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GameFAQs' Own 'Best. Game. Ever.' Contest Launched

Posted by simoniker on from the they-fight-and-bite-and-fight dept.

XtremeLeader writes "Just days after GameSpy releases its Best All-Time Game competition, GameFAQs answers with a much more interactive Spring 2004 Contest to vote for the best games (you need a GameFAQs account to view the page). Unlike the GameSpy awards, however, this is completely gamer controlled. It begins by a registered user submitting their choices for favorite games (one per system, with more than a few systems), of which any game you want can be nominated. Voting ends at the beginning of March, and the polls are slated to begin late March/early April. The top 64 nominations will be accepted and placed into a series of polls that we get to vote on. Hopefully, this one doesn't have great games like Chrono Trigger thrown into the potpourri category."

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  1. My picks... by pb · · Score: 4, Informative

    Best RPG Evar: Legacy of the Ancients -- on a Commodore 64, no less; it's amazing what they could pack in there!

    Other than that, and in no particular order, Masters of Magic, Star Control II, Super Mario Bros. 3, Leisure Suit Larry 4*, Final Fantasy V, and Ultima VI...

    * Yes, I realize that this game does not exist... :)

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  2. Re:Good idea. by Derkec · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most recent games might have an edge, but it isn't a free ride. Check out the gamespy contest and see Mike Tyson's Punch-Out beat Madden 2004 a game that is not only hugely popular but also 16 years newer.

  3. Link to the brackets by WordUpCousin · · Score: 1, Informative

    By the way, the old slashdot story only links to the qualifying of the games, the actual bracket is here.

  4. Re:Chrono Trigger by jwilloug · · Score: 4, Informative

    Half Life didn't need to qualify, it went straight into its bracket as number 1 seed.

    Why they didn't roll Chrono Trigger and a couple other Square games into the Final Fantasy poll I don't know. It won the Potpourri qualifier, but I don't think it's going to go much farther. It faces off against FF7 on Monday.