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Hmm.
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Mewtwo was a fraud
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TsunamiXXVIII posted...

Honestly, other than Charizard's close call against Terra this was a phenomenal contest for Team Pokmon, in large part because they weren't spread so thin like they were last time.

Oh come on, Mewtwo was exposed as a FRAUD this contest.
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@Yuri_LowelI posted...

Nanis23 posted...

Yuri_LowelI posted...

Nanis23 posted...

This isn't about the price, really
Those games are not really interesting to me

They were interesting 20 years ago.

This is a collectors thing. No one seriously buys these crap to play older games. Its just for novelty.

I would play Rayman and FFVII again even today

I just have them on PC already
MGS too probably

I played FFVII on my mobile last year. It was alright. Ill pllay it again on switch.

I just cant play those games on a big screen anymore. They look terrible. Obviously some games aged better like the 2d ones.

I take it you're not enthusiastic about the idea of an N64 Classic, at all.
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Wow Ulti, I thought my lengthy rant against the Pokmon anime was something, but you really outdid me here. Are you going to write something similar with Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix with Aqua's match?
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Nanis23 posted...

_Dog_ posted...

JonThePenguin posted...

UltimaterializerX posted...

WTF is this Grinch Smash stuff I keep hearing.

There was a leak that a number of people took to be legit because it appeared to be connected to a company doing marketing for the new Grinch movie.

It was fake as hell, of course.

That's easy to say in hindsight.

Not really, some people were calling FAKE even before it was announced as so. It was me, Red (which was very VOCAL about it) and some people I don't remember
The thing is, there were also some contradicting "leaks", the Incineroar leak from ages ago also got Isabelle right so I believed it, and since the Grinch leak contradicted it, I called it fake

Every leak, even real ones, has had pundits who've called it fake. Take a look at the Mario + Rabbids rumor as a big example of that, yet no one could disprove them until the game was announced. Dumb luck is a thing, after all. You and Red were dogmatic in this particular situation. Again, very easy to say in hindsight.
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NowItsAngeTime posted...

_Dog_ posted...

snake_5036 posted...

_Dog_ posted...

That's easy to say in hindsight.

It's actually extremely easy to say every leak is "fake" when you first read up on them. Because 99.99% of them are completely and totally wrong and thinking everything is fake is better than hyping yourself up only to be disappointed that nothing was true for the 10th time that week.

Something that the Smash boards, and the internet in general, still have yet to learn. <_<

So you're saying that you should call every leak fake until one of them gets proven true and thus proves you wrong? That's a 0% success rate there!

That's rather an absurd proposition, even if one can avoid potential disappointment.

Yes, cuz otherwise you look stupid for believing every rumor/news out there AND you get your hopes up unnecessarily which leads to the obnoxious fanbase who complains the rumors that sound like miracles end up not being true and complaining to Sakurai and sending death threats

"Yes, cuz otherwise you look stupid for disbelieving every rumor/news out there AND you get needlessly pessimistic which leads to the obnoxious fanbase who complains the rumors that sound like nightmares end up not being false and complaining to Sakurai and sending death threats"

It goes the other way too, sir. And I have seen people actually like that in the internet. The Smash fanbase just can't win here.
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snake_5036 posted...

_Dog_ posted...

That's easy to say in hindsight.

It's actually extremely easy to say every leak is "fake" when you first read up on them. Because 99.99% of them are completely and totally wrong and thinking everything is fake is better than hyping yourself up only to be disappointed that nothing was true for the 10th time that week.

Something that the Smash boards, and the internet in general, still have yet to learn. <_<

So you're saying that you should call every leak fake until one of them gets proven true and thus proves you wrong? That's a 0% success rate there!

That's rather an absurd proposition, even if one can avoid potential disappointment.
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JonThePenguin posted...

UltimaterializerX posted...

WTF is this Grinch Smash stuff I keep hearing.

There was a leak that a number of people took to be legit because it appeared to be connected to a company doing marketing for the new Grinch movie.

It was fake as hell, of course.

That's easy to say in hindsight.
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snake_5036 posted...

Also people didn't hate the Isabelle announcement, it was mostly just "oh, that's cool too" since we had Belmonts and K Rool before her and expectations were way too god damn high. People have been wanting Isabelle in Smash for awhile.

Truth be told, I feel Smash Ultimate itself put out its very best hype videos during the first half from its reveal to its release, with announcements like Ridley, K. Rool and Simon, as well as improvements to its gameplay, which then kept people's expectations high (including mine). But then came stuff like Isabelle and Incineroar (which both were far less wanted), the Vergeben Leak and Box Theory becoming true, the poor online and the amount of missing features from previous games, and I can understand why people had high expectations and then were a bit disappointed, especially with a title like "Ultimate".

