Board 8 > [BOST] Best OST Contest 5 - Announcement and Pre-Contest Discussion Thread

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rwlh
07/15/19 3:00:50 PM
#151:


Another nomination I'd like to run by people. This soundtrack isn't super well-known, but I figure there's a chance somebody will be familiar with it.

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
1. Activation
2. Other World 1
3. Impatience
4. YU-NO
5. Fate
6. Girl
Alt. Elly
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FyX-bNcVjPsQAgP517z0MgszpJgyCGR

Girl feels like the weak link, but I wanted to represent that side of the soundtrack. Elly I could see as a contender in the early songs, but I thought maybe having a stronger alternate song would be better.

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azuarc
07/15/19 5:23:11 PM
#152:


Zyxyz0 posted...
Anyone here have some they could upload?

I only have the base game. I played it for about 40 minutes and decided I hated the game. As well as pretty much everything Paradox does.
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azuarc
07/16/19 9:36:36 AM
#153:


I could keep posting setlist ideas, but I think we've had enough out of me by now. Anyone have any lists they want people to maybe get a look at ahead of time? Gonna be hard to listen to everything when there's 20 soundtracks (or maybe more?) getting posted every day.
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Flamander
07/16/19 5:27:42 PM
#154:


azuarc posted...
Anyone have any lists they want people to maybe get a look at ahead of time?


Sure.

OUTRUNNERS [SEGA GENESIS]

1. Title Screen
2. Blow Your Cool
3. Passing Breeze [1993]
4. Magical Sound Shower [1993]
5. Picture The Rivers
6. Adventure
ALT: Last Wave [1993]
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO-_5uW37fSdSl8Y7EWJdUiBB2dZ1fjD4

FIGHTING LAYER

1. George Jensent
2. Hong Gillson
3. Allen Snider
4. Shang-Fenghuang
5. Janis Luciani
6. Capriccio
ALT: Jigjid Bartol
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO-_5uW37fScDLPL4ZriEmyVmz1wV2kwj
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pyresword
07/17/19 10:27:09 AM
#155:


Was anyone else planning on nominating Persona 3? If not I'll put something together, but I don't want to step on anyone else's plans if they were already looking at the game.
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PIayer_0
07/17/19 10:56:27 AM
#156:


After some recommendations from local expert DireKrow/MC_XD, I tried my best to come up with a set for Ori after a much-needed review of the soundtrack. I didn't even know what half of these sounded like last week, so interested patrons are welcome to pick it up as a nomination.

Ori and the Blind Forest
1. Light of Nibel
2. Completing the Circle
3. The Spirit Tree
4. Fleeing Kuro
5. Climbing the Ginso Tree
6. Up the Spirit Caverns Walls
Alt: Dash Through Their Home
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt96v3LAfrDabGPElbQgn-aK27JhnEN-u

Swaps: Restoring the Light, Facing the Dark; Escaping the Ruins, First Steps Into Sunken Glades, Riding the Wind, A Closer Understanding of the Past

Light of Nibel is probably the strongest song here, so it would make sense to also have Restoring/Dark and Escaping the Ruins for competitiveness in the bracket. They're all distinctly different songs, but the main section is basically the same and it just felt against the spirit of the contest to have three versions of the strongest song. Tried my best to avoid a lot of "samey" sounding tracks, so hopefully there's enough stylistic diversity here.
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cakophon
07/17/19 12:44:50 PM
#157:


Undercover Cops (SNES)
1. Redtailed Cat
2. Sarah Sowertty
3. Chaca Chaca Move Ya
4. Northern Barramundi
5. Than Hawk Anger
6. Dandy N.D.
Alt. Nasty Loud Quack

HM: Indifferent Zero Other, aka the only other full length song in the ost

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWM_py_nlNFEuWovrHcOZ3ucACK_i_UR

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Arti
07/17/19 8:15:53 PM
#158:


Pokemon Card GB2
1. Ending
2. GR Normal Battle
3. GR Fort Leader Battle
4. Grandmaster Battle
5. Normal Battle
6. Ronald's Theme
Alt. GR Challenge Cup
Others: GR King Battle, Club Leader Battle, Hall of Honor, GR Overworld

Started looking at Pokemon TCG and realized that almost its entire soundtrack is also in Card GB2 as well, so I could get a more diverse selection of songs by using the sequel.

