But no guarantees! However, unlike the usual me, I actually have everything saved this time, though, so putting this back up is no problem at all. First up, a quick explanation as to how the contest I'm running works. Every 20 games, I will ask a question regarding which game out of three will rank the lowest. This is the easiest way to guess. For instance, in the same post I ranked #200, I asked what game of the following will come in 180th:
A. Trauma Team - Wii B. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES C. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time - DS
Something like that anyway. The point is, one of those three games actually came in 180th. The other two were randomly taken out of spots 1-179. Thus, the question is basically asking which of the three games do you believe I think the least of. If you guess correctly, you get a point. There was a case where I had a mix-up with one of the questions, and one answer was correct and another was....... sorta correct. Those who picked the second option basically got a half-point, as shown by an asterisk by their name. Here's the current leaderboard:
1. Which game will be 160th? A. Grand Theft Auto IV - 360 B. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii C. Heavy Rain - PS3
So far, I have these answers:
LinkMarioSamus - B Zazi - A WC - C Xcarv - B Wigs - B Bartz - C jcgamer - B Rammtay - B
Obviously, since any new entrants only have 8 chances to guess, only a tie is possible under the current rules. Starting this round, I will implement a new ruleset. A correct guess will net you 2 points, while a guess at the second-place finisher will net you 1. As always, all guesses can be changed up until the point in which I rank the game divisible by 20. I don't want to change this question since so many people have already answered, but from now on, the second-place game will always be 10 spots above the right answer. For instance, I'll go ahead and make up the next question, for those wanting to guess.
2. Which game will place 140th? A. Animal Crossing - GCN B. SSX 3 - PS2 C. Pikmin - GCN
If you guess the game in there that I placed 140th, you get 2 points. If you guess the game that I placed 130th, you get 1 point. If you guess the game I randomized from 1-129 (in this particular case, just to show you what's going on, it's my game in 97th place), you get zilch. Next up, the rankings so far!
450. GoDai: Elemental Force - PS2 449. Lode Runner 3-D - N64 448. T&C Surf Designs: Thrilla's Surfari - NES 447. Raze's Hell - Xbox 446. SBK: Snowboard Kids – DS 445. The Urbz: Sims in the City - PS2 444. NFL Head Coach - PS2 443. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! – GCN 442. Track & Field - NES 441. Devil May Cry 2 - PS2 440. South Park - N64 439. flower - PS3 438. Mario Power Tennis - GCN 437. 25 to Life - PS2 436. No More Heroes – Wii 435. Ice Hockey – NES 434. Need for Speed Underground - GBA 433. South Park Rally - N64 432. Metroid Prime - GCN 431. Homefront - PS3 430. Excitebike 64 - N64 429. Tekken Advance - GBA 428. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney – DS 427. Yoshi's Story - N64 426. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation - PS3 425. Super Paper Mario - Wii 424. Dr. Mario 64 - N64 423. Tony Hawk's Underground - GBA 422. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - PS2 421. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day – DS 420. San Francisco Rush 2049 - N64 419. Super Godzilla - SNES 418. Super Mario Strikers - GCN 417. Robotech: Battlecry - GCN 416. Tom & Jerry: The Ultimate Game of Cat and Mouse! - NES 415. State of Emergency - PS2 414. Tetris 2 - SNES 413. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear - GBA 412. Wheel of Fortune - NES 411. NFL Quarterback Club - SNES 410. Black - Xbox 409. Automobili Lamborghini - N64 408. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – DS 407. South Park: Chef's Luv Shack - N64 406. Vegas Stakes – GB 405. Full Spectrum Warrior - PS2 404. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood – DS 403. Super Off Road: The Baja - SNES 402. Scribblenauts – DS 401. Destruction Derby Arenas - PS2 400. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Game of the Year Edition - Xbox 399. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES 398. Star Fox: Assault - GCN 397. WWE Raw 2 - Xbox 396. Vigilante 8 - N64 395. NBA 3 on 3 Featuring Kobe Bryant - GBC 394. The Simpsons: Hit & Run - PS2 393. Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home - PS2 392. NES Play Action Football - NES 391. Need for Speed Underground 2 - PS2 390. WCW/nWo Thunder - PS 389. Secret of Mana - SNES 388. Kirby Air Ride – GCN 387. Devil May Cry - PS2 386. Monster Truck Madness 64 - N64 385. Street Fighter II - SNES 384. World of Warcraft - PC 383. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - PC 382. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - PS2 381. Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! - SNES 380. FlatOut - PS2 379. Big Brain Academy – DS 378. Street Hoops - GCN 377. