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  1. Posted

    So the second phase begins with the first face-offs between the losers of Round One, trying for a second chance at glory.

     

    BATTLE A

    Food Fight for the Atari 7800, humbled in the first round, takes on the mighty (but still a loser) Legend of Zelda for the NES.

     

    BATTLE B

    The original co-op platformer, Mario Bros. for the arcade dukes it out with the NES' Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! .

     

    BATTLE C

    The arcade Tempest tries to outmaneuver the Colecovision's classic rendition of Donkey Kong.

     

    BATTLE D

    And crazed anti-shooter Kaboom! for the 2600 battles Crazy Climber for the arcade.

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  3. Posted

    Okay, here's the rest of Round One:

     

    BATTLE 5

    Trendsetting NES game Super Mario Bros. against the unique gameplay of the arcade Tempest.

     

    BATTLE 6

    Atari's early arcade success Asteroids fights off the system selling Donkey Kong for the Colecovision.

     

    BATTLE 7

    Kaboom! for the Atari 2600 takes on arcade shooter Galaga.

     

    BATTLE 8

    And the genre-defying Yar's Revenge for the 2600 takes on another "different" game, the oddball arcade entry Crazy Climber.

  4. Posted

    Well, that took longer than it should have, but here we are.

     

    The Double Elimination Super All-Star Summer 2008 Mega Vintage Game Shodown



    has begun!

     

    Four Battles in Round One:

     

    BATTLE 1

    Adventure for the Atari 2600 squares off against Food Fight for the 7800

     

    BATTLE 2

    The reputation-saving Ms. Pac-Man on the 2600 takes on the genre-defining The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

     

    BATTLE 3

    Luigi's debut, Mario Bros. for the arcade, is up against a classic 2600 platformer, Keystone Kapers.

     

    BATTLE 4

    And quality arcade ports square off with the Atari 7800's Centipede facing Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! for the NES.

     

    We'll do four battles a week and we should be done before the snow falls! (Which is always a good idea for a summer tournament!)

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  7. Posted

    I received an awful lot of nominations and it took a while to figure out how to whittle it down to a reasonable amount. So, by means of this poll, I will choose the final participants in the Shodown. It will either be a list of 16 or 32 (depending on the number of votes).

     

    So, in this one, please select the games you *personally* feel are worthy of inclusion (you can vote for as many - or as few - as you like). Overall votes will determine the list as well as the seeding.

     

    Please think of the version listed when making your choices. Even though there is only one title listed on more than one system (Defender), focus in on the version that's been nominated, not one on a different system.

  12. Posted

    Before I get into this week's poll, please take a moment and nominate three titles for the upcoming Shodown by following this link. Thanks.

     

    Now, how about this new-fangled technology, DVD? When did you get your first player? What was it? What was the first DVD you owned?

     

    For me, I first bought a DVD player when the Nuon technology was abandoned in 2001 and I picked up a Toshiba N501 for something like $170. I had been watching DVDs on my computer at work already by that point, but the N501 was my first real player.

     

    My first DVD was Michael Nesmith's Elephant Parts.

     

    How about you?

  15. Posted

    NOTE: Could everybody please read the rules before posting. The games must have been released before 1990. Anything Jaguar is out

    Yes, the Jag is out.

    Also you may nominate 1 game per system with a total of 3 games. (It might be just me but I would count Hackey Sack as just California Games and not break it up)

    Correct. A total of 3 games, each from different systems. And I intended to count that as California Games.

     

    Sory about the more than 3 games, but my copy of SMB 3 says copyright 1988 (though it was not released until 1990, but it was released in 1988 in japan)
    Which is exactly why I bolded the word NES. I might just be anal but Famicom is a different system then the NES.

     

    Yes, the Famicom is different than the NES. That's why SMB3 *can* be nominated for the Famicom. I didn't put any kind of region restrictions on the nominees. "Region is no object."

     

    Could "Arcade" count as a system? :ponder:

    Sure. And computers.

