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Filtered: entrant = Metroid (game)   — 4 of 1,514 matches   show all

4 matches

# Poll ▼ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 3479
writeup (md)
BGE 2K9 Round 2 1972-1988
Metroid 9.3%
Mario beats Zelda decisively in their first 2009 meeting 1

Mario defeated Zelda much more easily than many expected, while Metroid and Ninja Gaiden were reduced to afterthoughts. The result appeared to settle the old NES hierarchy before later rounds complicated it again.

SFF: The writeup says Mario and Zelda crushed Metroid and Ninja Gaiden through heavy Nintendo overlap, leaving the real contest entirely between the two NES giants.

2 3449
writeup (md)
BGE 2K9 Round 1 1972-1988
Metroid 18.6%
Contra 12.7%
Zelda crushes Metroid while Contra fails to capitalize 1

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.

3 1633
writeup (md)
Spring 2K4 Round 2 8
Metroid 22.0%
Mario 3 crushes Metroid and reasserts divisional control

Super Mario Bros. 3 demolished Metroid and reclaimed the apparent favorite's position in the old-school division. The writeup treats the result as a straightforward show of strength before the eventual clash with Zelda.

4 1602
writeup (md)
Spring 2K4 Round 1 8
Metroid 68.5%
Pac-Man 31.5%
Metroid overwhelms Pac-Man and fuels early series hype 1

Metroid turned a mildly hyped matchup into a comfortable win and strengthened early talk that the series might contend with Zelda. The writeup attributes Pac-Man's weakness mainly to the site's younger audience, with his match picture also working against him.

Pic: The writeup says Pac-Man's match picture was not doing him any favors, explicitly presenting the image as another disadvantage for him against Metroid.

What this is

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