Video Game Tournament: Second Three Matchups Are Up!

[bada]

Ducktales (NES)

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[epilogue]

I mean, I actually meant to type PS3 because that's what I played it on. But, just out of curiosity, what difference does it make? What if I'd first played in on PS4?

We are drafting games for the system in which they were originally released. No definitive or remastered editions. Some games have been re-released tons of times.

Oh. Weird. So, even if I'd wanted to draft Contra for the NES, I wouldn't have been able to. Interesting.

[epilogue]

I mean, I actually meant to type PS3 because that's what I played it on. But, just out of curiosity, what difference does it make? What if I'd first played in on PS4?

No. No. No.

I'm confused how no is a difference.

[bada]

No means no Joey.

[bada]

#metoo

[tree_]

Technically MK II should be arcade version, then. The console releases were ports.

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[Monkey_Driven]

how are these matchups gonna play out anyway? Totally random, or are we pitting games from the same generation against one another, or what?

Here's what I'm thinking...

6 Head to Head Matchups (determined at random)

Winners Advance

Losers Go to A Sudden Death Sixway Matchup (people vote for two)

2 Winners Advance

Round of 8 (Head to Head):

Round of 4 (Head to Head):

Championship

But I'm open to suggestions. We could vote round by round too. That would be kind of fun.

Yeah, that sudden death round is a good way to deal with the technological gap between, say, Gameboy and Switch.

Looks good to me!

To be clear I was thinking team against team (10 games against 10 games), not for games in specific rounds. If we did individual rounds, I would do something differently.

Now I'm lost. Are you saying that (for example) my team will go directly against tree's team? Because I don't like that at all; I much prefer each round to have it's own distinct vibe.

I'll put it up for the vote in a separate thread. I have a lot of ideas. I think gaming will allow us to be a bit creative in how we vote.

[epilogue]

No means no Joey.

#metoo

[Monkey_Driven]

Technically MK II should be arcade version, then. The console releases were ports.

yep

I'll get it all cleaned up before voting begins.

[run2death]

That means Tetris should be an Electronika 60 game.

[epilogue]

So... teams aren't going up against teams, games are going up against games?

[tragabigzanda]

1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Mario Kart (Wii)
3. Half-Life 2 (PC)
4. Twisted Metal 2 (PS1)
5. NHL 95 (Sega Genesis)
6. The Oregon Trail (graphical version, 1985, Apple II)
7. Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
8. Missile Command (Arcade)
9. Rocket League (PS4)
10. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father (PC)

[Ello Sailor]

Of course it's team vs. team. Wtf Joey.

[Monkey_Driven]

Thanks for running a tight-yet-flexible ship here, MD.

You guys all suck. I'll clarify my statement later. I'm slammed at work today.

[epilogue]

Of course it's team vs. team. Wtf Joey.

I'm super confused.

[tree_]

So... teams aren't going up against teams, games are going up against games?

Teams' games should go up against other teams' games and the team with the most wins wins

[Jorge]

So... teams aren't going up against teams, games are going up against games?

Teams' games should go up against other teams' games and the team with the most wins wins

That's a terrible idea

[CopperTom]

Round 7: Tecmo Bowl (NES). For a sports game to be fun to play years after release, it needs to be special. This is over 30 years old and still a blast. Oh, and Bo Jackson.

Round 8: Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn). On the very short list of greatest game ever made. Too bad it was released in very limited quantities during the last days of a console that thoroughly lost its console war versus PS1. I realize no on RM has played this. Spend a minute a Google it for me. The value pick of value picks.