And to be honest, while I find Smash Ultimate the best game in the series, especially gameplay-wise, at the same time this is the only game in the series that actually disappointed me somewhat. Ultimate has definitely the best gameplay and an amazing quantity of playable characters, stages and settings, but I strongly prefer Brawl's and 4's extras.
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NowItsAngeTime posted...

LiquidOshawott posted...

People really hated the Isabelle announcement

It also didnt help that this was during the Smash Direct and people were upset that the Grinch leak was fake

People need to stop believing in leaks as facts.

Did you say that about Vergeben? Leaks CAN be factual!
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Nathan Drake went from essentially a joke character to beating Pac-Man over a number of years. He did go up in strength and I assume people thought he kept it. Turns out he didn't.

Tails' win over Drake and Chief shows an overall rejection of modern Sony and Microsoft in this site. GameFAQs really does stick to it's old games.
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Ulti_PCA posted...

The entire Xbox line of consoles is a complete joke and was never destined to have any good exclusives.

If you were referring to the Xbox One you would have a point, but the original Xbox and the 360 had a lot of exclusive games. It took you over 15 years to end up being right.
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Not_Wylvane posted...

So I hear this is the place to post controversial political opinions, so here's mine

Princess Peach should be removed from the crown and be forced to revert back to a regular Toad, and the Mushroom Kingdom should elect Luigi as their first president.

That isn't going to happen without a combined Koopa and Goomba revolt
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Shantae sucks
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LinkMarioSamus posted...

Also TBH most everyone who complains about SJWs might as well be a closeted bigot.

This is exactly the fallacy SJW's hold on to. Anyone that disagrees with them on any level is considered a "bigot" that belongs on the far-right and must be viewed and treated with contempt by both the government and media.

In reality, SJW's are the secular left-wing equivalent of fundamentalist Christians that consider the likes of Harry Potter to be satanic. We have every right to call them out for their behavior, like getting offended at a song or candy canes.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

I mean, they haven't made a good game for seven years, and that was Sonic Generations.

They need to do something better with that franchise than they have been.

You should try Puyo Puyo Tetris, an actual good Sonic Team game released recently.
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NFUN posted...

shimomura isnt particulary good either

B-b-but... Guile's Theme goes with everything!

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The TC needs Jesus.
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Wow, a write-up of a contest match with a KH character where Ulti didn't rant against Nomura.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

_Dog_ posted...

Ulti_PCA posted...

Of that list, here is my opinion on who is actual 16 seed material, and by this I mean comparable to the NCAAs where they have the 16 for a reason and would have no prayer of ever winning a match regardless of opponent.

Did you forget what happened this year?

Did a 16 seed win when I wasnt looking?

And I know Rosalina did well. Thats why shes not a true 16 seed.

I'm not referring to Rosalina (though in retrospect, her match showed how legit Geralt was more than anything), I'm referring to an actual NCAA match: Virginia vs. UMBC. Look it up!
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Ulti_PCA posted...

Of that list, here is my opinion on who is actual 16 seed material, and by this I mean comparable to the NCAAs where they have the 16 for a reason and would have no prayer of ever winning a match regardless of opponent.

Did you forget what happened this year?
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charmander6000 posted...

Advokaiser posted...

Guys, this may have been discussed before, but...

Finally, the long-awaited question: Assuming 2013 Draven = 2018 Draven, how much does 2018 Link put on 2013's weakest character?

Using unadjusted stats 2018 Link gets 99.65% against 2013 Spring Breeze Dancin' through Draven.

Wait, Spring Breeze Dancin' was ranked lower than Chester?
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HaRRicH posted...

_Dog_ posted...

HaRRicH wanted religious figures

HaRRicH posted...

Can't wait for us to get to the eligibility of religious figures.

^ Just to clarify, I was only referencing past times we've argued over this idea and how it has led to religion in the past. I can see why you thought that in hindsight though, my bad -- I don't have a strong opinion here either way.

Okay then. Jesus loves you
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Quite a shame that Shadow wasn't an echo in Smash Ultimate. Was a big blunder on Sakurai there.
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Good analysis, Safer_777. Be sure your analyses are put in the Board 8 Wiki articles.
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im317 posted...

did you guys miss the fictional part of this contest idea?

HaRRicH wanted religious figures, so I proposed Francis as he seemed to be the type that could be rallied. Not my idea.
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Pardon for asking this Ulti, but what made you support Monika? In the light of your judgements against Shantae and Neptunia, it surprises me how much you were behind what was essentially a 4chan creation.
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@HaRRicH posted...

