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

We’re now small enough for every song to be up every 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 the entire top 8 here.

PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING

Voting will be live until Thursday, February 20th at 9:00am Pacific 

Donkey Kong Country 2	Stickerbrush Symphony	13	Final Fantasy V	Battle at the Big Bridge	16
Chrono Trigger	Corridors of Time	16	Silver Surfer (NES)	Level 2	11
Journey to Silius	Stage 2 (Underground Concourse)	10	Chrono Trigger	Chrono Trigger	15
Turican II: The Final Fight (Amiga)	Main Theme	7	Silver Surfer (NES)	Level 1	15
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Dark World	16	Chrono Trigger	Memories of Green	12
Final Fantasy VI	Dancing Mad	14	Earthbound	Onett Theme	14
Chrono Trigger	Undersea Palace	12	Streets of Rage 2	Go Straight	13
Final Fantasy VI	Terra’s Theme	19	Chrono Trigger	To Far Away Times	5

We have a tie. At 14(!) votes no less (previously, the most votes any losing song had was 12). I’m giving the win to “Onett” over “Dancing Mad”. As a wise man once said, “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus!”

Fun facts about the top 8:

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Top 8 by game:

• 2:
• • Chrono Trigger
• 1:
• • Earthbound
  • Final Fantasy V 
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Silver Surfer (NES)
  • Streets of Rage 2 
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Remember the Fallen1These games now have no representation left:

• Donkey Kong Country 2
• Journey to Sillius
• Turican II: The Final Fight

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