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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: November 16, 2014 (11:41 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
So, I've cycled through my usual shit and I'm more or less out of ideas. So, let's rock up an interest gauge!
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: November 17, 2014 (10:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Pretty much any tourney we have will be a [category] tourney. We could also take the Retro/Obscure tourney to the next level and say "retro and obscure." Then I would finally have a reason to review something like Prehistorik Man or Bionic Battler.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 17, 2014 (02:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'm all for "retro that hasn't already been reviewed at HonestGamers," myself. But then, I'm pretty much always in favor of such a tournament. ;-)
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: November 17, 2014 (02:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I really like the Alphas, but I don't think we could pull the numbers. Also, while I like the idea of the euro vs. the world one, I also think it will be difficult to pull the numbers. Team tourneys also require a lot of commitment on people's part (well, more than usual, anyway).
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 17, 2014 (03:53 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
My problem with the alphas is the same as always: we always allow trades. So of course, the first thing most people do is trade for different letters. It's easy enough these days to get games affordably (or even free) that trades shouldn't even be allowed in such a tournament. They defeat the point of it, and they make upsets less interesting.
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: November 17, 2014 (11:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I like Jason's idea: write a review (possibly retro) for a game that hasn't received a review on the site yet. If you do go that route, you might consider adding an additional rule that the game must not have any reviews on any platforms. For instance, a review for Cool Spot on SNES would not qualify since there's already a Genesis review of it by Retro. However, there isn't a single review of Wolfchild, so that would work.
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: November 18, 2014 (12:03 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The only possible snag I could see with Jason's suggestion would be for games that aren't the same on every platform. Example: Home Alone on NES is way different from Home Alone on SNES.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 18, 2014 (10:10 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Joe, you added the provision that a game couldn't be reviewed it if had already been covered on another platform, not me!
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Author: jerec
Posted: November 18, 2014 (11:09 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The old putting quarters into your NES thing... heh.
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: November 18, 2014 (11:42 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Oops, sorry!
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: November 20, 2014 (09:43 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This has been of no help at all.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: November 20, 2014 (11:54 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I stand by Euro vs the world. Top three scores on either side count. Then it doesn't matter if it's uneven/people drop out.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 20, 2014 (12:28 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That's actually a good idea, Janus, but it will be disappointing if we don't see at least three people from Europe contribute. Still, seems like it might be worth rolling the dice on this one...
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: November 20, 2014 (01:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Or maybe USA vs the world?
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: November 21, 2014 (05:23 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Very well -- coming soon.
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