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Round 2

1) Super Mario Bros.
9) Adventure

5) Phantasy Star
4) Ghosts n' Goblins - JRPGfaqs at work

11) Mach Rider
3) Bubble Bobble - Mach being on the NES is a huge advantage here.

7) SimCity - this could be close, but I think NG is the more respected series
2) Ninja Gaiden

1) Donkey Kong
8) Missile Command

5) Bomberman - the Final Fantasy name is strong and FF2 is the only game in the bracket, so I think it over-performs.
4) Final Fantasy II

6) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
3) Prince of Persia - I don't think Gfaqs cares about the Persia series in 2020, which is why I give Ultima the edge here.

7) The Guardian Legend
2) Duck Hunt

1) Super Mario Bros. 2
9) Maniac Mansion

5) Marble Madness
4) Kid Icarus

6) Centipede - I think Galaga is slightly more respected of these 2 classic arcade games
3) Galaga

7) Final Fight
2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

1) Mega Man 2
8) Golden Axe

5) Gradius
4) Frogger

6) Excitebike
3) Punch-Out!!

10) Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
2) Castlevania

1) The Legend of Zelda
9) Street Fighter

5) Pitfall
4) Super Mario Land

11) Mother - I was very tempted to take Mother here, but Ms Pac has a huge advantage in play rate and should have the series respect to win here.
3) Ms. Pac-Man

7) Bionic Commando
2) Dragon Quest

1) Metroid
9) Tecmo Bowl

5) Rampage
4) The Oregon Trail

6) Blaster Master - what a bad matchup for BM
3) Contra

10) Strider
2) Metal Gear

1) Pac-Man
9) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game

5) Q*Bert
4) Donkey Kong Jr.

6) Dragon's Lair
3) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

7) Ghouls n' Ghosts
2) Mario Bros.

1) Tetris
9) Joust

5) Ice Climber
4) DuckTales

6) Dig Dug
3) Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels

7) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
2) Mega Man

Round 3

1) Super Mario Bros.
5) Phantasy Star

11) Mach Rider
2) Ninja Gaiden

1) Donkey Kong - DK is an iconic arcade game with a respected name, that introduced freaking Mario. But as far as Gfaqs goes? They're a bit too old to actually appreciate DK for its merits, so most of its strength will come from respect votes. FF2 will get series respect votes and continue to overperform here, due to being the only FF game in the bracket.
4) Final Fantasy II

6) Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
2) Duck Hunt

1) Super Mario Bros. 2
4) Kid Icarus

3) Galaga
2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

1) Mega Man 2
5) Gradius

3) Punch-Out!!
2) Castlevania

1) The Legend of Zelda
4) Super Mario Land

3) Ms. Pac-Man
2) Dragon Quest

1) Metroid
4) The Oregon Trail

3) Contra - this could end up being surprisingly close, but MG has far too much series respect to lose here
2) Metal Gear

1) Pac-Man
4) Donkey Kong Jr.

3) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - the Mario name is pretty strong
2) Mario Bros.

1) Tetris
4) DuckTales

3) Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels - I think the relatively low play rate of TLL ends up biting it here against the first name in another strong series, even if some people didn't care for MM1
2) Mega Man

Round 4 (Div finals)

1) Super Mario Bros.
2) Ninja Gaiden

4) Final Fantasy II - Duck Hunt has a gigantic play rate advantage over FF2, and proved itself not to be a complete scrub in previous game contests. This will be close, but I think FF falls short.
2) Duck Hunt

1) Super Mario Bros. 2
2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - definitely debatable here, but I think the mixed reception of Zelda 2 spells its downfall against a well-liked Mario game.

1) Mega Man 2
2) Castlevania - I don't think this is debatable given the strength MM2 has shown in previous contests

1) The Legend of Zelda
2) Dragon Quest

1) Metroid
2) Metal Gear

1) Pac-Man
2) Mario Bros.

1) Tetris
2) Mega Man

Quarterfinals

1) Super Mario Bros.
2) Duck Hunt

1) Super Mario Bros. 2
1) Mega Man 2

1) The Legend of Zelda
1) Metroid

1) Pac-Man - none of the QF matches are remotely debatable
1) Tetris

Semifinals

1) Super Mario Bros.
1) Mega Man 2

1) The Legend of Zelda
1) Tetris

You Knew it Had to End this Way

1) Super Mario Bros.
1) The Legend of Zelda - I don't know what effect the changing of site demographics will have here, but SMB directly took down Zelda 1 multiple times in previous contests and I see no reason for that to change in 2020.

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