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Game Debate to the Death!<br>What debates do you want to see? photo

Last week I ended off the year by asking everyone what their favorite game EVAR! was. The results were as lengthy as they were awesome, and I have to say -- I was impressed with how diverse the response was. Not only did I see some ancient game debate contenders resurface, but plenty of obscure and deserving forgotten games of the past were also mentioned. So what did people pick as their favorite the most?

Cue the cliche -- with an overwhelming 10% of the votes, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time crushed the competition, but plenty of others were right behind it fighting for the honor of 2006's Best Game EVAR! Chrono Trigger came in second with Final Fantasy VII and Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past right behind it. Then there was Xenogears, Earthbound, and Final Fantasy: Tactics. Honorable mentions go out to TIE Fighter, Super Mario World, Street Fighter II, Twilight Princess, and Super Smash Bros.

Not happy with the results? Then you should get your friends to vote too! The comments were all cordial though, you Dtoiders always do a good job at debating with support and respect instead of breaking out into screaming opinions. And with that amount of decency, I'm asking all of you Dtoid Debaters out there to suggest some Game Debate to the Death! competitions you'd like to see sometime soon in the new year. As the months pass I'll eventually bring back the Mario, Zelda, and Final Fantasy free for alls, but let's make 2007 a year to remember.

Also -- don't forget that comparing two completely different games can be a lot of fun. Way back in the day I asked people to debate over Katamari Damacy and  Metal Gear Solid 2. Recently we also had a lot of fun with Gears of War versus Guitar Hero II. So put your creative minds to work and think up some debates you'd never see any where else on the Web that are worth weighing pros and cons over. 


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TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 12:37
TheBrain
Super Mario Kart vs. Mario Kart 64 vs. Mario Kart: Double Dash vs. Mario Kart: Super Circuit vs. Mario Kart DS
bjk's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 14:58
bjk
this suggestion thing is like the time you did the link vs cloud thing for me:)) *looks at the fronz in a loving way*

and SNES versus 360 or SNES versus PS3 or wait for it...

SNES versus PS3 and 360 TOGETHER ON AN EVIL TEAM OF INJUSTICE!!!
emo zema's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 15:10
emo zema
try game charaters

mario v.s master chief
link v.s dante
samus v.s lara croft
fox v.s snake
onecut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 15:51
onecut
damn marathon II, my very first fps with doom II on my father's mac (performa 630).

If im right the box of Marathon II was special.
I bouhgt it during a trip in california cupertino, maybe 13 years ago...

Remeber the alien gun? The informations sreen was unreadable. Terrible!

Btw sorry for my english, im from geneva, Swiss!
spinjunct's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 16:20
spinjunct
The Ogre Battle Saga (everything from March of the Black Queen until Knight of Lodis) vs. The Final Fantasy tactics games (um, just FFT and FFTA, I guess)

For characters, which of the Hammer Bros. in Super Mario would win if they were to fight each other?
onecut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 18:26
onecut
Got one:

growup mushroom vs 1up mushroom.
(red vs green for who just born yesterday...)
LarkOhiya's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2007 23:13
LarkOhiya
since you are never on vent when I am Fronz:

Twilight Princess vs. Windwaker
Vyruz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/05/2007 15:12
Vyruz
I want to see this as a debate:
do you let your console stand up vertical?
Vs.
Do you let your console lay down horizontaly?

just curious annyway.
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2007 16:52
Fronz
hahaha bjk - that's still one of the best debates yet!

Ohiya - im just gonna wait a while to do a big zelda free for all one again

Vyruz - i think that's a very clever one, i think you'll see it as a debate in the next few weeks :)
smd's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/06/2007 16:58
smd
Street Fighter 2 VS all the other remakes (read: ways to milk a sweet franchise by just adding slight modifications that never really added THAT much to the core gameplay).
Iceciro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 12:49
Iceciro
Most Depressing Franchise Rape By Corporate Buffons
Halo vs.
Command and Conquer
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 18:25
dprime
People were actually considering putting something as gay as Guitar Hero II up against GoW, one of the best shooters ever? If you're not into music, you're obviously not going to like GHII. If you are, then should be be offended by the fact that it's a guitar with God-damned BUTTONS! So what's their market other than douches?

The greatest game ever is Super Mario Bros. 3. The graphics were way ahead of the third generation it was in, and the design was incredibly creative. It's one of the longest platformers ever. Its gameplay was intuitive and flawless, and sent you back again every time you beat the game. It's the kind of game you never stop playing through your life, and I haven't.

SMB3!
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 18:28
dprime
To Emo_Zema:

mario v.s master chief
Mario by a smidgen. Both the leaders of terrific games, Mario gets it because his franchise has produced at least a few more classics than Halo, which only has two.

link v.s dante
Link. No question.

samus v.s lara croft
Samus. No question.

fox v.s snake
Fox. Compare an above-average shooter (which happens to be the best Sony has to offer) to the epic space battles of the Star Fox series!
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 18:35
dprime
Here are some of my match-ups

Street Fighter v Mortal Kombat

SNES v Genesis

Doom v Duke Nukem

Golden Eye v Perfect Dark

Age of Empires v Warcraft (I can't help to mention that Warcraft is ghey and AOE should win by a billion)

Ridge Racer v Grand Turismo

PC Shooters v Console Shooters

Wiimote v DS Stylus

Mario v Sonic

Game Boy v Game Gear
dprime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 18:37
dprime
How about dual of the fuck-ups: Virtual Boy v PS3?
onecut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 19:03
onecut
heroes of Commander and conquer serie vs heroes of Starcraft (and Warcraft II?) serie.
onecut's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/07/2007 19:04
onecut
Oups i forgot this one:

Original game versus mod based on his engine.
smd's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 15:20
smd
-3DO vs 32X.
-Virtual Boy VS CD-i
Vyruz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/08/2007 17:06
Vyruz
just one more from me:
Warioware Vs. atari's hotPXL (their take on minigame mania on the PSP)

I just wanna see Warioware drill HotPXL into the ground.

PS: ok, HotPXL isn't released yet, ah hell, maybe save that one for later.

ooh, debate all the Warioware titels against eachother!
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