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Round 3: The New Brunswick Bracket

You can vote for 1-3 games in this poll. Vote carefully—you can't change your votes after submitting them. The #1, #2, and #3 ranked games at the end of the week will move on to Round 4.

1988 - Contra / Probotector - NES
1991 - Super Castlevania IV - SNES
1994 - Super Punch-Out!! - SNES
1996 - Metal Slug - NG
1997 - Fallout - PC
1999 - Rayman 2: The Great Escape - Multiplatform
2002 - Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem - GCN
2004 - Metroid: Zero Mission - GBA
2009 - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - DS
2014 - Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - PC

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

Wow, this one is tough. I went for Super Punch-Out!! as it's just a classic arcade style game and Zero Mission which is one of the best Metroid games around.

I went for Super Punch-Out!! as well. Incredible game; so simple and so fun.

I might have been convinced to toss out another vote or two here, but I stuck with a single to emphasize how strongly I believe in Guacamelee!

Seriously, gang. I really don't care who wins what or ranks where. If you haven't played it, get on that. Perfection.

VictorViper wrote:I might have been convinced to toss out another vote or two here, but I stuck with a single to emphasize how strongly I believe in Guacamelee!

Seriously, gang. I really don't care who wins what or ranks where. If you haven't played it, get on that. Perfection.

I voted for it, but I can't say I've been entirely impressed by it yet. I only have the first power, and I hear it gets better, so I'll keep going with it someday. The mechanics are sound and I see the potential.

I voted for Guacamelee! Shoe, trying to judge this game with just the first power unlocked is like judging Super Metroid without any of Samus's abilities. Can't be done. I consider them on close to the same plane in terms of their vision and execution. The various boss fights in the game also make great use of the fighting mechanics. Javier.

Wow. This is a bracket that consists almost entirely of games I consider good. Awesome. Sure will make voting hard, though!

Guacamelee, Fallout, and Metroid Zero Mission will advance to the next round!