Board 8 > Best Game of 1994 tournament **NOMINATION TOPIC**

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ZeroSignal
04/11/24 7:43:29 AM
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Tournament of Champions, your thoughts? - Results (32 votes)
64 games (Champs + runner ups)
34.38% (11 votes)
11
128 games (Champs + Final Four games)
65.63% (21 votes)
21
This poll is now closed.
Moving backwards into the past, we're going forward with the Best Game of 1994 tournament! Will 1994's winner have as dominant of a run as Chrono Trigger in 1995? Only time will tell!

Question, and your thoughts: Should we count Sonic 3 and Knuckles as one game, or have them separate as Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles?

Besides that, the rules...
1) Nominate up to 10 games releases mainly in North America in 1994
2) Point values of games are determined by the # of nominations. If you nominate 10 games, your top choice is 10 points. If you nominate one game, your only choice is worth 1 point.
3) I'm lenient on titles released in Japan/Europe, but rarely/never in North America. It can be discussed.

Notable 1994 releases
Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic and Knuckles
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong (94)
Mega Man X
Daytona USA
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tekken
Killer Instinct
Demon's Crest
Doom II
Dynamite Headdy
Streets of Rage 3
System Shock
Earthworm Jim
Super Punch-Out!!
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
Ecco: The Tides of Time
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Contra: Hard Corps
Cruis'n USA
Sparkster
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Super Bomberman 2
The Death and Return of Superman
Tetris and Dr. Mario
Hagane: The Final Conflict
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Joe and Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
The Jungle Book
The Lion King
Road Rash
Shadowrun
SimTower
Super Adventure Island II
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II
Jurassic Park (1994 Arcade)
Wario's Woods
King of Fighters '94
King's Field
King's Quest VII
Mickey Mania
Adventures of Batman and Robin
Beyond Oasis
Blackthorne
Boogerman
Burn:Cycle
Clockwork Knight
Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls
Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus Mystery
Lethal Enforcers II
Magic Carpet
Mega Man V
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES beat-em-up)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Genesis fighter)
The Need for Speed
The Ninja Warriors
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Point Blank
Pocky and Rocky 2
Policenauts
Primal Rage
Ridge Racer 2
Samurai Showdown II
Sega Rally Championship
Soulstar
Stunt Race FX
Super Bonk
Tax in Escape from Mars
Urban Strike
WWF Raw

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jcgamer107
04/11/24 8:40:40 AM
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Yeesssssss taaaagggggg

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azuarc
04/11/24 8:52:58 AM
#3:


Theme Park
TIE Fighter
One Must Fall 2097
Warcraft: Orcs vs Humans
Donkey Kong Country
Super Metroid
Road Rash
Marathon

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KCF0107
04/11/24 9:00:17 AM
#4:


1. Beavis and Butt-Head (SNES)
2. Biker Mice from Mars
3. Donkey Kong Country
4. Al Unser Jr.'s Road to the Top
5. Wario's Woods
6. Doom II
7. Dynamite Headdy
8. Donkey Kong (94)
9. The Jungle Book
10. Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures

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plasmabeam
04/11/24 9:11:34 AM
#5:


Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man V
Cruis'n USA
Demon's Crest

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StifledSilence
04/11/24 10:51:22 AM
#6:


I would say unite Sonic 3 and Knuckles as one game.

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StifledSilence
04/11/24 10:55:05 AM
#7:


1. Cruisin USA
2. Donkey Kong Country
3. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
4. Streets of Rage 3
5. The Lion King
6. Tekken
7. Final Fantasy 6
8. Wario Land
9. Doom 2
10. Darkstalkers

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Neocrimson
04/11/24 11:32:02 AM
#8:


Mega Man X
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man V
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Johnbobb
04/11/24 11:36:52 AM
#9:


StifledSilence posted...
I would say unite Sonic 3 and Knuckles as one game.


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Johnbobb
04/11/24 11:39:24 AM
#10:




Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Donkey Kong Country
Tekken
Earthworm Jim
Super Punch-Out!!
The Jungle Book
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Urban Strike
WWF Raw

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Kamekguy
04/11/24 11:44:56 AM
#11:


Live-A-Live
Donkey Kong Country
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Mega Man X
Policenauts
Super Punch-Out!!
Demon's Crest
Final Fantasy VI
Cruis'n USA
Killer Instinct

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MacArrowny
04/11/24 12:17:56 PM
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Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country
Mega Man X
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Uniracers


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MXCM
04/11/24 2:52:58 PM
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Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Mega Man X
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Mega Man V
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raidenmon
04/11/24 2:55:43 PM
#14:


Streets of Rage 3
Mega Man V
The Lion King
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)
Mega Man X

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Snake5555555555
04/11/24 3:10:54 PM
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StifledSilence posted...
I would say unite Sonic 3 and Knuckles as one game.

