Group 10 Results:
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Group 10 Champions:
| 22 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Hyrule Field Main Theme |
| 16 | Doom | At Doom’s Gate (Roland SC-55 version) |
| 16 | Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble | Main Theme |
| 16 | Star Fox | Corneria |
| 15 | Pictionary (NES) | Title Screen Theme |
| 15 | Chrono Trigger | Silent Light |
| 15 | Final Fantasy VI | The Veldt |
| 14 | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 | Mystic Cave Zone |
There was a tie for 8th, so I chose to award Mystic Cave Zone the final spot, sending Street Fighter 2 – Ryu’s Theme and Final Fantasy V – Battle at the Big Bridge to the Wild Card.
Remember the Fallen[footnote]These songs were most recently eliminated from wild card contention[/footnote]:
| 9 | Battletoads & Double Dragon | Robo Manus |
| 9 | Mega Man 3 | Level Select |
| 9 | Terranigma | Zue |
| 8 | Secret of Mana | Orphans of the Storm |
| 8 | Knuckles Chaotix | Midnight Greenhouse |
| 8 | Mega Man X3 | Gravity Beetle |
| 8 | Silver Surfer (NES) | Summoned By Galactus |
| 8 | Seiken Densetsu 3 | The Sacrifice Part III |
| 7 | Mega Man 7 | Bass |
| 6 | Quiz & Dragons Arcade | 2E Question 2A |
| 6 | Tengai Makyou Zero | Shinjuu Theme |
| 3 | Phantasy Star IV | Pain |
| 3 | Earthworm Jim 2 | Anything But Tangerines |
Wild Card Standings:10 remains our bubble number, though its status as such grows ever more precarious. As usual, the bubble exceeds available space; if this doesn’t sort itself out by the end I will break the remaining ties.
| 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 |
| 15 | The Secret of Monkey Island | Title Theme (MS-DOS Roland MT-32 version) |
| 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 |
| 14 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Oil Ocean Zone |
| 14 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Marble Zone |
| 14 | Street Fighter 2 | Ryu’s Theme |
| 14 | Final Fantasy V | Battle at the Big Bridge |
| 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 |
| 13 | Sonic CD | Metallic Madness Present (JP) |
| 13 | Chrono Trigger | Tyran Castle |
| 13 | Final Fantasy VI | The Mines Of Narshe |
| 13 | Ys I & II (PC Engine) | Tower of the Shadow of Death |
| 13 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Launch Base Zone Act 1 |
| 13 | Mega Man 4 | Bright Man |
| 13 | Earthbound | Snowman |
| 13 | Sonic CD | Palmtree Panic Bad Future (JP) |
| 13 | Mega Man X | Armored Armadillo |
| 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 |
| 12 | Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | The Ballad of Freddy Pharkas (sung by Al Lowe) |
| 12 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Go-Go March! |
| 12 | Super C (NES) | Stage 1 |
| 12 | Final Fantasy V | Harvest |
| 12 | Chrono Trigger | Ruined World |
| 12 | Darkwing Duck | Floating Fortress Stage |
| 12 | Mega Man X | Launch Octopus |
| 12 | Mega Man 4 | Dust Man |
| 12 | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | Valestine Castle |
| 12 | Final Fantasy V | Ahead on Our Way |
| 12 | Mega Man 3 | Spark Man |
| 12 | Mega Man 6 | Select Screen |
| 12 | Mega Man X3 | Opening Stage |
| 12 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Final Boss |
| 12 | Sonic & Knuckles | Flying Battery Zone Act 2 |
| 12 | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | The Strongest Foe |
| 12 | Maniac Mansion | Ending Theme |
| 11 | Super Robot Wars 3 | Main Theme Crossing Through Time |
| 11 | Ys III: Wanderers From Ys | The Boy’s Got Wings |
| 11 | Lagrange Point | Theme Of Isis |
| 11 | Final Fantasy IV | Red Wings |
| 11 | Demon’s Crest (SNES) | Memorial of the Fallen Ones |
| 11 | The Smurfs | The Swamps |
| 11 | Castlevania Bloodlines | The Sinking Old Sanctuary |
| 11 | Mega Man 7 | Slash Man |
| 11 | Crusader of Centy (Genesis) | Battle 1 |
| 11 | Doom II | Running From Evil |
| 11 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Metropolis Zone |
| 11 | Castlevania Chronicles | Moon Fight |
| 11 | Earthworm Jim (Special Edition) | Buttville: The Descent |
| 11 | Final Fantasy VI | The Prelude |
| 11 | Mega Man 3 | Wily fortress 1 |
| 11 | Star Fox | Titania Boss |
| 11 | Yoshi’s Island | Bowser |
| 11 | Mega Man X | Chill Penguin |
| 11 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | White Storm |
| 11 | Mega Man X3 | Blizzard Buffalo |
| 11 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Priest |
| 11 | Terranigma | Crysta |
| 11 | Sam & Max Hit The Road | Pleasantly Understated Credit Sequence (Roland MT-32) |
| 11 | Mega Man 7 | Shade Man |
| 11 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Impregnable Defense |
| 11 | Mega Man X | Flame Mammoth |
| 11 | Street Fighter 2 Turbo | Ken’s Stage |
| 11 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Spring Yard Zone |
| 11 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Chrome Gadget |
| 11 | Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo | Ryu’s Stage |
| 11 | Secret of Mana | Crisis |
| 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 |
| 10 | Turrican II | Desert Rocks |
| 10 | Mega Man 3 | Password Theme |
| 10 | Phantasmagoria | Consumite Furore (Main Theme) |
| 10 | Rock n’ Roll Racing (SNES) | Paranoid |
| 10 | Sim City (SNES) | Village Theme |
| 10 | Sonic CD | Sonic You Can Do Anything (JP) |
| 10 | Star Control II | Hyperspace (3DO version) |
| 10 | Ys I & II (PC Engine) | Palace of Destruction |
| 10 | Illusion of Gaia | Sky Garden |
| 10 | Lightening Force, aka Thunder Force IV | Stage 1A |
| 10 | Mega Man X3 | Volt Catfish |
| 10 | Axelay (SNES) | Unkai |
| 10 | Mega Man 6 | Yamato Man |
| 10 | Laser Lords (CD-I) | Warp Music |
| 10 | Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge | Chromatische Phantasie |
| 10 | Castlevania Bloodlines | Calling From Heaven |
| 10 | Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy | Eat Your Vegetables |
| 10 | Ys I & II (PC Engine) | Palace |
| 10 | Final Fantasy V | Home Sweet Home |
| 10 | Yoshi’s Island | Ending Theme |
| 10 | Sonic CD | Wacky Workbench Past (JP) |
| 10 | Shivers | Main Hall |
| 10 | Final Fantasy V | Pirates Ahoy! |
| 10 | Mega Man X2 | Wheel Gator |
| 10 | Mega Man 6 | Tomahawk Man |
| 10 | Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos | Tower of Lahja |
| 10 | Gate of Thunder (PC Engine CD / TurboGrafx CD) | Stage 1 |
| 10 | Sonic CD | Palmtree Panic Present (JP) |
| 10 | Mega Man 5 | Wily’s Fortress |
| 10 | F-Zero (SNES) | Red Canyon |
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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 12 will be active until Saturday January 25th at 10:00PM Pacific. Group 11 is still active until 10:00 pm tonight; vote here. Group 13 will start Saturday and be active until Monday[footnote]extra day to make sure every group gets at least one weekday[/footnote], and so on. Please listen to every song! Don’t just vote name recognition.
You can listen to all songs in group 12 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 12 is open until Saturday January 25th at 10:00PM Pacific.