Board 8 > Your First Thought 56: "The Game that Changed Everything"

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ZenOfThunder
07/17/20 7:16:54 PM
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start dropping suggestions for future topics, put them in spoilers though so we don't get people thinking too early, this is supposed to be kneejerk reactions.

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)
30) The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.': Kratos (God of War) (Jecht, Bowser, Phoenix Wright)
31) The Best SBAllen-Era Contest: Character Battle 2007 (Game of the Decade 1, Character Battle IX, Character Battle X)
32) The strongest incarnation of Link: Ocarina of Time (2007, Breath of the Wild, "Just Link what do you even mean")
33) Character Battle entrant you'd kiss on the lips: Tifa (Zelda, Morrigan, Lara Croft, Samus, KOS-MOS, Link)
34) The most fun Character Battle match ever: Link/Draven/Shepard (Mario/Vivi/Ganondorf, Frog/Chief, Red vs. Blue/Cloud vs. Sephiroth, Ryu/Dante '10, Mario vs. Crono 2)
35) The weakest Zelda game: Zelda II (One of the CD-i games, Spirit Tracks, Four Swords Adventures)
36) Character always screwed by bracket placement: Knuckles (Tidus, Cecil, Alucard)
37) Character much stronger than they should be: Crono (Link, Zelda, Alucard)
38) Weakest Final Fantasy character not in a contest yet: https://imgur.com/a/wf2HoyY
39) Noble Nine Breaker: Vincent (Pikachu, L-Block, Missingno.)
40) Strongest game that's not a part of a series: Shadow of the Colossus (Chrono Trigger, Undertale, Mario RPG)
41) Hyped character that bombed their first match: Kerrigan (Kefka, Monika, Sans, Magus)
42) Most AMERICAN Character Battle entrant ever: Duke Nukem (Steve Armstrong, Guile, Terry Bogard)
43) Most AMERICAN game series of all time: Call of Duty (Duke Nukem, Metal Gear, Halo, Metal Wolf Chaos)
44) Most canonically powerful Noble Nine member: Sephiroth (Sonic, Link, Cloud)
45) Real person you want in a Character Battle: Barack Obama (Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, a pro wrestler [a bunch got 2 votes])
46) Weakest possible entrant in 'Best. System. Ever.': N-Gage (3D0, Ouya, game.com, Virtual Boy)
47) Most beautiful game ever in a contest: Okami (Shadow of the Colossus, Journey, Celeste, Ico)
48) Generic enemy w/ most potential contest strength: Goomba (Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant, Slime, Cactuar)
49) Video game world you'd most like to live in: Pokemon (FFX, Animal Crossing, FFVII, Celeste, Skyrim, Animal Crossing, FFX, Persona, Zelda)
50) Most overhyped game of all time: No Man's Sky (Duke Nukem Forever, Brawl, Spore, Ocarina of Time, Daikatana)
51) Most disappointing video game sequel ever: Brawl (FFX-2, Mass Effect 3, Devil May Cry 2, Golden Sun DD)
52) Game with the best playable cast: FFX (FFVII, FFVI, Smash Ultimate, Persona 4, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger)
53) Series most desperately in need of a new game: F-Zero (Banjo, Suikoden, Skies, Chrono, Paper Mario, Portal, Star Fox)
54) Game series with the best soundtracks: Final Fantasy (Nier, Chrono, Xenoblade, Umineko, Sonic, Kirby, Ys)
55) Greatest Fictional Rivalry of All Time: Red vs Blue (Mario vs Sonic, Cloud vs Sephiroth, Mario vs Bowser, Holmes vs Moriarty)

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Leonhart4
07/17/20 7:17:12 PM
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Snake5555555555
07/17/20 7:17:38 PM
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Resident Evil

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PrinceKaro
07/17/20 7:17:56 PM
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Mario 64

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Great_Paul
07/17/20 7:17:57 PM
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Undertale

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Bear Bro
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Shonen_Bat
07/17/20 7:20:05 PM
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Super Mario Bros.

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Hello again.
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Evillordexdeath
07/17/20 7:20:13 PM
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Final Fantasy VII

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I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 5/129
Currently Playing: Pokemon HeartGold Version
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Hbthebattle
07/17/20 7:20:20 PM
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Ocarina of Time
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banananor
07/17/20 7:23:32 PM
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super mario 64

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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.
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Jesse_Custer
07/17/20 7:28:17 PM
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PrinceKaro posted...
Mario 64

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Drakeryn
07/17/20 7:28:18 PM
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Final Fantasy VII
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another place and time, without a great divide, and we could be flying deadly high
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Janus5k
07/17/20 7:29:27 PM
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Devil May Cry

I... I don't know. Maybe I'm channeling ertyu?

