Author Topic: GameFAQs: Best. Game. Ever (Round 2 Results) (Read 2824 times)

octoinky · « **on:** February 10, 2009, 02:38:00 am »

UPDATE - Here is our home on the web:

http://thengamer.com/guru/elite/

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Phase One: Nominations
NOW OPEN: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/nominate_entry

You know the drill! I'll keep editing this post as things change. 10 or more entrants and I'll get the usual excel file going to keep track of a friendly the-elite competition.

Neo · « **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:11:00 am »

I nominated like 3 months ago or something.

PC The Secret of Monkey Island
PC Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Nintendo 64 GoldenEye 007
Nintendo 64 Perfect Dark
GameCube TimeSplitters 2
SNES Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
PC Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
PC Sam & Max Hit the Road
PC Planescape: Torment
PC Fallout 2
PC Civilization IV
PC Grim Fandango

Ngamer · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:57:00 am »

My 15 choices are

Nintendo 64 GoldenEye 007
SNES Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Game Boy Pokemon Red
Nintendo 64 Star Fox 64
SNES Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
PlayStation Final Fantasy VIII
NES Mega Man 2
Nintendo 64 Mario Kart 64
PlayStation 2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Wii Super Mario Galaxy
Nintendo 64 Perfect Dark
Arcade Games Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
SNES Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
PC Half-Life 2

Was torn between HL2 and Chrono Trigger for the last spot, but going with Valve since CT should be a lock for one of the top seeds thanks to the DS.

Jimbo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2009, 04:37:00 am »

Bah I just made a top 10 topic about this! Take those from people!

flukey lukey · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:00:00 am »

i don't have an account, but i will list 15 anyway;

1. PC - Deus Ex
2. N64 - Super Mario 64
3. GCN - Metroid Prime
4. N64 - Goldeneye
5. X360 - GTA4
6. SNES - Donkey Kong Country
7. GCN - Resident Evil 4
8. PS2 - GTA Vice City
9. N64 - The Legend of Zelda OoT
10. PC - Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
11. X360 - Call of Duty 4
12. N64 - Banjo Kazooie
13. PC - Diablo 2
14. N64 - Perfect Dark
15. X360 - Bioshock

GuitarFailKid · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2009, 08:34:00 am »

^Wow, you picked exactly all of my favourite games, in pretty much the same order, apart from id replace GE with PD

That is the single best list that I have ever seen and whole heartidly agree with!

#1 Deus Ex is spot on for me.

Jack · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2009, 07:20:00 pm »

Game Boy Advance	Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
PlayStation	Chrono Cross
Nintendo 64	GoldenEye 007
SNES	Chrono Trigger
SNES	Donkey Kong Country
NES	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
PC	Starcraft
PC	Diablo II
SNES	Super Punch-Out!!
NES	Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
GameCube	Metroid Prime
PlayStation	Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
GameCube	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
SNES	Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
GameCube	Tales of Symphonia

octoinky · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:09:00 pm »

Wii Okami
Nintendo 64 Perfect Dark
Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Wii Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GameCube Metroid Prime
Nintendo 64 Mario Kart 64
Wii Super Mario Galaxy
GameCube Tales of Symphonia
GameCube Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
SNES Super Mario World
SNES Chrono Trigger
Game Boy Tetris
GameCube Resident Evil 4
PlayStation 2 Final Fantasy XII

Thiradell · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:34:00 pm »

GameCube Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Xbox 360 BioShock
NES The Legend of Zelda
NES Super Mario Bros. 3
Nintendo 64 GoldenEye 007
Atari 2600 Entombed
Nintendo 64 Perfect Dark
Nintendo 64 Star Fox 64
NES Nintendo World Cup
SNES Chrono Trigger
GameCube Super Mario Sunshine
Xbox Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
PC RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold
GameCube Madden NFL 2004

flukey lukey · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2009, 12:54:00 am »

