Now it’s time for the knockout rounds. We’ll be single-elimination from here on out. You can see the bracket here

The top 256 will run from the 3rd through the 10th, 32 songs a day. Groups will no longer be feathered, and will instead be open until 9:00 am Pacific the day after they go live (roughly the time the next group goes live). You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs (in matchup order) here, or listen to the entire top 256 here. You can find all 8 groups in the spoiler.
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Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

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PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING

Voting will be live until Tuesday, February 4th at 9:00am Pacific 

Fun stats re:our top 256:

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• The top 256 by groups:
  • Group 1: 23
  • Group 2: 16
  • Group 3: 22
  • Group 4: 10
  • Group 5: 15
  • Group 6: 11
  • Group 7: 12
  • Group 8: 16
  • Group 9: 12
  • Group 10: 15
  • Group 11: 13
  • Group 12: 9
  • Group 13: 13
  • Group 14: 8
  • Group 15: 9
  • Group 16: 12
  • Group 17: 15
  • Group 18: 17
  • Group 19: 8
• Songs by game in the top 256:
  • 25:
    • Chrono Trigger
  • 23:
    • Final Fantasy VI
  • 12:
    • Earthbound
  • 10:
    • Mega Man 3
    • Sonic The Hedgehog 3
  • 8:
    • Donkey Kong Country
    • Final Fantasy IV
  • 7:
    • Mega Man X
    • Star Fox
    • Super Mario World
  • 6:
    • Final Fantasy V
  • 5:
    • Mega Man 4
    • Sonic CD
    • Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  • 4:
    • Kirby’s Adventure
    • Mega Man 6
    • Silver Surfer (NES)
    • Sonic The Hedgehog
    • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • 3:
    • Pictionary (NES)
    • Secret of Mana
    • Sonic & Knuckles
    • Street Fighter 2
    • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
    • Ys III: Wanderers From Ys
  • 2:
    • Alisia Dragoon
    • Battletoads
    • Castlevania Chronicles
    • Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge
    • Donkey Kong Country 2
    • F-Zero
    • Maniac Mansion (NES)
    • Plantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
    • Plok
    • Streets of Rage 2
    • Super Mario Kart
    • Super Metroid
    • Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
    • The Smurfs
    • ToeJam & Earl
    • Ys I & II
  • 1:
    • ActRaiser
    • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
    • Clock Tower
    • Cool Spot
    • Crystalis
    • Darkwing Duck
    • Doom
    • Ducktales
    • Earthworm Jim (Special Edition)
    • Ecco the Dolphin
    • Final Fantasy Adventure
    • Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
    • Full Throttle
    • Ghouls ‘N Ghosts (Amiga PAL)
    • Gimmick!
    • Journey to Sillius
    • Knuckles Chaotix
    • Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
    • Lemmings
    • Mega Man 7
    • Mega Man X3
    • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge
    • Night Trap
    • Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
    • Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
    • Ristar
    • Shivers
    • Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble
    • Solstice
    • SOS/Septentrion
    • StarTropics
    • Street Fighter 2010
    • Streets of Rage
    • Super C (NES)
    • Super Castlevania IV
    • Super Mario All-Stars
    • Super Street Fighter 2
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
    • The 7th Guest
    • The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
    • The Secret of Monkey Island
    • Thunder Force III
    • Time Trax
    • Turican II: The Final Fight
    • Turtles In Time
    • X-Men (Arcade)
    • Yoshi’s Island
    • Zombies Ate My Neighbors!

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