  1. Alien vs. Predator (arcade)
  2. Ecstatica
  3. Doctor Hauzer
  4. Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar)
  5. Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
  6. Banshee's Last Cry
  7. Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller
  8. System Shock
  9. DOOM II
  10. Necronomicon

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tazzyboyishere
04/11/24 3:21:48 PM
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Regarding ToC, not sure if it necessarily translates, but when I did one for my generation contests, I used the top 4, and it led to some fairly uncompetitive results, so I would say top 2 probably makes for a more engaging experience

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-hotdogturtle--
04/11/24 3:52:01 PM
#17:


If S3 and SK were both released in 1994 then I'd say count them together because they were intended to be played as a single game. If not then it gets complicated.

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paulg235
04/11/24 4:50:51 PM
#18:


Donkey Kong Country
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Unite Them)
Final Fantasy VI
Mega Man X
Mystic Towers
Super Punch-Out!!!
Super Metroid
Point Blank
Policenauts
King of Fighters '94

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-hotdogturtle--
04/11/24 5:15:47 PM
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ZeroSignal posted...
2) Point values of games are determined by the # of nominations. If you nominate 10 games, your top choice is 10 points. If you nominate one game, your only choice is worth 1 point.
Wait so our noms are actually ranked by order?

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KCF0107
04/11/24 5:18:31 PM
#20:


I'm pretty sure that has always been the case for this project

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-hotdogturtle--
04/11/24 5:21:02 PM
#21:


I think I skipped the last few topics so I've forgotten.

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jcgamer107
04/11/24 5:46:25 PM
#22:


Cyberia (DOS)
Daytona USA (Arcade)
Cruis'n USA (Arcade)
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy)
Unnecessary Roughness '95 (DOS)
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade)
Virtua Cop (Arcade)
Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES)*
Mickey Mania (SNES)
TIE Fighter (DOS)

*This contains graphical updates of both games, but also a crossover mode that I think distinguishes it as its own game. But if it doesn't count, move the two games below it up & put Elder Scrolls: Arena in the 10th spot.

HMs:
The Elder Scrolls: Arena (DOS)
SimTower (DOS)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Arcade)
Operation: Inner Space (DOS)
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie (SNES)
Tekken (Arcade)
Mega Man Soccer (SNES)
Doom II (DOS)
Wario's Woods (DOS)

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pjbasis
04/11/24 6:01:35 PM
#23:


1) Donkey Kong Country
2) Super Metroid
3) Mega Man X
4) Mickey Mania
5) Final Fantasy VI
6) Wario Land
7) The Lion King
8) Demon's Crest
9) King's Field
10) Tekken

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BSkullX
04/11/24 6:38:12 PM
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Mega Man X
Mega Man V
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Genesis)
Donkey Kong Country
Tekken
Streets of Rage 3
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Castlevania: Bloodlines
Contra: Hard Corps

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Scorpionxz
04/11/24 6:40:49 PM
#25:


Mega Man V
Mega Man X
Magical Quest 2: The Great Circus Mystery
Donkey Kong (94)
Super Bomberman 2
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Daytona USA
Tekken
Killer Instinct
Dynamite Headdy
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Ifrit
04/11/24 8:09:55 PM
#26:


  1. Uniracers
  2. Final Fantasy VI
  3. Killer instinct
  4. Donkey Kong Country
  5. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
  6. Animaniacs
  7. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
  8. Super Street Fighter II: Turbo
  9. Shaq Fu
  10. Stunt Race FX



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Ifrit
04/11/24 8:20:18 PM
#27:


Not enough appreciation for Uniracers tbh.

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ZeroSignal
04/11/24 9:15:23 PM
#28:


StifledSilence posted...
I would say unite Sonic 3 and Knuckles as one game.

After research, I'm pulling the trigger

Sonic 3 and Knuckles will be one entry

-hotdogturtle-- posted...
Wait so our noms are actually ranked by order?

KCF0107 posted...
I'm pretty sure that has always been the case for this project

This.

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MrSmartGuy
04/11/24 9:31:08 PM
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The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain

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ZenOfThunder
04/11/24 9:31:57 PM
#30:




  1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
  2. Darkstalkers
  3. SimCity 2000
  4. Castlevania: Bloodlines
  5. Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
  6. Theme Park
  7. Policenauts
  8. Alien vs Predator (Jaguar)
  9. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
  10. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers



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ZeroSignal
04/11/24 10:03:28 PM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Which one?

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ZenOfThunder
04/11/24 10:05:42 PM
#32:


my bad

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Genesis fighter)

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tazzyboyishere
04/11/24 10:46:34 PM
#33:


Just doing my top 10:

  1. Super Metroid
  2. Contra: Hard Corps
  3. Doom II: Hell on Earth
  4. Donkey Kong Country
  5. Donkey Kong (GB)
  6. Castlevania: Bloodlines
  7. Mega Man V
  8. Sonic 3 & Knuckles
  9. Final Fantasy VI
  10. Mega Man X2

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jcgamer107
04/11/24 10:59:19 PM
#34:


jcgamer107 posted...
Wario's Woods (DOS)
whoops, there's definitely no Wario's Woods for DOS..........yet.............