To Kingpin:

that's awesome to hear, yeah Deus Ex completely blew me away. It has probably had the closest effect on me as watching a great movie, but with the added bonus that that movie last for a couple of days and you get to play the leads role. Sometimes i wonder if PD and GE should be swapped around, and i think if i hadn't discovered speedrunning PD would be on top. But nevertheless that is uncanny that we have near identical taste in games.

octoinky · « **Reply #10 on:** March 22, 2009, 11:01:00 pm »

Bracket is available on gameFAQs, if I can get 10 in I'll run this contest. Got a week left I think

Ngamer · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2009, 03:40:00 am »

Yes sir, the bracket is up, and you can fill out your entry at

http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/bge09.html

If you don't have a GameFAQs account or would rather fill the bracket by hard, here is a printable copy of the bracket:

http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/09BGEbracket1-byDp.jpg
http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/09BGEbracket2-byDp.jpg

As with the past two character battles this is a four-way competition, so keep in mind that you're picking two games to advance out of the four in that group, and also that order matters so put the game you think will finish #1 on top.

octoinky · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2009, 10:13:00 am »

This bracket is RIDICULOUSLY hard. I can't decide which franchises are going to be more popular.. Biggest trouble I'm having is the MGS vs GTA stuff that is popping up.. well, everywhere.

Comet · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2009, 05:54:00 pm »

My bracket is filled out and ready for failure! Was indeed very difficult.

Jack · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2009, 08:35:00 pm »

I hate my bracket in that it has all these terrible games in the finals. But they're sadly the ones which will win...

matt8k · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2009, 10:28:00 pm »

Had the most trouble with to 01-09 sections, cos with older titles it's easy to identify the 'classics'.
http://www.geocities.com/one1nemesis/contest09.html

Didn't nominate, but wouldve gone for;
NES Super Mario Bros
Nintendo 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Nintendo 64 GoldenEye 007
Nintendo 64 Perfect Dark
Game Boy Tetris
Pokemon Red/Blue
PS2 Shadow of the Colossus
PS2 Resident Evil 4
PC/PS2 GTA San Andreas
PS Final Fantasy VII
PC Half-Life
PC Civilization

dragondragon18 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 25, 2009, 12:41:00 pm »

My bracket is done. I'll figure out how to get it to Octo when I get home.

octoinky · « **Reply #17 on:** March 25, 2009, 04:31:00 pm »

To get me a bracket, just view your bracket (delete any relevant address info if you want), file-> save file, and either upload it to geocities or transfer it to me. It's the easy, saving the file will remember your form selections

Ngamer · « **Reply #18 on:** March 25, 2009, 11:43:00 pm »

Alternately you could do the same but send the file to me. All I ask is that you NOT delete the address and also include your SSN and two valid credit card #s.

Comet · « **Reply #19 on:** March 26, 2009, 02:46:00 pm »

What if I only have on credit card, Jon?

octoinky · « **Reply #20 on:** March 29, 2009, 09:42:00 pm »

I'm thinking about a major upset that would give me a shot to win at gameFAQs, but be a horrible pick for a small pool like this one... Not sure which I'd rather go for the victory in.

I'll give you a hint: OoT doesn't win... or get second!

octoinky · « **Reply #21 on:** April 05, 2009, 08:23:00 pm »

Brackets lock in 24 hours! Get 'em in everybody!!

Neo · « **Reply #22 on:** April 06, 2009, 10:50:00 am »

Someone remind me on AIM in the morning to fill one out, otherwise I won't remember. >_>

dragondragon18 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 06, 2009, 12:04:00 pm »

You were able to see my picks from that file I sent you, right?

Ngamer · « **Reply #24 on:** April 06, 2009, 02:36:00 pm »

SEVEN HOURS remain to finalize those entries!

Neo · « **Reply #25 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:34:00 am »

http://neo.thengamer.com/bge09_neosbracket.html

Sorry for the shitty formatting but I don't really care - it's quite possibly the worst bracket ever conceived.

(Thanks for the hosting, Jon!)

octoinky · « **Reply #26 on:** April 07, 2009, 01:47:00 am »

Off to a great start here with DK and Punch Out neck and neck for 2nd!!