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL228A45EB1AA75A88

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Flamander
07/18/19 2:49:36 PM
#159:


cakophon posted...
Undercover Cops (SNES)

pretty loose all things considered, would maybe want some input @Flamander


would swap than hawk anger and one of the first three - probably not chaca chaca move ya as it sort of intrudes upon what northern barramundi does; so keep it at the start. imo, swap than hawk anger with redtailed cat
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Zigzagoon
07/18/19 3:02:14 PM
#160:


Would anyone care if I made a list for FFCC or Prinny or am I likely just wasting my time?
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azuarc
07/18/19 5:57:54 PM
#161:


I don't know those games well enough to help, but I'd certainly look at them.
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pyresword
07/18/19 6:01:24 PM
#162:


I'm not really familiar with the OST but the few songs I have heard from FFCC I've been a fan of.
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Team Rocket Elite
07/18/19 6:47:10 PM
#163:


Zigzagoon posted...
Would anyone care if I made a list for FFCC or Prinny or am I likely just wasting my time?


I would be likely to support a FFCC nomination.
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banshiryuu
07/18/19 11:20:09 PM
#164:


I would definitely support FFCC... it might need Monster Dance on it for me but I can see a support without it maybe

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Zigzagoon
07/18/19 11:21:10 PM
#165:


I'll make lists for both and see what people think
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Zigzagoon
07/19/19 12:07:01 AM
#166:


Prinny: Can I really be the hero?
1. 1st Impression
2. Sweet Palace
3. Dance with Me
4. Prinny Action
5. Kusha Kusha No Yume
6. Nest of Holy
Alt: Going My Way
HM: Dark Soul, Deamon Sea Casino

Made a playlist for easy listening. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIH4DO0EYJUM_f6VTV6XPslm2bLWKy7E

If there's anyone who knows and cares about the OST other than me, gimme a shout if there's a song from the OST that you'd like to see on here that I could definitely consider.

Awesome OST btw <3 Big recommend!
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Zigzagoon
07/19/19 12:23:52 AM
#167:


Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
1. Sound of the Wind (Eng/JP?) / Endless Sky?
2. Departure
3. Magic is Everything
4. Promised Grace
5. Goblin's Lair
6. Monster's Dance ~Rondo~
Alt: When the Northern Sky was Clear
HM: Something Burns in the Heart, Water of Life, Meager Advance

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIH4DO0EYJWczLhjvmexe_0B95j2PrLc

Monster's Dance would normally be a Alt or HM for me but I can bump down Northern Sky to Alt I think for it.

In terms of Sound of the Wind / Endless Sky, I really want to get the main theme in there in some way. I honestly much prefer the Eng ver but I feel like others might just pref the JP or non lyrical ver. Not sure what to do with that.

If anyone really likes any of the HMs I'm definitely all ears for swapping them in for something. Something Burns in the Heart is something I wish I could fit on the list.
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azuarc
07/19/19 11:10:12 AM
#168:


Contest hype?
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NFUN
07/19/19 11:16:21 AM
#169:


we want bracket.
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PIayer_0
07/19/19 12:57:25 PM
#170:


Ready for this to start! I was able to come up with more entries than I thought, though it took a good amount of relistening on YouTube. I guess I should post the weaker ones first to give them more exposure? My "strong" picks aren't exactly guaranteed a spot either, though.

Would there be major adjustments to the rules before tomorrow or can the opening posts here be taken as (mostly) final?
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pyresword
07/19/19 1:04:50 PM
#171:


Crap I only have like 3 entries planned guess I'll just have to make stuff up later.