     

    And, please, everyone *try* to nominate three titles. I want as large a list as we can get. I'm going to run this nomination process for a while, so we may end up with a *lot* of titles, but that's what will make this one interesting. If there aren't enough nominations per title to do a seeding based soley on that, I'll deal with it at that time.

  16. Posted

    Well, I know I've been neglecting the "Poll of the Week", but it's time to get this year's tournament going.

     

    So, people seem to want game titles again, so that's what we're doing. The only thing to decide is who's playing and what type of tournament.

     

    Now, I'm partial to a double elimination tournament because we haven't done that before. But if there's an overwhelming demand for single elimination tournament, we'll do that.

     

    The Rules: PLEASE READ before posting:

    But for now, it's time for the nomination process. In order to guarantee a wide variety, the only requirement is that the title in question have been released before 1990. (That date is a convenient cutoff. It could shift if a good argument could be made, but it's as good as any.) Region is no object; a Japanese release is good enough to qualify. Arcade and computer titles are fine.

     

    Everyone can nominate a total of three titles, each from a different system. You need to specify the title *and* the system. I'll figure out the cutoff point and the number of nominations for each title will determine the seeding. This time, I'll let someone else take the lead and nominate first. I'll pipe in later.

  18. Posted

    So, I'm getting excited for the new Indiana Jones movie and it got me thinking about good old Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600. I remember how amazing this was back in the day, with it's multiple screens and inventory system. I also remember how friggin' frustrating it was; how many times I got all the way to the end only to plummet down the mesa side instead of getting into the cave.

     

    How about you? What's been your experience with this seminal 2600 title?

  19. Posted

    I'm not trying to pry into anyone's personal info, but I was curious about people's habits.

     

    Do you carry a lot of CC debt? Do you carry over a bit from month to month? Or do you generally pay it all off every time? Maybe you don't even have a credit card (too young or you just don't use them).

  20. Posted

    The problem with doing games as a Round-Robin is that we'd have to severly limit the number of titles just to keep the number of matchups to a manageable level. Publishers or systems can be reasonably kept to twelve or less without feeling anyone *really* deserving would be left out. But trying to cut the list of games worthy of competing that low would be difficult to say the least.

     

    Still, something to consider...

  21. Posted

    Coleco has better Arcade translations than the 2600? No way! What about Space Invaders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Battlezone and Berzerk?

    The phrase I used was "more accurate". And while Berzerk is pretty darn close and all are fun, they aren't nearly as "accurate" as the ColecoVision conversions. Anyway, the point is that in a round-robin style tournament, there are plenty of places where the 2600 *could* lose, as compared to a straight-up popularity vote, where it will pretty much mop up the floor with everything.

  23. Posted

    Assuming people don't lie, the Round-Robin style could mean the 2600 would not win a System Shodown. If the 2600 has to square off against the ColecoVision for "Who has the better graphics" or "Who has the more accurate Arcade translations", I think the 2600 would lose that face-off. There are plenty of categories that the 2600 *could* and probably *would* win, but also a lot of places where it could easily lose.

  24. Posted

    I'm gearing up for the big Summer Tournament, so let's decide what we want to do.

     

    If we go with characters again, I will use a double elimination formula, as we did single last time. The previous winner (Pitfall Harry) will be ineligible.

     

    For Game titles, we'll open it up to more systems and can do a single or double elimination.

     

    If we do Publishers or Systems, there would be fewer entries, so a round-robin style would be used, with each round covering a different aspect of gaming (who or which has the better Arcade games, action games, graphics, etc.).

     

    I'm also open to any additional suggestions, so if you've got a tournament style in mind, feel free to speak up.

  25. Posted

    So when you are buying a new title for your "modern" console or handheld (currently Wii/Xbox360/PS3/DS/PSP), do you generally buy new (even if discounted) or used?

     

    I tend to buy used, even if the savings isn't that much (think Smash Bros.), but can't wait for titles like Zelda or Mario. Usually, I won't buy a title new unless it's on sale or discounted heavily. Most of the "modern" stuff I get is used. (But nice. I'm still a collector, after all.)

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