Board 8 > Idea for contest: Best Item Ever

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ZeldaTPLink
12/04/18 3:02:59 PM
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Is this a good idea? - Results (19 votes)
Yes
42.11% (8 votes)
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No
57.89% (11 votes)
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I've been thinking of ideas for a contest to sandwich between CBX and Game of the Decade next year and came up with this one.

It's so simple I don't need to explain. A contest. With items.

One advantage is that it might be hard enough to predict. We will project games into the items, but does that work? Does the Master Sword beat Mushroom because it's from Zelda, or does the Mushroom win because its so freaking iconic? Does SFF apply here?

Also you may say nobody will care, but I think there are a lot of items in gaming that bring out love in players. Golden Gun, Metal Blade, Screw Attack, Weighted Companion Cube. Or hate, like the Blue Shell. This is better than Best Year in Gaming, at least.

Also it could be a chance for L-Block to win another contest. Though it could also bring out a Pinata rally from Fortnite.

What do you think? Worth it? Or we are better off doing something else next year?
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ZenOfThunder
12/04/18 3:06:53 PM
#2:


master sword wins

maybe buster sword?

...probably master sword
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ZeldaTPLink
12/04/18 3:07:51 PM
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What about the Ocarina of Time?
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Gatarix
12/04/18 3:16:19 PM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
master sword wins

maybe buster sword?

...probably master sword

master sword > pokeball finals
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snake_5036
12/04/18 3:27:54 PM
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How far does the Mario Star make it?
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Snrkiko
12/04/18 3:33:05 PM
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peachette crown
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VideoboysaysCube
12/04/18 3:34:21 PM
#7:


Sounds like a good idea at first, but then you realize that 90% of iconic items are going to come from Nintendo games. Master sword wins over the mushroom.
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Reg
12/04/18 3:38:29 PM
#8:


Master Sword is tier 0. Mushroom and Ocarina of Time are tier 1. Power Star, Pokeball and Buster Sword are tier 2.

Nothing else especially matters.
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ZeldaTPLink
12/04/18 4:06:14 PM
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VideoboysaysCube posted...
Sounds like a good idea at first, but then you realize that 90% of iconic items are going to come from Nintendo games. Master sword wins over the mushroom.


Is that much different from normal contests?
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WhiteLens
12/04/18 4:10:39 PM
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How would Cloud's crossdressing clothes fit in?
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Safer_777
12/04/18 4:15:02 PM
#11:


Pokeball will do good I believe.
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Advokaiser
12/04/18 4:18:15 PM
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I can't believe every contest somehow turns out giving us a (potential) OoT vs. FFVII finals:

-Games: OoT vs. FFVII
-Characters: Link vs. Cloud
-Rivalries: Link/Ganondorf vs. Cloud/Sephiroth
-Years: 1998 vs. 1997
-Items: Master Sword vs. Buster Sword

The only ones I can think of that would have a different outcome would be Consoles and Best Original Game.
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Anagram
12/04/18 4:19:28 PM
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How large? Can a ship enter? Can items that have sapience, like a talking sword, enter? Is it limited to video games?
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FinaIFantasy
12/04/18 4:27:27 PM
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Advokaiser posted...
I can't believe every contest somehow turns out giving us a (potential) OoT vs. FFVII finals:

-Games: OoT vs. FFVII
-Characters: Link vs. Cloud
-Rivalries: Link/Ganondorf vs. Cloud/Sephiroth
-Years: 1998 vs. 1997
-Items: Master Sword vs. Buster Sword

The only ones I can think of that would have a different outcome would be Consoles and Best Original Game.


Quotes.
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Advokaiser
12/04/18 4:34:50 PM
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FinaIFantasy posted...
Quotes.


Oh... that would be kind of interesting. A little too weird for a contest format, but nice nonetheless.
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OliviaTremor
12/04/18 4:38:54 PM
#16:


Blue Shell wins
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MetalmindStats
12/04/18 6:29:41 PM
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Master Sword vs. Ocarina of Time would be the finals, with an outside shot at the Poke Ball making a finals run.
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Ngamer64
12/04/18 6:33:36 PM
#18:


Advokaiser posted...
-Years: 1998 vs. 1997

Nooooo there was a huge upset!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6718-best-year-in-gaming-semifinal-2001-vs-1997


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Advokaiser
12/04/18 7:35:31 PM
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Ngamer64 posted...
Advokaiser posted...
-Years: 1998 vs. 1997

Nooooo there was a huge upset!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6718-best-year-in-gaming-semifinal-2001-vs-1997



Please, don't remind me of that clearly and awfully rigged match!
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ZeldaTPLink
12/04/18 7:55:57 PM
#20:


That match is the sole reason you guys didn't all wear my name in your signatures last year.
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MZero11
12/04/18 8:10:38 PM
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Advokaiser posted...
I can't believe every contest somehow turns out giving us a (potential) OoT vs. FFVII finals:

-Games: OoT vs. FFVII
-Characters: Link vs. Cloud
-Rivalries: Link/Ganondorf vs. Cloud/Sephiroth
-Years: 1998 vs. 1997
-Items: Master Sword vs. Buster Sword

The only ones I can think of that would have a different outcome would be Consoles and Best Original Game.


