The final week of playoffs continues, as we advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00AM Pacific the day after they post1Or the Monday after they post, for groups that go up on a Friday, or for roughly 24 hours. You can listen to a playlist of today’s songs (in matchup order) here.

PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING

Voting will be live until Wednesday, October 21st at 9:00AM Pacific

Previous Round Results:

Luigi’s Mansion	Main Theme	8	12	Ico	ICO -You Were There-
Katamari Damacy	The Moon and the Prince	8	10	Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse	Fatal Fight (Jin & Margulis)
Iridion II	Citizen Discharged	12	6	The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons	Tarm Ruins
Gitaroo Man	The Legendary Theme	11	10	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Fountain of Dreams
Final Fantasy X	To Zanarkand	11	8	Silent Hill 3	You’re Not Here
Kingdom Hearts	Simple and Clean	10	11	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	The Great Sea
Shadow Hearts	Conveyor Belt For Killers	10	10	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Jungle Japes
Gitaroo Man	Born to be Bone	5	12	Katamari Damacy	Lonely Rolling Star
Katamari Damacy	Katamari on the Rocks	11	8	Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	Ernst
Iridion II	See The Sun Burn	13	3	Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim	Ultramarine Deep
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!	Drifting Away	5	11	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	Snake Eater
Cave Story	Moonsong	11	6	Sonic Heroes	Mystic Mansion
Macross 7 -Shake the Heart of the Galaxy-	Seventh Moon	8	9	Cave Story	Last Battle
Ico	Castle in the Mist	14	3	Suikoden III	Exceeding Love
Guilty Gear XX	Holy Orders (Be Just or Be Dead)	11	6	Puyo Pop Fever	Taisen 4 (Final Boss Theme)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	Main Theme	10	9	Unlimited SaGa	Battle Theme I

Lots of close ones; we’re at the point in the tournament where 10 votes is no longer a safe lead. Only one tie though; Super Smash Bros. Melee – Jungle Japes will advance past Shadow Hearts – Conveyor Belt For Killers. Elsewhere, our #1 overall seed, Luigi’s Mansion – Main Theme, has fallen, along with our final Hikari. Last time, when Kingdom Hearts went down to just “Simple and Clean”, I forgot to make a “Kingdom Hearts is Hikari!” joke, and now it’s too late. For shame.

Fun Stats:

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Top 16 By Game:

2 Songs:

• Katamari Damacy (-1) 
• Cave Story 
• Ico 
• Iridion II 

1 Song:

• Gitaroo Man (-1) 
• Super Smash Bros. Melee (-1) 
• Final Fantasy X 
• Guilty Gear XX 
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 
• Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse 

Remember The Fallen:

• Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (-2) 
• Kingdom Hearts 
• Luigi’s Mansion 
• Macross 7 -Shake the Heart of the Galaxy-
• Puyo Pop Fever
• Shadow Hearts 
• Silent Hill 3 
• Sonic Heroes 
• Suikoden III
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
• Unlimited SaGa 
• WarioWare, Inc: Mega Microgame$! 

We continue to have a big jumble near the top, as Katamari Damacy falls by one song to join Cave Story, Ico, and Iridion II in a tie for first. I’m not sure I’ve given Iridion II a shout-out here before, but it definitely deserves one. A game I hadn’t heard of before (and I doubt I’m alone), it’s the sole GBA game still in it, and in the top 16 it’s tied for first with some true heavyweights.

Melee loses another song, joining previous favorites like Final Fantasy X and Wind Waker on the 1 song tier. Kingdom Hearts, another early favorite, is out entirely, along with Ys VI, a later developing contender.

Top 16 By Platform:

• PS2: 8 songs (6 games)
• GameCube: 3 songs (3 games)
• PC: 2 songs (1 game)
• Game Boy Advance: 2 songs (1 game)
• Arcade: 1 song (1 game)

With Sonic Heroes, Oracle of Seasons, and Macross 7 out, we say goodbye to both the Game Boy Color and “Multiplatform”. The PS2 controls have the field, to no one’s surprise. The GameCube still has some representation, while the PC, GBA, and Arcade are each down to a single contender apiece, even though the first two have two songs still in it.

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