Any interest in a House in Fata Morgana nomination? My gut instinct is that I'd rather use it on other stuff that I like more and will do better, but if anyone would like to see it then I might throw something together.
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FL81
07/19/19 3:34:22 PM
#172:


pyresword posted...
Crap I only have like 3 entries planned guess I'll just have to make stuff up later.

Any interest in a House in Fata Morgana nomination? My gut instinct is that I'd rather use it on other stuff that I like more and will do better, but if anyone would like to see it then I might throw something together.

I'm interested in seeing it! Would recommend throwing the song Dir "Minchia!" in there somewhere.
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FL81
07/19/19 3:53:09 PM
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pyresword
07/19/19 4:56:19 PM
#174:


FL81 posted...
pyresword posted...
Crap I only have like 3 entries planned guess I'll just have to make stuff up later.

Any interest in a House in Fata Morgana nomination? My gut instinct is that I'd rather use it on other stuff that I like more and will do better, but if anyone would like to see it then I might throw something together.

I'm interested in seeing it! Would recommend throwing the song Dir "Minchia!" in there somewhere.

As a gut reaction without looking at the soundtrack right now, a nomination would look something like Giselle, Cicio, Hex, Bianco o Nero, Dira Minchia, Ciao Carina, and...This Mutilated Body? That could easily end up totally different when I actually look at the OST but yeah.
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Zigzagoon
07/19/19 5:22:49 PM
#175:


I might be in on that Touhou since it has Lullaby and 3rd Eye
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Haste_2
07/19/19 9:41:20 PM
#176:


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
1. Court Revolution ~ Gather, Beneath the Flag -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8WQQII1HZU" data-time="

2. Nahyuta Sahdmadhi ~ The Prosecutor From Another Land -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVDq2OzMTc" data-time="

3. Pursuit ~ The Truth Will Come -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7bgdET3Ho" data-time="

4. Phoenix Wright ~ Objection! 2016 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JpvZk3Xcxc" data-time="

5. Athena Cykes ~ Bringer of Revolution 2016 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WhZInUkekQ" data-time="

6. Apollo Justice ~ A New Chapter of Trials 2016 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIcDfHkC68" data-time="

Alt: Lady Kee'ra ~ Guardian of Khura'in -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZci_Z6k6Y" data-time="


HM's: Investigation ~ Opening 2016 (California), Dhurke ~ A Dragon Never Yields, Tell the Truth 2016, Cross Examination ~ Moderato (or Allegro) 2016, Mr. Reus - The Masked Magician, Investigation ~ Core 2016 (California)

Everything is ranked from kind of a compromise between my personal preferences and how well I think they will do in the contest (including the HM's).

I pretty much ordered them from worst to best through compromising between my personal favorites and how well I think they'd do. (except the alt, which I consider #3)

@LeonhartFour, your presence was sorely missing in VGMC XIII, so give me some opinions on SoJ for Best OST!
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LeonhartFour
07/19/19 9:48:02 PM
#177:


Personal favorite SoJ songs (in no particular order) are the Mr. Reus theme, Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016, Audience Chamber, Investigation ~ Core 2016 (Abroad), Pursuit ~ Cornering Together (Variation), A Cornered Heart, Announce the Truth 2016, Dhurke's theme, Rayfa's theme, Lady Kee'ra's theme, Reminiscence ~ Inherited Hopes, Logic Construct, Detention Center ~ Cold Glass Elegy

But the songs I tend to think are the best aren't the songs most people think are the best so take that with a grain of salt.

SoJ is a fantastic AA soundtrack though.
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Flamander
07/20/19 9:51:16 AM
#178:


i imagine this is an ost others might be planning on nomming. thoughts, @Akkrillic?

Plok!

