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All that being said, I’m a stubborn person by nature, so I’m going to stick with my 1990 pick. The Crew can thank me later for averting a Crew Curse…! I do think Majora’s Mask and FFIX are a little overvalued. Those SM/LTTP results still feel weird to me, and OoT wasn’t its normal self in 2015, so I don’t totally trust FFIX’s number on it either. Regardless, 2000 has a massive depth advantage and a good picture to demonstrate that, so I expect it wins pretty big if it does. Just gotta hope Mario 3’s got a P-Wing it’s been saving for just this moment!

Leonhart’s Vote: 1990

Leonhart’s Prediction: 1990 with 53.44%



Kleenex’s Analysis

1990 got screwed. Zelda, Pokemon, Final Fantasy, PS2, Chrono Cross. 2000 has it all! The Mario 3 + Final Fantasy combo is definitely no slouch, but I have a hard time seeing that win against 2000. 1990 probably could have done some work in other parts of the bracket, but 2000 is probably one of the top 5 strongest years in the contest (one that I have losing next round because I'm an idiot).

Kleenex's Prediction: 2000 with 70%



Guest’s Analysis - tennisboy213

2000 has Game of the Decade winner Majora's Mask, Pokemon Gold/Silver, and Final Fantasy IX as its three strongest games. It also has Chrono Cross, Deus Ex, Diablo II, and Perfect Dark. If you want to argue consoles matter, it has one of the best in the Playstation 2. It's an interesting year. Pre-contest I could see it losing in the first round or going all the way to the finals. With its depth and its strong top 3, it's a fun upset pick to go deep. In fact, in the 2015 adjusted x-stats: http://thengamer.com/xstats/ranks.php?year=2015g, it has the highest ranked #3 of any year (FF9, 23rd).

1990 has a large anchor in Mario 3 and an okay 2nd in the original Final Fantasy. Other than those, it has nothing with any strength, although on a personal level, Dr. Mario, Mega Man 3, and Castlevania 3 are games I enjoy. Other games are River City Ransom, The Secret of Monkey Island, and Wing Commander.

Mario 3 should be the strongest game in either year, though Majora's Mask may be close, especially with Breath of the Wild hype. Slight edge to 1990 there. After that, the edge clearly lies with 2000. As we saw in the 1985/1987 match, having the strongest game in the match isn't enough if you don't have depth. Actually this match is pretty similar to that one when you think about it.

I was all set to go big here but then Allen left Pokemon Gold/Silver out of the match picture. I think that will hurt 2000 by a few percentage points, but it should still have enough to win.

tennisboy213's bracket: 2000
tennisboy213's vote: 1990
tennisboy213's prediction: 2000 with 59%



Crew Consensus: Y2K
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