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8 matches
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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
Result |
Headline |
SFF |
LFF |
Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
3446
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1972-1988 |
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Donkey Kong survives Punch-Out as Tetris dominates |
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1 |
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The first 2009 match centered on Donkey Kong versus Punch-Out for the second advancing spot. Donkey Kong survived an early scare and a reputation for choking to pull away, while Tetris dominated the field.
SFF: The writeup says Tetris imposed old-school overlap on Space Invaders and likely hurt Donkey Kong as well, though Donkey Kong was still strong enough to beat Punch-Out.
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| 2 |
3448
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1972-1988 |
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Mario buries Duck Hunt with same-cartridge SFF |
✓ |
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1 |
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Mario dominated so completely that Duck Hunt could not mount a comeback against Ninja Gaiden for the second advancing spot. The writeup treats the result as a textbook example of extreme overlap overwhelming an otherwise stronger game.
SFF: The writeup explicitly calls Mario's suppression of Duck Hunt 'Same Cartridge SFF,' since the two games famously shared an NES cartridge.
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| 3 |
3449
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1972-1988 |
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Zelda crushes Metroid while Contra fails to capitalize |
✓ |
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1 |
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Zelda dominated as expected, and Metroid still advanced despite taking a severe fanbase hit. Contra's failure to capitalize became the larger surprise and began a recurring pattern of disappointing shooter performances.
SFF: The writeup says Zelda heavily SFFed Metroid, while also entertaining the possibility that Contra suffered some Nintendo-related overlap of its own.
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| 4 |
3455
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1992-1994 |
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Donkey Kong Country survives Zelda SFF as Doom collapses |
✓ |
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1 |
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A Link to the Past dominated while Donkey Kong Country repeatedly flirted with choking away second place. Doom nevertheless failed to capitalize, turning what looked like a favorable upset setup into another shooter disappointment.
SFF: The writeup says A Link to the Past clearly SFFed Donkey Kong Country, though Doom was too weak to take advantage of the favorable situation.
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| 5 |
3458
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1995-1997 |
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GoldenEye and Mario RPG advance as DKC2 hype collapses |
✓ |
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1 |
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GoldenEye and Super Mario RPG advanced from a debated fourpack, while Resident Evil 2 remained respectable but never broke through. Donkey Kong Country 2's long-running hype ended in a disappointing SFF-affected debut.
SFF: The writeup says Super Mario RPG SFFed Donkey Kong Country 2, helping reduce a heavily hyped game to a weak opening-round showing.
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| 6 |
3459
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1995-1997 |
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Final Fantasy VII mauls the N64 field |
✓ |
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1 |
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Final Fantasy VII dominated a pair of respectable Nintendo 64 games and looked every bit as strong as its old reputation suggested. Mario Kart 64 comfortably took the other advancing spot over Star Fox 64.
SFF: The writeup says Mario Kart 64 predictably SFFed Star Fox 64, leaving the second advancing position effectively settled from the opening moments.
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| 7 |
3460
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1995-1997 |
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Mario 64 crushes Kirby as Symphony of the Night advances |
✓ |
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1 |
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Super Mario 64 dominated the poll, while Symphony of the Night comfortably beat Resident Evil for the other advancing spot. Kirby Super Star collapsed badly in Mario's presence.
SFF: The writeup explicitly says Super Mario 64 SFFed Kirby Super Star heavily, using Kirby's collapse to argue that Kirby's character strength does not come primarily from his games.
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| 8 |
3469
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
2001-2003 |
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Melee advances while Fire Emblem gets double-SFFed |
✓ |
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1 |
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Melee and Wind Waker advanced exactly as expected, but Wind Waker held up well enough to raise concerns about Melee's future ceiling. Fire Emblem collapsed under an especially hostile overlap situation.
SFF: The writeup says Fire Emblem was SFFed from two directions by Wind Waker and by Melee, the game that had helped introduce the series to many voters.
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ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
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