vote for some of the greatest games (poll #50, 9/19/11)

[geozeldadude]

so just in case anyone's wondering, the series of polls i started here http://www.racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=29207 isn't quite dead yet. i had to make a new thread b/c there's apparently a bug with the forum's system in trying to modify a poll that has already run, and one of the mods is looking into it but it looks like it's going to take more time to figure out. hopefully it'll get straightened out soon, but in the meantime i thought i'd try to keep things rolling along.

just a reminder, this is an attempt to get a better sense of "some" of the greatest games of all time, as opposed to the usual lists that focus on all the same obvious ones. vote for up to 3 each week, and the top 5 continue to the next poll. a game that lasts for 3 weeks or so gets inducted into the pantheon.

happy voting.

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current hall of fame (has survived for 3 polls (* or 2 at #1) as of 9/19/11:
- Advance Wars (GBA)
- Bionic Commando (NES)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS) *
- Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)
- Contra (NES)
- Chrono Trigger (SNES, DS)
- Doom (PC, PS, GBA, etc.)
- EarthBound (SNES) *
- GoldenEye 007 (N64) *
- Donkey Kong (Arcade, NES)
- Ico (PS2)
- The Legend of Zelda (NES) *
- Half-Life (PC, PS2)
- F-Zero GX (GCN)
- Mario Kart 64 (N64)
- Mega Man 2 (NES)
- Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade, etc.)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) *
- Metroid Fusion (GBA)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
- Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)
- Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
- Pokemon Red/Blue (GB)
- Bubble Bobble (NES)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
- Portal (PC, PS3, 360)
- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Gen)
- Metroid (NES)
- Resident Evil 4 (GCN, Xbox, PS2, PC, etc.) *
- Super Mario 64 (N64) *
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS, PC, DC, N64, etc.)
- Mega Man X (SNES)
- Final Fantasy (NES)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ (GBA)

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vote for some of the greatest games (poll #50 9/19/11) (choose up to 3)
http://polldaddy.com/poll/5516657/
Half-Life 2 (PC, Xbox) (polls survived: 1)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved, Geometry Wars: Galaxies (XBLA, PC, DS, Wii)
Red Dead Redemption (PS3, X360)
Space Channel 5 (DC)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade, SNES, XBLA, PSN)
Tetris (GB, NES, etc.)
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (PC)
None of the above

[geozeldadude]

well, it looks like hosting the polls on the board just isn't going to work out, so much as i hate to do so i'm going to have to create the polls elsewhere and link them here.

the results of poll #3 are that we have our first inductee into the "hall of fame", which was advance wars (GBA) which survived for 3 weeks. bionic commando is close to making it to its 3rd week, but will it? we'll just have to see, b/c there are some interesting choices this week.

here are the entries for poll #4. vote here: http://polldaddy.com/poll/4871171/
1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS) (weeks: 1)
2 Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) (weeks: 1)
3 Bionic Commando (NES) (weeks: 2)
4 Bayonetta (PS3, 360)
5 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, 360, Wii)
6 Contra (NES)
7 Crimson Skies (PC)
8 Deus Ex (PC, PS2)
9 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (PS2, PC)
10 Discs of Tron (arcade)

[BoringSupreez]

I voted for Conker's Bad Fur Day, Call of Duty 4 and Deus Ex.

[geozeldadude]

Here is some of my share, old school style:
Dragon Ball Z
The King of Fighters
Super Mario Bros.
Grand Torismo
Vigilante 1st
Vigilante 2nd Offense
Samurai Spirit
Tekken III

there were actually good dragon ball z games? which one are you referring to?

[geozeldadude]

PC games continue to get ignored, and retro games continue to get all the attention. i'm surprised call of duty 4 got ignored though. bionic commando survived for 3 weeks and gets inducted into the hall of fame, and i retired SOTN after only two weeks since it topped the list twice in a row. conker's bad fur day has one more week to make it to immortality, but i've ramped up the competition a bit. also curious to see how other castlevania games do, so i'm throwing in aria of sorrow. happy voting.

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current hall of fame (has survived for 3 weeks) as of 4/15/11:
- Advance Wars (GBA)
- Bionic Commando (NES)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)

http://polldaddy.com/poll/4921956/
vote for some of the greatest games (poll #5, 4/15/11)
1 Contra (NES) (weeks: 1)
2 Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64) (weeks: 2)
3 Chrono Trigger (SNES, DS)
4 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)
5 Doom (PC, PS, GBA, etc.)
7 Dragon Force (Sat, PS2)
8 Dragon Warrior, aka Dragon Quest 1 (NES)
9 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (PC, Genesis)
9 Beyond Good and Evil (GCN, PS2)
10 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA)

[BoringSupreez]

Just voted for Conker's Bad Fur Day, Chrono Trigger, Doom, and Dune II.

[geozeldadude]

only one vote for contra so far? come on, guys!

[Evildeadmanwalking77]

Make that two for Contra!

[Luke]

Suggestions:

1) Place poll on first line of post.
2) Add a "none of the above" or "other" option.

[geozeldadude]

done and done. i've been mixing things up more, so feel free to send me suggestions of what games you want to see on the poll next, especially if they're more recent and not completely obvious.