Qualifying Poll 1/10: Seven Wonders

[This Old Neon]

You can vote for 1-3 games in this poll. Vote carefully—you can't change your votes after submitting them. The top 3 games at the end of the week will earn a spot in the Top 128.

1980 - Pac-Man - Arcade
1986 - The Legend of Zelda - NES
1988 - Super Contra - NES
2000 - Paper Mario - N64
2003 - F-Zero GX - GCN
2010 - Pokémon [Black/White] Version - DS
2011 - Super Mario 3D Land - 3DS
2012 - Frog Fractions - PC

You are encouraged to discuss your choices and your reasons for selecting the games you did.

[Humphries90]

Just gone with F-Zero. Still need to get my hands on that game again.

[Spore]

Don't vote till you know what you're doing.

http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions/

[Kong Wen]

Don't vote till you know what you're doing.

http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions/

This. Maybe you've never heard of Frog Fractions. Give it a try. You can play it right in your browser. It's easy! Maybe you have, but you don't know what the fuss is about. Give it a try! It's easy.

[Pluvius]

Don't vote till you know what you're doing.

http://twinbeard.com/frog-fractions/

This. Maybe you've never heard of Frog Fractions. Give it a try. You can play it right in your browser. It's easy! Maybe you have, but you don't know what the fuss is about. Give it a try! It's easy.

Definitely the best way to learn about fractions.

Still like Abobo's Big Adventure better though

Rob

[VictorViper]

Holding off until I give FF its due. I'm not honestly expecting it'll earn a vote, but we'll see.

[Kong Wen]

Holding off until I give FF its due. I'm not honestly expecting it'll earn a vote, but we'll see.

Some advice:

1. Have sound on.
2. Use a mouse. I couldn't play it with my laptop's trackpad.

[Han Solo]

Frog Fractions is such a funny experience. I'm quite surprised it made this high in the voting though.

[Claytone]

I have played every game in this bracket (and only not finished two of them). F-Zero GX is by far the best in the bracket, so it will receive my only vote. There are other games in this bracket that I think deserve to move on, but GX deserves it more than any of them. It's so. fucking. good. I will be deeply saddened if this is the last stand of F-Zero as a series.

And in general, I hope the series can make a comeback. I think the gaming ecosystem is perfect for a new F-Zero. With the Bayonettas and Dark Souls of the world, I think a new appreciation has cropped up for its brand of brutal difficulty and perfection of its twitch, white-knuckle gaming. F-Zero is a series that is typically somewhat light on content, speaking just in terms of level volume, but its incredible depth and rockin' soundtrack keep you coming back to master those same five, beautifully designed Grands Prix. Racing games, as easy as they are to make look pretty, are ideal launch titles, so I could see a real opportunity to bring the series back with a bang on the NX. Toss in some online play and a track creator/sharer, and you'd solve perhaps the series's only gripes.

I can dream...

[Kong Wen]

I have played every game in this bracket (and only not finished two of them). F-Zero GX is by far the best in the bracket, so it will receive my only vote. There are other games in this bracket that I think deserve to move on, but GX deserves it more than any of them. I will be deeply saddened if this is the last stand of F-Zero as a series.

F-Zero GX was the lowest-seeded F-Zero game, and oddly enough it'll end up being the highest-ranked one.