LogFAQs > #914645652

yeah, this was a match of results vs. expectations. Zelda basically killed the first 3 rounds. 75% on Tetris is huge, a result that made us underestimate it when it went up against Mega Man 2 in the next contest. Mario 3, on the other hand, had to endure franchise voting from Final Fantasy, which it could could only get to 60% on. seriously, does FF1 even beat Tetris?

but then you stop and think and, yeah, NES is the only generation where the Mario came has truly outlasted the Zelda game. not a lot of people still play Zelda 1. it's a little more antiquated, while Mario 3, especially at the time, was the very best of what Mario offered. it was the unquestionable #1 Mario game in 2004.

this was also part of the "all Zelda final four" hype that I've talked about elsewhere, and Zelda went down fairly softly to Mario 3 after one of the most hyped performances you'll ever see going through 3 rounds. Spring 2004 is strange in how much garbage was in there. I like Zelda 1 but I had to vote Adventure because, come on, look at that matchup. Mario 3, on the other hand, looked like it could stand up to CT after beating such a killer down so easily. I think the Mario 3/CT consensus was like CT with 52%.

I guess that's a little more than a blurb!
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