Ocarina of Time vs Super Mario 64
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| Division | Division 32-64 |
|---|---|
| Match # | 44 |
| Match Date | Tuesday, May 18th, 2004 |
| Vote difference | 41,367 |
| Oracle Expectations | Ocarina of Time - 67.59% 60 for - 0 against |
| GameFAQs Prediction | Ocarina of Time - 81.93% (33,542 brackets) |
For the most part, I bash people when the prediction percentage is a bit low. I mean if this were Mario vs Link in the second round, no way in hell do you see a mere 81.93% of brackets picking Link. But in this case, I understand. Super Mario 64 was one of the most revolutionary and best titles ever to hit the market. For the most part, I feel that 3D gaming sucked before Mario 64, if it even existed at all. But after this absolute gem, look how far we`ve come. It`s for good reason too. For those who have never played Super Mario 64, you are missing a masterpiece. It`s right up there with Super Mario 3 when it comes to a fun, replayable title. Getting all 120 stars is a fun challenge, and the bosses in the game are varied enough so that you`re not doing the same thing over and over again. The exception is Bowser of course, but we`ll ignore the big turtle ~_^ Overall, it`s a fun game with a million things to do, and a replay value that had people doing those things over and over again for years. Come to think of it, we`re still doing them. The N64 had a knack for releasing timeless titles, didn`t it?
But in the end, we have another legendary game getting a beating at the hands of the Zelda title from its same genration. We all knew that Zelda would win this thing, but a 76-24 beating? That`s insane. Even worse is that the picture of Link for this match had Link wearing two different boots. I mean honestly, what the hell was that? With all the pictures of Adult Link out there, we had to pick a stoned Link wearing two different boots?
As if the beatings Zelda laid on Donkey Kong and Super Metroid weren`t enough, this match had to open your eyes to the possibility that Zelda could very well own this contest. Many people were complaining of the bore of an all-Zelda Final Four after Super Metroid`s beating, but after this match, they were trying to figure out the percentages that were going to be seen in the matches. Zelda was looking that good in this contest, 7-0 and counting, and showed no signs of slowing down at all. All this division was about was how well Final Fantasy 7 and Ocarina of Time stacked up to one another.
And what`s this? Why, it`s a hope for Ocarina of Time to actually win! Both Final Fantasy 7 and Ocarina of Time had matches riddled with SFF in the second round, but look at how they went down:
- Final Fantasy 7`s total against Xenogears: 57876
- Ocarina of Time`s total against Super Mario 64: 60064
- Total votes in poll 1641: 72321
- Total votes in poll 1644: 78761
Now Super Mario 64 is most definitely a stronger opponent than Xenogears. That much we know. But than that strength alone attribute to 6440 more total votes? Possibly, but look at the individual votes. Against a stronger opponent, Ocarina of Time scored 2188 more votes. If Final Fantasy 7 was up against a weaker opponent, shouldn`t it have trumped Ocarina`s vote total in this round? Looks like we had a contest on our hands again.
And yes, I was leading somewhere when I said OOT clearly had no chance after round one. It`s called drama, people. Geesh...
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