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 128 will run from the 11th through the 14th, 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 128 here. You can find all 4 groups in the spoiler.
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PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING
Voting will be live until Wednesday, February 12th at 9:00am Pacific
Previous round results:
| Super Mario World | Athletic | 18 | Chrono Trigger | Gato’s Song | 4 |
| Chrono Trigger | Boss Battle 1 | 8 | Final Fantasy IV | Dancing Calcabrina | 14 |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Lost Ancient Ruins [Dungeon] | 8 | Secret of Mana | Into the Thick of It | 13 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Aquatic Ruin Zone | 9 | Earthbound | Snowman | 12 |
| Street Fighter 2 | Chun Li’s Theme | 11 | Donkey Kong Country | Life in the Mines | 13 |
| Chrono Trigger | Silent Light | 10 | Maniac Mansion | Michael’s Theme | 10 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Terra’s Theme | 18 | Super C (NES) | Stage 1 | 2 |
| Clock Tower (Super Famicom) | Don’t Cry, Jennifer… | 8 | Ducktales | Transylvania | 13 |
| Super Mario World | Overworld Theme | 15 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Go-Go March! | 6 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Hydrocity Zone (Act 2) | 16 | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Ballad of the Wind Fish | 6 |
| Chrono Trigger | To Far Away Times | 15 | Final Fantasy IV | Prologue | 6 |
| Chrono Trigger | Black Omen | 11 | Ys I & II (PC Engine) | Tower of the Shadow of Death | 11 |
| Castlevania Chronicles | You Goddamned Bathead | 11 | The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening | Sword Search | 9 |
| Chrono Trigger | Schala’s Theme | 16 | Knuckles Chaotix | Door Into Summer | 5 |
| Star Fox | Meteor | 13 | Kirby’s Adventure | Boss Battle | 9 |
| Final Fantasy VI | The Veldt | 11 | Donkey Kong Country | Ice Cave Chant | 13 |
Two ties! I gave the nod to Maniac Mansion – Michael’s Theme over Chrono Trigger – Silent Light on account of funkiness, and Ys I & II – Tower of the Shadow of Death over Chrono Trigger – Black Omen for the same reason.
Fun facts about the top 128:
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Top 128 by game:
- 13:
- Chrono Trigger [-12]
- 12
- Final Fantasy VI [-11]
- 10:
- Earthbound [-2]
- 5:
- Donkey Kong Country [-3]
- Final Fantasy IV [-3]
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3 [-5]
- 4:
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Star Fox [-3]
- 3:
- Mega Man X [-4]
- Pictionary (NES)
- Silver Surfer (NES) [-1]
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 [-2]
- Super Mario World [-4]
- 2:
- F-Zero
- Kirby’s Adventure [-2]
- Mega Man 3 [-8]
- Secret of Mana [-1]
- Streets of Rage 2
- Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [-2]
- Ys III: Wanderers From Ys [-1]
- 1:
- ActRaiser
- Alisia Dragoon [-1]
- Castlevania Chronicles [-1]
- Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge [-1]
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
- Cool Spot
- Crystalis
- Donkey Kong Country 2 [-1]
- Doom
- Ducktales
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Final Fantasy V [-5]
- Ghouls ‘N Ghosts (Amiga PAL)
- Gimmick!
- Journey to Sillius
- Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
- Lemmings
- Maniac Mansion (NES) [-1]
- Mega Man 6 [-3]
- Night Trap
- Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium [-1]
- Plok [-1]
- Shivers
- Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble
- Solstice
- Sonic CD [-4]
- StarTropics
- Street Fighter 2 [-2]
- Super Mario Kart [-1]
- Super Metroid [-1]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
- The 7th Guest
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening [-2]
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Time Trax
- Turican II: The Final Fight
- Yoshi’s Island
- Ys I & II [-1]
Remember the Fallen1These games now have no representation left:
- Mega Man 4 [-5]
- Sonic and Knuckles [-3]
- Battletoads [-2]
- The Smurfs [-2]
- ToeJam & Earl [-2]
- Clock Tower
- Darkwing Duck
- Earthworm Jim (Special Edition)
- Final Fantasy Adventure
- Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
- Full Throttle
- Knuckles Chaotix
- Mega Man 7
- Mega Man X3
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge
- Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
- Ristar
- SOS/Septentrion
- Street Fighter 2010
- Streets of Rage
- Super C (NES)
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Street Fighter 2
- The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
- Thunder Force III
- Turtles In Time
- X-Men (Arcade)
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors!
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