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Last week's debate was between the two terrors you see above. Thanks to all those who submitted game debate art -- the two pictures above belong to Dtoiders Hildebrant (left) and MrJunko (right), and I attached the rest of everyone's awesome art below.

So, who did we decide was the biggest and baddest of them all last week? There were hundreds of comments that went back and forth for both sides, with rape pictures of Pyramid Head as support for one side, and videos of Pyramid Head getting owned by a plank as support for the other side. Once the dust settled, the art you see above is a pretty good summary of how the votes turned out. Here are the results:

  • Big Daddy: 62 votes
  • Pyramid Head: 116 votes -- winner! 

This week, in honor of finally getting what we want from Nintendo . . . sorta . . . the debate is based on Super Smash Bros. 64.  Instead of arguing over which Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter character was the best, I want to know which Nintendo 64 fighter you thought was the best. Back when we didn't have online console gaming, which one of these classic characters did you use the most to dominate your friends time and time again:

  • Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Fox, Jigglypuff, Kirby, Link, Luigi, Mario, Ness, Pikachu, Samus, Yoshi 

Which is the best fighter, and why? Cast your votes, give us a reason for your decision, get some N64 buddies to give their opinions as well, and check back next week for the winner. Once the 64 bit dispute is settled, we'll quickly move on to Melee and up the ante and voting options.

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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:26
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
FALCON PUNCH™!!!




In before Final Destination.
donkeykong's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:26
donkeykong
The answer, of course, is Donkey Kong.
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:26
LostCrichton
Samus
Quisling's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:30
Quisling
Link. FTW. In before the "Donkey Kong beats Yoshis eggs" comment.
ShadowXOR's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:31
ShadowXOR
My best was Ness, followed by Captain Falcon, then Kirby. I hated Melee, original Smash for the fucking win!!! I still play it all the time. I hope Brawl is nothing like Melee.
smackifilia's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:31
smackifilia
Cap'n Falcon McBitches™
Upgrayedd's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:32
Upgrayedd
Captain Falcon all the way.
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:32
ZekeThePlumber
DK had the over-powered throws, but Pikachu had speed and the staggering aerial attacks to combo from.

Pikachu, ftw.
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:33
Aerox
Ness, naturally.
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:35
A New Challenger
Show me ya boobs!

You and the Cap'n make it happen.
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:36
Das Inchworm
since this is only 64, im gonna have to say that Capt. Falcon was the crem de la creme.
BADInc's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:37
BADInc
Samus, i love a women who can handle a gun. And I made people hate me when they were trying to jump back to the ledge and then id just shoot em back away
Joseph Leray's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:38
Joseph Leray
You guys have no taste -- Samus. She wasn't particularly good at anything, but a certain finesse was required to play with her.

Plus, she has the Vegeta Canon, Destroyer of Heroes. Provided you have a good sense of timing.
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:39
Edarios
Fox!
SchickOuttaShape's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:40
SchickOuttaShape
NESS!!!!!! okay!
emotaku's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:41
emotaku
Kirby.

He could fly to the _moon_
Little Burro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:41
Little Burro
Samus
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:43
Bob Muir
Captain Falcon's my wifebeater of choice.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:43
Bob Muir
Captain Falcon's my wifebeater of choice.
Ellipson's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:44
Ellipson
Kirby and Pikachu were top tier for that game, Ness was up there on some lists too.

I personally preferred Pikachu even though I felt like Kirby was a better character. So Pika-Pika!
ComradKyro's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:45
ComradKyro
Captain Falcon with his crazy ass B moves.

Show Me Your Moves!
LifeOnRepeat's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:45
LifeOnRepeat
Captain Falcon FTW!! Falcon punch KO's rock my world.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:46
Aaron Mxy Yost
Kirby. Kirby was win. He could steal souls!
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:47
A New Challenger
Even though I picked Falcon, I must admit Kirby and Pikachu were godly.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:48
bluemeep
Ness all the way. PK FIYAH!
Black Mage Slim's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:49
Black Mage Slim
Jigglypuff. i never miss a rest.
urbanyeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:51
urbanyeti
I am going to go right ahead and guess I am one of the few people that put the effort into being good with Pikachu. I loved that little guy and his "omg if i don't pull off this I am going to die" double jump got me out of many a pinch.

