Nintendo Madness

Anyone remember the Nintendo Madness Tourney I put together last March? No, well that's ok. I kinda forgot about it too and never completed it. It got trumped by the amzaing LOTR/Star Wars bonanza.
But the Nintendo Tourney is back! We have four finalists. Vote over one the right. Most votes wins the title of BEST ORIGINAL NINTENDO GAME


Pick your horse.

1. Super Mario Brothers 3You got P-wings, frog suits, tails, memory games, big world, ice world, warp whistles, tons of great levels. Level 8 was extremely difficult. Plus, in this game you could go forward and backwards. And who can forget the king of each level being turned into some sort of weird animal? Great

3. TMNT IIThe classic arcade game in your own home. Who could want more? Well, you got Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Thousands of Footsoldiers, Shredder, and Krang in his giant, scary robot body. Very Nice.

1. Techmo Super BowlFirst great sports game. Great game play for nintendo, plus stats and season mode. Warren Moon, Rodger Craig, Bo Jackson, Randle Cunningham, Ronnie Lott and much, much more

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2. Zelda II the Adventure of LinkGreat RPG, introduced a lot to the genre. How important was it to keep perfect health to shoot that shiney beam out of your sword? And that horse guy in the first castle, man. Talking to the towns people was always a laugh. And the music is still engrained in my memory

Nintendo Madness Final Four

So. we've finally made it to the final four. We got 4 quality games here. Again, it was my sister's vote for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II that allowed it to advance. All she picked was that and Tiny Toons "all the way"
Four very different games. Pick your horse.


1. Super Mario Brothers 3

You got P-wings, frog suits, tails, memory games, big world, ice world, warp whistles, tons of great levels. Level 8 was extremely difficult. Plus, in this game you could go forward and backwards. And who can forget the king of each level being turned into some sort of weird animal? Great

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3. TMNT IIThe classic arcade game in your own home. Who could want more? Well, you got Bebop, Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Thousands of Footsoldiers, Shredder, and Krang in his giant, scary robot body. Very Nice.



1. Techmo Super Bowl

First great sports game. Great game play for nintendo, plus stats and season mode. Warren Moon, Rodger Craig, Bo Jackson, Randle Cunningham, Ronnie Lott and much, much more.

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2. Zelda II the Adventure of Link




Great RPG, introduced a lot to the genre. How important was it to keep perfect health to shoot that shiney beam out of your sword? And that horse guy in the first castle, man. Talking to the towns people was always a laugh. And the music is still engrained in my memory

Vote.
Sorry about that last post, sometimes I inexplicably get serious.

Nintendo Madness Round III

To be honest, the bracket only seems to have one plump matchup- the 2/3 Zelda II vs Super Mario Brother/Duck Hunt. The others looks pretty cut and dry. But that's why we play the game (vote)


1. Super Mario Brothers 3
4. Base Wars

3. TMNT II
10. Ice Hockey


1. Techmo Superbowl
12. Super Mario Brothers 2

3.Super Mario Brothers/Duck Hunt
2. Zelda II



Nice. All Marios still in it. Mario pretty much IS nintendo. 3 sports games still in it. That is a bit more of a surprise. I guess this predated the time where there was a new game for everything each year that made the previous year's version absolete. One RPG (a really tough, long one for a little kid) and one straight arcade, level style game. Nice. Final Four will be posted Monday morning.
Vote.

Nintendo Madness Round II

Just a quick explanation of my seeding and picking criteria. 1.) I only picked games I've often played and ones I've owned were much easier to seed higher. Games like Mega Man and Metroid I never really played, so they were put in here based on the word of others. 2.) High seeding went to games I still would play. If you had a working nintendo today and played it over Wii or PS3 they must be some damn good games. 3.) Leaving out Double Dragon was a mistake. Don't know how I forgot them. That is my only apology.

Notable First Round Results:
15 seed Karate Kid defeats 2 seed Tetris. Wow. A huge surprise there. Two people refused to vote because they hated the games, one calling for both to "die". I think it was the ice chopping level that did it for KK
13 Blades if Steel beats Super Dodge Ball easily. I guess you guys never played Super Dodge ball because it is great.
Classic 12-5 upset with Super Mario Brothers 2 beating Dr. Mario and Ninja Gaiden beating Paperboy
My sister's vote for Tiny Toons broke the tie versus Track and Field
Two ties had to be decided by the seeding committee, Base Wars over Metroid and Ice Hockey over Battletoads. Good stuff.

Round II

1. Super Mario 3
9. Excitebike

4.Base Wars
12. Ninja Gaiden

3. TMNT II
6. Mike Tyson's Punchout

10. Ice Hockey
15. Karate Kid



1. Techmo Superbowl
8. Tiny Toons

12. Super Mario 2
13. Blades of Steel

3. Super Mario/Duck Hunt
6. Mega ManII

7. Contra
2. Zelda II (gold cartridge)

I like those 3/6 matchups.
Voting will be open until Wednesday morning.

Nintendo Madness

I got the bracket fever baby. Everything should be in tournament form.
We're starting with Nintendo games. I'm talking about the 8-bit original NES, jumping up and down when you got it for Christmas, blowing on the games, playing til your hands hurt from the rectangular controllers. Yes.
Now I wasn't one of those rich kids growing up. I got nintendo a few years after most people and I didn't have many games, but it was still great.

I guess to vote, or to question my selections, just post or email me. Just vote on the ones you want. Not really sure what the best system for this is yet. Next round will be posted Tuesday. (company ski and/or get drunk weekend trip) Once we progress I'll and pictures and game descriptions and stuff. Have fun.

1. Super Mario Brothers 3
16. City Connection

8. Micro Machines
9. Excitebike

5.Paperboy
12. Ninja Gaiden

13. Metroid
4. Base Wars

3.TMNT II

14.Rampage

6.Mike Tyson's Punchout
11. World Cup Soccer

7.Battletoads
10. Ice Hockey

15.Karate Kid
2. Tetris




1.Techmo Superbowl
16. Mappy-Land

8. Tiny Toons
9. Track and Field

5.Dr. Mario
12. Mario Brothers 2

13. Blades of Steel
4. Super Dodgeball

3. Super Mario Brothers/ Duck Hunt
14. PC Pro AM

6. MegaMan II
11. Duck Tales

7. Contra
10. Castlevania II

15. California Games
2. Zelda II