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Wasabiak 01-25-2004 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neuqua
I promise to root for whichever team drafts Lara Croft.


Damn, i was just gonna say.........What the hell are you all thinking???? Lara Croft is still on the board? She will be the S.O.D.

ice4277 01-26-2004 07:22 AM

With his first pick in the draft, ice4277 selects...


Sonic The Hedgehog


This was the character I was hoping would be there at the sixth pick. In my mind, he is the third most popular video game character ever. When you think of Sega, the first thing you think of is Sonic. His last couple games may have been lacking but some of the best times I had playing video games when I was younger came from the first three Sonic games on my Genesis.

Danny 01-26-2004 07:25 AM

Nice pick. I was hoping Mr. Hog would fall to me.

cthomer5000 01-26-2004 09:05 AM

I seriously considered Sonic with the #2 overall pick. A very solid character, who would definitely get a bonus for clearly being the king of his console. Sonic absolutely definied Sega.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 09:26 AM

Boy, the sun is shining and there ain't a cloud in the sky.

You know what to do T-P. :D

Danny 01-26-2004 09:56 AM

Fargo, dont be giving TP any ideas you hear.

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 12:15 PM

TargetPractice6 has just under two hours at make his pick - as of 3:00 eastern, the next teams can start jumping ahead of him.

Calis 01-26-2004 12:45 PM

Are we counting PC Games as "Video Games" in this?

The age old argument. :)

Pac Man 01-26-2004 12:47 PM

TP pm'd Pac Man with his pick. He selects Princess from Mario Brothers 2.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 12:59 PM

Can I pick for TP if he doesn't show?

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FargoFreez aka fof playa
Can I pick for TP if he doesn't show?

Sure, since he took your spot I guess that's fair.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 01:07 PM

I'll obviously wait until 3est, but checking on his post times lead me to believe that he won't be around until 4.

Calis 01-26-2004 01:52 PM

Ughh, hope you don't take my pick!

Just two more to go..

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 01:58 PM


FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 01:58 PM

I will select Cloud Strife, of Final Fantasy VII.

Calis 01-26-2004 02:01 PM

Not a bad pick, I'm not a big FFVII fan, but I know I'm in the minority there.

I wondered when he'd go, thought his lack of total appearances might hurt him somewhat.

SirFozzie 01-26-2004 02:01 PM

Total reach to me. Maybe.. MAYBE a 3rd or 4th rounder.

cthomer5000 01-26-2004 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calis
Not a bad pick, I'm not a big FFVII fan, but I know I'm in the minority there.

I wondered when he'd go, thought his lack of total appearances might hurt him somewhat.


The fans are booing the GM right now.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 02:02 PM

Oh, give me a break.

TredWel 01-26-2004 02:25 PM

Definitely a first round reach. Cloud would have slipped to (at least) the second round.

That being said, he should be the first Final Fantasy character taken (justly or not).

But, yeah. I can think of at least five other characters still on the board who deserve to be taken first.

Primal 01-26-2004 02:26 PM

Lets go Roger Wilko

ice4277 01-26-2004 02:28 PM

Wow. I thought I would easily be able to get Cloud in the second round.

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 02:29 PM

Wow... I thought I'd atleast have until 3:30 when I get home. Guess not. Fargo you can have your spot back.

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 02:39 PM

Unless I could make the pick I actually wanted... Somebody who at least deserves to go in the first round.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 02:42 PM

Cry me a river.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 02:44 PM

You might as well let him make another pick as EagleEye isn't here.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 02:54 PM

Well, make a pick you baby.

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 02:57 PM

Ummm . . .while I expect the video game draft thread to spawn a lot of trash talking, I also expect it to be of the friendly (Pac-Mac can kick Donkey Kong's ass) type. No need to actually get mad in here.

rkmsuf 01-26-2004 02:58 PM

The dorks are getting angry...

Desnudo 01-26-2004 02:59 PM

Cat fight!

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 02:59 PM

If they want to change their pick, Target and Fargo can work it out between them (via PM, if possible).

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 03:07 PM

Uh, TargetPractice6, here's your cue to get your head off your mom's shoulder and make a fucking pick cause I'm not playing. I was just trying to do another favor for you.

Good lawd! Does anyone believe in karma??

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6
Man this filled up before I got home. I would have loved to join in :)

Your first post after getting home today should have looked more like this.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6
Man my pick was made before I got home. I would have loved to have made the pick, but that's okay. :)


Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 03:13 PM

(Tumbleweed blows by...)