1. Creepy Crag
2. Cotton Island
3. Plok's House
4. Boss
5. Akrillic
6. Beach
ALT: Flea Pit
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banshiryuu
07/20/19 11:05:23 AM
#179:


With just half a day left to go, I thought Id pop in and make a reminder for those of you who are nominating right away that the rules have been changed so that strongest song is song 1, and weakest is song 6! It was mentioned earlier in the thread a bit but since its been lost within the pages, those who havent kept up may not have known.

That being said... despite my computer chargers best efforts to have me scrambling to get ready, we are all set for the nomination topic to go up tonight in almost exactly 11 hours from this post as planned! Hype!!!
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azuarc
07/20/19 3:10:09 PM
#180:


And the format for posting is unchanged?
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azuarc
07/20/19 3:37:45 PM
#181:


A few suggestions for nominations phase:
* Turn off embedded videos so you can actually see everything. Yeah, you have to right-click links, but much easier to view the page.
* If you're trying to decide between a few nominations, go with either the one that's most important or most obscure first because earlier nominations will get more exposure.
* Remember to put your best songs up front!
* Accept input graciously on your nominations and take others' suggestions seriously (bot not unequivocally.)
* Don't beg. It's very easy to assume your nomination has gotten lost in the shuffle. Maybe once or twice you can make a minor change to the setlist as a way of saying "bump!"
* Don't wait until the very end to support, but don't do them one at a time, either, unless you're just very emphatic about that nomination.
* Give us the best, coolest, most interesting, most unique, newest, awesomest soundtracks to vote on!
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Haste_2
07/20/19 4:18:47 PM
#182:


But what about the alternate? Is that supposed to be the 7th best? I hope it doesn't have to be.
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FL81
07/20/19 4:46:16 PM
#183:


Alternate is whatever you feel will be best in case of a tiebreaker/overtime/bonus round
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PIayer_0
07/20/19 5:16:49 PM
#184:


Oh wait, what's the suggested format for making a change to the set? Can I just say the ones being changed or do I have to post the entire thing again with changes in bold or something?
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banshiryuu
07/20/19 7:52:27 PM
#185:


PIayer_0 posted...
Oh wait, what's the suggested format for making a change to the set? Can I just say the ones being changed or do I have to post the entire thing again with changes in bold or something?

As long as its clear what you want changed from and to, it'll be fine to do whatever. If I have any issues figuring out what you're trying to do, I'll just ask in the nom thread.

azuarc posted...
And the format for posting is unchanged?

Yep! Same form, just different way of thinking.
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Haste_2
07/27/19 6:46:26 PM
#186:


Bump. From what I understand, the first two rounds are as follows:

Round 1: Song 4/5/6 will be randomly selected. (based on the new way to rank, where #1 is best and #6 is worst)
Round 2: One of the remaining 4/5/6 songs will be used, both in the winner's bracket and loser's bracket.

It's great that we have a nice build up as the contest goes, but....are we sure we should let games get eliminated before they get a chance to use their best selections?
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banshiryuu
08/01/19 9:33:38 PM
#187:


Hello again! Reposting from the end of the second support thread, but this is the list of the 64 entrants in this year's contest!

Aliens Go Home Run
Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
Aurora Memoria: Philosophical Data Session 2093
Blue Reflection
Caravan Stories
Celeste
Charge Cycles
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Cloudbuilt
CrossCode
Dandara
Dariusburst
Deltarune
DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label
Drakengard 3
Einhnder
Eschatos
Fez
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Fire Emblem Fates
Granado Espada
Gurumin
Killer Instinct (2013)
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
League of Legends
Mega Man 10
NieR: Automata
Off-Peak
Persona 5
Pokmon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness & Sky
Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon
Project S-11
Ragnarok Online II
REFLEC BEAT colette
Ripple Dot Zero
Sonic R
Spark the Electric Jester
Super Paper Mario
Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
Terraria Calamity
The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki Evolution
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Theresa
Thousand Memories
Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism.
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru
Undertale
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Vision Soft Reset
VVVVVV
Xenoblade Chronicles
Ys III: Wanderers of Ys (PCECD)
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World
Zakuzaku Actors

