Group 1 Results:
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Group Champions:
| Donkey Kong Country | Aquatic Ambience | 25 |
| Mega Man X | Prologue Stage (Highway) | 19 |
| Castlevania Chronicles | You Goddamned Bathead | 19 |
| Pictionary (NES) | Mini Game 2 | 18 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Locke’s Theme | 17 |
| Ys I & II (PC Engine) | Ruins of Moondoria | 17 |
| Super Mario All-Stars | Super Mario Bros. 2 Title Theme | 16 |
| Toejam & Earl | Toejam Toejammin’ | 16 |
Wild Card Standings:
| Earthbound | Happy-Happy is Blue | 15 |
| Mega Man 6 | Blizzard Man | 14 |
| Chrono Trigger | To Good Friends | 14 |
| Super Mario Kart | Rainbow Road | 14 |
| Phantasy Star IV | Motavia Field | 13 |
| Final Fantasy V | The Day Will Come | 13 |
| Earthbound | Pollyanna | 13 |
| Mega Man 7 | Shade Man (Alternate Theme) (Ghosts n Goblins Remix) | 13 |
| Mega Man 4 | Wily Battle | 13 |
| Earthbound | Your Name, Please | 13 |
| Sonic CD | Stardust Speedway Present (JP) | 13 |
| Mega Man 6 | Plant Man | 13 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Mt. Koltz | 12 |
| Silver Surfer (NES) | Device Complete | 12 |
| Kirby’s Adventure | Vegetable Valley 2 | 12 |
| Super Robot Wars 3 | Main Theme Crossing Through Time | 11 |
| Panzer Dragoon (SEGA Saturn) | Track 2 | 10 |
| Super Robot Wars 3 | Neo Granzon | 10 |
| Sonic CD | Sonic Boom | 10 |
| Shining Force 2 | Ready for War | 10 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Act 1 Boss | 9 |
| Lunar: The Silver Star (SEGA CD) | Opening Song | 8 |
| DOOM | Waltz Of the Demons | 6 |
| Super Robot Wars 3 | Hot Wind Fierce Wind Psybuster | 6 |
| Comix Zone | Episode 01, Page 1-1 | 5 |
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Now we get to the eliminations. We have 616(!) songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 19 groups of either 32 or 33. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top 8 songs of each group will automatically advance to the knockout rounds. Additionally, the top 104 songs across all groups outside the top 8 will advance as “wild cards”. 1
We’ll be “feathering” groups; voting on group 3 will be active until Thursday January 16th at 10:00PM Pacific. Group 2 is still active until 10:00 pm tonight; vote here. Group 4 will start Thursday and be active until Friday, and so on. Please listen to every song! Don’t just vote name recognition.
You can listen to all songs in group 3 in this handy YouTube playlist! (Don’t worry, songs will also be linked in the comments, where voting will take place)
You can work ahead if you like:
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Or listen to every nominee here
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Again, voting for group 3 is open until Thursday January 15th at 10:00PM Pacific.