8 y/o me

Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
LA Chargers
WASHINGTON
Jacksonville
Detroit
Miami
Dallas
San Francisco
Seattle
Buffalo
Minnesota
Philadelphia

RaidenGarai posted...

I sold my Pokemon Box for something like $400 a few years back. Wish I had held onto that a little longer!

I traded in Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn at GameStop back in the day

A few ground rules:
-If I have you blocked you aren't allowed to participate (Note: I don't have anyone blocked)
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Level 8: 5 Game Teaser: This is the opposite of level 6. Instead of losing 6 points on each spread, you actually gain 6 points on each spread. But you have to get all 5 games right to move on. So a team favored by 9.5 will now only have to win by 3.5, a team that is getting 2.5 points will now be getting 8.5 points.

Schedule (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS):

Thursday, November 16th
BALTIMORE (-3.5) vs Cincinnati 45.5

Sunday, November 19th
1pm
CLEVELAND (-3.5) vs Pittsburgh 36.5
HOUSTON (-3.5) vs Arizona 47.5
Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5) @ GREEN BAY 44.5
WASHINGTON (-9.5) vs New York Giants 37.5
JACKSONVILLE (-6.5) vs Tennessee 40.5
DETROIT (-9.5) vs Chicago 46.5
MIAMI (-11.5) vs Las Vegas 46.5
Dallas (-10.5) @ CAROLINA 42.5
4pm
SAN FRANCISCO (-10.5) vs Tampa Bay 41.5
Seattle (-0.5) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS 45.5
BUFFALO (-6.5) vs New York Jets 40.5
8pm
DENVER (-2.5) vs Minnesota 43.5

Monday, November 20th
KANSAS CITY (-2.5) vs Philadelphia 45.5

Bonus Question: How many 4th downs will the Eagles convert on Monday night?

heck you got me

Played a bit of TotK but couldn't get into it. The only other one I've played is Mario so that gets my vote

41. Beat a game with a Metascore above 90
Super Mario Wonder

I would say that is a well deserved score. Probably in my top 3 Mario games along with World and Odyssey.

34/52

oh ya go my Kyler dragging the team up from super ass to just ass

Didn't realize flower coins had a limit and I hit 999 right as I got the last seed for an area, so my 100 coin bonus was wasted. 0/10 returning game

Leonhart4 posted...

He changed back this year out of respect for Bill Russell's passing.

Oh right, was probably too close to the season to change it last year. That makes sense

I have Panzer Dragoon Saga, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn, Earthbound and Cubivore

unfortunately they are the Japanese versions so not worth much!

I've never seen a team try so hard to lose a game

I own it and play it from time to time. Great game

I've watched two Laker games this season and just now realized that Lebron is wearing 23 again. When did that happen?

Ashethan posted...

Beatrix rates in the Top 20 and finishes higher than Zidane.

excellent

Link

RikkuAlmighty posted...

That was a solid, good JRPG.

and i know this is unfair to such an old game but ex death is extra lame

gilgamesh top tier tho

All true

azuarc posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/6b057803.png

tbh Who? should be included too for 31%

saveus.devin

Maniac64 posted...

I already said after the contest that I'm going to main her next year and was looking for a push to get behind her.

Count me in

Oops I picked Kyler for the bonus but picked the Cardinals to win in pickem. Would have been right if the Falcons won though

Easy Level 5 week imo a backup QB vs the Patriots in Germany? That had lousy offense written all over it. And Dallas covered that over all by themselves

KamikazePotato posted...

MZero got 1/5

at least I tried

Level 5
Indianapolis (-1.5) @ NEW ENGLAND UNDER
DALLAS (-16.5) vs New York Giants OVER

Bonus: Kyler Murray

Mario

I take solace in knowing that Tidus beat Kefka in a final (almost 10 years ago) (good lord it's been almost 10 years)

Kefka doesn't really have many haters, so it makes sense. I imagine Auron and even Cloud caught some anti-votes, Auron for being the favorite and Cloud for being the "face of the franchise." People love an underdog... even if it's not really an underdog.

Biggest surprise was probably Vivi getting bounced so early

edit: wait I had Tifa > Vivi in my bracket whoops
biggest surprise was Yuna > Tifa then

Who?

The first line is Hi, my name is what?
since this is just "My name is" Who? came to mind first
I think all the Slim Shady votes should be counted together though

Beatrix - 7
Yunalesca - 3
Scarlet - abstain
Anabella - 1

Beatrix should have been playable. Easily top 2 FFIX character

Yunalesca has a dumb design and not much else going for her. Also she just lets summoners off themselves for 1000 years and thinks it's fine

I don't remember Scarlett at all except that I think she slaps people

Anabella is the worst