Pika-pika-pikachu! Pika-pika-pikachu!
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:56
bluexy
Kirby the Devourer of Planets.
dnl2ba's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/18/2007 23:59
dnl2ba
Ness had the best meteor smash, not to mention an amusing (and problem-prone) Up+B. Ness all the way!
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:00
Fronz
And i want some serious explanations this week folks, i've always been curious what everyone's beliefs were on this game!

for me, i started playing as Luigi, then remembered skilled jumping was a valuable asset, and jumped to playing as Link for a while, then realized i was a jumping whore, went straight to Kirby, and never looked back. Being able to puff his fat ass so much on the screen means you almost never just "fall off the map" and it means if you ever need to get out of a situation u can just rise above it further than anyone else... then brick it straight down.

and truthfully, the thing i love the most in any smash bros game is the items. keep them on and ill win more than most people, but take them off and i wont win many. my aim is deadly, and since kirby can rise the highest, and slowly floats down, it lets me aim up ridiculous shots across the screen that kill steal all the damn time.

vote = kirby
Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:02
Steel Squirrel
Kirby all the way for his ability to steal abilities and he could also semi-fly.
sylaxRKO's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:03
sylaxRKO
Link- why cause he had a greatest variety of effective attacks
generaldane's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:07
generaldane
eventhough link was my Favorite

Kirby was clearly the strongest original smash character
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:09
Fronz
@ShadowXOR -- I agree. Melee is awesome for having way more characters and tons more extra features (trophies up the wazoo), but Melee's gameplay felt TOO smooth for me, and I still play SSB64 more way more than I do Melee.

For me, levels matter the most in SSB games -- Melee's levels are the only thing that keeps me coming back to it. So if Brawl's levels are solid I'll play it for a long time, but if they're lousy, I'll go straight back to SSB64.
lem's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:09
lem
I was always partial to ganon, so i'll have to say captain falcon for the 64 version
madninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:24
madninja
Cpt. Falcon all the way because my friend always knew when to us Falcon Punch and the N64 controller was shaped weird so I would just hit him in the nuts with one of the edges of the controller.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:25
Knivy
Pikachu!

Me and a friend completely dominated 2 vs 2 with pikachus, once you got struck by a thunder you would get struck again at leas 5 times.
Putthebottledown's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:27
Putthebottledown
youre kidding me? I'm the only one whos picking Luigi?
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:36
Holyetheline
Ness. I choose Ness because of his versatility. His ability to float through the air with grace when he jumps. His skills with a baseball bat close up, yo-yo for a bit more distance, and of course his ability to absorb electric/fire based attacks to heal himself. If you get his third jump down then it's the best in the game. Sending Ness far off into the level, and strongly damaging anyone who comes in contact with him while he does so. I love Ness in that game.
vinnchan's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:39
vinnchan
Mario! MARIO! For an in close beat down like nobody's business, Mario FTW! (Yes, I know he's not top tier... fuck your tiers)

Plus, the cape in Melee really added to his awesome as a character.
Stratus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:41
Stratus
Ness

Can you shoot lightning into your ass and make it worth your while? Nuff said.
MusashiX2's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:42
MusashiX2
jack kirby
ShinSennju's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 00:57
ShinSennju
Luigi FTW similar to Mario but vastly superior. Plus! that screeching sound when you did his shoryuuken style punch humiliated any opponent
Bas's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 01:02
Bas
Ness.
tsunamikitsune's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 01:13
tsunamikitsune
Jigglypuff FTW.
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 01:16
Toneman
Captain Falcon, because FALCON PUNCH!
bahss's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 01:44
bahss
Kirby was the best character on N64.
Damn, now I've got to bust it out all over again.
Kyoden's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 01:46
Kyoden
le fox
mispelt's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 02:04
mispelt
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Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/19/2007 02:48
Arugala9
I always liked to use Link or Mario. They were both pretty good characters and I was able to use them to beat my friends. What about levels though? My favorite was Safforn City where the pokemon came out on the top.
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