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DVD Talk Video Game Draft Thread

We played this game a few years ago before the current generation of consoles. With the recent Sheep threads, I thought I would try to get it going again.
The idea behind the game is that all the players “draft” a 10 Video Game collection, and then square off March Madness style to see who has the best “virtual collection” by being judged by votes from other DVD Talk members. By draft, I mean selecting one game at a time to add to your collection in turn (like in sports, or in grade school where captains would pick teams)

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1. Draft picks are "first come, first serve."

2. Rounds will begin every 24 hours at 12 PM EST (excluding weekends). The DVDTalk server clock will be the official timekeeper, so watch your timestamps! Any picks made outside the official time will be ignored. You'll need to repost them within the correct time frame.

3. For each round, players can draft one video game for one console or portable system (for example: “Super Mario Bros. – NES”).

4. Once everybody has drafted 10 video games, we’ll have a bracket tournament. You’ll be randomly paired up, and the forum will vote on who has the best collection.

5. Restrictions:

a. You can only draft two video games per system.

b. Computer games are ineligible

c. Compilation games are ineligible. Compilation games are defined as games in which there is no default game to play as opposed to games where additional games are available as special features.

d. You cannot draft a video game that as already been drafted by drafting a “special edition” of that game and vice versa. (for example: If a contestant has drafted “Doom 3 CE - XBox”, you cannot draft “Doom 3 - XBox”). The same game can be drafted for different systems, however.

e. Game must be released at time of selection. Release dates are determined by gamestop.com.

6. The field will be limited to 16 players. If we do not reach 16 contestants, there may be several players who receive a “bye” in the first round of voting.

7. If you miss two rounds in a row, you may be replaced with an alternate. Alternates will enter the game in a "first come, first serve" fashion when this occurs, and will "inherit" the existing collection. But once a game is taken there are no circumstances where it will be reentered in the pool.

8. SPECIAL NOTE: This game will take approximately two weeks to play (weekdays only). Please do not sign up if you don’t think you can play the entire time.

9. Draft picks will be tracked in the second post of this thread.

10. After all the “collections” have been drafted, the bracket tourney will begin, and continue for four rounds until we have a grand champion.

11. Good Luck!

I will attempt to answer all questions and make all rulings promptly and will be participating. Draft will commence today and every subsequent day at 12 PM EST.

Orangecrush18
1. Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
2. Halo 2 (Xbox)
3. Rock Band (Xbox 360)
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
5. Mario Kart (DS)
6. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)
7. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn)
8. God of War 2 (PS2)
9. Tetris Attack (SNES)
10. Sonic CD (Sega CD)

Groucho
1. Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
2. Kid Icarus (NES)
3. Earthbound (SNES)
4. Star Fox (SNES)
5. Blast Corps (N64)
6. Tekken 3 (Playstation)
7. Geometry Wars 2 (360)
8. Shenmue (DC)
9. Samba de Amigo (DC)
10. Project Gotham Racing 2 (Xbox)

Lordwow
1. Super Mario World (SNES)
2. Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
3. Final Fantasy Tactics (Playstation)
4. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
5. Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
6. ESPN NFL 2K5 (Xbox)
7. Mass Effect (360)
8. Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Gamecube)
9. Portal: Still Alive (360)
10. MVP Baseball 2005 (Xbox)

Michael Corvin
1. Super Mario Galaxy (wii)
2. Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
3. Okami (PS2)
4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (xbox)
5. Mega Man II (NES)
6. Eternal Darkness (Gamecube)
7. Tomb Raider (Playstation)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
9. F-Zero (SNES)
10. Bomberman '93 (Turbografx-16)

Jeremy517
1. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. Final Fantasy III (SNES)
3. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
4. Pac-Man Championship Edition (Xbox 360)
5. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
6. Guitar Hero 2 (PS2)
7. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
8. New Super Mario Bros (DS)
9. Battletoads (NES)
10. Gran Turismo 2 (Playstation)

Vryce
1. Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)
2. Legend of Zelda (NES)
3. Final Fantasy II (SNES)
4. Ico (PS2)
5. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
6. Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
7. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
8. Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
9. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
10. Loco Roco (PSP)