Thiradell · « **Reply #27 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:16:00 pm »

Oh yay for Tetris. Yay for me picking Tetris to get 2nd when it's getting 50%. Looks like another "oh crap I should've picked that" year.

dragondragon18 · « **Reply #28 on:** April 07, 2009, 12:26:00 pm »

Haha. Time to quit your slacking Punchout!

Ngamer · « **Reply #29 on:** April 07, 2009, 10:16:00 pm »

Oh yes, and here's your perfect winning bracket!

Ngamer's 2009 BGE Guru Entry
Tiebreaker: 163783
(27 Risks Taken)
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Tetris > Donkey Kong
Mega Man 2 > Pac-Man
Mario 1 > Ninja Gaiden
Zelda 1 > Contra
Street Fighter 2 > Sonic 1
Mario 3 > SimCity
Super Mario World > Final Fantasy 1
Final Fantasy 4 > Mega Man 3
Super Metroid > Sonic 3
A Link to the Past > Doom
Final Fantasy 6 > Mega Man X
Sonic 2 > Mortal Kombat 2
Goldeneye > Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy 7 > Mario Kart 64
Super Mario 64 > Castlevania: SotN
Chrono Trigger > Yoshi`s Island
Pokemon R/B/Y > Majora`s Mask
Metal Gear Solid > Final Fantasy Tactics
StarCraft > Final Fantasy 8
Ocarina of Time > Half-Life
Final Fantasy X > Metal Gear Solid 2
Metroid Prime > Kingdom Hearts
Halo > Diablo 2
Melee > Wind Waker
GTA: SA > God of War
Metal Gear Solid 3 > World of Warcraft
Resident Evil 4 > Kingdom Hearts 2
Twilight Princess > Final Fantasy 12
Brawl > Grand Theft Auto 4
Super Mario Galaxy > Call of Duty 4
Metal Gear Solid 4 > Portal
Fallout 3 > Halo 3

Tetris > Mega Man 2
Zelda 1 > Mario 1
Mario 3 > Street Fighter 2
Super Mario World > Mega Man 3
A Link to the Past > Super Metroid
Final Fantasy 6 > Mega Man X
Final Fantasy 7 > Goldeneye
Chrono Trigger > Super Mario 64
Metal Gear Solid > Majora`s Mask
Ocarina of Time > Final Fantasy 8
Metroid Prime > Final Fantasy X
Melee > Halo
Metal Gear Solid 3 > World of Warcraft
Twilight Princess > Resident Evil 4
Brawl > Super Mario Galaxy
Metal Gear Solid 4 > Fallout 3

Zelda 1 > Tetris
Mario 3 > Street Fighter 2
Final Fantasy 6 > A Link to the Past
Final Fantasy 7 > Chrono Trigger
Ocarina of Time > Metal Gear Solid
Final Fantasy X > Melee
Twilight Princess > Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 4 > Brawl

Mario 3 > Zelda 1
Final Fantasy 7 > A Link to the Past
Ocarina of Time > Final Fantasy X
Metal Gear Solid 4 > Resident Evil 4

Final Fantasy 7 > Mario 3
Ocarina of Time > Final Fantasy X

Ocarina of Time > Final Fantasy 7

Or can be viewed in more detail at http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=3

octoinky · « **Reply #30 on:** April 08, 2009, 07:08:00 pm »

Only 7 ppl have made brackets?

