Yeah Maple, thanks for organizing. This was fun to do.

Not one to disappoint, I've been working on it for a couple of days. It should be out sometime this weekend.

SI

Bah! The Threadkiller was longer... :D

I agree - Thanks Maple for all your work.

Yes, thanks Maple

It was fun guys :)

Glad you all enjoyed it.

(P.S. I won.)

No, not really. I'm more a literalist than anything else, and when I see the name of the thread - Video game character draft, the first thing that pops into my mind isn't the 'player one paddle' or 'the arrow from Asteroids.' I think those are cop-out picks, to be frank with you.


To each his own. I'm not suggesting that he, specifically, should have been chosen, but merely grabbing an example based on one of the more recent games I've played, at 2 in the morning. I don't think it's a 'pathetic' game, but at the same time, just as with the player one paddle, I'm sure there are better choices still out there.


Sure. All I'm saying is that clearly there are plenty of recognizable characters who didn't get drafted because somebody thought a straight line was a good pick.

And to that end, I'll let my assertion stand on its own legs from here on out. I just wanted to make it clear that I'm not disagreeing for the sake of being arbitrary, as you were so quick to imply.

I guess Im one of the main culprits since I took both the Arrow from asteroids and the straight bar from tetris. Seems people would have voted my team the best perhaps had I gone more traditional with those two picks. Still, I do disagree obviously. Asteroids is the best selling atari game in history and was one of my favorite when I was younger, so I decided to pick the arrow/spaceship.
It may not have a name, but there is no doubt the arrow is a specific and distinct character. Tetris is also one of my favorites although that pick was more of a reach as far as the pick not being a character. I wasted many hours in my youth playing that game and to have a whole draft go by without acknowledgement to that great and revolutionary game is something I didnt want to happen. I have no problem with you thinking it was a bad pick, but it's certainly not a cop out, especially the space ship pick from asteroids.

Post draft analysis is almost as much fun as the draft itself.

That's it, I rescind all my picks and instead will build around "The Paddle from Level 8" in that damn Pong on Steroid game...

Good times with the draft. I also agree that no matter who was taken, there would be good arguments for characters left out. But, seriously, I-Ninja?

I say again, I typed that post at two in the morning, and grabbed an example from a recent game I'd been playing. I'm sure I could have found another example, but at 2 in the morning, I just wanted to get that post written and get to bed.

If you have a problem with Ninja, you can go work it out with him. :p

I know, I just felt like piling on, sorry :D

dola

Still patiently awaiting the final draft review to see how poorly I did :)