Topic: Poll for RetroActive #14: N64 Edition

[vudu]

I can tell you this. It was close when Jonny posted that. It's not so much anymore.

It's actually still pretty close right now.  First place is ahead by a few votes and there's a tie for second place.  It's still anybody's game.

Anybody who hasn't voted yet--like me--really should.

[Jonnyboy117]

The results are extremely close right now. I think this is probably the most even field we've ever had.

That's what was said in the last poll, only to find out in the end when Mother 3 won by a landslide that the previous comment was less than honest (as admitted to in a post after the results were posted).  I made the mistake of believing you last time.  Not this time though. 

If you're accusing me of lying, and then claiming that I confessed to it, please provide links to those posts. I don't recall either such incident. I have no reason to mislead anyone when it comes to these polls. If I wanted to influence the results that much, I would just rig the vote or select the game myself to begin with. I honestly want it to be a democratic process. Hell, I don't even vote myself because I have too much knowledge of the vote counts.

[vudu]

If you're accusing me of lying, and then claiming that I confessed to it, please provide links to those posts. I don't recall either such incident.

You claimed in an episode of RFN (recorded before the poll ended) that the vote was close and then Neal later said in the poll thread that the vote was never close.

[NWR_Neal]

If you're accusing me of lying, and then claiming that I confessed to it, please provide links to those posts. I don't recall either such incident.

You claimed in an episode of RFN (recorded before the poll ended) that the vote was close and then Neal later said in the poll thread that the vote was never close.

That's taken out of context, sir. Also, Aaron said it, and then I agreed but also said it was close for a time.

I don't think Jonny was lying when he said it, because it was close for the early goings. As you know, RFN is recorded on Thursdays, which is three days before it goes live. A lot can happen in that time.

[Crimm]

Eh, the GBA poll wasn't very close at any point. 

Regardless, GET ON THE TOPIC.

[vudu]

That's taken out of context, sir. Also, Aaron said it, and then I agreed but also said it was close for a time.

Don't blame me!  I'm not the only complaining (for once).  I was just answering the question posed by Jonny.

Personally, I think Jet Pilot is still bitter about Mother 3 winning the last RetroActive.  As I recall, he was strongly against the grayish-nature of playing the game.

[NWR_Karl]

The fix is in! RFN = Chicago Politics!

[Kytim89]

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[broodwars]

I imagine Jonny Metts taking a crowbar and busting open  the voting box and pouring in ballots for Ogre Battle or Yoshi's Story into the box. I could easily imagine a 2000 style election debacle coming  and I see Perfect Dark as the Al Gore of Retroactive # 14.

Smiting due to political argument-baiting, especially since you got it wrong (it's Al Gore who was taking a crowbar and...oh nevermind).

[Kytim89]

I imagine Jonny Metts taking a crowbar and busting open  the voting box and pouring in ballots for Ogre Battle or Yoshi's Story into the box. I could easily imagine a 2000 style election debacle coming  and I see Perfect Dark as the Al Gore of Retroactive # 14.

Smiting due to political argument-baiting, especially since you got it wrong (it's Al Gore who was taking a crowbar and...oh nevermind).

[MegaByte]

That's taken out of context, sir. Also, Aaron said it, and then I agreed but also said it was close for a time.
I don't think Jonny was lying when he said it, because it was close for the early goings. As you know, RFN is recorded on Thursdays, which is three days before it goes live. A lot can happen in that time.

Yeah, when I said "never really close", I wasn't counting the first day or two since not that many people had voted yet.

[Crimm]

That's taken out of context, sir. Also, Aaron said it, and then I agreed but also said it was close for a time.
I don't think Jonny was lying when he said it, because it was close for the early goings. As you know, RFN is recorded on Thursdays, which is three days before it goes live. A lot can happen in that time.

Yeah, when I said "never really close", I wasn't counting the first day or two since not that many people had voted yet.

