1. Chrono Trigger (1) 2. Resident Evil 4 (2) 3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (3) 4. Super Mario Galaxy (4) 5. Super Mario 64 (5) 6. Final Fantasy VII (6) 7. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (8) 8. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (7) 9. Final Fantasy IX (11) 10. Super Mario Bros. 3 (9) 11. Super Mario World (10) 12. Super Smash Bros. Melee (12) 13. Metal Gear Solid (13) 14. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (14) 15. Final Fantasy VI (15) 16. Portal (18) 17. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (16) 18. Final Fantasy X (17) 19. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (19) 20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (20) 21. Tales of Symphonia (21) 22. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (23) 23. Paper Mario (24) 24. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (25) 25. Mario Kart 64 (NR)
Dropped out: Okami (22)
Also receiving votes:
13 - Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 11 - Okami 11 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 6 - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 4 - Final Fantasy Tactics 4 - Metroid Prime 1 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles 1 - Star Fox 64 1 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Not much of note changing this week other than FFIX's recent string of impressive performances catapulting it into the top 10, and Mario Kart 64 slides in to take Okami's vacant spot.
299 - Chrono Trigger 289 - Resident Evil 4 263 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 245 - Super Mario Galaxy 234 - Super Mario 64 223 - Final Fantasy VII 221 - Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow 219 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 211 - Final Fantasy IX 206 - Super Mario Bros. 3 199 - Super Mario World 173 - Super Smash Bros. Melee 145 - Metal Gear Solid 129 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 127 - Final Fantasy VI 113 - Portal 108 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 98 - Final Fantasy X 93 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 84 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 59 - Tales of Symphonia 39 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 33 - Paper Mario 24 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations 14 - Mario Kart 64 13 - Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 11 - Okami 11 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 6 - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 4 - Final Fantasy Tactics 4 - Metroid Prime 1 - Sonic 3 & Knuckles 1 - Star Fox 64 1 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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Earthbound vs. Final Fantasy VIII #23 Paper Mario vs. #17 Majora's Mask Pokemon G/S/C vs. SoulCalibur II Bioshock vs. Final Fantasy Tactics Half-Life 2 vs. Sonic Adventure 2 Persona 3 vs. #8 Super Mario Galaxy 2 #22 Donkey Kong Country 2 vs. #14 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney #5 Super Mario 64 vs. Super Metroid Mega Man X vs. #24 Trials & Tribulations Metal Gear Solid 3 vs. Metroid Prime Persona 4 vs. Super Mario RPG Mega Man 2 vs. The World Ends With You #13 Metal Gear Solid vs. The Wind Waker Star Fox 64 vs. #4 Super Mario Galaxy #16 Portal vs. #20 Ocarina of Time Super Smash Bros. Brawl vs. Xenogears
HUGE conference showdowns abound this week!
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Chrono Cross > Disgaea > Crack in Time > San Andreas > Lunar > Mega Man 9 > Devil May Cry 3 > The World Ends with You > Metal Gear Solid 2 > Super Metroid > Final Fantasy VI > Final Fantasy IX
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Games of the Decades Conference) (3-19, 0-4) – 4 (11.76%) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Games of the Decades Conference) (13-9, 2-2) – 30 (88.24%) --MGS2 scores the blowout of the day against CoD4.
Contra (Games of the Decades Conference) (11-11, 2-2) – 22 (64.71%) Max Payne (Games of the Decades Conference) (3-19, 0-4) – 12 (35.29%) --Contra is .500 overall and in conference play early on.
Earthbound (Games of the Decades Conference) (12-10, 2-2) – 12 (33.33%) Final Fantasy VIII (Games of the Decades Conference) (15-7, 3-1) – 24 (66.67%) --FFVIII doubles up Earthbound.
#23 Paper Mario (Games of the Decades Conference) (18-4, 4-0) – 19 (52.78%) #17 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Games of the Decades Conference) (18-4, 3-1) – 17 (47.22%) --Paper Mario wins a huge conference match against Majora's Mask.
