Group 12 Results:
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Group 12 Champions:
| 17 | Super Metroid | Maridia Rocky Underwater Area |
| 16 | Gimmick! | Good Weather |
| 14 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Kakariko Village Theme |
| 13 | Final Fantasy IV | The Dreadful Fight |
| 13 | Chrono Trigger | Black Omen |
| 12 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Casino Night Zone |
| 12 | Kirby’s Adventure | Vegetable Valley |
| 12 | ToeJam & Earl | Rapmaster Rocket Racket |
We had a tie for 8th once again; Donkey Kong Country’s “Bonus Room Blitz” was sent to the wild cards. It was a relatively weak group, so this could theoretically matter; BBB better hope the 11 vote bubble holds.
Remember the Fallen1These songs were most recently eliminated from wild card contention:
| 10 | Mega Man X2 | Flame Stag |
| 10 | Mega Man 6 | Wind Man |
| 10 | Final Fantasy VI | Cyan’s Theme |
| 9 | Mega Man 4 | Title Screen |
| 9 | Sonic CD | Special Stage (JP) |
| 8 | Kamaitachi no Yoru/Banshee’s Last Cry (SFam.) | Requiem |
| 8 | Sonic & Knuckles | Sandopolis Zone Act 2 |
| 8 | Silver Surfer (NES) | High Score Theme |
| 8 | Shadowrun (SNES) | 3 AM On A Summer Night |
| 8 | AD&D Slayer (3DO) | Dungeon I |
| 7 | Sonic Spinball | The Machine |
| 7 | SimCity (SNES) | Megalopolis Theme |
| 7 | Earthbound | Moonside Swing |
| 7 | Secret of Mana | Premonition |
| 7 | Shining Force (Genesis) | Battle Theme 2 |
| 6 | Mega Man X3 | Vile’s Theme |
| 5 | Spider-Man and Venom: Maxmium Carnage | Main Theme |
| 5 | Lost Eden | The Quest |
| 4 | Phantasy Star IV | Organic Beat |
| 2 | Shining Force (Genesis) | Battle Theme 7 |
Which it currently is! It got very slightly tighter this time around but we still have room for 31 11-vote songs. That number is sure to go down, but will it go all the way to 0?
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 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Streets of Rage | Fighting in the Street |
| 14 | Yoshi’s Island | Flower Garden |
| 14 | Final Fantasy VI | Overture |
| 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 |
| 13 | X-Men Arcade | Here Comes the Heroes |
| 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 |
| 12 | Donkey Kong Country | Bonus Room Blitz |
| 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 |
| 11 | Mega Man 4 | Ring Man |
| 11 | Kirby’s Adventure | Title Theme |
| 11 | Earthbound | Smiles and Tears |
| 11 | The Secret of Monkey Island | The SCUMM Bar |
| 11 | Sam & Max Hit the Road | Carnival of the Odd |
| 11 | Kirby’s Adventure | Butter Building |
| 11 | Double Dragon II | Main theme (Amiga) |
| 11 | Final Fantasy VI | Esper World / Another World Of Beasts |
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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”. 2For you non-sports fans, wild cards aren’t treated any differently than group winners, the term only refers to how the song qualified
We’ll be “feathering” groups; voting on group 14 will be active until Monday January 27th at 10:00PM Pacific. Group 13 is still active until 10:00 pm Monday; vote here. Group 15 will start Monday and be active until Tuesday, and so on. Please listen to every song! Don’t just vote name recognition.
You can listen to all songs in group 14 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 14 is open until Monday January 27th at 10:00PM Pacific.