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 360 376. 3D Dot Game Heroes - PS3 375. Bloody Roar: Primal Fury - GCN 374. Football Manager 2010 – PC 373. Downhill Domination - PS2 372. Twisted Metal 2 - PS 371. ICO - PS2 370. Quest 64 - N64 369. The Legend of Zelda - NES 368. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - PS2 367. Mother - NES 366. Worms World Party – GBA 365. Lego Star Wars - PS2 364. Tiger Woods PGA Tour – DS 363. Destroy All Humans! - PS2 362. Unsolved Crimes – DS 361. The Sims - PS2 360. Star Fox Command – DS 359. Mario Tennis: Power Tour - GBA 358. Donkey Kong Country Returns - Wii 357. Age of Empires: The Age of Kings – DS 356. Dead Space - 360 355. CyberTiger - N64 354. Gears of War 2 - 360 353. Sonic Advance - GBA 352. Mario Party - N64 351. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - GCN
350. Valkyria Chronicles - PS3 349. The Lion King - SNES 348. Worms 3D - PS2 347. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - GBA 346. WWE Day of Reckoning - GCN 345. Super Mario World - SNES 344. The Warriors - PS2 343. NHL Hitz Pro - GCN 342. LittleBigPlanet 2 - PS3 341. Animal Crossing: Wild World – DS 340. Tekken 4 - PS2 339. Bomberman '93 - T16 338. Madden 2004 - GCN 337. Gunstar Heroes - Genesis 336. Condemned: Criminal Origins - 360 335. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - PS2 334. SimCity - SNES 333. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - PS2 332. Cel Damage - GCN 331. Stuntman Ignition - 360 330. James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire - GCN 329. Viewtiful Joe 2 - GCN 328. Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku - GBA 327. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode Two - PS3 326. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One - PS3 325. Battleship – GB 324. Zone of the Enders - PS2 323. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon - PS2 322. Mortal Kombat: Deception - PS2 321. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance - PS2 320. Battlefield: Bad Company - 360 319. Super Mario Bros. - NES 318. Luigi's Mansion - GCN 317. San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing - N64 316. Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends - PS2 315. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - SNES 314. Halo 2 - Xbox 313. Lock's Quest – DS 312. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance - PS2 311. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale - PC 310. Mystic Heroes - GCN 309. Wave Race – GB 308. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 - PS2 307. Final Fantasy X-2 - PS2 306. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - GBA 305. Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires - 360 304. SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals: Combined Assault - PS2 303. Need for Speed Underground - GCN 302. Fable II - 360 301. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - PS2 300. Planet Puzzle League – DS 299. WWE Day of Reckoning 2 - GCN 298. FIFA Soccer 64 - N64 297. Super Dodge Ball Advance - GBA 296. Dragon Age: Origins - 360 295. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - PS2 294. Tony Hawk's Underground - GCN 293. Indigo Prophecy - PS2 292. Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games - PC 291. True Crime: Streets of LA - PS2 290. Sudoku Gridmaster – DS 289. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 360 288. All-Star Baseball 2004 featuring Derek Jeter - GBA 287. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES 286. Star Wars: Battlefront - PS2 285. Golf: Tee It Up! – 360 284. Poker Night at the Inventory - PC 283. Ratchet: Deadlocked - PS2 282. Battlefield 1943 - 360 281. Twisted Metal III - PS 280. Sid Meier's Civilization IV - PC 279. Burnout 2: Point of Impact - PS2 278. Phantasy Star Collection - GBA 277. SoulCalibur III - PS2 276. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 – 360 275. Stacking - PS3 274. Kirby’s Epic Yarn - Wii 273. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! – DS 272. Dr. Mario – NES 271. Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – DS 270. Tony Hawk's Project 8 - PS2 269. Fat Princess - PS3 268. Fight Night Round 2 - PS2 267. Trauma Center: New Blood - Wii 266. College Slam - SNES 265. NBA Jam - SNES 264. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - NES 263. Hunter: The Reckoning - GCN 262. God of War III - PS3 261. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing - GCN 260. Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run - SNES 259. Super Mario All-Stars - SNES 258. Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 – DS 257. Disney's Goof Troop - SNES 256. Resident Evil 5 - 360 255. Ratchet & Clank - PS2 254. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64 253. Saving Bacon - PC 252. Super Monkey Ball - GCN 251. Marble Madness - NES
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Friend: "Hey, this guy and I are gonna get it for PS3 and start our own online skate company. You in?" Me: "Yeah, Skate's awesome!"