JasonF
1. Bioshock (Xbox 360)
2. Knights of the Old Republic (XBox)
3. Gears of War (Xbox 360)
4. Puzzle Quest (DS)
5. Final Fantasy I (NES)
6. Pikmin (Gamecube)
7. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
8. Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (PS2)
9. Etrian Odyssey (DS)
10. Dragon Warrior (NES)

Mattysemo247
1. Super Mario 64 (N64)
2. Tetris (NES)
3. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
4. Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
5. Psychonauts (Xbox)
6. Forza 2 (360)
7. Zelda : Twilight Princess (Wii)
8. Resistance 2 (PS3)
9. Half Life 2 (XBox)
10. Resident Evil 1 (Gamecube)

The Bus
1. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
2. Mario Kart 64 (N64)
3. Fallout 3 (PS3)
4. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
5. Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
6. Burnout Revenge (Xbox 360)
7. Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox)
8. Metroid Prime 2 (GC)
9. Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
10.PixelJunk Monsters (PS3)

edstein
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
2. Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
3. Metroid Prime (GC)
4. SSX 3 (ps2)
5. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (Playstation)
6. Jet Grind Radio (Dreamcast)
7. Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360)
8. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
9. NHLPA Hockey ’93 (Genesis)
10. Twisted Metal 2 (Playstation)

Fandango
1. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
2. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
3. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
4. Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
5. Metroid (NES)
6. Bionic Commando (NES)
7. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
8. Ikaruga (DC)
9. Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
10. Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)

Raul3
1. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
2. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
4. Super Smash Bros. (N64)
5. Street Fighter II (SNES)
6. Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
7. Crackdown (Xbox 360)
8. Lumines (PSP)
9. Red Faction (PS2)
10. Donkey Kong 64 (N64)

Spainlinx0
1. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation)
2. Final Fantasy V (Playstation)
3. Mega Man 3 (NES)
4. Secret of Mana (SNES)
5. Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
6. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
7. Pilotwings 64 (N64)
8. Contra (NES)
9. Warioware: Twisted (GBA)
10. Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)

cruzness
1. Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
2. God of War (PS2)
3. Beyond Good and Evil (PS2)
4. Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
5. Perfect Dark (N64)
6. Burnout 3 : Takedown - Xbox
7. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
8. Dead Space (PS3)
9. Patapon (PSP)
10. Call of Duty : World At War (PS3)

DVDChris
1. Legend of Zelda Link to the Past (SNES)
2. Super Mario Bros (NES)
3. Halo 3 (xbox 360)
4. Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)
5. Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2)
6. Mega Man X (SNES)
7. Animal Crossing (GC)
8. Guitar Hero III (xbox 360)
9. Tetris DS (DS)
10.Wii Sports (Wii)

jdpatri
1. Super Metroid (SNES)
2. Goldeneye (N64)
3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
4. Gran Turismo 3: A-spec (PS2)
5. Mortal Kombat II (Genesis)
6. Katamari Damacy (PS2)
7. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
8. Crystalis (NES)
9. Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)
10.Mutant League Football (Genesis)