Yes, all games start at zero, so technically they're all close at one point.

[Stratos]

I imagine Jonny Metts taking a crowbar and busting open  the voting box and pouring in ballots for Ogre Battle or Yoshi's Story into the box. I could easily imagine a 2000 style election debacle coming  and I see Perfect Dark as the Al Gore of Retroactive # 14.

Smiting due to political argument-baiting, especially since you got it wrong (it's Al Gore who was taking a crowbar and...oh nevermind).

Dude, that doesn't even make sense with any game as any candidate....but maybe I'm just thinking too much of fitting the games to the political opponents.

The only title I would rather not see win is Wave Race. Playing it again and talking about it really doesn't interest me. If Yoshi's Story wins I may bring my sister on to comment since it was her First Game Evar! Impressions like that from a kid playing it as their first game could be interesting.

We've talked about her getting her own account here because she has voiced interest in the past. I only worry because she is 12 and if she stumbled into the funhouse...

[Jonnyboy117]

Stratos, here are some helpful tips for your sister:

- Don't publicize that she is your sister.
- Don't publicize that she is 12 years old.
- Don't publicize that she is female.

Then she'll have a good time on the forums!

[Jonnyboy117]

Yoshi's Story is the winner! Thank you very much to everyone who voted. Tentatively, we'll plan to discuss the game on Episode 214, so start now if you want to play along. I'll create a separate thread for Yoshi's Story discussion.

Personally, I'm a little surprised by this result (originally thought Banjo, Ogre Battle, or Perfect Dark might win), but I'm also excited to play this game for the first time. It seems like a good fit for RetroActive: overlooked, somewhat controversial, and thankfully, not too long! ;-) It's also a neat tie-in with Kirby's Epic Yarn.

For those wondering about how the voting progressed, it was a virtual three-way tie for the first week or so, with Yoshi slowly pulling into the lead over the second week. Since there's a tie for second-place, both Ogre Battle 64 and Perfect Dark will return in our second-chance poll, which should be coming up very soon.

[TJ Spyke]

I liked the game when I rented it as a good. It wasn't one of my favorites, but I look forward to playing it again and talking about it.

[broodwars]

I guess that's a couple weeks of RetroActive I have to tune out, as I couldn't care less about Yoshi's Story.  I am pleasantly surprised at how well Ogre Battle 64 did, though.

[Sundoulos]

I rented Yoshi's Story back in the day, and I was suitably unimpressed.  Perhaps time will have changed my opinion when I try it again.   It also seems appropriate since Kirby's Epic Yarn will be released soon; I'm sure that many comparisons will be made between the two games, anyway.

I almost switched my vote from Perfect Dark to Ogre Battle at the last minute; I'm sort of glad I didn't.   Both games deserve to go to the second chance poll.

[Jonnyboy117]

Due to the nature of the game, we will probably streamline the on-air Yoshi's Story discussion to a single week, with the option to read some additional forum comments the next week.

[Sundoulos]

I think you should make a live feed of James' play sessions.  I'd like to hear his reactions in real-time.

[Crimm]

Sondoulos, I've beaten the game twice. I've played it a bit in the last month. I doubt highly that I'll spend much time with it. It's about as simple a title as they could have created.

[Mop it up]

I'm surprised at this result, I didn't think anybody cared about Yoshi's Story. I never thought it was a bad game, but the way the story mode is set up is really short, and the game is easy if you don't go for high scores. They also seemed to target the game at young players instead of the usual "for everyone" approach of most Nintendo titles. It does have a unique art style though, and a variety of stages, some more clever than others.

This isn't bad timing though. I just got Yoshi's Island, so I'll try to get in a little playtime with that so I can compare the two.

Stratos, here are some helpful tips for your sister:

- Don't publicize that she is your sister.
- Don't publicize that she is 12 years old.
- Don't publicize that she is female.

I can't emphasize that last one enough.