the Ultimate Otaku Gamer

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Fanime 2008 Ultimate Otaku Gamer Tournment Rundown         
         
Preliminaries (Friday and Saturday)         
         
ROUND 1      Naruto 3 (Import Gamecube)   1-on-1 matches; winner is decided best 2 out of 3 rounds
      Raiden (TurboGrafx-16)   Winner decided based on highest score after level 1
      Super Swing Golf (Wii)   Winner of 2 player VS. match on one hole
         
ROUND 2      Mario Galaxy (Wii)   Winner decided on most time left on clock after a speed run level - those who fail to complete are DQ'ed
      Pacman (Xbox360)   Winner decided on who completes the first 3 levels the fastest - those who fail to complete are DQ'ed
      Contra 3 (snes)   Winner decided on highest score by end of level 1 - campers and those who fail to complete are DQ'ed
         
ROUND 3      Super Mario 3 (NES)   Winner decided on highest score in 5 minutes
      Columns (Genesis)   Single 1-on-1 matches in which a winner is decided
      Halo 3 (XBOX360)   Two top scorers are chosen from a timed 4 player FFA match
         
ROUND 4      Castle Shikigami II (Dreamcast IMPORT)   Winner decided on highest score by end of first stage main boss
      Marvel VS Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)   1-on-1 matches; winner is decided best 2 out of 3 rounds
      Dance Dance Revolution  4thMix (Psx Import)   Contestants decide level of difficulty - winner is decided on highest score
         
Finals (Sunday)         
         
      Guitar Hero Legends (XBOX360)   5 songs selected on HARD difficulty - winner decided on highest score
      Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)   Winner decided on best 2-out-of-3 four-player rounds + final elimination tiebreaker
      Goldeneye (Nintendo 64)   Winner is chosen from a 10-minute match
      Mortal Kombat II (Genesis)   Winner is decided best 2 out of 3 rounds
      Super Puzzle Fighter II (Saturn)   Winner is decided best 2 out of 3 rounds
         
      FINAL GAME   
      sin and punishment(N64)   most points in the 1st level

The first thing I noticed (besides the weird and odd game selections) is that Guitar Hero Legends is one of the games in the finals. That's great. But wait... if it's the finals, shouldn't this really be on Expert? From the lack of rules that you have posted, it sounds like it doesn't matter if you fail or not, as long as you have the highest score. :)

[PyronIkari]

Blast Corps(N64)

WHY GOD WHY did you have to remind me of that??? That game is sitting in my closet getting dusty as we speak, and for DARNED good reason. XP

...and why does that Deception game sound so freaking awesome?

You've never played the Kagero series? There's other games that would be awesome to have in there, but just to note, every game I listed outside of maybe Blast Corps are awesome ass games. Some other awesome games that could/should be used.

Mutant League Football (Gen)
General Chaos (Gen) Yes Milton... I SAID IT!
Rampage the original Arc version.

I would leave the finals to 1 game...

Minesweeper Expert

[Nanashi]

We should jam Space Harrier in there somewhere.

[Mizuki]

Summarize PyronIkari's thoughts into it, and they're mine.

I've lost all interest in this.


And oh no at QoH Pyron lol.

[lacus]

If, I were to do something along the lines of this I'd use a game list consisting of things like...

Magic Drop III/IV(Neo Geo)
Weapon Lord(Snes)
Ninja Spirit(Now this is a game to time/score attack for the first stage1-Turbo 16)
Dynamite Heady(Genseis)
Kirby's Dream Course(Snes)
Caveman Games(Nes)
Guardian Legend(Nes)
Bangai-o(Saturn)
Blast Corps(N64)
Forgotten Worlds(Genesis)
Tecmo's Deception(PSX) Okay... this one, is probably the coolest idea that will never happen. For those that don't Know. Deception is a game where you create and place traps in a house. You're basically trying to kill your pursuers, as you are a little girl with powers(to place traps). There's a score system based on chaining traps, and how well/how much damage they do.
Haunting: Starring Polterguy(Genesis)
Densha De Go!!!(PSX)
Segata Sanshiro Fandisc games(Saturn)

Basically... games that you HAVE to be a gamer to have played. To be honest, playing a bunch of mainstream top 10 sellers doesn't make you a gamer. If you wanna nerd it up, you can throw in things like... Yuu Yuu Hakusho for the Genesis(which is great by the way), Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension for SNES, Ghost in the Shell for PSX(Time attack first stage) stuff like that. Throw in doujin games... Queen of Hearts '99, the To Heart party game disc, Party's Breakers.

wow, according to what you listed here, i'd say you are pretty good.
I've been playing games for 19 years, including 11 years of playing PRG game.
I played both of the two yuu yuu hakusho games on SNES(and enjoyed them a lot), and the first kirby game on GB when it came out. good old times..

[M]

General Chaos (Gen) Yes Milton... I SAID IT!

The only issue with General Chaos is that there's so many exploits in that game. One of the major ones (which could be prevented) is throwing a grenade and then pausing.

(I know too much about random games) :P

[PyronIkari]

General Chaos (Gen) Yes Milton... I SAID IT!

The only issue with General Chaos is that there's so many exploits in that game. One of the major ones (which could be prevented) is throwing a grenade and then pausing.

(I know too much about random games) :P

No glitches allowed sir! And yes... I knew about that too XD.

[Xeluu]

o_O The thing I noticed right away was the fact that the DDR is choose your own difficulty, yet GH is set to HARD. Shouldn't you require a level of difficulty for DDR as well? Or take off the GH one.

And no, I'm not entering, nor a hardcore gamer; but I'd heard of every game on that list except for Columns.

[PyronIkari]

o_O The thing I noticed right away was the fact that the DDR is choose your own difficulty, yet GH is set to HARD. Shouldn't you require a level of difficulty for DDR as well? Or take off the GH one.

And no, I'm not entering, nor a hardcore gamer; but I'd heard of every game on that list except for Columns.

Columns was Segas answer to tetris. It was one of the most popular puzzle games back in the 90's. It involved 3 piece columns falling down, and you had to match up 3 or more of a specific color in a row in any direction.

I should go plug in my saturn and play Sakutai columns 2, just for awesomely retarded attacks.

[OniCourseMusha]

o_O The thing I noticed right away was the fact that the DDR is choose your own difficulty, yet GH is set to HARD. Shouldn't you require a level of difficulty for DDR as well? Or take off the GH one.

I'm a bit iffy about that one.  I remembered there was a huge debate of doing that at the previous sac-anime.  Pretty ugly.  I always go for skills on DDR than watching a guy win the whole tourney playing light.