After 34 groups and a runoff, we’ve got our top 256! It’s finally time for the playoffs! Each day we’ll go through 32 songs, which means the top 256 will be split into 8 parts.
Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00AM Pacific the day after they post1, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs (in matchup order) here.
Or you can work ahead!
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Or listen to every song here.
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PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING
Voting will be live until Thursday, October 8th at 9:00AM Pacific
Previous Round Results:
| Kingdom Hearts | Traverse Town | 9 | 10 | Final Fantasy X-2 | Nagi Heigen |
| Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire | Route 113 | 9 | 7 | Asphalt: Urban GT | Rock da Beat |
| Parappa The Rapper 2 | Hair Scare | 10 | 6 | Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Lakitu Valley 2 |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | Drifting Away | 9 | 8 | Silent Hill 3 | Sickness Unto Foolish Death |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Snake Eater | 10 | 6 | Samurai Warriors | Kawanakajima |
| Golden Sun | The Elemental Stars | 5 | 12 | Technictix | Phone Dead Room |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Menu 1 | 10 | 10 | Trails in the Sky FC | Feelings Soar With the Wind |
| Iridion II | Crystal Symphony | 9 | 7 | Trails in the Sky FC | Rock on the Road |
| Final Fantasy X | Fanfare | 7 | 12 | Cave Story | Moonsong |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee | Earthbound | 11 | 7 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | We’re Counting on You, Mario! |
| Beats of Rage | Coretex- Ascension | 10 | 7 | Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Rookie and Popple |
| The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Outset Island | 8 | 8 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Overture |
| Final Fantasy X | A Contest of Aeons | 16 | 2 | Trails in the Sky FC | The Byway of Departure |
| Sonic Heroes | Mystic Mansion | 8 | 7 | Mega Man Battle Network 5 | You’re Not Alone! |
| Ico | Continue | 12 | 8 | Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne | Large Map Real Universe |
| Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Incarnation | 9 | 9 | EVE Online | Red Glowing Dust |
Three ties!
Super Smash Bros. Melee – Menu 1 wins over Trails in the Sky FC – Feelings Soar With the Wind
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Outset Island wins over Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – Overture
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance – Incarnation wins over EVE Online – Red Glowing Dust
We also have our first major upset of the tournament, with runoff song “Nagi Heigen” taking down “Traverse Town”. Normally I’m all for this, but her? Really?