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Chrono Trigger handled Secret of Mana but lost substantial momentum during the daytime, creating concern about how it would fare against stronger opponents. The writeup identifies that recurring voting pattern as a defining feature of Chrono Trigger's contest run.

Chrono Trigger beat Super Mario RPG but again lost substantial strength during the day. The writeup says the recurring pattern kept alive doubts about Chrono Trigger's ability to survive stronger opponents later in the division.

Chrono Trigger turned a heavily debated matchup into a comfortable win and restored confidence after earlier daytime weakness. The writeup says Super Mario World had looked like a plausible upset pick, but Chrono Trigger established itself as a true divisional favorite.

Chrono Trigger and A Link to the Past stayed virtually dead even for hours, repeatedly answering each other's small pushes. The writeup calls it one of the contest's greatest wire-to-wire matches before Chrono Trigger finally separated itself late.

The hoped-for third Mario-versus-Crono-style classic never materialized. Chrono Trigger took control after the opening exchange and stayed ahead, producing an anticlimactic semifinal despite the rivalry surrounding it.

Chrono Trigger briefly resisted, but Final Fantasy VII ultimately controlled the championship match as expected. The writeup spends more time reflecting on the contest itself than on a final it considered straightforward.

Chrono Trigger annihilated the field and looked fully restored to elite strength, while Yoshi's Island easily held off an EarthBound upset push that never materialized. The match was effectively decided immediately.

Chrono Trigger built an overnight lead on Mario 64, only to collapse badly once Mario's morning vote arrived. Mario 64 turned the match into a convincing win and shattered expectations for Chrono Trigger's deeper run.

SFF: The writeup explicitly says Yoshi's Island was SFFed into a very weak last-place showing, with Mario 64 providing the clearest source of the overlap.

Final Fantasy VII dominated, while Chrono Trigger built a real lead on Mario 64 before collapsing again with the afternoon vote. Mario 64's late recovery ended another promising Chrono Trigger upset attempt.

LFF: The writeup says GoldenEye clearly leeched Mario 64, giving Chrono Trigger a much better chance to steal the second advancing position.

Chrono Trigger opened the 2015 game contest with a far stronger blowout than many expected and immediately looked like a true title contender. The writeup treats the result as the first major sign that older games would dominate the bracket.

Chrono Trigger annihilated Dragon Quest VIII and produced one of the rare post-opening-round blowouts of this scale. Both analyses explicitly resist treating SFF as the main explanation and instead frame Chrono Trigger as operating at elite strength.

Chrono Trigger destroyed Final Fantasy X in a matchup that had been heavily debated before the contest. The blowout erased old concerns about Chrono Trigger's decline and made it look like the strongest game on the site without outside intervention.

Chrono Trigger looked ready to crush Melee until Smash fans mobilized across Reddit, social media and community sites. The rally flipped the match and stopped each comeback, ending Chrono Trigger's apparent path toward the championship.

Rally: The writeup says a rapidly spreading Smash community rally erased Chrono Trigger's large early lead and repeatedly countered every later Chrono comeback attempt.