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ZeroSignal620 04/20/21 9:22:09 PM #91:	Best Game of 1996 https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?1&tid=473674 Ran: June 2020 Overall top seed: Super Mario 64 1 seeds: Super Mario 64, Super Mario RPG, Resident Evil, Donkey Kong Country 3 Final Four: Super Mario 64, Super Mario RPG, Metal Slug, Donkey Kong Country 3 Ultimate Loser: Tomb Raider Championship: Super Mario RPG defeated Super Mario 64 28-26 The idea of a 1996 tournament didn't seem that appealing to me, considering it was very likely that the winner would be a certain launch title for the debuting Nintendo 64. But nevertheless, I've gotten this far, why not continue? With nothing else going on in a dead month during the pandemic, what better time than now to conduct another GotY tournament? The #1 seeds seemed ideal. One was the perennial launch title for a new console and would change 3D platforming forever. One was arguably the last excellent game for the Super Nintendo. One was the new face of Survival Horror. And finally, one was a fine ending to a solid SNES trilogy. There were plenty of other great reps from the Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC, though as the seedings got lower, the choices got more bizarre. Three kids games on PC made the cut as well as obscure PC titles to boot. All in all, it made for a semi interesting tournament. There weren't many upsets in round 1; NIGHTS Into Dreams entered the tournament as a #12 seed but managed one upset over Phantasmagoria. In other parts, we saw #14 seed Cool Boarders stun Tomb Raider in a narrow victory. Meanwhile, we'll get to the huge upset run shortly. The #1 seeds mostly did their thing. Super Mario 64 immediately went to work, posting up Elder Scrolls II, San Francisco Rush, and Mega Man X3 a combined 57-11. Finally, the Elite Eight was a walk in the park for Mario with a 17-5 win over #2 seed Lufia II; Lufia II struggled the entire tournament with narrow wins over Carmen Sandiego, Street Fighter Alpha 2, and Crash Bandicoot. Dixie and Kiddy Kong had a solid run as well, getting dominant wins over Earthsiege and Vectorman sequels, plus Quake; it had a close bout with Kirby Super Star in the Elite Eight but still won 14-10. Super Mario RPG looked damn good in its region, making easy work out of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Sonic 3D Blast, and Diablo a combined 54-16; finally, it managed 64% on Twisted Metal 2 with a 16-9 victory. Resident Evil barely doubled a kids' PC title before dominating Harvester. Wave Race gave Chris and Jill a scare but still lost 14-11. And then there was Metal Slug. Metal Slug received a few nominations, but the point values of each nom were so low that the arcade classic only got a #14 seed. Its first victim was a 11-7 win over #3 seed Civilization II. Round 2, Metal Slug got a 10-8 victory over Destruction Derby 2. In round 3, Metal Slug scored a 12-8 win over #2 seed Shadows of the Empire, becoming only the second #14 seed in history to reach the Elite Eight. At this point, Metal Slug had its growing support and managed the unthinkable: a 13-10 colossal upset over Resident Evil. This win marked Metal Slug as the lowest seeded game in tournament history to reach the Final Four. Unfortunately, neither of the Final Four matches were interesting by any means. Super Mario 64 nearly missed doubling DKC3 with a 18-10 win. Metal Slug's Cinderella run ended immediately with a 21-11 loss to Super Mario RPG. Little did we know how close Mario RPG and Mario 64 would be. For Mario platformers, this was the 4th one to appear in the championship after both Galaxy games and Odyssey. For Mario RPGs, this was the first of its kind. It appeared as if Mario 64 was going to run away with it, but a surge of votes for Mario RPG would push it in the lead in the final few hours and it held on to the bitter end. Of course all of this meant one and only one thing: It took assistance from Nintendo, but Square finally won a GotY tournament! I had plans to run a 1995 tournament almost right away, but life gets in the way as expected. With that being said, considering how much I had on my plate at the time, it was just safer to wait for 2020 to end. And boy what a tournament that ended up being... Rankings So Far 2008 2016 2013 2011 2009 2000 2001 2010 1999 2019 2017 1997 2003 2002 2004 2007 1996 2015 1998 2014 2018 2012 2005 2006 --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/ZeroSignalX <cite>ZeroSignal620 posted [p:953054444] in All 25 Bes... [t:79297411]...