TGVGD The Great Video Game Draft (SNES Draft)

[VashTheStampede]

Hello everyone and welcome back for stage 2 of the Great Video Game Draft!

This round we will be curating lists from the Super Nintendo Entertainment System!

I have entered all of your names into a random number generator a random number of times to determine the draft order. This will be a "snake" draft, so the person who chooses last in Round 1 will choose first in Round 2 as we go in the draft order in reverse. Then in Round 3, we reverse it back to the original order, and so on, until we have completed 8 rounds. That might be too many rounds. Y'all might have to google some games.

There are a few different strategies you can use. You could try to just pick the very best game available to you at your turn in the draft. But remember, people will be voting to choose which roster they'd rather play, so maybe it would behoove you to pick a good VARIETY of games. Or you could just do what I would do and pick your personal favorites and let fate decide.

Once it is your turn in the draft order, feel free to make your selection. You will have 24 hours to make your selection. If you miss your allotted time, just jump in with any number of picks you missed whenever you can...but obviously the game(s) you wanted for your spot(s) might be gone. If you wish, you could try to make an argument/explanation as to why you picked the game you did. I might pop in and provide video clips or additional information as my time allows.

For those of you reading this who aren't playing, feel free to hop in and discuss how it's going/who you're rooting for/shitpost...I just ask that you don't name any games that haven't already been picked.

There will be 8 rounds of selections, so 96(!) total games chosen.

Without further ado...the draft order:

1. @Jon
2. @Joseph Snapple
3. @Smacktard
4. @Fire Queen
5. @Fool's Requiem
6. @TD
7. @xDXxAscension
8. @Cole
9. @Ants!
10. @Local Hero
11. @Rick52
12. @Marlfox

Good luck everyone!

Round 1

User	Game
Jon	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Joseph Snapple	Kirby Super Star
Smacktard	Chrono Trigger
Fire Queen	EarthBound
Fool's Requiem	Super Mario World
TD	Final Fantasy VI
xDXxAscension	Donkey Kong Country
Cole	Star Fox
Ants!	Super Metroid
Local Hero	Mario Paint
Rick52	Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Marlfox	Super Mario Kart

Round 2

User	Game
Marlfox	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Rick52	Final Fantasy V
Local Hero	Mortal Kombat II
Ants!	Breath of Fire
Cole	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
xDXxAscension	Killer Instinct
TD	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Fool's Requiem	Super Street Fighter II
Fire Queen	Super Mario All-Stars
Smacktard	Mega Man X
Joseph Snapple	Secret of Mana
Jon	Final Fantasy IV

Round 3

User	Game
Jon	Tetris Attack
Joseph Snapple	Super Castlevania IV
Smacktard	Super Punch-Out!!
Fire Queen	F-Zero
Fool's Requiem	Contra III: The Alien Wars
TD	ActRaiser
xDXxAscension	Mortal Kombat 3
Cole	NBA Jam
Ants!	Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Local Hero	SimCity
Rick52	Kirby's Dream Land 3
Marlfox	Mega Man X2

Round 4

User	Game
Marlfox	E.V.O.: Search for Eden
Rick52	Terranigma
Local Hero	Pilotwings
Ants!	Gemfire
Cole	NHL '94
xDXxAscension	The Lion King
TD	Street Fighter II: Turbo
Fool's Requiem	Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Fire Queen	Mega Man 7
Smacktard	Harvest Moon
Joseph Snapple	Breath of Fire II
Jon	The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse

Round 5

User	Game
Jon	The Lost Vikings
Joseph Snapple	Gradius III
Smacktard	Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Fire Queen	Kirby's Dream Course
Fool's Requiem	Earthworm Jim 2
TD	Super Bomberman
xDXxAscension	Frogger
Cole	X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
Ants!	Lemmings
Local Hero	Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Rick52	The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
Marlfox	Metal Warriors