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WhiteLens
07/17/20 7:31:27 PM
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Super Mario Bros

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Guru for Game of the Decade only comes once every 10 years, congrats, azuarc
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Kamekguy
07/17/20 7:39:43 PM
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Super Mario Bros

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MetalmindStats
07/17/20 7:40:04 PM
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Celeste

...Right back to the same rut of habit and circumstance, I guess. This might wind up being truer than I realize sooner than I realize, though.

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hylianknight3
07/17/20 7:40:05 PM
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Super Mario Bros.

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WavedFan
07/17/20 7:44:16 PM
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Super Mario 64
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NFUN
07/17/20 7:46:15 PM
#18:


The Last Airbender

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You shine, and make others shine just by being near them.
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BetrayedTangy
07/17/20 7:47:08 PM
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Minecraft

Super Mario 64 is probably the real answer though, I just didn't play it until the early 2000s so it wasn't as impressive to me as I'm sure it was in 96

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TheArkOfTurus
07/17/20 7:48:19 PM
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Super Mario Bros.

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Our eyes were removed
For our own safety
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Nameless2000
07/17/20 7:51:20 PM
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Mario 64

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Seanchan
07/17/20 7:51:42 PM
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Mario 64

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"That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero)
Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020!
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XIII_rocks
07/17/20 7:51:58 PM
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Sonic.


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Paratroopa1
07/17/20 7:52:13 PM
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Super Mario Bros
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Calintares
07/17/20 8:11:10 PM
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Mario 64

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ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die.
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Xeybozn
07/17/20 8:13:14 PM
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Shonen_Bat posted...
Super Mario Bros.

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Raetsel_Lapin
07/17/20 8:14:42 PM
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Super Mario Bros.
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Haste_2
07/17/20 8:27:27 PM
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Super Mario Bros. 3

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?"
"You drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."
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Yankees
07/17/20 8:54:00 PM
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DeathChicken
07/17/20 9:16:49 PM
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Mario 64

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We are thought, and reality, and concept, and the unimaginable
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Johnbobb
07/17/20 9:23:41 PM
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Bioshock

it's the game that changed everything for me ok

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paperwarior
07/17/20 9:27:12 PM
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Super Mario Bros

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"God Hand is the ultimate expression of the joy of humanity, specifically the punching part of the joy of humanity."-Shigeru Miyamoto
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Uglyface2
07/17/20 9:29:46 PM
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Metal Gear Solid
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firefdr
07/17/20 9:50:21 PM
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Super Mario Bros
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Mac Arrowny
07/17/20 9:52:26 PM
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Super Mario 64
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All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
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Grapple M1
07/17/20 9:56:48 PM
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GTA 3

caps

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Like a midget at a urinal, I was going to have to stay on my toes.
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half_silver28
07/17/20 10:37:18 PM
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Ocarina of Time

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Tom Bombadil
07/17/20 10:39:21 PM
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Mario RPG

I think the real answer for me is FF1 or maybe Fate/Stay Night

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Raka_Putra
07/17/20 10:45:10 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
Final Fantasy VII


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Into the woods, but mind the past...
Into the woods, but mind the future!
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_SecretSquirrel
07/17/20 11:35:36 PM
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Final Fantasy VII

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MechanicalWall
07/17/20 11:45:06 PM
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Super Mario Bros

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TheCodeisBosco
07/18/20 1:07:58 AM
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Super Mario 64

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The music was thud-like.
The music was... thud-like.
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DeepsPraw
07/18/20 1:11:47 AM
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smb

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pepsi for tv-game
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MZero
07/18/20 1:13:04 AM
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Ocarina of Time

definitely not true for me

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trdl23
07/18/20 1:54:39 AM
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Mario 64

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E come vivo? Vivo!
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ctesjbuvf
07/18/20 9:48:24 AM
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Super Mario Bros

Which will probably always be the best answer to this.

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DomaDragoon
07/18/20 10:15:43 AM
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Space Invaders.

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Congratulations to azuarc, Guru champion!
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WarThaNemesis2
07/18/20 10:45:11 AM
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Super Mario Bros.

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Not a stinky alien. :(
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TotallyNotMI
07/18/20 11:08:06 AM
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Super Mario Bros

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I'm not sure who this MI guy is but he sounds sexy.
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