Board 8 > Best Game of 1995 Tournament **Nomination Round**

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02/25/24 6:00:21 PM
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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 7:50:04 PM
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By popular demand from a few users here, we're working towards the Tournament of Champions extravaganza, therefore today begins the nominations to determine the Best Game of 1995!

Rules are simple:
- Nominate up to 10 games released in North America for the first time in 1995.
- If you nominate 10 games, your top choice is worth 10 points, your bottom choice is 1 point, etc.

(Mostly) Notable 1995 game releases (if you know more, nominate them!)
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Twisted Metal
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Phantasy Star IV
Secret of Evermore
Comix Zone
Earthbound
Mega Man 7
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Time Crisis
Ristar
Tekken 2
Street Fighter Alpha
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Earthworm Jim 2
Command and Conquer
Hexen
Mario's Picross
Descent
Panzer Dragoon
Full Throttle
Jumping Flash!
Destruction Derby
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Light Crusader
MechWarrior 2
Phantasmagoria
King of Fighters 95
Fatal Fury 3
Heroes of Might and Magic
Aaahh!! Real Monsters
Alone in the Dark 3
Area 51
Astal
Clayfighter 2
Clockwork Knight 2
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Donkey Kong Land
Fade to Black
Fighting Vipers
Gargoyles
Gex
The Itchy and Scratchy Game
Jack Bros
Jagged Alliance
Jelly Boy
Justice League Task Force
Kirby's Avalanche
Knuckles Chaotix
Loaded
Madden NFL 96
Mario's Tennis
Mario Clash
Metal Warriors
MMPR: The Fighting Edition
MMPR The Movie (SNES)
MMPR The Movie (Genesis)
Road Rash 3
Speedy Gonzales: Los Gatos Bandidos
Spot Goes to Hollywood
Swat Kats
Spawn
Teleroboxer
Total Distortion
Toughman Contest
Toy Story
Vectorman
Virtua Cop 2
Wario Land (Virtual Boy)
Warhawk
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Worms

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Paratroopa1
02/25/24 7:55:19 PM
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To be clear, games released in Japan before 1995 but in NA in 1995 are eligible, and games released in Japan in 1995 and later/not at all in NA are not eligible, correct?
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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 7:58:36 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
games released in Japan before 1995 but in NA in 1995 are eligible

Yes

Paratroopa1 posted...
and games released in Japan in 1995 and later/not at all in NA are not eligible,

I'll allow this exception.

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paulg235
02/25/24 7:59:09 PM
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Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Tekken 2
Ristar
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Comix Zone
Kirby's Avalanche
Vectorman
Total Distortion
Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo

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paulg235
02/25/24 8:02:29 PM
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Actually, wait a minute. Would Snatcher be eligible for 1995 since it came out in NA in 1995 despite it releasing in Europe in 1994 (if so, I may have to edit my list)?

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andylt
02/25/24 8:04:02 PM
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Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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junk_funk
02/25/24 8:06:19 PM
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Chrono Trigger
Twisted Metal
Time Crisis
Tekken 2
Gex
Road Rash 3

thats it for now

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Paratroopa1
02/25/24 8:06:56 PM
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ZeroSignal posted...


I'll allow this exception.
So like, is Seiken Densetsu 3 eligible or not for instance? I'm not actually hanging on the answer being yes here, just clarifying
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tazzyboyishere
02/25/24 8:10:44 PM
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Panel de Pon
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Chrono Trigger
Mega Man 7
Mario's Picross
Earthbound
Phantasy Star IV
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo
Dragon Quest VI
Kirby's Dream Land 2

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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 8:18:43 PM
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Paratroopa1 posted...
So like, is Seiken Densetsu 3 eligible or not for instance?

Yes

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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 8:19:23 PM
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paulg235 posted...
Would Snatcher be eligible for 1995 since it came out in NA in 1995 despite it releasing in Europe in 1994 (if so, I may have to edit my list)?

Snatcher is eligible for 1995

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paulg235
02/25/24 8:20:49 PM
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Would it be okay to switch out one of my noms for Snatcher, then?

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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 8:21:11 PM
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Of course

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paulg235
02/25/24 8:22:47 PM
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Okay, cool. Please disregard my previous list and use this one instead, please.

Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Tekken 2
Ristar
Snatcher
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Comix Zone
Kirby's Avalanche
Total Distortion
Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo

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MZero
02/25/24 8:23:28 PM
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Dragon Quest VI
Seiken Densetsu 3
Phantasy Star IV
Chrono Trigger
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island


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Ifrit
02/25/24 8:42:09 PM
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Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Looney Toons B-Ball
Oregon Trail II
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

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Johnbobb
02/25/24 8:47:12 PM
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Worms
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Twisted Metal
Tekken 2
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Knuckles Chaotix
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game


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jcgamer107
02/25/24 8:47:27 PM
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big tag

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wallmasterz
02/25/24 8:49:10 PM
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jcgamer107 posted...
big tag


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02/25/24 9:00:25 PM
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MacArrowny
02/25/24 9:44:34 PM
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Mega Man X2
Worms
Chrono Trigger
DKC2

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Neocrimson
02/25/24 9:59:31 PM
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Mega Man X2
Mega Man 7
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ZeroSignal
02/25/24 9:59:56 PM
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No clue how tf I missed X2 when looking up 1995 titles