Comet
Jack
NG
Octo
Thira
Neo
drag

If we don't get more I'm not making a whole excel sheet for 7 of us

here is my bracket

Tiebreak: 166,666

ROUND ONE
Tetris > Donkey Kong
Mega Man 2 > Pac-Man
SMB 1 > Ninja Gaiden
Zelda I > Metroid

Sonic 1 > SFII
SMB 3 > Monkey Island
SMW > FF1
Mega Man 3 > FF2

S Metroid > Sonic 3
Zelda: LttP > Doom
FF3 > Mega Man X
Sonic 2 > MK2

Goldeneye > S Mario RPG
FF7 > MarioKart64
S Mario 64 > C:SOTN
C Trigger > Yoshi's Island

Zelda: MM > Pokemon
MGS > FFT
FF8 > Starcraft
Zelda: OOT > FF9

FFX > MGS2
K Hearts > Metroid Prime
Halo > Diablo II:LoD
SSBM > Zelda: WW

GTA:SA > God of War
MGS3 > Halo 2
RE4 > K Hearts 2
Zelda: TP > Half-Life 2

SSBB > GTA4
S Mario G > CoD 4
MGS4 > Portal
Fallout 3 > Halo 3

ROUND TWO
Mega Man 2 > Metris
SMB1 > Zelda I
SMB3 > SFII
SMW > Mega Man 3

Zelda: LttP > S Metroid
FF3 > Mega Man X
FF7 > GoldenEye
S Mario64 > C Trigger

MGS > Zelda: MM
Zelda: OOT > Starcraft
FFX > Metroid Prime
SSBM > Halo

MGS3 > GTA:SA
Zelda: TA > RE4
SSBB > S Mario G
MGS4 > Fallout 3

ROUND THREE
SMB1 > Zelda I
SMB3 > SFII
Zelda: LttP > FF3
FF7 > S Mario 64

Zelda: OOT > Starcraft
FFX > SSBM
Zelda: TP > RE4
SSBB > MGS4

QUARTERFINAL
SMB3 > Zelda I
Zelda: LttP > FF7
Zelda: OOT > SSBM
MGS4 > Zelda: TP

SEMIFINAL
FF7 > Zelda: LttP
Zelda: OOT > SSBM

FINAL
FF7 > Zelda: OOT

Neo · « **Reply #31 on:** April 08, 2009, 08:31:00 pm »

Make Jon set up a guru-like setup so it's all automated

It can't be that hard to make another copy if the coding is all done >_>

Ngamer · « **Reply #32 on:** April 09, 2009, 02:43:00 am »

I'll make us a Guru site, but only if Neo promises to enter in the brackets.

octoinky · « **Reply #33 on:** April 09, 2009, 02:45:00 am »

Things are fun so far, and I'm poised for a guru-upset with Ninja Gaiden today! Though the day vote may not be kind... we'll have to see

Neo · « **Reply #34 on:** April 09, 2009, 05:12:00 am »

I'm happy to do that Jon, I'll be home all of the Easter Weekend.

Thiradell · « **Reply #35 on:** April 09, 2009, 03:54:00 pm »

Wow I have four yellow picks so far (picked what was 1st to finish 2nd and what was 2nd to finish 1st twice). Fortunately SMB has 70% today and Ninja Gaiden should pull out 2nd.

bcks · « **Reply #36 on:** April 10, 2009, 05:14:00 am »

My bracket, which is filled out at gamefaqs too.

ROUND ONE
Tetris > Donkey Kong
Mega Man 2 > Pac-Man
SMB 1 > Ninja Gaiden
Zelda I > Metroid