Can't wait for us to get to the eligibility of religious figures.

I could see the internet rally for Pope Francis!
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NeoElfboy posted...

I'd take Shantae over Marston, and indeed anyone on that Xstat list below Aya. Xstats aren't perfect once you start needing to go through lots of characters to compare them (because each individual match has an associated error as a measuring device, see Pikachu vs Mega Man flipping with a slightly different set of circumstances). But they can still give you a rough idea.

There's no reason to believe Shantae is super-piss-weak and I'm not sure why Ulti is so hung up on believing she is. I've heard of her for over a decade now, her games are relatively niche but popular enough for what they are. I don't see much reason for her to be that much weaker than Shovel Knight, another indie platformer darling, who also proved himself.

You advocated for Shantae to be in Smash, didn't you?
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NeoElfboy posted...

The PS2 was basically the most dominant console we've seen since at least the NES; it outsold the GameCube and XBox by a factor of like 6. It had pretty much every major franchise the PS1 had, plus a bunch of new ones like Devil May Cry and God of War. It was also very long-lasted, thanks to the mediocre launch of the PS3.

I'd take the PS1 over it on this site, but only because this site worships the late 90's. And yeah SNES of course, since SNES was the last time Nintendo held all the major third-party games, and we loves us some Nintendo.

What's a "major third-party game"? Does Mega Man still count?
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NowItsAngeTime posted...

Seanchan posted...

NowItsAngeTime posted...

I would put Han Solo before Yoda personally

Yeah, that sounds like it could be true.

What other major properties could have contenders?

Cartman
Homer Simpson
Bart Simpson
The Terminator
Alien
Predator

Neo?
Simba?
Genie?

...now I feel like I'm really reaching.

I think Mickey Mouse would be like Crash/Spyro level

(5)Madoka Kaname vs. (12)Minnie Mouse

The main character from an anime with an enormously passionate fanbase against the ultimate apathy vote character. Who would win this?
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LusterSoldier posted...

From what I can tell, it doesn't seem like we'll have any bonus matches. Only 3 poll IDs have been inserted into the database (7445, 7446, 7447), which would likely be the regular polls for Saturday/Sunday/Monday.

If there were going to be bonus matches, more than 3 poll IDs would have to be added to the database.

Weird, since it says "Next Character Battle" in less than an hour
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_SecretSquirrel posted...

swirIdude posted...

DoctorJimmy133 posted...

Wouldn't a Generic Species contest have a fairly obvious winner? Because there was a generic species that broke the Noble Nine this contest.

Allen will have to decide whether he wants to add the Pokemon or not. If not, Yoshi is still a prime candidate.

You can also go with Generic Enemies instead, but there's a whole debate on whether Pokemon are eligible for that, too.

Generic Enemies without Pokemon could be very wide open, but those who don't like Nintendo are going to have a hard time with all of the Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Octoroks, etc.

If you still wanted to include Pokemon in the contest without the Pokemon, you could maybe elect for the trainers instead. Could the likes of Team Rocket Grunts or Youngsters with comfy, easy to wear shorts be a threat to the Goombas of the world?

If this contest were of any indication, the Female Swimmer could have a legit run here.
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heroicmario posted...

Its a shame Mario couldnt manage to pull it off against Cloud! I wouldnt have expected Cloud to pull that one off, though I guess after that narrow win against Samus he had some sort of rally going against him, haha. Total redemption after the 2013 contest against Vivi, tho!

Mario had a lot to prove this contest, and I don't think his loss to Cloud did the job. He rather disappointed here.
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Monika down, Sans down and Draven down, all in the first round. Victory is GameFAQs'.
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I gotta admit, Cloud had a pretty good contest overall.
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@iGenesis posted...

Jman_maximum posted...

if anyone cares and doesnt mind spending 5 bucks to make a donation, maximillian is streaming right now to 10k people. FF7 is his favorite game of all time. (you have to donate at least 5 to appear on stream)

https://www.twitch.tv/maximilian_dood

if you make a donation with a simple "hey, give a shout out to cloud on gamefaqs character battle" or something i'm pretty sure that'd guarantee he wins.

Can someone please do it? I dont have a twitch account.

If Cloud wins this match as a result of your donation, and I win a prize in this contest (Im tied at #20 right now with 6 others, and have Cloud winning this match) I will pay you back. I promise. Deal?

I'll do it if you pay me $100
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@ad_absurdum posted...

Cloud/Barret would beat Link/Zelda

I am proud of Dan Snyder
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TsunamiXXVIII posted...

charmander6000 posted...

