The Final Showdown: Tragzabinga Wins!

[Monkey_Driven]

You guys suck at video game judging

I concur.

We failed the recognize the excellence of a two week old game.

[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)

[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)

[ABNorman]

Recount!

Well done, Trag. And thanks, M_D!

[BurtReynolds]

hopefully this victory will soften the blow of his failed political campaigns. Congrats, Trag.

[BurtReynolds]

Twisted Metal 2 is still a blast.

[run2death]

What do Trag and Lance Armstrong have in common?

[Sgt. Crackpot]

You guys suck at video game judging

I concur.

This is exactly how Trump became president.

[Monkey_Driven]

You guys suck at video game judging

I concur.

This is exactly how Trump became president.

It's true.

[epilogue]

Damn... trag go a shit ton of votes. Good work, trag.

Good game, ABN.

Thank you, M_D for being a good sport even though some people came after you. I really appreciate all your work here.

This was fun!

[Jorge]

Congrats Trag

I did a bad job at keeping up with the voting and the discussion, but I wanna thank MD for his efforts. He had some interesting ideas and showed genuine enthusiasm, as opposed to the simmering resentment that seems to gradually overtake tournament leaders with each new round.

I do think the method of selecting third place was a little wonky. Shouldn't it have been a matchup between the losing semi-finalists?

[Monkey_Driven]

Congrats Trag

I did a bad job at keeping up with the voting and the discussion, but I wanna thank MD for his efforts. He had some interesting ideas and showed genuine enthusiasm, as opposed to the simmering resentment that seems to gradually overtake tournament leaders with each new round.

I do think the method of selecting third place was a little wonky. Shouldn't it have been a matchup between the losing semi-finalists?

In hindsight, it probably should have been. Throughout each phase I was trying to find ways to include (and reward) teams that may have had a bad matchup in a previous round, but still performed well. So much of these tourneys is determined by the luck of the draw. I did a couple different calculations, but determined the average number of total votes made the most sense for the final two teams in consideration for third place. I was going through a few things earlier in the week and shot back instead of explaining my rationale.

I'm glad the two semifinalists had the most votes and you were a deserving 3rd place winner.

[Jammer XCI]

Twisted Metal 3 and Twisted Metal Black > 1 and 2

Definitely played a lot of 1 and 2 back in the 90’s though.

[Ello Sailor]

I wish I could crush you plebs at Tony Hawk's 2 right now. School 2, let's go.

[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)

[96583UP]

i demand a recount

[96583UP]

Trag is the Katherine Harris of the Video Game Forum