Topic: The NFRIT - For the games NWR left out of March Madness

[Stratos]

I wholeheartedly agree with dropping Prime Hunters. It is thoroughly unplayable for me as a lefty and it never really seemed that interesting to me.


Prime 2 did review lower than 1 and 3 but I would be fine letting the 'lesser sibling' compete since it's brothers are in the big leagues. Though really, we shouldn't be having any of them in any of the brackets and be running Prime Trilogy instead.


It is a tough call but I'll agree with dropping both Metroid titles. Metroid is already in the big leagues and we should leave room in this match for all of the 'lesser' titles to have a shot to shine.

[Ian Sane]

There are probably a good 20 games in that list worse that Metroid Prime 2.  I agree with Hunters as that's just Metroid for rubes that think "first person view = FPS".  It's the equivalent of turning Zelda into a platformer to appease idiots that complained about the lack of jump button in Ocarina of Time.

I would axe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe from the list because it is NOT a game from the last 15 years.  It is a re-release of a game from 1985.  If we're going to put re-releases on this list, why not just throw on Super Metroid because the VC release of it came out less than 15 years ago and it's a better game than that entire list.  Or why not OoT 3D while we're at it?

So drop Hunters because it sucks and SMBDX because it should be unqualified for the list.

[Evan_B]

Henry Hatsworth. Probably to this day my favorite DS game.

EDIT: Also, since I'm the games biggest fan in the whole world, Mutant Mudds.

Not true. I am actually the game's biggest fan.

[Mop it up]

I would axe Super Mario Bros. Deluxe from the list because it is NOT a game from the last 15 years.  It is a re-release of a game from 1985.  If we're going to put re-releases on this list, why not just throw on Super Metroid because the VC release of it came out less than 15 years ago and it's a better game than that entire list.  Or why not OoT 3D while we're at it?

Well, SMBDX did add some features to the game, so it isn't a straight-up re-release like the VC Super Metroid or the GBA NES Classics series. It's probably closer to the remake side of things.

That said, I'd still agree on dropping that one from this list.

I never played Metroid Prime Hunters either so I'm fine with dropping that also.

[jarodea]

I'd say SMB DX is an easy drop.  The only reason compelling me to say Metroid Prime Hunters should stay is just due to the multiplayer.  It wasn't very good multiplayer so it's not a terribly good reason to keep it in.  The only other game that strikes me as different enough from the rest is Mother 3, which is unplayable on a Nintendo system to 98% or more outside of Japan (that's a lot more people prevented from playing than lefties who couldn't play MPH).

[Shaymin]

So we dis-invite Mario DX and Hunters... I believe we have a 32, everyone.

I'll be doing the drawing tomorrow night... if you want to know what the bracket shakes out with, I'll be in the chatroom at 10pm (Eastern) for the drawing. And then there's a flood of threads here on Friday morning.

[Ceric]

I got distracted by Diablo or I would have been in that Chat Room.

[Wah]

Metriod:prime hunters
Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl
MK7
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
The list can go on!

[Shaymin]

And the draw has been made, and your first round matchups are...

Hollywood Region
Viewtiful Joe (1) v The World Ends With You (8)
Beyond Good and Evil (4) v Professor Layton and the Last Specter (5)
Okami (2) v Mother 3 (7)
Animal Crossing Wild World (3) v Picross 3D (6)

Parts Unknown Region
WWF No Mercy (1) v Trauma Center: Under The Knife (8)
Rhythm Heaven Fever (4) v Boom Blox (5)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2) v Henry Hatsworth (7)
Dragon Quest IX (3) v Wario Land Shake It (6)

Alistel Region
Radiant Historia (1) v Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (8)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages (4) v Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (5)
Metroid Prime 2 (2) v Mario Strikers Charged (7)
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3) v 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (6)

Mansion Region
Luigi's Mansion (1) v Harvest Moon 64 (8)
Pikmin 3 (4) v Kirby's Canvas Curse (5)
World of Goo (2) v Excitebots: Trick Racing (7)
F-Zero GX (3) v Mutant Mudds (6)

Polls open 9am ET tomorrow and if there are no objections, will be open for three days.

[Fatty The Hutt]

How do we vote? I am not seeing polls

[NWR_Neal]

How do we vote? I am not seeing polls

Site was down this morning when Shaymin was going to make the polls. He's not able to do so until late tonight.

[Shaymin]

So here's the 2nd round matchups:

Hollywood
Viewtiful Joe (1) v Beyond Good and Evil (4)
Okami (2) v Picross 3D (6)

Parts Unknown
WWF No Mercy (1) v Boom Blox (5)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2) v Dragon Quest IX (3)

Alistel
Radiant Historia (1) v Oracle of Seasons/Ages (4)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2) v Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3)

Mansion
Luigi's Mansion (1) v Pikmin 3 (4)
Excitebots; Trick Racing (7) v F-Zero GX (3)

Polls will open at 9am ET tomorrow (site permitting).

[ShyGuy]

I'm already angry about the matchup in the first game. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Shaymin]

For those of you who had Radiant Historia as the only surviving number 1 seed: LIAR.

Hollywood
Beyond Good and Evil (4) v Okami (2)
winner faces
Mansion
Pikmin 3 (4) v Excitebots: Trick Racing (7)

Parts Unknown
Boom Blox (5) v Dragon Quest IX (3)
winner faces
Alistel
Radiant Historia (1) v Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3)