Guess who the only one of the three of us was to even get it for PS3! Not all was bad, though. It stuck to the same formula the previous two entries had, and made the environment bigger and better. And that's about it. The fact that that's enough to almost make the top third of my list should tell you what I think about the Skate series.
Nothing like a major update before your NFL team's biggest game of the season!
171. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES
With this ranking, we're already down to one Zelda game left! And also Okami, if you count that. When taking the current question into consideration, it has suddenly come to everyone's attention what my favorite Zelda game is. Good opinion, worst opinion ever? Let me know what you think!
Anywho, Link to the Past. While there's no doubt in my mind that it's an excellently crafted game, I just didn't like it that much as a kid. It took me a good 20 minutes to figure out I could lift up bushes, so it took even longer to make it into the castle. Once inside, I wandered around for quite a while before I eventually saved Zelda. We escaped through the tunnel, and I was sent on my way. I trudged through town for a while, eventually finding who to talk to to figure out where to go. I found Sarashala, got some info, and took on the first dungeon. That took me about an hour as well, but I then moved on to the second dungeon.
Sorta.
I was stuck for about 2 hours, and was eventually told that I had to go to the library and knock a book off a shelf so I could open it up. I eventually managed to make it through dungeon 2, but not after getting pretty frustrated at just about everything. Finally, I got to the mountain and tackled the Tower dungeon, but not after getting knocked off the ledge at the boss a good 7 or 8 times. I went and got the Master Sword, and got Agahnim to flee. Then I sat around wondering what the hell I was supposed to do next, again needing a friend's help to know I was supposed to cut the curtains. After a few tries, I finally bested him and entered the Dark World. At this point, I was frustrated and tired, and I gave up.
Over the years, I've since given LttP a few more chances, on GBA. I have no idea why I had so much trouble, the Light World was a ****ing breeze. The monkey pissed me off, since it needed so much money, but nowadays, I'm aware rupees are extremely easy to come by if you just look. The first dungeon went down like a *****. The second dungeon went down like a ***** (once I looked up how to get inside, that is).
The third dungeon was actually pretty easy to find, so I didn't need help there, but then I got stuck. So when I reach this point, I'm basically just following a guide word for word whenever I reach the overworld. I save the fourth "maiden", and took her to the exit. Then she tells me she wants to go somewhere else. I knew something was up, but I never put two and two together, so I just wandered around until I eventually stumbled on the right room to fight him. And then I died. Again. And again. And again. I reeeeally suck at dodging three heads. **** you, Blind, I just want to finish this game. =(
Alas, I never did. I'm fairly sure this is actually as far as I ever got. I guess the Zelda series just wasn't for me. Well, until my favorite one, that is.
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I kinda agree that there were plenty of hiccups in my initial playthrough on the GBA. I later downloaded it for the Virtual Console and...oh yeah, now we're talking!
Embarrassingly enough, last time I played through LTTP, my only death of the game was against the boss of the second Light World dungeon. Also, the final boss was MUCH easier for me on the second playthrough for whatever reason.