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Match V – Round 1 – 1995 vs. 1986

Notable Releases – Adjusted X-Stats (Year)

1995
Games
Full Throttle
Chrono Trigger – 52.12% (2015)
Rayman
Panzer Dragoon

Platforms
Playstation
Sega Saturn
Virtual Boy

1986
Games
Balloon Fight
Bubble Bobble
OutRun
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Platforms
Atari 7800
Sega Master System

Analysis

This is the first match of the main bracket and this could potentially be the largest blowout of the contest. Chrono Trigger is arguably the site’s strongest game, if not it is very close. After that there’s a bit of a drop off where the year is dominated by middle tier Nintendo games; Donkey Kong Country 2, Earthbound and Yoshi’s Island though none of them made the first round picture. One of the larger debates is whether years with a very strong game would dominate years with a weaker, but diverse set of games. 1995 is squarely in the former camp.

Of course that won’t matter much in this match. With Tetris being classified as a 1989 game despite making its North American debut in 1986 the year has a great argument of being the weakest among the 1985-2016 years and a decent chance of being the weakest overall. The year is one of two to not have a game featured in a GameFAQs contest and unlike 1983 there isn’t a game that would finish anywhere near the fodder line.

While I haven’t placed much stock into console releases I feel 1995 can gain the most with the release of the Playstation. While Nintendo consoles tend to have great launches the same can’t be said about the Playstation where its most notable release was probably Twisted Metal. Again it doesn’t matter in this match, but it could in the future. I expect 1995 to win big, but without its Nintendo games it may underperform relative to expectations.

charmander6000’s Bracket: 1995 > 1986

charmander6000’s Prediction: 1995 wins, 87.36% - 12.64%
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