SFII > Castlevania 3
SMB 3 > Tecmo SB
SMW > FF1
FF2 > Mega Man 3

S Metroid > S Mario Kart
Zelda: LttP > DK Country
FF3 > Mega Man X
Sonic 2 > MK2

RE2 > Goldeneye
FF7 > MarioKart64
S Mario 64 > C:SOTN
C Trigger > Earthbound

Zelda: MM > Banjo-Kazooie
MGS > FFT
FF8 > Starcraft
Zelda: OOT > Half-Life

FFX > MGS2
Metroid Prime > GTA:VC
Halo > GTA 3
SSBM > Zelda: WW

GTA:SA > God of War
MGS3 > Halo 2
RE4 > K Hearts 2
Zelda: TP > FF12

GTA4 > SSBB
CoD 4 > S Mario G
MGS4 > BioShock
Fallout 3 > Halo 3

ROUND TWO
Mega Man 2 > Tetris
Zelda I > SMB1
SMB3 > SFII
SMW > FF2

Zelda: LttP > S Metroid
FF3 > Mega Man X
FF7 > MarioKart64
C Trigger > S Mario64

MGS > Zelda: MM
Zelda: OOT > FF8
FFX > Metroid Prime
SSBM > Halo

MGS3 > GTA:SA
Zelda: TA > FF12
GTA4 > CoD 4
MGS4 > Fallout 3

ROUND THREE
Zelda I > SMB1
SMB3 > FF2
Zelda: LttP > S Metroid
FF7 > C Trigger

Zelda: OOT > MGS
FFX > Metroid Prime
Zelda: TP > MGS3
MGS4 > Fallout 3

QUARTERFINAL
SMB3 > Zelda I
FF7 > Zelda: LttP
Zelda: OOT > FFX
MGS4 > Fallout 3

SEMIFINAL
FF7 > Zelda: LttP
Zelda: OOT > MGS4

FINAL
FF7 > Zelda: OOT

matt8k · « **Reply #37 on:** April 10, 2009, 09:47:00 pm »

Make that 8 ppl have made brackets!
(See page 1 of this topic - towards the bottom of the page)
http://www.geocities.com/one1nemesis/contest09.html

octoinky · « **Reply #38 on:** April 11, 2009, 07:52:00 pm »

Alright, I'll set this up in my excel sheet if nobody has done so when I return to san diego on wednesday night. Please post your brackets if you haven't already, in one form or another.

octoinky · « **Reply #39 on:** April 12, 2009, 12:10:00 am »

Well, one of the last 350 or so perfects, but not on the leaderboard! And not looking good today, as I have 2nd place wrong most likely with Monkey Island. Sim City is beating it out pretty easily and I expect that to get worse in the day.

bcks · « **Reply #40 on:** April 12, 2009, 04:11:00 am »

octoinky · « **Reply #41 on:** April 12, 2009, 05:56:00 pm »

A miraculous monkey island comeback leaves me as one of the last 3 perfect gurus, and hopefully a shot at the early leaderboard!

Ngamer · « **Reply #42 on:** April 13, 2009, 08:06:00 pm »

http://thengamer.com/guru/elite/

Here's our new home on the web! Neo will be adding in everyone else's brackets shortly.

octoinky · « **Reply #43 on:** April 13, 2009, 09:20:00 pm »

Octo sits as one of the last 76 brackets, but isn't on the top 50 due to making my bracket on the last day.

Here's to hoping 26 people miss today's match from the perfects, as I believe my first error will come with MM3 > Final Fantasy 4 (my logic for this pick is.. wtf is FF4, I've only heard of FF, FF2, FF3/6, FF7, FF8, FF9, FFX, FFXII, FFT, FFT:A, but after seeing FF and MM2 so far, I'm doubtful on this!)

Neo · « **Reply #44 on:** April 14, 2009, 12:12:00 am »

Ng, Octo, Matt and myself have had their brackets put up. I need the other 4 brackets posted here or forwarded to me ASAP!

Jack · « **Reply #45 on:** April 14, 2009, 01:24:00 am »

Do I need to post my bracket here, or is it viewable on GFAQs somewhere?

Neo · « **Reply #46 on:** April 14, 2009, 01:50:00 am »

Save it and send it, upload it, type it out, screenshot it... anything'll do.

bcks · « **Reply #47 on:** April 14, 2009, 05:11:00 am »

Neo, you can get my data from this topic, i don't remember my tie breaker, and can't seem to find it on GF's side.

Neo · « **Reply #48 on:** April 14, 2009, 07:25:00 am »

Sorry bcks - somehow I scrolled through the entire topic looking only for links and missed your entire thing.

Fixed now, just need the other 3.

dragondragon18 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 14, 2009, 11:30:00 am »

I sent mine to Octo, Neo

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Author Topic: GameFAQs: Best. Game. Ever (Round 2 Results) (Read 2824 times)