</cite> <quote>Best Game of 1996 https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?1&tid=473674 Ran: June 2020 Overall top seed: Super Mario 64 1 seeds: Super Mario 64, Super Mario RPG, Resident Evil, Donkey Kong Country 3 Final Four: Super Mario 64, Super Mario RPG, Metal Slug, Donkey Kong Country 3 Ultimate Loser: Tomb Raider Championship: Super Mario RPG defeated Super Mario 64 28-26 The idea of a 1996 tournament didn't seem that appealing to me, considering it was very likely that the winner would be a certain launch title for the debuting Nintendo 64. But nevertheless, I've gotten this far, why not continue? With nothing else going on in a dead month during the pandemic, what better time than now to conduct another GotY tournament? The #1 seeds seemed ideal. One was the perennial launch title for a new console and would change 3D platforming forever. One was arguably the last excellent game for the Super Nintendo. One was the new face of Survival Horror. And finally, one was a fine ending to a solid SNES trilogy. There were plenty of other great reps from the Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and PC, though as the seedings got lower, the choices got more bizarre. Three kids games on PC made the cut as well as obscure PC titles to boot. All in all, it made for a semi interesting tournament. There weren't many upsets in round 1; NIGHTS Into Dreams entered the tournament as a #12 seed but managed one upset over Phantasmagoria. In other parts, we saw #14 seed Cool Boarders stun Tomb Raider in a narrow victory. Meanwhile, we'll get to the huge upset run shortly. The #1 seeds mostly did their thing. Super Mario 64 immediately went to work, posting up Elder Scrolls II, San Francisco Rush, and Mega Man X3 a combined 57-11. Finally, the Elite Eight was a walk in the park for Mario with a 17-5 win over #2 seed Lufia II; Lufia II struggled the entire tournament with narrow wins over Carmen Sandiego, Street Fighter Alpha 2, and Crash Bandicoot. Dixie and Kiddy Kong had a solid run as well, getting dominant wins over Earthsiege and Vectorman sequels, plus Quake; it had a close bout with Kirby Super Star in the Elite Eight but still won 14-10. Super Mario RPG looked damn good in its region, making easy work out of Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Sonic 3D Blast, and Diablo a combined 54-16; finally, it managed 64% on Twisted Metal 2 with a 16-9 victory. Resident Evil barely doubled a kids' PC title before dominating Harvester. Wave Race gave Chris and Jill a scare but still lost 14-11. And then there was Metal Slug. Metal Slug received a few nominations, but the point values of each nom were so low that the arcade classic only got a #14 seed. Its first victim was a 11-7 win over #3 seed Civilization II. Round 2, Metal Slug got a 10-8 victory over Destruction Derby 2. In round 3, Metal Slug scored a 12-8 win over #2 seed Shadows of the Empire, becoming only the second #14 seed in history to reach the Elite Eight. At this point, Metal Slug had its growing support and managed the unthinkable: a 13-10 colossal upset over Resident Evil. This win marked Metal Slug as the lowest seeded game in tournament history to reach the Final Four. Unfortunately, neither of the Final Four matches were interesting by any means. Super Mario 64 nearly missed doubling DKC3 with a 18-10 win. Metal Slug's Cinderella run ended immediately with a 21-11 loss to Super Mario RPG. Little did we know how close Mario RPG and Mario 64 would be. For Mario platformers, this was the 4th one to appear in the championship after both Galaxy games and Odyssey. For Mario RPGs, this was the first of its kind. It appeared as if Mario 64 was going to run away with it, but a surge of votes for Mario RPG would push it in the lead in the final few hours and it held on to the bitter end. Of course all of this meant one and only one thing: It took assistance from Nintendo, but Square finally won a GotY tournament! I had plans to run a 1995 tournament almost right away, but life gets in the way as expected. With that being said, considering how much I had on my plate at the time, it was just safer to wait for 2020 to end. And boy what a tournament that ended up being... Rankings So Far 2008 2016 2013 2011 2009 2000 2001 2010 1999 2019 2017 1997 2003 2002 2004 2007 1996 2015 1998 2014 2018 2012 2005 2006 --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/ZeroSignalX</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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