(Current standings for completed groups can be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 6
(Current standings for completed groups can be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 5
(Current standings for completed groups can be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 4
In Season 2 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, we’re introduced to Obelisk The Tormentor, one of three Egyptian God Cards. These three cards are the most powerful creatures in all of Duel Monsters, even stronger than the fabled Exodia. Merely creating … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers The One (1) Time Obelisk The Tormentor Was A Good Yu-Gi-Oh Card (10/16)
Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top 4 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 3
Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top 4 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 2
Now we get to the eliminations. We have 123 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 8 groups of either 15 or 16. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top 4 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Group 1
Last time we focused on the absolute earliest songs in the history of the medium (some might say too early!) This time we get a little more sophisticated and a lot more iconic, covering the remainder of the 80s, roughly … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Nominations
Our final round came down to the wire, with only a single vote separating the two. But in the end it was Ms. Pac-Man’s “Intermission Music” that took home the crown. A perfect combination of iconic status and actually being … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Final Results
Current Standings: https://challonge.com/rn7ngazu/standings Last round had some very interesting results. We had two rounds end in a tie; the community couldn’t decide between Jungle Hunt’s “Main Gameplay Theme” and Choplifter’s “Theme”, nor between Pengo’s “Popcorn” and Phoenix’s “Game Start (Spanish Romance). … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Final Round
Current Standings: https://challonge.com/rn7ngazu/standings Round 3 featured some fireworks. Most notably, Super Locomotive’s “Rydeen” (a cover of the Yellow Magic Orchestra song of the same name, rendered in NES-level detail, extraordinarily impressive for a game from 1982) faced of against Dig Dug’s … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Round 4
Current Standings: https://challonge.com/rn7ngazu/standings Round 2 was a lot closer overall than Round 1; even just one round’s worth of sorting was enough to make for a lot more challenging choices for our fellow ‘Cados. There were still some blowouts: each of … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Round 3
Current Standings: https://challonge.com/rn7ngazu/standings Round 1 featured plenty of blowouts, with 11 of the 13 winners doubling up the loser’s votes. Popular titles like Ms. Pac-Man and Donkey Kong did well, but it wasn’t all name recognition, as one of the biggest … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Round 2
This is the first round of our best video game song tournament. Ordinarily, this would be a seeding round, since our nomination process no longer involves upvotes we can’t seed and nominate at the same time. However, we only have … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Round 1
We’ve all had a lot of fun deciding what our favorite Nintendo video games are throughout history. But now it’s time to get real. What are the best game songs? We start with all games released prior to 1983. Unlike the … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament – Prehistory (Before 1983) – Nominations
In the bronze medal match, #3 Do It For Her wins over #4 Here Comes a Thought, 19-11. Do It For Her has always been a favorite of mine; until What’s the Use of Feeling (Blue) and G-G-G-Ghost it was my second favorite song, so even though … Continue reading Steven Universe Best Song Tournament – And The Winner Is…
Recap of last round: In the Pearl division, #2 It’s Over Isn’t It wins a decision over #3 Do It For Her, 17-13. Sorry Connie, but sad tux Pearl was too strong. But will she be stronger than #1 Stronger Than You, the … Continue reading Steven Universe Best Song Tournament – Finals
Recap of last round: The quarterfinals was mostly a series of blowouts, as our top 3 seeds established their reputations as true heavyweights. The average margin of victory in those matches was 23.33-7.33 We did have one tight match, however, … Continue reading Best Steven Universe Song Tournament – Semifinals
Recap of last round: #18 I am Lapis Lazuli was our last instrumental track, having bested #15 Tower of Mistakes during the round of 32. Sadly, its time in the tournament is over, losing our biggest blowout to #2 It’s Over Isn’t It 27-2 … Continue reading Best Steven Universe Song Tournament – Quarterfinals
Recap of last round: Round 14 was a nail-biter, with #14 Be Wherever You Are edging out #19 We Are the Crystal Gems (Full Theme Song) by just a single vote. Many other rounds were blowouts, as to be expected. … Continue reading Best Steven Universe Song Tournament – Round of 16
The tournament will be single-elimination. Please vote for only one song per match. If you want to discuss the matchups do so in a top-level post, not as a reply to the matchup thread, so we can keep those clean. … Continue reading Best Steven Universe Song Tournament – Round of 32
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