TDMMC Video Game Bracket (VGB)

[Dave Gray]

Look folks, we all know that helicopter.html is the best video game ever made.  But, what's the second best?  That question has plagued nerds like you and me for decades.  ...and now, with the "hot chick competition" out of the way, it will be answered.

Joe Tex and I, with the assistance of Guat, have come up with a bracket of 64 of the most fun, influential, and overall best video games since the original Atari.   They are broken up into 4 quadrants (Capcom, Konami, Activision, and Namco).

Each day (or couple of days if things get slow), we'll put a few polls up, with info on a few games.  Read up on the choices, and choose carefully, because it's one and you're done.

As we move forward, the polls will be locked, whittling down to one winner.

GAME ON!


Edit: Your favorite game may not be listed.  If this upsets you, please log off of this website and continue masturbating to hentai.

[Brian Fein]

you stole this bit from Maxim radio.

Theives!

[Dave Gray]

Yeah...we stole the hot chick competition from them, too.  And we'll probably do best song at some point (which they did).  Maxim is doing best franchises...it's similar, but their list is totally lame.  They have PONG on it and crap like that, that were never really good games.  We're (for the most part) a bunch of dudes that grew up with chicks, movies, video games, and sports.  ...what the hell else are we going to talk about?

[JMoney13]

You better have RE4 on there.

[jtex316]

You better have RE4 on there.

We can't say who's going to be on there or who isn't going to be on there.
But let me just say this.  I'm 100% positive that after all the games are out in the open, everyone is going to chime in with "Hey dumbasses, you forgot ______.  That game was awesome!". 

You're just going to have to live with it. 

[mcduff81]

Hey dumbass, you forgot Metal Gear!  Any of them..

[Dave Gray]

Another thing:

We elected to go for variety and sacrifice some crowd favorites.  For example, while Super Mario is a great series, and pretty much every game could be a contender for a top 64 choice, there are just too many of them.  ...same goes for Mega-Man, several different Madden games, etc.  For the most part we picked just one that we considered the best (personal choice) or maybe a couple, if there were significant advancements in the series, spanning generations.

In closing, I realize that Super Mario Bros. 2 is a better game than Scorched Earth for example, but it won't be in this list.

Also, this wasn't a personal list, and frankly, I don't like several of the games on this list, but due to their popularity, they were given a shot at the title.  Some of my very favorite games of all time were left home.  :(   Poor "Marble Madness."

[Brian Fein]

Dig Dug?

[Sunstroke]

Dig Dug?

Oh hell yeah...Dig Dug should be in the mix for sure!   

[bsfins]

I have to admit,I'm not going to be able to vote in alot of the polls...Especially when they're console games.I already admit,I'll favor the Arcade game versus a a console game.I'm pretty positive some the games that I love wont even get a whiff of the list...I'm not going to complain about.I am glad to see that it's not going to be dominated by new games..I was happy to see classics like Galaga,and pitfall...

Some of my favorites....for future consideration...(I'll limit to 7...)
Burgertime
Crystal castles
Dragon's lair
Bard's tail
Romance of the three kingdoms (any version)
Oddworld abe's oddysee
Shadowrun

this number kept getting wittled down from 12,10,8,7, so I wouldn't be complaining...

[BeefStewert]

Stupid question.... is it possible to see the results of the polls on a single thread?  If it is difficult (or impossible), don't worry about it.  I just thought it would be cool if it cold be done.

[Brian Fein]

I'm afraid that some good games might be getting left out of the tourney due to the narrow focus of the people making the list. 

[jtex316]

Stupid question.... is it possible to see the results of the polls on a single thread?  If it is difficult (or impossible), don't worry about it.  I just thought it would be cool if it cold be done.

At the end of Round 1, we will display the bracket and the results of all the polls / threads.

I'm afraid that some good games might be getting left out of the tourney due to the narrow focus of the people making the list.

How the hell can you say this?  There are still 3/4, or 75% of all video games left that haven't been revealed yet.  We're nowhere near done.  Keep your pants on until the whole bracket is displayed. 

[Brian Fein]

How the hell can you say this?  There are still 3/4, or 75% of all video games left that haven't been revealed yet.  We're nowhere near done.  Keep your pants on until the whole bracket is displayed. 

That's why I said "I'm Afraid", instead of "you guys suck"

Besides, I know what games you and Dave are into and which games you guys may never have played before, and it makes me worry.

[Dave Gray]

That's why I said "I'm Afraid", instead of "you guys suck"

Besides, I know what games you and Dave are into and which games you guys may never have played before, and it makes me worry.

Did you even read this post?  Several of the games on here I have never played, and I didn't go by my own personal preference.  I did research.