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 03:15 PM

Well from the rules I wasn't expecting my pick to be taken. When I left this morning ice hadn't made his pick so I though he would be on the clock at 9am. Even still I didn't expect somebody to pick for me. However, I suppose I over-reacted.

Desnudo 01-26-2004 03:24 PM

Can we get a decision here please? Keep or repick. No offense, but I'd like to see this thing move along.

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 03:25 PM

Well I suppose I'll go ahead an announce my pick (or who I would have picked) and see what happens :)


7. Mega Man

Behind the hideous box art in 1987 was a classic game that went on to spawn a countless number of sequels and spin-offs for an eqaully countless number of systems.

TredWel 01-26-2004 03:28 PM

There we go. That's what a first round pick is supposed to look like!

mckerney 01-26-2004 03:48 PM

Someone pick Leisure Suit Larry already.

Racer 01-26-2004 03:50 PM

May I pick for EagleEye11? ;)

Vince 01-26-2004 04:15 PM

Excellent pick TP. I agree that Cloud was a bit of a reach...and I disagree that he should be the first FF character chosen.

ice4277 01-26-2004 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince
Excellent pick TP. I agree that Cloud was a bit of a reach...and I disagree that he should be the first FF character chosen.


The thing about the FF series is, its really tough to pick one character out of each game and say they are that much more memorable than another. Most of the characters are very memorable, especially those from VII. Thats why I think it is pretty tough to pick one that early.

sterlingice 01-26-2004 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince
Excellent pick TP. I agree that Cloud was a bit of a reach...and I disagree that he should be the first FF character chosen.


Yeah, but as much as I dislike FF7 compared to the superior SNES counterparts, I think another FF7 character deserves to be the first taken from that series.

And with that- the "slam dunk" first round picks are off the board.

SI

Vince 01-26-2004 04:37 PM

Dude, there is totally an FF character who to me is the 'slam dunk' of the FF series. But I'll leave him for me :)

Danny 01-26-2004 04:38 PM

Im here and about to pick now. Get ready for a shocker.

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagleEye11
Im here and about to pick now. Get ready for a shocker.

If it's Cloud from Final Fantasy, I quit.

ice4277 01-26-2004 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs
If it's Cloud from Final Fantasy, I quit.


LOL

stevew 01-26-2004 04:51 PM

Duke Nukem must have had bad combine scores

sterlingice 01-26-2004 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew
Duke Nukem must have had bad combine scores


Duke Nukem has some sprite games, a mediocre FPS (that would have been cool but took so long to release that a lot of games passed it by), and a piece of vaporware so he's got some credibility issues of late.

SI

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 05:01 PM

(Pokes EagleEye with a stick...)

Calis 01-26-2004 05:01 PM

No kidding, give us the teaser and then leave us hanging!

I declare shenanigans on his pick.

Danny 01-26-2004 05:03 PM

I actually wanted Mega Man, so Im having a tough time choosing now

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 05:19 PM

I'm here 'till 7 EST, so if EE11 and Calis get in before that, I can get in tonight.

(If, however, they pick the two that I want, then I may need a little more time to think.)

Danny 01-26-2004 05:20 PM

Ill take Duke Nukem

Danny 01-26-2004 05:21 PM

Dola- Needed someone with some longevity and the original duke was one of the best games ever. Here's hoping the guy I want for round two falls to me.

Vince 01-26-2004 05:27 PM

This sucks, I can't even start thinking about my pick yet...we're not even out of round one yet.

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 05:35 PM

Don't forget, if you know who you want but you're going to be away, PM me your pick.

You won't get to do a big dramatic speech, but you will help keep the draft moving along.

Calis 01-26-2004 05:53 PM

With the 9th pick in the FOFC Video Game Character draft, I will select…


….


....


Wait for it….


The Avatar
Ultima

Took a lot of deliberation to come to this one, and I had a lot of possible picks, but I think the series history speaks for itself. He’s done it all at one time or another, including being one of the forefathers of RPG’s as we know them. He's got the history, he's got the power, he's got the cool factor, I think he's a safe 1st round pick.

k0ruptr 01-26-2004 05:57 PM

BOOOO

we want dean houston

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 06:07 PM

Avatar... interesting pick. He wasn't even on my radar, but it's a tough one to argue with.

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 06:16 PM

There are three guys who I think are worthy of this pick. I am picking the one who might have lasted until round 10, but who is also the guy I most want on my team.

Let's enter the way-back machine:

Picture it--Friday night sitting at home, your buddy calls you up.