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (Games of the Decades Conference) (18-4, 4-0) – 20 (55.56%) SoulCalibur II (Games of the Decades Conference) (15-7, 2-2) – 16 (44.44%) --G/S/C gets a close win over SC2 to remain the only other unbeaten in conference other than Paper Mario.
Shining Force II (Games of the Decades Conference) (5-17, 0-4) – 13 (44.83%) Sonic Colors (Games of the Decades Conference) (8-14, 2-2) – 16 (55.17%) --Sonic Colors gets the win over Shining Force II.
Banjo-Kazooie (Sonic Overload Conference) (14-8, 3-1) – 28 (77.78%) Gears of War (Sonic Overload Conference) (1-21, 0-4) – 8 (22.22%) --Banjo-Kazooie rocks Gears of War.
Bioshock (Sonic Overload Conference) (14-8, 2-2) – 14 (40.00%) Final Fantasy Tactics (Sonic Overload Conference) (18-4, 4-0) – 21 (60.00%) --FFT stays unbeaten with a solid win over Bioshock.
Chrono Cross (Sonic Overload Conference) (12-10, 2-2) – 17 (51.52%) Civilization IV (Sonic Overload Conference) (13-9, 2-2) – 16 (48.48%) --CC edges out Civilization IV.
Guitar Hero II (Sonic Overload Conference) (2-20, 1-3) – 12 (35.29%) Sonic CD (Sonic Overload Conference) (4-18, 1-3) – 22 (64.71%) --If Sonic played Guitar Hero, nobody would be able to beat him.
Half-Life 2 (Sonic Overload Conference) (17-5, 2-2) – 20 (55.56%) Sonic Adventure 2 (Sonic Overload Conference) (18-4, 2-2) – 16 (44.44%) --HL2 wins a big match that both games needed to win.
Mother 3 (Sonic Overload Conference) (11-11, 1-3) – 13 (38.24%) Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Sonic Overload Conference) (17-5, 4-0) – 21 (61.76%) --S3&K keeps pace with FFT with an easy win over Mother 3.
'Kay, the "comparisons" I made earlier were meant to be "sarcastic". There's no way anyone could take that seriously, including me.
How on earth did Call of Duty avoid being doubled by Zelda in the first conference match considering what it did today?
Earthbound, what a choker. On a side note, I will support FFVIII to win its conference because I don't care for MM all that much.
Good job making a match out of that, Civ4, not that you should be losing to RPGs with loud haters in the first place. Both games in that match seem to overperform against stronger opponents for whatever reason.
Haha Sonic CD with its first win since week 4.
Good job making up for last week, HL2. To be fair, this is actually HL2's first match since week 9 where it was going up against an opponent with a better record. Now, is SA2 below FE7 in the RPI?
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (19-3, 3-1) – 26 (72.22%) God of War II (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (7-15, 1-3) – 10 (27.78%) --Fire Emblem cuts a path to victory over GoW2.
Pokemon Black/White (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (16-6, 4-0) – 26 (68.42%) World of Goo (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (8-14, 1-3) – 12 (31.58%) --Is B/W now Galaxy 2's biggest competitor for the conference championship?
Shadow Hearts (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (10-12, 2-2) – 13 (36.11%) #21 Tales of Symphonia (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (19-3, 3-1) – 23 (63.89%) --Symphonia gets an easy win in this RPG battle.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (14-8, 3-1) – 18 (45.00%) #8 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Cult RPG Galaxy Conference) (20-2, 4-0) – 22 (55.00%) --Persona 3 puts up a good fight, but it can't stop Galaxy 2 from getting to 20 wins.
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Nintendo Objections Conference) (9-13, 0-4) – 15 (38.46%) #7 Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (Nintendo Objections Conference) (20-2, 3-1) – 24 (61.54%) --R/B/Y also gets to 20 wins with its victory over Disgaea.
#22 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Nintendo Objections Conference) (18-4, 3-1) – 21 (51.22%) #14 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo Objections Conference) (18-4, 3-1) – 20 (48.78%) --DKC2 couldn't afford to fall two games behind the pack, and it managed to edge out PW1 to stay in the race.
