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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!

I never liked FFIV much despite its reputation. It didn’t grab me though I could tell it’s a decent game. I put some votes in Shadowhearts due to its being a thrilling and challenging puzzle game. One of those games that you keep playing in your head trouble shooting problems long after the console is off. And it’s the source of my current avatar!

I’ve always loved the Paper Mario games. I miss not getting to play them any more but I’ve got plenty to do so I’m okay with it. Threw Galahad 3 a vote too due to awesomeness.

Kirby's Adventure still holds up as a decent platformer today, and it doesn't even have Kirby's signature copy ability.

Wew, this is a big bracket. FFIV and Ms. Pac-Man were both formative games for me, but I've got to give the big votes here to Shadowgate. And that doesn't even let me cast any votes for Gaplus, Kirby, or Wipeout! Madness. Fortunately Super Paper Mario is one of the weakest entries in that particular series.

Kong Wen wrote: ↑13 Jan 2020 00:26 Wew, this is a big bracket. FFIV and Ms. Pac-Man were both formative games for me, but I've got to give the big votes here to Shadowgate. And that doesn't even let me cast any votes for Gaplus, Kirby, or Wipeout! Madness. Fortunately Super Paper Mario is one of the weakest entries in that particular series.

Did you play the 3DS and Wii U paper Mario's? I would probably put Super Paper Mario right in the middle in terms of the franchise quality.

The Shoemaker wrote: ↑12 Jan 2020 20:57 Kirby's Adventure still holds up as a decent platformer today, and it doesn't even have Kirby's signature copy ability.

I think you're confusing it with Kirby's Dreamland for the GameBoy. Adventure debuted his copy ability!

evildevil97 wrote: ↑13 Jan 2020 07:10

The Shoemaker wrote: ↑12 Jan 2020 20:57 Kirby's Adventure still holds up as a decent platformer today, and it doesn't even have Kirby's signature copy ability.

I think you're confusing it with Kirby's Dreamland for the GameBoy. Adventure debuted his copy ability!

After I posted that comment I thought maybe I was thinking of the wrong game, and I was! Didn't make the wrong vote though, the game does hold up as a decent platformer on the NES. Honestly surprising how Kirby platformers really haven't moved away from what this game did

The Shoemaker wrote: ↑13 Jan 2020 02:45

Kong Wen wrote: ↑13 Jan 2020 00:26 Wew, this is a big bracket. FFIV and Ms. Pac-Man were both formative games for me, but I've got to give the big votes here to Shadowgate. And that doesn't even let me cast any votes for Gaplus, Kirby, or Wipeout! Madness. Fortunately Super Paper Mario is one of the weakest entries in that particular series.

Did you play the 3DS and Wii U paper Mario's? I would probably put Super Paper Mario right in the middle in terms of the franchise quality.

I played it at launch, at which point it was the weakest in the series for sure. The fact that the series has only gotten weaker makes me feel justified in my decision to stop playing them.