Video Game Tournament: Second Three Matchups Are Up!

[CopperTom]

When will matchups be announced?

[Norah]

Has anyone picked Sim City 2000 yet? What about Wolfenstein 3D?

[Simple Torture]

When will matchups be announced?

Everyone has to play RDR2 first.

[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)

[Simple Torture]

Has anyone picked Sim City 2000 yet?

Yes.

What about Wolfenstein 3D?

I don't think so.

[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)

[Simple Torture]

LV would have picked rollercoaster tycoon

It’s true

Very surprised this wasn't picked.

[run2death]

Other games that I might've thought about if I were picking:

Quake II
Dark Forces II
X-Wing or TIE Fighter
Minecraft

Surprised no one picked a Civilization game.

Quake II really wasn't very good.

I was so into that game when it came out. I was obsessed with downloading mods and user-made levels, and even got a level editor so I could build my own (never really got beyond making big rooms and hallways, but it was fun). I was only 13, and in another life I think I could've gotten into that business--even took a coding class in high school. But that fizzled out when I got interested in the humanities

You didn't miss out. I have several friends who work at various game studios (PHX has turned into a hotbed for small to medium size gaming companies) and their lives sound miserable. Lots of hiring and firing, lots of mandatory overtime, lots of delays, cancellations and funding/investment problems.

[Monkey_Driven]

When will matchups be announced?

I plan to have the first two or three up tonight or tomorrow.

[run2death]

Tonight??!

I need more time to create fake accounts to vote against the people who have pissed me off in this thread.

[Monkey_Driven]

Trag, the more recent 2k games have probably the best AI of any sports franchise (especially give how complex and free flowing backetball can be). The load times are no worse than Madden or FIFA games either.

The controls are really complicated, I'll give you that.

My only true knock against the series is prevelance of microtransactions.

[Monkey_Driven]

Tonight??!

I need more time to create fake accounts to vote against the people who have pissed me off in this thread.

It'll probably be tomorrow. Depends on how sleepy I am.

Contact your Russian friends for the fake accounts.

[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)

[run2death]

Tonight??!

I need more time to create fake accounts to vote against the people who have pissed me off in this thread.

It'll probably be tomorrow. Depends on how sleepy I am.

Contact your Russian friends for the fake accounts.

VPN, baby!

[Monkey_Driven]

Trag, the more recent 2k games have probably the best AI of any sports franchise (especially give how complex and free flowing backetball can be). The load times are no worse than Madden or FIFA games either.

The controls are really complicated, I'll give you that.

My only true knock against the series is prevelance of microtransactions.

I found the AI to be very hot and cold, with my teammates making all the right moves until all of a sudden then all wanted to crowd the paint. No way are the load times better than FIFA! Though it could be because I was doing the Spike Lee Story mode in 2K.

Yeah, MyPlayer is awful for loading times and wonky AI. I'm talking about the other 80 percent of the 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)

[Monkey_Driven]

Trag, the more recent 2k games have probably the best AI of any sports franchise (especially give how complex and free flowing backetball can be). The load times are no worse than Madden or FIFA games either.

The controls are really complicated, I'll give you that.

My only true knock against the series is prevelance of microtransactions.

I found the AI to be very hot and cold, with my teammates making all the right moves until all of a sudden then all wanted to crowd the paint. No way are the load times better than FIFA! Though it could be because I was doing the Spike Lee Story mode in 2K.

Yeah, MyPlayer is awful for loading times and wonky AI. I'm talking about the other 80 percent of the game.

I hardly touched that, so I'll relent.

Classic trag.

[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]

Trag, the more recent 2k games have probably the best AI of any sports franchise (especially give how complex and free flowing backetball can be). The load times are no worse than Madden or FIFA games either.

The controls are really complicated, I'll give you that.

My only true knock against the series is prevelance of microtransactions.

I found the AI to be very hot and cold, with my teammates making all the right moves until all of a sudden then all wanted to crowd the paint. No way are the load times better than FIFA! Though it could be because I was doing the Spike Lee Story mode in 2K.

Yeah, MyPlayer is awful for loading times and wonky AI. I'm talking about the other 80 percent of the game.

I hardly touched that, so I'll relent.

Classic trag.

I prefer to pass my judgments in broad strokes.

Haha