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BEST #4: Halo 3 over Mario Sunshine

Halo 3 52.53% 22476
Super Mario Sunshine 47.47% 20315
TOTAL VOTES 42791

Leon spoiled this one! Look, I can't do this one justice because it was definitely a 'had to be there' moment. Sometimes, matches start out one way and slowly move in the other direction as part of a massive groupthink that's so strong that it's almost impossible to fight against the tide. Some matches just have that pull, and nothing has that more than a Halo game against a Mario game.

I wish I had the numbers to show the picks over time. The BOP probably had Halo 3 ahead, but by the time brackets closed, Sunshine was a 165-90 favourite. The stats topic and the rest of the board really made you feel like you were on an island if you were backing the Chief here, and there was no way to really feel good about it despite it being Sunshine. I think yoblazer was at the forefront of it but I don't remember. I just remember not even arguing it after a while because it felt hopeless to even talk about it. You either believed in Mario or you believed in Mario Sunshine sucking.

And, somehow, those who had the gall to stick with their original instincts pulled out a somewhat anticlimactic win. Mario Sunshine took the lead for about two minutes before the board vote died and Halo just slowly held on the rest of the match. It was just a silly one point victory but it felt like a big deal given how loud the conversation was around this one.

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