It’s round 2 of the playoffs! 512 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 2 (Part 3 of 16)

It’s round 2 of the playoffs! 512 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 2 (Part 2 of 16)

It’s round 2 of the playoffs! 512 songs remain, and will face off in groups of 32 per day. No more byes, so all the heaviest hitters are here! Since it’s the playoffs, groups will be active until 9:00 am … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 2 (Part 1 of 16)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 9 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 8 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 7 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 6 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 5 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 4 of 9)

It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus the top 21 wild cards). The remaining 278 will square off. Each … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 3 of 9)

[A full bracket/full playlists will arrive by Monday, one way or another] It’s round 1 of the playoffs! 651 songs have qualified, with the top 373 earning byes to the next round (if you’re wondering, that’s every group champion plus … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 2 of 9)

Gonna break “character” here. 651 songs qualified for the elimination rounds; this is more songs than were nominated, total, for the 16-bit tournament. As you might imagine, setting up this bracket is much harder to do compared to the 256 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Playoffs, Round 1 (Part 1 of 9)

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 1,047 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 22 groups of either 48 or 47. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 22

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 19 Champions: [spoiler] 14 Final Fantasy VII One-Winged Angel 14 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Forest Temple 13 Final Fantasy IX Crystal World 11 Chrono Cross Another Voyage 11 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 21

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 18 Champions: [spoiler] 14 Final Fantasy IX Black Mage Village 14 Super Mario RPG Still, The Road Is Full Of Dangers 13 Final Fantasy IX Vivi’s Theme 13 Chrono Cross People … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 20

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 17 Champions: [spoiler] 12 Super Mario 64 Dire Dire Docks 11 Chrono Cross Zelbess 10 Banjo-Kazooie Click Clock Wood (Spring) 10 Final Fantasy IX Terra 10 Final Fantasy Tactics Character Introductions … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 19

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 16 Champions: [spoiler] 18 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Gerudo Valley 17 Final Fantasy VII Main Theme 16 Wild Arms Into the Wilderness 13 Seaman Something Really BAD 12 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 18

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Now we get to the eliminations. We have 1,047 songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 22 groups of either 48 or 47. For the group stage, vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 17

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 14 Champions: [spoiler] 15 Final Fantasy IX Battle Theme 13 Final Fantasy IX Valla al Flamenco 12 Wild Arms Town Theme 12 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Clock Town Day … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 16

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 13 Champions: [spoiler] 15 Super Mario RPG The Road is Full of Dangers 14 Super Mario 64 Slide 13 Final Fantasy VII Shinra Theme 13 Super Smash Bros. Dream Land 12 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 15

(full playoff standings can always be found here) Group 12 Champions: [spoiler] 17 Final Fantasy VIII Man with the Machine Gun 12 Buck Bumble Title Screen 12 Final Fantasy VIII Force Your Way 12 Super Mario RPG Barrel Volcano 11 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1996-2000: Group 14