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UF8
04/12/24 12:26:16 AM
#35:


2 eligibility questions, are Umihara Kawase (has an english version on sayonara umihara kawase on vita as well as a standalone ver on steam, both >20 years later) and Puyo Puyo Tsuu (has an english release on the neo geo pocket color port as puyo pop in 1999 (this is like the 10th port)) eligible
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azuarc
04/12/24 1:06:24 AM
#36:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/74ff5118.png

Oh...I thought this was just a nomination topic and number of noms was what mattered.

1. Super Metroid
2. Donkey Kong Country
3. TIE Fighter
4. Warcraft: Orcs vs Humans
5. One Must Fall 2097
6. Theme Park
7. Marathon
8. Road Rash
9. SimTower
10. Bust-a-Move / Puzzle Bobble


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UF8
04/12/24 2:12:37 AM
#37:


Ash.
EMIT
Panorama Cotton
Power DoLLS: Detachment of Limited Line Service
Umihara Kawase
Tokimeki Memorial
Shining Force II
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
Dragonsphere
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

(and if cotton and kawase and puyo aren't safe, i'll add on these three as well) (panorama cotton also only got an english release a couple of years ago)
Galaxy Robo
Naname de Magic!
Kamaitachi no Yoru

decided to stick to ones that didn't already have votes, so apologies for arbitrarily excluding darkstalkers/wario/dk/policenauts/vf2/cyberia (ok the last 3 were only in my top 17 but still i had them above naname at least)

on an additional note, EMIT is a series of 3 sequential titles basically, but they were all released at the same time and have since been treated as a set so it's kinda a higurashi/umineko kind of deal. also your call on whether that's fine or not, it didn't really seem right to me to have them filling multiple slots in the contest
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UF8
04/12/24 2:37:57 AM
#38:


oh actually i missed that kamaitachi no yoru was also a game with a vote already lol (as banshee's last cry. it's fine though, i'm doubting it gets counted anyway and honestly that one is also just as awkward for eligibility too with its english iOS release that i kinda overlooked)
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ZeroSignal
04/12/24 4:00:20 PM
#39:


jcgamer107 posted...
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade)

Released in NA in 1995

Also Mega Man X2 was 1995

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ZeroSignal
04/12/24 4:00:59 PM
#40:


Ifrit posted...
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

@Ifrit which one?

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PunishedJeezy
04/12/24 5:22:13 PM
#41:


System Shock
Live-A-Live
Policenauts
Heretic
Samurai Shodown II
Final Fantasy VI
Road Rash
Dynamite Headdy
Super Metroid
Star Wars: TIE Fighter


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Ifrit
04/12/24 7:22:34 PM
#42:


SNES Version

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tazzyboyishere
04/12/24 8:25:04 PM
#43:


ZeroSignal posted...
Released in NA in 1995

Also Mega Man X2 was 1995
Oh I must've used JP release. Replace with Demon's Crest please

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jcgamer107
04/13/24 3:45:59 AM
#44:


ZeroSignal posted...
jcgamer107 posted...
Virtua Fighter 2 (Arcade)

Released in NA in 1995
Oh, in that case:

1) Cyberia (DOS)
2) Daytona USA (Arcade)
3) Cruis'n USA (Arcade)
4) Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy)
5) Unnecessary Roughness '95 (DOS)
6) Virtua Cop (Arcade)
7) Tetris & Dr. Mario (SNES)
8) Mickey Mania (SNES)
9) TIE Fighter (DOS)
10) The Elder Scrolls: Arena (DOS)

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ZeroSignal
04/13/24 7:33:28 AM
#45:


MrSmartGuy posted...
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain

August 1995 release, according to Wikipedia

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ZeroSignal
04/13/24 7:37:45 AM
#46:


ZenOfThunder posted...
SimCity 2000

Released first in December 1993, apparently

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ZeroSignal
04/13/24 10:29:58 AM
#47:


My nominations:

1) Final Fantasy VI
2) Sonic 3 and Knuckles
3) Super Metroid
4) Super Punch-Out
5) Demon's Crest
6) Dynamite Headdy
7) Road Rash
8) Earthworm Jim
9) Mickey Mania
10) X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

Stats so far
Games nominated: 82
Potential #1 seeds: Donkey Kong Country, Final Fantasy VI, Super Metroid, Sonic 3 and Knuckles

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UF8
04/13/24 2:29:06 PM
#48:


ZeroSignal posted...
August 1995 release, according to Wikipedia
according to gamefaqs though it's a July 1994 release though so hm

edit: oh it looks like the source for that that likely came from prior wikipedia revisions actually (they'd had that date there from 2008 to 2022) so fair enough
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ZeroSignal
04/13/24 9:59:21 PM
#49:


Up

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ZeroSignal
04/15/24 8:31:55 PM
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Last bump. After this, we'll switch to part 2, where we determine specific seedings for games with tied nomination points

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