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MXCM
02/25/24 10:01:43 PM
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Mega Man X2
Tekken 2
Mega Man 7
Mario's Picross
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Kamekguy
02/25/24 10:17:32 PM
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Mega Man X2
Mega Man 7
Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo
Discworld
Dragon Quest VI
Snatcher
Panel de Pon

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Snake5555555555
02/25/24 10:37:20 PM
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Clock Tower (never released outside of JP, it IS technically coming out this year in NA for the first time ever but it's not out yet so I think this still counts?)
Phantasmagoria
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
D
Castlevania: Dracula X
The 11th Hour
Prisoner of Ice
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Destruction Derby
Twisted Metal

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raidenmon
02/26/24 12:50:14 PM
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Twisted Metal
Secret of Evermore
Comix Zone
Mega Man 7
Time Crisis
Ristar
Street Fighter Alpha
Mega Man X2
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UF8
02/26/24 2:33:13 PM
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also just wondering, what's the policy on Arc the Lad (released in english still on ps1 around 2002, but only as part of a compilation) @ZeroSignal
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UF8
02/26/24 3:13:15 PM
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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Panel de Pon
You Don't Know Jack
Psychic Force
Air Combat
Shining Force CD
Seiya Monogatari: AnEarth Fantasy Stories
Arc the Lad
Panzer Dragoon
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness

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Scorpionxz
02/26/24 6:44:30 PM
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Mega Man 7
Air Combat
Seiya Monogatari: AnEarth Fantasy Stories
Panel de Pon
Mega Man X2
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BSkullX
02/26/24 6:45:42 PM
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Mega Man 7
Mega Man X2
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest


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02/26/24 7:00:33 PM
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ZeroSignal
02/26/24 7:44:52 PM
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UF8 posted...
also just wondering, what's the policy on Arc the Lad (released in english still on ps1 around 2002, but only as part of a compilation) @ZeroSignal

I'll allow Arc as a nomination

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StifledSilence
02/26/24 8:11:15 PM
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Kirbys Dream Land 2
Kirbys Avalanche
Virtua Cop 2
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
DKC2
Chrono Trigger
Yoshis Island
Earthworm Jim 2
Hexen
Toy Story

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Paratroopa1
02/26/24 8:18:52 PM
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Kirby's Dream Course
Earthworm Jim 2
Seiken Densetsu 3
Terranigma
Darkseed II
Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend
You Don't Know Jack
Oregon Trail II
Wario Land (Virtual Boy)
Full Throttle

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junk_funk
02/26/24 8:21:52 PM
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Arc the Lad

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PrinceKaro
02/26/24 8:38:26 PM
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Trials of Mana
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Chrono Trigger
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Panel de Pon
Earthbound
Secret of Evermore
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Street Fighter Alpha


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02/26/24 9:00:15 PM
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jcgamer107
02/26/24 10:15:06 PM
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Clock Tower (SNES)
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
Time Crisis (Arcade)
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (DOS)
Tekken 2 (Arcade)
Indy 500 (Arcade)
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie (Genesis)
NFL Quarterback Club 96 (GB)
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade (Mac)
Transport Tycoon Deluxe

HM:
Golden Tee 3D Golf
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
The Dig
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster

kind of a weird down year before the N64 dropped

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Mythiot
02/26/24 10:56:41 PM
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List redone in order of preference.

Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
Yoshi's Island
Full Throttle
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Phantasy Star IV
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Panzer Dragoon
The Dig
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PunishedJeezy
02/26/24 11:21:21 PM
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Chrono Trigger
Earthbound
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Ristar
Earthworm Jim 2
Phantasy Star IV
Panzer Dragoon
Terranigma
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

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Snake5555555555
02/26/24 11:40:01 PM
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Drop: Twisted Metal
Add: Terranigma

New Order
Clock Tower
Phantasmagoria
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
D
Castlevania: Dracula X
The 11th Hour
Prisoner of Ice
Terranigma
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
Destruction Derby

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azuarc
02/27/24 8:23:29 AM
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Have there been other years of this that I just flat-out missed/forgotten about, or did you just decide to start with '95 for whatever reason?

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ZeroSignal
02/28/24 7:33:38 AM
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azuarc posted...
Have there been other years of this that I just flat-out missed/forgotten about, or did you just decide to start with '95 for whatever reason?

I've been doing these since 2005. Starting in 2009, I went back and wrapped up the 2000s decade (2000-2004). Then starting in 2015, I started going backwards from 1999, just on a much slower occasion

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ZeroSignal
02/28/24 8:29:05 AM
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My 10...

Chrono Trigger
Donkey Kong Country 2
Yoshi's Island
Mega Man X2
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Earthbound
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Secret of Evermore
Comix Zone
Total Distortion

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ZeroSignal
02/28/24 8:37:18 AM
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Current update on potential bracket:

Games nominated: 69
Current #1 seeds: Chrono Trigger, DKC2, Yoshi's Island, Earthbound

Bracket will only be 64 titles, btw

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ZeroSignal
02/29/24 7:29:46 PM
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Up

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junk_funk
02/29/24 9:10:02 PM
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Earthworm Jim 2 (in my +3)

I dont think I want to nominate any more in my last two spots.

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