What contest do we want for 2019?
1. Best Console Contest
2. Villains Contest 2
3. Female Contest 2
4. Series Contest 2
5. Character Battle XI
6. Best Game Ever 4
7. Quotes Contest
8. Wait until 2020 for Game of the Decade 2

I love that you're willing to revisit Villains, Female, and Series, but not 2v2s.

I'm still going with my Couples Contest. At the very least, the nomination phase would be interesting.

Can we not?
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Link versus Cloud posted...

_Dog_ posted...

Sounds a lot like Ash vs. Alain in the Pokmon anime. I'd rather not.

1)Alain wasn't really a villain though, just a rival.
2)The anime didn't just end immediately after the loss.
3)The loss was still clean.
4)Pokemon is completely different because Ash has been jobbing for 20 years now and sometimes to irrelevant deus ex machina characters just for the hell of it.

My point stands, Ash never overcame the "rivalry", which certainly ended after the match (you can't call it a rivalry if it gets abandoned after a short time, it feels like a non-conference game instead). And if you're going to call the Alain match "clean", then Mario's wins were also "clean" as well.

Samus has also never beaten Mario after three attempts. I don't see how this it's totally different from Ash's case. Though I do agree with Alain's entry was quite a reverse deus ex machina, and a really bad one at that.

You know, scratch that, Ash's losses are way worse than what Mario's ever done in these polls.
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Logience posted...

_Dog_ posted...

Has Ulti written a full rant on Tetsuya Nomura yet? I gotta see something of the sort.

Would Ulti even be the right person for the job, though? Tackling Nomura and turn-of-the-millennium Square/Enix seems like a very multi-faceted topic that would probably require more than just consumer gut reaction and statements of LOL BELTS AND ZIPPERS AND CRAZY PLOTS AND ANGSTY TEENS.

I'd like to see him try. I'd even be willing to pay a few bucks for it.
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NowItsAngeTime posted...

_Dog_ posted...

I do have to admit that the topic might be better called "Ultimaterializer's Post-Contest Analysis and Rants". Though I appreciate Ulti being a sincere guy in his rants.

The fact that Ulti has random off-topic rants and stuff in his PCAs and his GameFAQs Game Reviews are the unique charm

Has Ulti written a full rant on Tetsuya Nomura yet? I gotta see something of the sort.
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I do have to admit that the topic might be better called "Ultimaterializer's Post-Contest Analysis and Rants". Though I appreciate Ulti being a sincere guy in his rants.
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Nanis23 posted...

I honestly can understand rooting for a video game character much more than rooting for a soccer team
At least the character has personality (sometimes), it's game gave you good times, and has a face to the name
In Soccer, you have 11 players + bench, the manager etc, they always change, after 10 years it's very unlikely that most of them stayed the same, the clothes change, the brand they advertise change, it's like a complete different thing, and people are still a fan of that "team"
What exactly are they fans of...I don't know

You don't know, but we do. I become a fan of a certain team if it is associated with specific individuals I know and love, and that's how I become a fan of Real Salt Lake and the New York Red Bulls. Issues?
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@Link_versus_Cloud posted...

KamikazePotato posted...

Mario>Samus is the most villainous result we've had in like, forever. Samus was reversing a 40-60 loss from 12 years ago, overcoming the Nintendo Hierarchy, overcoming bracket votes, and overcoming the Registered Voter Bonus which I will remind is equivalent to 400+ stuffed votes, overcoming rabid Mario ralliers literally going door-to-door asking people to vote. She came one update away from overcoming all that through raw strength alone. It's like an anime ending except the cheating villain won.

Good plotline tbh. I would love to watch an Anime where the hero gets destroyed by the villain in embarrassing fashion and then spends the next 13 years growing to finally get her re-match, only to narrowly be defeated this time due to being unable to unleash her full power. Then in the final arc, she finally unleashes her full power and gains the upperhand on the villain for the first time, but the crafty villain finds a way through devious tactics to bring the fight to a last hit situation and picks up that 3rd W in a fade to black. Would be a pretty refreshing story.

Sounds a lot like Ash vs. Alain in the Pokmon anime. I'd rather not.
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@LinkMarioSamus posted...

So much for Mario being rally-proof.

Didn't Vivi already prove that five years ago?
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Safer_777 posted...

Nobody above 55%? Seriously? It is FREAKING MARIO! He either wins big, or loses to Link big or when things are tough he cheats votes. If he doesn't score at least 55% here I will admit that I am wrong. This is important!

IT'S FREAKING MARIO died the day Vivi was rallied against him. The argument shouldn't be brought up again.
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Wow, Sonic looks very bad here. Not something I could've predicted considering Tails and Knuckles each had a good run in the bracket.
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