Now it’s time for the knockout rounds. We’ll be single-elimination from here on out. You can see the bracket (with results!) 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.
PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING
Voting will be live until Tuesday, February 4th at 9:00am Pacific
Previous round results:
| Donkey Kong Country | Aquatic Ambience | 18 | Mega Man 3 | Wily fortress 1 | 8 |
| Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium | Behind the Circuit | 12 | Final Fantasy VI | Balance Is Restored (Ending Theme) | 9 |
| Sonic & Knuckles | Lava Reef Zone Act 1 | 10 | Sonic CD | Stardust Speedway Present (JP) | 10 |
| Donkey Kong Country 2 | Stickerbrush Symphony | 17 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Launch Base Zone Act 1 | 7 |
| Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble | Main Theme | 11 | The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | “Music for Ludwig & Elisabeth (Eagle and Seagull)” | 8 |
| Mega Man 3 | Gemini Man | 9 | Earthbound | Happy-Happy is Blue | 14 |
| Mega Man 4 | Cossack Fortress 2 | 6 | Secret of Mana | Meridian Dance | 13 |
| Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo | Ken’s Theme | 14 | Chrono Trigger | Sealed Door | 9 |
| Super Metroid | Brinstar Jungle Floor | 14 | Silver Surfer (NES) | Device Complete | 9 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Carnival Night Zone (Act 1) | 7 | Final Fantasy VI | Setzer’s Theme | 14 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Kefka | 12 | Final Fantasy VI | Save Them! | 11 |
| Donkey Kong Country (SNES) | Snow Mountain | 6 | Final Fantasy V | Battle at the Big Bridge | 16 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Green Hill Zone | 15 | Final Fantasy VI | Mt. Koltz | 8 |
| Kirby’s Adventure | Vegetable Valley | 9 | Earthbound | You’ve Come Far (Coffee Break) | 13 |
| Doom | At Doom’s Gate (Roland SC-55 version) | 16 | Sonic CD | Stardust Speedway Bad Future (JP) | 10 |
| Super Mario Kart | Koopa Beach | 14 | Super Mario Kart | Rainbow Road | 9 |
We had a tie in round 3; I broke in favor of Stardust Speedway Present (JP) over Lava Reef Zone Act 1. The superior Bad Future may have lost to Doom but at least some iteration of the song may now live on.
