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 Thursday, February 13th at 9:00am Pacific
| Donkey Kong Country | Aquatic Ambience | 20 | Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium | Behind the Circuit | 8 |
| Sonic CD | Stardust Speedway Present (JP) | 7 | Donkey Kong Country 2 | Stickerbrush Symphony | 19 |
| Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble | Main Theme | 12 | Earthbound | Happy-Happy is Blue | 12 |
| Secret of Mana | Meridian Dance | 7 | Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo | Ken’s Theme | 19 |
| Super Metroid | Brinstar Jungle Floor | 14 | Final Fantasy VI | Setzer’s Theme | 11 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Kefka | 11 | Final Fantasy V | Battle at the Big Bridge | 12 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Green Hill Zone | 16 | Earthbound | You’ve Come Far (Coffee Break) | 5 |
| Doom | At Doom’s Gate (Roland SC-55 version) | 17 | Super Mario Kart | Koopa Beach | 7 |
| Chrono Trigger | Corridors of Time | 14 | Silver Surfer (NES) | Title Screen Theme | 11 |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | File Select | 13 | Chrono Trigger | Robo’s Theme | 12 |
| Earthbound | Pokey Means Business! | 6 | Plok | Boss | 15 |
| Final Fantasy IV | Overworld Theme | 10 | Chrono Trigger | Guardia Milliennial Fair | 15 |
| Donkey Kong Country | DK Island Swing | 9 | Pictionary (NES) | Title Screen Theme | 18 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Aria di Mezzo Carattere | 14 | Mega Man X | Armored Armadillo | 9 |
| Silver Surfer (NES) | Level 2 | 16 | Mega Man 3 | Title Theme | 8 |
| Final Fantasy VI | Dark World | 8 | Mega Man X | Spark Mandrill | 18 |
Another tie! Earthbound’s “Happy-Happy is Blue” is interestingly offbeat, but in the end it just couldn’t stand up to Skate or Die 2’s weird little main theme. Am I overrating it because of the novelty of voice over on the NES? Probably!