BUDDY: "Hey, meet me at [local bar]. We can play pong."

YOU: "Cool, I didn't know [local bar] got a ping-pong table."

BUDDY [chuckling knowingly]: "No man, it's this new thing they got where you play ping-pong on the TV!"

YOU: "What? No way!"

BUDDY [still chuckling]: "I swear, man--meet me there . . ."

And so an era is born. With the 10th Pick, we are going OLD SCHOOL and picking

PLAYER ONE FROM PONG (aka "The vertical line representing Player One in PONG").

Desnudo 01-26-2004 06:21 PM

He walks softly and carries a big stick. You may never see him, but you'll know he's been there. Without further adieu, I introduce my pick:

Solid Snake

sterlingice 01-26-2004 06:21 PM

Actually, albionmoonlight, we were talking about this in hattrick chat last night and we were trying to decide whether to pick the paddle or the ball from Pong so I don't think it's that far of a stretch. Certainly not the "sexiest" pick out there, but solid.

SI

cthomer5000 01-26-2004 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desnudo
He walks softly and carries a big stick. You may never see him, but you'll know he's been there. Without further adieu, I introduce my pick:

Solid Snake


Then i'm sure you'll get this:

The draft have started to move.

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 06:27 PM

We're flying now.

Well, as always, the guy with the last pick in round one winds up missing out on the sure things, but does get a couple of decent picks to build the team around. With so much time before my next pick, now is not the time to fool around. It's like they say, you can't win your league in the first round, but you can lose it.

Time to go with a couple of franchise players, so to speak, who have sold a ton.

With pick 1.12 - Crash Bandicoot.
With pick 2.1 - Lara Croft.


Would have liked to have gone more old school but there's time for that later.

sterlingice 01-26-2004 06:28 PM

SI's Round 1 Analysis
Time for a Mel Kiper-esque look at the picks in round one. I like to think I have a pretty good eye to the historical in terms of video games and that's the lens through which I choose to view things. Sure, Tommy Vercetti and John Madden sold the most games last year but GTA has only been a solid series for 1 generation and Madden's games have cosmetic changes year after year so it's easy to argue not much changes under the hood of those. Inherently, I have a Nintendo bias- I think they do the best job of innovation and fun factor plus they have systems that span the longest period of time.

Since we have no criteria such as "that's a good pick for shortstop this late in the draft"- I'm left to judge these on my own nebulous criteria of noteriety, longevity, games, and miscellaneous. Feel free to lambast these ratings and correct the many mistakes I'll likely make along the way. These are done on the fly so that I don't sink too much time into it.

1- Vince - Mario
Notoriety: 10- Who doesn't know who mario is?
Longevity: 10- He spans more than 20 years and still sells.
Games: 10- He's been in a million games, some of which are the most possible of all time
Misc: 10- He's had cartoons and a pair of lackluster movies centered around him (The Wizard, aka Rain Man Plays SMB3: The Cinematic Experience) but other than that, well, he's freaking Mario, the icon of a Nintendo company full of icons.
Overall: 10- Really hard to argue with this pick at all. As close to a consensus #1 as there is.

2- cthomer5000 - Donkey Kong
Notoriety: 9- It would be really tough to find someone who doesn't know him.
Longevity: 10- He also has been around more than 20 years. Can't think of a DK game for Gamecube yet but there have been GBA ones.
Games: 10- First, DK, then DK Jr, DK III, and all sorts of things like DK Math. Not very complex games but fun, especially back in the day. Then DKC and lots of other games like Diddy Kong racing.
Misc: 7- Big bonus points for having Mario spawned from his series.
Overall: 9- Maybe a little bit of a stretch, but certainly top half of the first round material.

3- SirFozzie- Samus Aran (from Metroid)
Notoriety: 7- Any gamer knows who Samus is but there were even a few "who is that" in this thread.
Longevity: 9- Not nearly as long as the first couple, but still dates back to 1986.
Games: 10- Metroid is an all-time classic, Super Metroid is one of the best of the SNES, Metroid Prime is possibly the best game of this generation. Even the gameboy and GBA offerings are classics.
Misc: 5- A series more about quality than quantity. Every metroid game has been one of the best for the system.
Overall: 9- Again, maybe an early reach but still top 8 material.

4- Ramzavail - Pac Man
Notoriety: 10- Everyone knows him
Longevity: 8- Not many notable offerings of late, but he's still around.
Games: 7- Pac Man and Ms Pac Man earn all of the points here as Pac Man hasn't had a hit game in years. Even Pac Man 3D was of questionable quality.
Misc: 6- 80s retro, eat your heart out.
Overall: 10- He has his shortcomings, but is one of the strongest in the field. To get him at 4 is a steal.