Rivalries was Link/Ganon vs Mario/Bowser. Cloud/Seph lost in the semi-finals, and dropeed the 3rd place game to the Pokemom Trainers (great match)

2001 beat 1997 in BYIG (go my FFX!)
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squexa
12/04/18 8:15:30 PM
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ZeldaTPLink posted...
That match is the sole reason you guys didn't all wear my name in your signatures last year.


Pretty sure that was scaryice. I know because if 1997 > 2001, I would have tied scaryice for most number of points in the Guru but I didn't know what the tiebreaker meant so I put in a dumb one and would have lost to him anyways.
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ZeldaTPLink
12/04/18 8:19:12 PM
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squexa posted...
ZeldaTPLink posted...
That match is the sole reason you guys didn't all wear my name in your signatures last year.


Pretty sure that was scaryice. I know because if 1997 > 2001, I would have tied scaryice for most number of points in the Guru but I didn't know what the tiebreaker meant so I put in a dumb one and would have lost to him anyways.


Actually you're right, the match that killed me was 1991 vs 1994. THough I got this one wrong too.
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Drakeryn
12/04/18 8:23:17 PM
#24:


Advokaiser posted...
I can't believe every contest somehow turns out giving us a (potential) OoT vs. FFVII finals:

-Items: Master Sword vs. Buster Sword

I don't think the Buster Sword would be that strong. It's not nearly as iconic to FFVII as the Master Sword is to Zelda (also much less iconic than a pokeball, Mario star, etc.) I mean it's still probably decent but nowhere near Cloud's strength.
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tennisboy213
12/04/18 11:00:06 PM
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I like new ideas. So sure. Even if Master Sword wins, tons of matches would be unpredictable. Far more unpredictable than years, consoles, or even games/characters at this point.
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BSkullX
12/05/18 11:56:06 AM
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It could be a good idea. I vote yes.
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Logience
12/05/18 12:00:24 PM
#27:


Isnt this just franchise: the contest?
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ZeldaTPLink
12/05/18 12:05:30 PM
#28:


Logience posted...
Isnt this just franchise: the contest?


Again, isn't that every contest?
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firefdr
12/05/18 12:09:43 PM
#29:


Masamune would probably beat the Buster Sword
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squexa
12/05/18 12:09:58 PM
#30:


Logience posted...
Isnt this just franchise: the contest?


Not really.

I think Final Fantasy is going to really struggle with this contest, since other Buster Sword, I can't think of many items that are that memorable especially to people outside the fanbase... Phoenix Downs, I guess? A lot of the weapons like Masamune are just generic terms and can apply to the Masamune in Chrono Trigger for example, so I'm not even sure whether they will be allowed.

In fact, I think Mario items will dominate this contest. Mushrooms, Fire Flowers, Blue Shells, etc are all items with 95% recognizability among voters.
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-hotdogturtle--
12/05/18 12:12:16 PM
#31:


Didn't we have an actual franchise contest?
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NFUN
12/06/18 12:08:02 AM
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all the kids who want to grow up to be blitzballs will make FF stronger
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HaRRicH
12/06/18 1:04:57 AM
#33:


snake_5036 posted...
How far does the Mario Star make it?


Oh god, this would be invincible.
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Waluigi1
12/06/18 3:00:06 AM
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I think it'd be a fun little in between contest.
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Zylothewolf
12/06/18 6:51:38 AM
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-hotdogturtle-- posted...
Didn't we have an actual franchise contest?


Yup. LoZ VS FF in the final, but Smb wasnt that far from winning over FF.
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igordebraga
12/06/18 7:50:24 AM
#36:


Let's see, out of the Noble 9:

Master Sword/Rupees
Buster Sword/Phoenix Down
Mushroom/Starman
Screw Attack
Cardboard Box
Rings/Chaos Emeralds

Mega Man, it's hard to determine if the Mega Buster or one of the upgrades is the real item. The iconic item in CT, either the Epoch or Frog's Masamune, not Crono-specific. And Seph's sword is the Masamune too?
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snake_5036
12/06/18 3:02:32 PM
#37:


igordebraga posted...
Mega Man, it's hard to determine if the Mega Buster or one of the upgrades is the real item

Mega Man should have the E-Tanks or the 1-Up head to rep.
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GenesisSaga
12/06/18 3:52:23 PM
#38:


Is Master Ball too OP?

Does Super Crown get the fanart boost?

Does anyone actually use X-Potions or just horde them all until the end of the game!?
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LordoftheMorons
12/06/18 3:56:47 PM
#39:


My pet contest idea is Best Generic Enemy (goombas, slimes, moblins, etc)

The main issue is that youd probably have to arbitrarily exclude Pokemon to stop it from being Best Pokemon plus a few Mario enemies
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Advokaiser
12/06/18 4:07:19 PM
#40:


Zylothewolf posted...
-hotdogturtle-- posted...
Didn't we have an actual franchise contest?


Yup. LoZ VS FF in the final, but Smb wasnt that far from winning over FF.


I forgot about that one.

Let me add it to my aforementioned list on post #12 just for fun.
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