Games choosen so far (alphabetical):
Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS)
Animal Crossing (GC)
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
Battletoads (NES)
Beyond Good and Evil (PS2)
Bionic Commando (NES)
Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Blast Corps (N64)
Bomberman '93 (Turbografx-16)
Burnout 3 : Takedown - Xbox
Burnout Revenge (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty : World At War (PS3)
Call of Duty 2 (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Contra (NES)
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Crystalis (NES)
Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
Dead Space (PS3)
Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
Dragon Warrior (NES)
Earthbound (SNES)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)
ESPN NFL 2K5 (Xbox)
Eternal Darkness (Gamecube)
Etrian Odyssey (DS)
Fallout 3 (PS3)
Final Fantasy I (NES)
Final Fantasy II (SNES)
Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Final Fantasy Tactics (Playstation)
Final Fantasy V (Playstation)
Final Fantasy VII (Playstation)
Forza 2 (360)
F-Zero (SNES)
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
Geometry Wars 2 (360)
God of War (PS2)
God of War 2 (PS2)
God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP)
Goldeneye (N64)
Gran Turismo 2 (Playstation)
Gran Turismo 3: A-spec (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
Guitar Hero 2 (PS2)
Guitar Hero III (xbox 360)
Gunstar Heroes (Genesis)
Half Life 2 (XBox)
Halo 2 (Xbox)
Halo 3 (xbox 360)
Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
Ico (PS2)
Ikaruga (DC)
Jet Grind Radio (Dreamcast)
Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox)
Katamari Damacy (PS2)
Kid Icarus (NES)
Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2)
Knights of the Old Republic (XBox)
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Legend of Zelda Link to the Past (SNES)
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
Loco Roco (PSP)
Lumines (PSP)
Mario Kart (DS)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast)
Mass Effect (360)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Mega Man II (NES)
Mega Man X (SNES)
Metal Gear Solid (Playstation)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
Metroid (NES)
Metroid Prime (GC)
Metroid Prime 2 (GC)
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)
Mortal Kombat II (Genesis)
MVP Baseball 2005 (Xbox)
New Super Mario Bros (DS)
NHLPA Hockey ’93 (Genesis)
Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox)
Okami (PS2)
Pac-Man Championship Edition (Xbox 360)
Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn)
Patapon (PSP)
Perfect Dark (N64)
Pikmin (Gamecube)
Pilotwings 64 (N64)
PixelJunk Monsters (PS3)
Portal: Still Alive (360)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (xbox)
Project Gotham Racing 2 (Xbox)
Psychonauts (Xbox)
Puzzle Quest (DS)
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (PS2)
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Red Faction (PS2)
Resident Evil 1 (Gamecube)
Resident Evil 2 (Playstation)
Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
Resistance 2 (PS3)
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
Rock Band (Xbox 360)
Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360)
Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Gamecube)
Samba de Amigo (DC)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
Shenmue (DC)
Sonic CD (Sega CD)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
SSX 3 (ps2)
Star Fox (SNES)
Street Fighter II (SNES)
Super Mario 64 (N64)
Super Mario Bros (NES)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
Super Mario Galaxy (wii)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Super Smash Bros. (N64)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
Tekken 3 (Playstation)
Tetris (NES)
Tetris Attack (SNES)
Tetris DS (DS)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
Tomb Raider (Playstation)
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 (Playstation)
Twisted Metal 2 (Playstation)
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3)
WarioWare, Twisted (Gameboy Advanced)
Wii Sports (Wii)
Zelda : Twilight Princess (Wii)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)

Is the object to pick games you think would garner the most votes? What are we voting on? I ask because what if someone picks Goldeneye and it goes up against Bioshock. I'm not sure how the voting would go, but would Goldeneye receive less votes because it is older and doesn't hold up as well now compared to an FPS that is newer? Or would it not matter since people would be voting based on the memory of the game when they played? Just curious since the game sounds interesting.

I enjoyed it last time. I'm in for playing again.

You vote on which collection you think is the best...

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Originally Posted by lordwow (Post 9105636)

You vote on which collection you think is the best...

This. Everyone else votes for whatever reasons they want. If you are drafting a collection, your best bet is to pick a "team" that you think will get the most votes. It can get very tough in the latter rounds of drafting if we get 16 teams.

Why are PC games excluded? They're video games too.

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet (Post 9105761)

Why are PC games excluded? They're video games too.

I just used the same rules as last time. I think that PC games were excluded because of the experience can vary so wildly depending on your rig, mods used, etc. Also, people are generally more familiar with console games. If enough people want to include up to 2 PC games, we can change that rule.

I'm not quite sure I understand but I'm here everyday, so I'm down.

Some tips for those who didn't participate last time:

- Make a master list of games you would want on your list. This needs to be at least 100 games. Order the list from best to worst games.
- come to this thread at 11:59 EST with your copy/paste skills ready.
- enter your #1 choice. If someone else posts it before you, go to #2.

I remember running this game in one of the other forums. It's a fun distraction. I'm in.

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Originally Posted by orangecrush18 (Post 9105890)

So in 15 minutes? Seems like a short amount of time to get a list together. :lol: What does a round encompass? Just your first pick? So if you post first, that's it until day #2?

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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin (Post 9105900)

So in 15 minutes? Seems like a short amount of time to get a list together. :lol: What does a round encompass? Just your first pick? So if you post first, that's it until day #2?

Yes, you get one pick a day. The reason I suggested putting together a list is that other people will pick the games you are thinking of rather quickly. I lost my first 40 picks by round 3 last time.

So what time then? In a few minutes or tonight? 12PM is technically correct twice a day.

12pm = Noon
12am = Midnight

remember that you enter by giving your first choice after 12:00 PM

Final Fantasy VII – Playstation

Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)