5- Corbes - Link (from Zelda)
Notoriety: 9- I think at this point, only those living in a cave don't know who Link is. Still, there are some non-gamers out there who know Mario and Pac Man first.
Longevity: 9- Almost as long as Mario and still putting out top notch games
Games: 10- Some of the best games ever made. Zelda: LttP and OoT are two of the best games of all time. Zelda 2 is the only weak "link".
Misc: 10- So much critical acclaim, you could choke, well, a really large animal with it. Heck, SoulCaliberII sold best on the Gamecube (no, not PS2 or XBox) because of his presence.
Overall: 10- Best pick of the 1st round, hands down.

6- ice4277 - Sonic The Hedgehog
Notoriety: 9- Most everyone knows who Sonic is
Longevity: 9- He dates back to the Sega Master System. That's a long time
Games: 7- The first time I played Sonic, I was blown away. Unfortunately, they need a new visionary to do their games now. The 3-D offerings aren't nearly as good because speed is tough to do in 3-D: people just don't think that fast. I would love someone to bring something revolutionary and new to this franchise.
Misc: 10- He's Sega's mascot even if they've been a little down on their luck of late
Overall: 9- Very solid. It was either Sonic or Mega Man here and I can't argue with either pick.

7- TargetPractice6 - MegaMan
Notoriety: 9- Like the previous picks, most people know of the Blue Bomber
Longevity: 9- From the NES days all the ways until now
Games: 10- First classic sidescrollers (I think 3 is the best) and now they've broken into the addictive handheld game market.
Misc: 6- Blue keeps reinventing himself but he's due for a 3-D makeover ala Metroid.
Overall: 10- I know TP wanted to go for Solid Snake but that would have been a stretch at this point. Mega Man was the only one who could have gone here.

8- EagleEye11 - Duke Nukem
Notoriety: 7- The first character who doesn't really have that massive appeal outside of the gaming sphere. Still, any gamer knows who he is.
Longevity: 8- Back from the day when entire games fit on one floppy. Unfortunately, his games are few and far between
Games: 6- The original scrollers were good. 3-D was pretty good, but took too long to come out. The current one is nothing more than vaporware right now.
Misc: 8- He's got some great lines and great attitude.
Overall: 8- Hard pick after all the easy guys were gone. A lack of games really hurts Duke.

9- Calis - The Avatar (Ultima)
Notoriety: 5- Certainly not the most popular character to fly off the boards in the first round
Longevity: 9- Ultima also dates back to the days of floppies and is still around.
Games: 9- How many roman numerals are they up to? Still, a lot of those start to fade together as a lot were more sequels than actual innovaton. Speaking of innovation, there was a little thing called UO which created MMORPGs.
Misc: 8- Big bonus points for UO and the creation of a hugely popular genre.
Overall: 5- Hm... the Ultima series is one of the tops in all of gaming (I think it goes a notch below Final Fantasy and on par with series like Dragon Warrior) but the character isn't a big name at all.

10- albionmoonlight - The vertical line representing Player One in Pong
Notoriety: 9- I struggled with this score. It was one of those that was either a "1" or a "10" kind of thing. In the end, I went with 9 because I think everyone knows Pong and this is part of the game
Longevity: 3- Well, it was a one hit wonder but you can still find Pong ripoffs sitting around.
Games: 7- Again, only one game but that was such a huge game...
Misc: 10- More or less credited with creating the video game genre. That's massive bonus points.
Overall: 8- Again, the toughest pick to rate, but, it gets the benefit of the doubt.

11- Desnudo - Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Notoriety: 6- Some casual gamers will and some won't know who this is.
Longevity: 7- He dates back to the Commodore 64, believe it or not but his popularity has been punctuated.
Games: 7- Metal Gear and Snake's Revenge were nothing special- fun but so were a lot of NES games. Not an A or even B level game there. Same with the gameboy version. He really hit his stride in Metal Gear Solid, system seller for the PSX. MGS2 took a step back in a lot of people's eyes.
Misc: 7- Best game of the PSX. However, a lot of forgettable outings. MGS2 was pretty good and MGS:TS looks great for the Gamecube. Let's see where this franchise is in 10 years.
Overall: 8- We've hit the rough spot of picking. Big name these days but he's going to have to keep it up for more than a couple of years to show me something.