Instead of using a separate bracket site for this year's bracket, I'll be recording the bracket in the contest spreadsheet itself, which I'll relink since it isn't in this topic's OP:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sD964sXfa3trbXrr14mFKeEIA14cGM2RtHmW9TqGBmw
Round 1 is already put up with how the matchups will look, with only a few minor tweaks done to the initial seeding from supports to avoid someone's noms fighting each other in the first two rounds (which happened with original seeding with Eschatos v DDPDFKBL, Thousand Memories vs Dandara, and Final Fantasy IX vs Trails in the Sky)

Winner's Bracket and Loser's Bracket will be in separate tabs that I'll be working on today and tomorrow to make look nice, and there will also be a separate tab for a highly-requested single-elim Snubs Bracket! If people are interested, I think it might be fun to roll the RNG for Round 1 songs live on stream sometime Saturday night, with a contest start time of Monday. I'll also still make a Winner's Bracket thing for bracketmaker so people can do predictions for Winner's Bracket should they so desire!
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banshiryuu
08/03/19 2:04:28 AM
#188:


Spreadsheet has been updated to include the brackets tabs and a tentative schedule that doesn't take potential tiebreakers into account. Winner's has matchup info posted sans the specific songs, which will be rolled for tonight at around 8pm/9pm I'm thinking. Snubs Bracket is also included; I decided to take just 64 songs so that the contest did not either run too long or have too many matches in one day. However, there were 5 songs left out with 4 supports, so I added those in and have five play-in matches at the beginning. If people really want every game nominated ever to be in the snubs bracket, I can definitely do it... however it will require 4 matches per day for just about the entire contest. Or an extra month or so to keep this going until mid-November.
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PIayer_0
08/03/19 9:16:41 AM
#189:


banshiryuu posted...
If people really want every game nominated ever to be in the snubs bracket, I can definitely do it...

That's not fair, Atelier Ayesha would just beat everyone!

Snubs for 4+ takes my field for 2/7 to 6/7 so I am already grateful for just the 69-man bracket.
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banshiryuu
08/03/19 11:50:40 AM
#190:


Alright, actually weve changed gears a bit for snubs. To allow everyone to have about equal representation in snubs, Ill be letting people pick a certain amount of games to be added to the bracket. If you had 5 or more games not make bracket, youll be able to pick three games to enter, and if you had 3 or 4 not make it you may choose two. Snake5555555555 is the exception; since only three were submitted, all three of those will make it in. Anyone with 1 or 2 has everything automatically in.

The following people may choose two of their snubs to be entered into the snubs bracket: MycroProcessor Janus5k GameBopAdv dowolf pyresword Place NFUN loweffortmemes @Haste_2 MC_XD azuarc

The following people may choose three of their snubs to be entered into the snubs bracket: Baconus_Yum Flamander UF8 Akkrillic FL81 Zigzagoon Arti cakophon PIayer_0 rwlh

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Janus5k
08/03/19 11:57:47 AM
#191:


Tokyo Xanadu and Trails SC
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NFUN
08/03/19 12:05:57 PM
#192:


falcom'd
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08/03/19 12:35:00 PM
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Haste_2
08/03/19 1:36:48 PM
#194:


Thank you for choosing Prinny, Zigzagoon.

Mega Man 5
Super Smash Bros. Melee

I was hesitant to choose Melee, but Axelay would not do very well.
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banshiryuu
08/03/19 10:32:40 PM
#195:


Sorry fellas, something came up and I ended up not being able to stream! So I rolled for the first matches just on my own, and Day 1 matchups are in on the spreadsheet. I'll put them in a new discussion thread with updated rules and what-not and then I'll be closing this one.
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FL81
08/04/19 4:23:33 AM
#196:


Snubs:
Custom Robo
Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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