Group 3 Results:
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Group Champions:
We had a tie for 8th place; I broke in favor of “Dancing Calcabrina”, condemning “Space Armada” to slum it with the wild cards.
| 24 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Dark World |
| 22 | Chrono Trigger | Chrono Trigger |
| 21 | F-Zero (SNES) | Mute City |
| 20 | StarTropics | Dungeon |
| 19 | Chrono Trigger | Wind Scene |
| 18 | Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo | Ken’s Theme |
| 18 | Streets of Rage 2 | Go Straight |
| 17 | Final Fantasy IV | Dancing Calcabrina |
Wild Card Standings:
| 17 | Star Fox | Space Armada |
| 16 | Maniac Mansion | Michael’s Theme |
| 16 | Crystalis | World Map |
| 16 | Final Fantasy Adventure (Seiken Densetsu) | Endless Battlefield |
| 16 | Sonic & Knuckles | Doctor Robotnik |
| 16 | Streets of Rage 2 | Never Return Alive (Rain) |
| 15 | Earthbound | Happy-Happy is Blue |
| 15 | Ducktales | Transylvania |
| 15 | Full Throttle | Legacy (Opening Theme) |
| 15 | Journey to Silius | Stage 2 (Underground Concourse) |
| 15 | Chrono Trigger | Sealed Door |
| 15 | Star Fox | Map Select |
| 15 | Final Fantasy VI | Coin Song |
| 15 | Turican II: The Final Fight (Amiga) | Main Theme |
| 14 | Mega Man 6 | Blizzard Man |
| 14 | Chrono Trigger | To Good Friends |
| 14 | Super Mario Kart | Rainbow Road |
| 14 | Donkey Kong Country | Ice Cave Chant |
| 14 | Mega Man 6 | Mr. X’s Fortress |
| 13 | 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 |
| 12 | Final Fantasy VI | Mt. Koltz |
| 12 | Silver Surfer (NES) | Device Complete |
| 12 | Kirby’s Adventure | Vegetable Valley 2 |
| 12 | Final Fantasy IV | Kingdom Baron |
| 12 | Kirby’s Adventure | Boss Battle |
| 12 | The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995) | “Music for Ludwig & Elisabeth (Eagle and Seagull)” |
| 12 | Final Fantasy IV | Prologue |
| 12 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge | The Swamp |
| 12 | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Sword Search |
| 12 | Final Fantasy VI | Epitaph |
| 11 | Super Robot Wars 3 | Main Theme Crossing Through Time |
| 11 | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | The Boy’s Got Wings |
| 10 | 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 | System Shock (PC) | Intro |
| 10 | Sailor Moon: Another Story (Super Famicom) | Legendary Battle |
| 10 | Mega Man 6 | Knight Man |
| 10 | Phantasy Star IV | Terrible Sight |
| 10 | Demon’s Crest (SNES) | Cursed Towers |
| 10 | Secret of Mana | Whisper and Mantra |
| 10 | Shining In The Darkness | Fateful Battle |
| 9 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Act 1 Boss |
| 9 | Mega Man X | Sigma Stage 03 |
| 9 | Command and Conquer | Industrial |
| 9 | Romancing SaGa (Super Famicom 1992) | Beat Them Up! |
| 9 | FX Fighter (June) | Cyben 30 Theme |
| 9 | Crusader: No Remorse | Rebel Base I |
| 8 | Lunar: The Silver Star (SEGA CD) | Opening Song |
| 8 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Death Egg Zone |
| 8 | Sonic and Knuckles | Death Egg Zone |
| 8 | Myst | Myst Theme |
| 8 | Trip World (Gameboy) | World 2, Part I |
| 7 | Chrono Trigger | Festival of Stars |
| 7 | ALIEN³ (Genesis) | Main Title Part 2 |
| 7 | Gabriel Knight: SIns of the Fathers | Gabriel Knight Main Theme |
| 6 | DOOM | Waltz Of the Demons |
| 6 | Super Robot Wars 3 | Hot Wind Fierce Wind Psybuster |
| 6 | Super Fantasy Zone (SEGA Mega Drive) | Opa! Opa! |
| 5 | Comix Zone | Episode 01, Page 1-1 |
| 5 | Super Robot Wars 3 | Dashing Char Gundam |
| 5 | Fatal Labyrinth (Genesis) | Floors 1-9 |
| 5 | Toy Story (Genesis) | Revenge of the Toys |
| 4 | Shining Force | Prologue Theme |
| 3 | Breath of Fire II | Windia |
| 3 | Romancing SaGa (Super Famicom) | Ending Theme (Part 2) |
| 2 | Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi | Barracks (Main Theme) |
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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”. [footnote]For you non-sports fans, wild cards aren’t treated any differently than group winners, the term only refers to how the song qualified[/footnote]
We’ll be “feathering” groups; voting on group 5 will be active until Saturday January 18th at 10:00PM Pacific. Group 4 is still active until 10:00 pm tonight; vote here. Group 6 will start Saturday and be active until Sunday, and so on. Please listen to every song! Don’t just vote name recognition.
You can listen to all songs in group 5 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 5 is open until Saturday January 18th at 10:00PM Pacific.