12- Maple Leafs - Crash Bandicoot
Notoriety: 6- Closest thing to a mascot that Playstation has. Then again, they're so 3rd party dependent that they don't have a strong stable of mascots like M has.
Longevity: 5- Only goes back to the Playstation.
Games: 7- The standard platformer games were pretty good and racing wasn't a bad outing.
Misc: 6- Gotta admire (or wretch) that Sony is trying to shoehorn him into as many genres as possible (Crash Team Racing, Crash Bash).
Overall: 6- I think this is a pretty big stretch. He's a round 2 or 3 guy but not round 1. Thankfully, pick 2.1 more than makes up for it

Closing Comments
Some interesting picks but most went by the book. I had 3 gaming icons and they went 1, 4, and 5 and then the other in the top 7 were in my category of "lesser gaming icons". After the easy picks were gone, things got more interesting. The Avatar wasn't anywhere near my list, tho, after looking at it, it makes sense as much as some of my 2nd and 3rd round picks do. We're going to see a lot more picks like that in the next few rounds- all the gaming icons are gone. However, we will start to see some characters from ensemble casts show up on there. Who do you pick from say, Final Fantasy or Pokemon? The individual characters aren't as well known but the games certainly are. Also, this is where the second tier of "icons" go- the Kirbys of the world (I'm trying to refrain from naming too many future picks). Later, after about the 3rd and 4th round, we're going to see who is "neo-playstation" and who is "old school". Right now we're in that part of the fantasy baseball draft where there are a lot of solid picks but no standouts- you draft for "need".

Biggest Steal: Link- A top 3 pick plucked at 5. Same with Pac-Man at #4.
Biggest Stretch: The Avatar- No real stretches this round. Crash Bandicoot is the other that comes to mind.
Should Have Gone: Lara Croft- The biggest b-- name in gaming still left. Even casual fans know who this is. After the big 7 went, I kept waiting for her to go.

SI

cthomer5000 01-26-2004 06:29 PM

great pickup in Croft. Clearly the steal of the draft so far. Something tells me both team morale and "level of distraction" will be at an all-time high on your aquad.

corbes 01-26-2004 06:34 PM

I thought Lara Croft was a lock at 6....nice pickup at 2(1).

She does have movies made about her...that's some pull right there.

I'm a big fan of the Player 1 From Pong selection. We'd none of us be here if it wasn't for him...

sterlingice 01-26-2004 06:34 PM

Hm.. I'm trying to rate the video game picks and these are the ratings I have sitting around. Any quick suggestions to add or tweak:

noteriety
longevity
innovation
depth

SI

corbes 01-26-2004 06:37 PM

Oh, I also like the Ultima pick. Seven (more?) games and the one-time largest online world... definite 1st round material

Vince 01-26-2004 06:39 PM

A couple of picks I'm not sure of, but for the most part a solid round one. I think the real steal is Pac-Man...I thought for sure he was top 3 caliber.

As for the questionable selections...there aren't really many. I think some people went a little early (The Avatar, Crash Bandicoot), but they're tough to argue against as good picks. I'm really interested to see how the rest of this shapes up :)

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 06:41 PM

Crash was a little iffy, but you have to keep in mind that he's one of the few video game characters who's managed to spin off successful franchises in three different genres (platform, racing and party). Who else can you say that about? Mario, but he may be the only one.

Desnudo 01-26-2004 06:42 PM

He swings a mean bat, defined a new genre of games, and created a lack of respect for authority figures all over America. The man you go to when you need something done and done right:

Tommy Vercetti, Grand Theft Auto Series

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 07:09 PM

Was he in another game besides Vice City?

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 07:12 PM

Oh crap just noticed you took Snake! I was hoping he'd be around for my round 2 pick.

Edit: Can I still take Pliskin? :D

Calis 01-26-2004 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TargetPractice6
Was he in another game besides Vice City?


Pretty sure he was the main guy in GTA3 also..not 100% sure on that though, but pretty sure.

TargetPractice6 01-26-2004 07:24 PM

I always just called him GTA Guy sicne they never actually said his name in GTA3...

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 07:26 PM

Looks like we may be done for the night. Time limts come back into effect tomorrow.

Remember, PM your picks if you'll be away. Even if you only send one or two names, the odds are decent that you'll get your guy.

If you take too long to make your pick, Fargo picks for you!

Racer 01-26-2004 07:26 PM

I'm surprised no one has picked Bowser yet. He's probably the most well-known video game villain ever. He's go to be late first round material.

Ramzavail 01-26-2004 07:44 PM

People just have a hard time listening - why give away good answers like this?

