Group 12 Results: [spoiler] Group 12 Champions: 17 Super Metroid Maridia Rocky Underwater Area 16 Gimmick! Good Weather 14 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Kakariko Village Theme 13 Final Fantasy IV The Dreadful Fight 13 Chrono … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 14

Group 11 Results: [spoiler] Group 11 Champions: 20 Super Mario World Athletic 18 Earthbound Pokey Means Business! 17 Silver Surfer (NES) Level 1 16 Donkey Kong Country 2 Stickerbrush Symphony 15 Final Fantasy V Mambo De Chocobo 15 Mega Man … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 13

Group 10 Results: [spoiler] Group 10 Champions: 22 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Hyrule Field Main Theme 16 Doom At Doom’s Gate (Roland SC-55 version) 16 Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble Main … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 12

Group 9 Results: [spoiler] Group 9 Champions: 23 Super Castlevania IV Bloody Tears 19 Silver Surfer (NES) Level 2 18 F-Zero Big Blue 18 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Lost Ancient Ruins [Dungeon] 17 Solstice Title … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 11

Group 8 Results: [spoiler] Group 8 Champions: 17 Cool Spot SNES Cool Spot -09- Bonus Level 17 Street Fighter 2 Chun Li’s Theme 17 Final Fantasy IV The Prelude 16 Mega Man 4 Dive Man 16 Donkey Kong Country 2 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 10

Group 6 and 7 Results: [spoiler] Group 6 Champions: 17 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Chemical Plant Zone 16 Mega Man 4 Cossack Fortress 2 15 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Tal Tal Heights 13 Shivers Planetarium 13 Star Fox … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 9

Group 6 Results: Are not final yet. I noticed that Group 6 got significantly fewer votes than any previous group; its current 1st place song wouldn’t make the top 8 in several previous groups. I suspect this might be because … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 8

Group 5 Results: [spoiler] Group Champions: 18 Final Fantasy VI Omen [Opening Theme] 17 Earthbound The Sky Runner 16 Mega Man X Sting Chameleon 16 Pictionary (NES) Drawing Game 15 Chrono Trigger Fanfare 1 15 Chrono Trigger Schala’s Theme 15 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 7

Group 4 Results: [spoiler] Group Champions: 19 Chrono Trigger Corridors of Time 16 Donkey Kong Country Fear Factory 16 Sonic & Knuckles Lava Reef Zone Act 1 16 Chrono Trigger Undersea Palace 16 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Angel Island Zone … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 6

Group 3 Results: [spoiler] Group Champions: We had a tie for 8th place; I broke in favor of “Dancing Calcabrina”, condemning “Space Armada” to slum it with the wild cards. 24 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 5

Group 2 Results: [spoiler] Group Champions: 22 Chrono Trigger Brink of Time 19 Mega Man 3 Get New Weapon 19 Final Fantasy IV Overworld Theme 18 ActRaiser Fillmore 17 Mega Man 3 Gemini Man 17 Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Snow … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 4

Group 1 Results: [spoiler] Group Champions: Donkey Kong Country Aquatic Ambience 25 Mega Man X Prologue Stage (Highway) 19 Castlevania Chronicles You Goddamned Bathead 19 Pictionary (NES) Mini Game 2 18 Final Fantasy VI Locke’s Theme 17 Ys I & … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 3

Now we get to the eliminations. We have 616(!) songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 19 groups of either 32 or 33. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 2

Now we get to the eliminations. We have 616(!) songs in this tournament; they have been broken up into 19 groups of either 32 or 33. For the group stage, vote for as many songs as you like! The top … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Group 1

All songs originating from games released between January 1st 1990 and December 31st 1995 are eligible. This will roughly cover the 16-bit era, including many games released on SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Boy, MS DOS, and other assorted consoles of … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1990-1995: Nominations

Bronze Match: Contra – Jungle Theme (8) vs Super Mario Bros. – Overworld (19) Finals: Mega Man 2 – Dr. Wily Stage 1 (14) vs Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest – Bloody Tears (14) First things first, you might have noticed that we … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Results and Postmortem Survey

We’re in the final week; today it’s the finals, plus a bronze match. You can listen to the entire top 2 here. See the bracket here. PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING Voting will be live until Sunday, … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Finals

We’re in the final week; today it’s the semifinals. You can listen to the entire top 4 here. See the bracket here. PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING Voting will be live until Thursday, November 14th at 10:00 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Semifinals

We’re in the final week; today it’s the quarterfinals. You can listen to the entire top 8 here. See the bracket here. PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING Voting will be live until Tuesday, November 12th at 10:00 … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Quarterfinals

Now it’s time for the top 16. We’re getting down to contenders now, no need for multiple parts. You can listen to the entire top 16 here. See the bracket here. PLEASE LISTEN TO BOTH SONGS IN A MATCH BEFORE VOTING … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Top 16

Now it’s time for the top 32. With one full round of eliminations behind us things are really heating up. Now that the number of songs is nice and manageable we will no longer be feathering rounds; this round will … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 1983-1989: Top 32 (Part 2 of 2)