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Ocarina of Time crushed Fallout 2 and extended Zelda's dominant start. The writeup nevertheless argues that comparison with Final Fantasy VII's opener already favored the Square game in their anticipated divisional showdown.

Ocarina of Time crushed the highly regarded Super Mario 64 and added another emphatic result to Zelda's unbeaten run. The writeup treats the same-fanbase matchup as evidence that Ocarina might be closer to Final Fantasy VII than earlier results had suggested.

SFF: The writeup explicitly describes Ocarina of Time versus fellow Nintendo icon Super Mario 64 as a match riddled with SFF when comparing it with Final Fantasy VII's same-round result.

Ocarina of Time handled GoldenEye easily, but the writeup judged the showing insufficient to answer Final Fantasy VII's previous performance. The match is remembered mainly as the final setup for the division's anticipated showdown.

Final Fantasy VII beat Ocarina of Time without the drama expected from the contest's supposed true final. The writeup treats the result as confirmation of Final Fantasy VII's superiority in this field and as another sign of Zelda's sudden collapse.

Ocarina of Time dominated an otherwise straightforward poll, while Final Fantasy IX beat Half-Life for the second advancing position. Half-Life's failure became another example of shooters disappointing in the bracket.

StarCraft briefly revived memories of 2004 by taking an early second-place lead, but Final Fantasy VIII erased it quickly once the overnight vote arrived. Ocarina of Time dominated throughout.

LFF: The writeup says Final Fantasy IX leeched support from Final Fantasy VIII early, briefly allowing StarCraft to threaten the second advancing position.

Ocarina of Time won comfortably, while Pokémon RBY finally broke through against Metal Gear Solid and advanced. The result elevated Pokémon into the site's highest tier and exposed a recurring overlap between Metal Gear and Final Fantasy.

SFF · LFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time imposed Nintendo SFF on Pokémon RBY, though Pokémon resisted it unusually well. It also says Final Fantasy VIII leeched Metal Gear Solid and helped Pokémon take second.

Ocarina of Time dominated the Nintendo-heavy field, while Final Fantasy X used the favorable bracket setup to advance. Melee fell to last and Pokémon could not overcome Ocarina's presence.

SFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time heavily SFFed both Melee and Pokémon RBY, with Pokémon resisting the Nintendo suppression better than Melee.

Ocarina of Time secured first easily, while Final Fantasy X erased Metal Gear Solid 4's early lead overnight and advanced to the championship. Brawl's run ended under an especially unfavorable Nintendo matchup.

SFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time SFFed Brawl out of contention, leaving Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 4 to fight for the other final spot.

Ocarina of Time took control almost immediately and defeated Final Fantasy VII despite FF7 looking stronger in earlier rounds. The writeup treats the result as a fair Team Zelda victory and Ocarina's arrival as the site's new top game.

Ocarina of Time produced one of the contest's legendary blowouts against Hearthstone and showed no vulnerability to the rally threat some had feared. The result looked like a championship statement at the time.

Ocarina of Time beat Suikoden II but looked shockingly weak for the site's traditional top game. The writeup interprets the performance as the first strong evidence of widespread anti-Zelda voting and contest fatigue.

Ocarina of Time won easily but again looked weaker than expected for the site's traditional top game. Final Fantasy IX's strong showing, aided by the picture matchup, became another warning that Ocarina was vulnerable later.

Pic: The writeup directly blames Ocarina of Time's weak-looking performance in part on a poor Ocarina picture paired against one of Final Fantasy IX's best possible images.

Ocarina of Time routed Symphony of the Night in the divisional final, but still looked weaker than historical comparisons suggested. The writeup explicitly says rally spillover had virtually no effect here.

Ocarina of Time beat A Link to the Past, but failed to produce the devastating same-series suppression many expected from their old four-way comparison. Both analyses conclude that little or no meaningful SFF was visible in the current match.

Ocarina of Time demolished Super Mario RPG in a semifinal that everyone expected to be one-sided. Early spillover inflated turnout but did not create a meaningful competitive effect, and Mario RPG's miracle run ended quietly.

Undertale's rally had reached full internet scale by the championship, and Ocarina never mounted a serious challenge. The writeup frames the blowout as the crowning of a new contest paradigm and the completion of Undertale's historic run.

Rally: The writeup says broad internet attention and Undertale's massive outside support overwhelmed Ocarina of Time from the opening moments, turning the final into a one-sided coronation.