Nobody cares about what you think. Keep it to yourself.

sterlingice 01-26-2004 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail
People just have a hard time listening - why give away good answers like this?

Nobody cares about what you think. Keep it to yourself.


Actually, since this isn't a baseball draft or something quantifiable, it's completely about what everyone thinks. The only one who really cares is that one guy (every league has one or two) at fantasy drafts who tries to rush everyone else into making a hasty pick so his guy drops. And, really, no one likes that guy.

Anyways, my round 1 analysis is up:
http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/~fof/for...800#post361800

SI

Ramzavail 01-26-2004 08:02 PM

I just don't understand why statements like this have to be made though...

I'm surprised no one has picked Bowser yet. He's probably the most well-known video game villain ever. He's go to be late first round material.

Everybody is trying to get an edge and think of good characters before others do - if all the good characters are plasted all over this thread, then it loses it's fun - IMO

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs
If you take too long to make your pick, Fargo picks for you!


And that's a threat!!!

Hmmm..who's still out there? Bomberman. :D

k0ruptr 01-26-2004 08:22 PM

there are some good ones still out there. looking forward to the rest of the 2nd round.

Ramzavail 01-26-2004 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FargoFreez aka fof playa

Hmmm..who's still out there? Bomberman. :D


Nobody listens.

Sun Tzu 01-26-2004 09:28 PM

All you gotta say is "earmuffs"

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramzavail
Nobody listens.


And you are?...

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 09:34 PM

Let's keep it old school. One of the only characters worthy of his own Seinfeld episode.

FROGGER.

Desnudo 01-26-2004 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu
All you gotta say is "earmuffs"


Princess Leia?

And damn, I was hoping Frogger would drop to my third pick.

FargoFreez aka fof playa 01-26-2004 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice
Some suggested reading (tho, keep in mind that GameFAQs is heavily RPG influenced).

hxxp://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c02sumbracket.html
hxxp://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/c03sumbracket.html

SI


Just to give these links a little bumpy-bump. Ryu, Crono, Sephiroth..just a bunch of them.

Maple Leafs 01-26-2004 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight
Let's keep it old school. One of the only characters worthy of his own Seinfeld episode.

FROGGER.

Very nice pick.

Calis 01-26-2004 09:45 PM

Really like the Frogger pick actually, completely forgot about that one.

Good pick.

Didn't expect to make my 2nd pick so soon, but I'm here. I'll have to ponder for a few, but I'll go ahead and toss up my pick tonight.

Calis 01-26-2004 10:02 PM

Dola,

This was a VERY tough pick. I actually had a couple other characters rated above this one, but I think they have a better chance of being around when I pick again, so I'll wait.

With the 16th pick of the FOFC Video Game Character Draft I select....

Little Mac
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

Now, this one is a bit questionable just because it's resting his reputation solely off of one game. Is there another single game character who is so well known and admired though? Punch-Out was the NES, pure and simple. It stands up right alongside the Mario Brothers games in my books as the top of the NES's heap. It's been what, 15-16 years since this game came out? What kid doesn't remember Little Mac after all this time? That's something there!

I hope this will help me regain some credibility after my "questionable" Avatar pick in the 1st. Looking back that probably was a bad pick, as he's really not what stands out in the series, but Ultima deserved to be here somewhere, so I'll be the scapegoat. ;)

Sun Tzu 01-26-2004 10:09 PM

I like the pick a lot, and to be honest it hadn't even crossed my mind. However now it looks like a brilliant pick.

Good show I say. rah rah

Barkeep49 01-26-2004 10:12 PM

I had LIttle Mac down as a sleeper. Might be just a tad early, but I applaud this pick.

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 10:14 PM

I had actually typed in the Little Mac pick and was ready to hit send when Frogger popped into my head. I even briefly thought about Mac in the first round. You really want a scrappy son of a bitch like that on your side. Great pick.

Barkeep49 01-26-2004 10:19 PM

I think picking Frogger ahead of Little Mac was a good choice.

Ramzavail 01-26-2004 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FargoFreez aka fof playa
And you are?...


I am one of the people participating in this draft, you are not.

I would prefer you and all the rest of the people to stop giving out their 2 cents of why 'such and such' hasn't be chosen yet?

I have said this now - 3 times.

albionmoonlight 01-26-2004 10:35 PM

I agree with Ramzavail.

Sun Tzu 01-26-2004 10:37 PM

Ramzavail, I have two words for you my friend.

Waffle. Iron.


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