#BGE2020 - Round 1 - Pool 257

[This Old Neon]

Welcome to the first round of #BGE2020 pools!

Each game is randomly seeded into pools using the set generator at Random.org. There's no seeding, no ranking, and no preference or prioritization.

The results of the pools will determine how each game stacks up in the elimination rounds, coming later this year.

HOW TO VOTE

Voting is ranked, but it's not super intuitive, so listen up.

• You have 6 total votes to distribute.
• You can only select up to 3 options.
• You can only give each option up to 3 votes.
• NOTE: The number you pick is not the RANK of your choice (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd), but the number of VOTES you're giving it.
• The more votes (bigger numbers) a game gets, the better for that game.

EXAMPLES

• You could pick three games and order them by giving them 3, 2, and 1 votes.
• If you like three games equally, you could give them 2, 2, and 2 votes.
• If you only like two games, you could give them 3 and 3 votes (or 3 and 2, etc.).

This gives you a lot of granularity for how you assign your votes and thereby a lot of influence over which games can do well. Use your power wisely!

If you have questions, ask before voting!

[Kong Wen]

I gave Frogger a small influence vote here, even though I'm not a huge fan. It's fun in short bursts on arcade hardware I suppose.

[The Shoemaker]

Last of Us Part II is a very solid game. It could really use some fat trimming here and there, but it makes for a more engaging "game" than part I, and a story that takes some moderate risks for a AAA sequel.

[Claytone]

I've not played the SNES port, but a quick YouTube search indicates that Super Smash TV is a perfectly competent port. Love the arcade version, so I'm gonna give it 3 points here. Good stuff from Midway's heyday. Giving a couple single votes out to Frogger and the extremely okay Columns as well.