Elite Beat Agents (Nintendo Objections Conference) (3-19, 0-4) – 18 (48.65%) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo Objections Conference) (9-13, 1-3) – 19 (51.35%) --Kirby 64 edges out EBA to get its first conference win.
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald (Nintendo Objections Conference) (10-12, 2-2) – 21 (53.85%) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Nintendo Objections Conference) (14-8, 2-2) – 18 (46.15%) --More people need to play Uncharted 2.
Suikoden II (Nintendo Objections Conference) (15-7, 3-1) – 18 (58.06%) Super Street Fighter IV (Nintendo Objections Conference) (4-18, 0-4) – 13 (41.94%) --Suikoden II is off to a 3-1 start and tied for second in the conference. Can it keep this up...?
#5 Super Mario 64 (Nintendo Objections Conference) (19-3, 4-0) – 22 (53.66%) Super Metroid (Nintendo Objections Conference) (15-7, 3-1) – 19 (46.34%) --Super Metroid looked like it was going to win this one, but a late charge from Mario 64 enabled it to come out on top. Now Mario 64 controls its own destiny for the championship of the strongest conference.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (14-8, 3-1) – 28 (80.00%) Legend of Legaia (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (3-19, 0-4) – 7 (20.00%) --Watching this match was like watching Dolphins/Jets last night.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (13-9, 3-1) – 20 (58.82%) Grim Fandango (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (13-9, 3-1) – 14 (41.18%) --With Grim Fandango's loss, TTYD is the only unbeaten team left in the conference.
Fallout 3 (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (15-7, 3-1) – 25 (69.44%) Gitaroo Man (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (0-22, 0-4) – 11 (30.56%) --Fallout 3 leaves Gitaroo still without a win in its wake.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (7-15, 2-2) – 9 (23.08%) #11 Super Mario World (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (19-3, 3-1) – 30 (76.92%) --Lufia II managed to beat Mario World in KP's contest, but it didn't get quite so lucky this time around.
Super Metroid did everything to make me happy in that match aside from actually winning. Still, congrats to putting up a good fight against what the RPI says is your strongest opponent yet. Also I'd say that that is Super Metroid's best match of the contest so far (although some personal bias taints this because I never like seeing FFVI suck it up).
Super Metroid's Strength of Schedule should get a nice boost from that match, too. Where is Super Metroid in the RPI now?
Pretty embarrassing on Mario 64's part that it needed that comeback to avoid the upset, and even then it was actually made to look weaker than Mario Kart 64, too (plus that's the same loss margin as MGS2 > Super Metroid). However, I am getting kinda sick of seeing all those "Mario game gets six or seven votes in a row to avoid losing" matches.
vcharon posted... At least quote the actual horrific result if you're going to do it.
Shameful Uncharted 2 goes down to RSE.
Only thing shameful about that is that the best generation of Pokémon has the worst record!
Actually, everything about the Pokémon games' performances is shameful. RSE has the worst record at 10-12, then DPP at 10-11 (probably 11-11 after this week), then BW at 16-6, then GSC at 18-4, and finally RBY at 20-2--the exact order of the quality of generations from best to worst.
...okay, that's not really fair. Yes, III > IV > V > II > I, but BW > DP easily--Gen IV only gets the advantage (actually, f*** that, IV > III when you add that in) because of HG/SS, which due to being a "remake" would've been ineligible for this contest anyway (hence FR/LG's removal early on).
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From: TsunamiXXVIII | #024 Only thing shameful about that is that the best generation of Pokémon has the worst record!
Actually, everything about the Pokémon games' performances is shameful. RSE has the worst record at 10-12, then DPP at 10-11 (probably 11-11 after this week), then BW at 16-6, then GSC at 18-4, and finally RBY at 20-2--the exact order of the quality of generations from best to worst.
I can agree with this wholeheartedly.
Edit:... minus the edited part. Inferring HGSS alone was enough to make Gen IV better than Gen III is not something I'm prepared to support. I'd even say that Platinum was better than it imho.
