We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
Welcome back to our quest to find out who started the fire in “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” There were 60 round one brackets, and tournaments are supposed to be exponents of two. To get this round of 30 back … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 2
This is the finals for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. It’s down to Super Mario World and Chrono Trigger. One of the finest 2D platformers of all time vs. one of the finest JRPGs … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Finals
As always, you can find the bracket at https://challonge.com/m0xrimg6. Continue reading ELITE EIGHT: Best Same-Gendered Platonic Friendship
This is the semifinals for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the finals. Now, … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Semifinals
As always, the bracket is available at https://challonge.com/m0xrimg6. Continue reading SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Same-Gendered Platonic Friendship
In his widely disliked smash hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” singer Billy Joel shotguns out people, things and events that came up in the first 40 years of his life. The chorus affirms that “we didn’t start the fire … Continue reading Who Started the Fire? Tournament – Round 1
This is the quarterfinals for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the semifinals. From … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Quarterfinals
This is the round of 16 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 16
The bracket is available at https://challonge.com/m0xrimg6. Continue reading ROUND of 64: Best Same-Gendered Platonic Friendship
This is the round of 32 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 32
This is the round of 64 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each pair will advance to the … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 64
Check out the bracket at https://challonge.com/m0xrimg6. It’s gonna take me a while to post all these pairings, so please be patient. After that, I’m gonna ignore this for the weekend, while possibly pimping it during the open threads. Continue reading ROUND OF 128: Best Same-Gendered Platonic Friendship
This is part two of the round of 128 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 128, Part Two
Second verse, same as the first. The nomination spreadsheet is here – if there’s anything you think was missed, nominate them in this thread. They’ll have the same chances as everyone else. There were too many great friendships that would have been eliminated if I’d only taken the top 32 or 48 (as had been the plan) so instead I’m taking the top 64 from both, minus ties. I’ll post a separate comment containing all the shows that advanced from yesterday. Continue reading SEEDING ROUND #2: Best Platonic Friendship, Same-Gender VOTING IS CLOSED
This is part one of the round of 128 for the 16-bit years of video games, covering games roughly between 90-94 including the SNES and Genesis. Please vote for one game in each pairing. The top voted game in each … Continue reading Best Video Game – 16 Bit Years – Round of 128, Part One
I took the nominees from the spreadsheet and randomized the order. These 126 are about half; the other half will go in a thread tomorrow. Vote for as many as you like! I haven’t decided on a cut-off yet, but I’m thinking the top 32 or 48 will proceed from each thread. Edit: The full list of nominees is here. If you don’t see one that you think should be included, nominate it in tomorrow’s thread. Continue reading SEEDING ROUND #1: Best Platonic Friendship, Same-Gender VOTING IS CLOSED
This is part two of the elimination round for the 26-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1990-94 including the SNES and Sega Genesis. In this round, games have been arranged into groups of seven. You can vote for as … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Eliminations, Round Two
This is part one of the elimination round for the 26-bit generation of video games, covering games roughly between 1990-94 including the SNES and Sega Genesis. In this round, games have been arranged into groups of seven. You can vote for … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Eliminations, Round One
I have nothing to add, except to encourage all of you to take a few minutes and appreciate Leslie and Ron with me. Continue reading WINNER: Best TV Platonic Friendship, Different Genders
This is the third in a series of video game tournaments to determine the best video game of all time (according to the Avocado)! Because this is such a broad category, and because of the difficulty in comparing, say, arcade … Continue reading Best Video Game Tournament – 16-Bit Years – Nominations