I honestly do not see the Colts taking Luck anyway. Luck's rookie contract would be up by the time Peyton's deal would be over and I do not see the Colts releasing/waiving Manning. Polian is too smart to waste a high draft pick on someone who does not fit into their immediate plans
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (2-20, 0-4) – 11 (28.21%) Super Mario Sunshine (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (9-13, 2-2) – 28 (71.79%) --Mario Sunshine washed away the ultimate alliance pretty quickly.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (5-17, 1-3) – 11 (26.83%) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (17-5, 4-0) – 30 (73.17%) --TTYD has now won 10 in a row. Gotta wonder when this game starts getting serious consideration for the Top 25.
#6 Final Fantasy VII (Fanservice Conference) (20-2, 4-0) – 25 (62.50%) Silent Hill 2 (Fanservice Conference) (10-12, 0-4) – 15 (37.50%) --FFVII gets to 20 wins as Silent Hill 2's season continues to spiral out of control.
Kingdom Hearts II (Fanservice Conference) (13-9, 4-0) – 23 (57.50%) Psychonauts (Fanservice Conference) (8-14, 2-2) – 17 (42.50%) --The two Square games are unbeaten in conference while Melee sits there with a loss.
Mega Man X (Fanservice Conference) (15-7, 2-2) – 16 (42.11%) #24 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (Fanservice Conference) (19-3, 4-0) – 22 (57.89%) --T&T's also unbeaten in conference after a solid win over MMX.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Fanservice Conference) (13-9, 2-2) – 31 (81.58%) World of Warcraft (Fanservice Conference) (0-22, 0-4) – 7 (18.42%) --The Old Republic conquers the World of Warcraft.
Starcraft (Fanservice Conference) (12-10, 1-3) – 22 (57.89%) Wild ARMs (Fanservice Conference) (3-19, 1-3) – 16 (42.11%) --Starcraft gets its first conference win against Wild ARMs.
Suikoden III (Fanservice Conference) (6-16, 1-3) – 13 (31.71%) #12 Super Smash Bros. Melee (Fanservice Conference) (19-3, 3-1) – 28 (68.29%) --Melee applies the beatdown to Suikoden III.
Burnout 3: Takedown (Smash Trigger Conference) (6-16, 1-3) – 14 (40.00%) Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Smash Trigger Conference) (13-9, 4-0) – 21 (60.00%) --MvC2 beats Burnout by a touchdown.
#1 Chrono Trigger (Smash Trigger Conference) (22-0, 4-0) – 28 (71.79%) Jet Force Gemini (Smash Trigger Conference) (8-14, 1-3) – 11 (28.21%) --This is actually CT's closest conference match so far, the first one where it's failed to quadruple the opponent!
Dark Cloud 2 (Smash Trigger Conference) (5-17, 0-4) – 16 (44.44%) Halo: Combat Evolved (Smash Trigger Conference) (8-14, 3-1) – 20 (55.56%) --Halo improves to 3-1 with a win over Dark Cloud 2.
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Smash Trigger Conference) (11-11, 4-0) – 22 (61.11%) Twisted Metal 2 (Smash Trigger Conference) (3-19, 0-4) – 14 (38.89%) --After a 2-10 start, Star Ocean has now won 9 out of its last 10 games (with its only loss to SMW) to get to .500.
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Smash Trigger Conference) (2-20, 0-4) – 12 (28.57%) Super Smash Bros. (Smash Trigger Conference) (14-8, 4-0) – 30 (71.43%) --Smash Bros. is more super than Puzzle Fighter.
LeonhartFour posted... Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (5-17, 1-3) – 11 (26.83%) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Thousand-Year World of Sunshine Conference) (17-5, 4-0) – 30 (73.17%) --TTYD has now won 10 in a row. Gotta wonder when this game starts getting serious consideration for the Top 25.
It's been just a few points shy for a few weeks now!
This week: Tied for #27, 3 points behind #25 Last week: #26, 2 points behind #25 Two weeks ago...oops, looks like I don't have those numbers, but it was definitely receiving votes.
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