Round 6

User	Game
Marlfox	Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Rick52	Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
Local Hero	Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
Ants!	Secret of Evermore
Cole	Uniracers
xDXxAscension	Doom
TD	Illusion of Gaia
Fool's Requiem	Aladdin
Fire Queen	Star Fox 2
Smacktard	Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Joseph Snapple	Soul Blazer
Jon	Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

Round 7

User	Game
Jon	Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Joseph Snapple	Fatal Fury Special
Smacktard	Castlevania: Dracula X
Fire Queen	Kirby's Avalanche
Fool's Requiem	R-Type III: The Third Lightning
TD	Shadowrun
xDXxAscension	Virtual Bart
Cole	WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
Ants!	Brain Lord
Local Hero	Space Megaforce
Rick52	Live A Live
Marlfox

Final Round

User	Game
Marlfox
Rick52
Local Hero
Ants!
Cole
xDXxAscension
TD
Fool's Requiem
Fire Queen
Smacktard
Joseph Snapple
Jon

 

[VashTheStampede]

The SNES Stage has officially opened and @Jon is on the clock!

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I'm not last!

I'm assuming I'm not going to get my picks.

 

[VashTheStampede]

I'm not last!

I'm assuming I'm not going to get my picks.

Fun behind the scenes fact:

The first time I entered the list into an RNG, you got the 5th pick. Then I realized I forgot to eliminate the chance of the same number being chosen twice so I had to re-run the RNG and you got 5th again.

 

[shortkut]

Fun behind the scenes fact:

The first time I entered the list into an RNG, you got the 5th pick. Then I realized I forgot to eliminate the chance of the same number being chosen twice so I had to re-run the RNG and you got 5th again.

Stop using the same RNG as @Zell 17

 

[TD]

Oh good.

I like middle-ish in snake.

 

[Joseph Snapple]

ah this is gonna be rough

 

[Fool's Requiem]

ah this is gonna be rough

Just don't take my pick and I'll go easy on you.

 

[Jon]

The SNES Stage has officially opened and @Jon is on the clock!

Oh, I gotta start strong since I'm first.

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

 

[Joseph Snapple]

This is possibly a reach, insofar as a game could be in this, but there was no game I went back to more on my SNES than this one.

Kirby Super Star

 

[VashTheStampede]

A solid first choice!

@Joseph Snapple is up!

 

[VashTheStampede]

I lied! He's not up!

It's @Smacktard

 

[Smacktard]

Sorry everyone, I have to take Chrono Trigger.


@Fire Queen

 

[Fire Queen]

tempting to go with SMW or Super Metroid, but…

EarthBound

 

[Zell 17]

Sorry everyone, I have to take Chrono Trigger.


@Fire Queen

Getting that third is thievery

 

[Smacktard]

Getting that third is thievery

If it's any consolation, I didn't pick my favorite game on the system, so at this rate I'm more likely to vote for someone else's list

@Fool's Requiem you're up

 

[Fool's Requiem]

fuck yeah, I love you guys.

Super Mario World

Alongside Half Life 2, SMW is my all time favorite game.

 

[Local Hero]

@TD

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Sorry, Local, I did call dibs.

 

[TD]

Oh geez I gotta go read what's been picked?
I'm not Zell.

 

[TD]

Oh this hasn't been taken?

Final Fantasy VI (III in NA)

 

[VashTheStampede]

It is way past my bedtime and I have work in the AM but I will try to update the top post as soon as I'm able.

 

[VashTheStampede]

@xDXxAscension is up

 

[xDXxAscension]

Donkey Kong Country

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[Smacktard]

@Cole Now you

 

[Cole]

Star Fox.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Time for @Ants!

 

[Ants!]

Super metroid

 

[VashTheStampede]

@Local Hero you are on the clock

 

[Smacktard]

@Local Hero you are on the clock

@Local Hero is busy and wanted me to tell you that he chooses Nickelodeon's GUTS! and that we can move on to the next person in the list.

 

[Smacktard]

@Local Hero is busy and wanted me to tell you that he chooses Nickelodeon's GUTS! and that we can move on to the next person in the list.

(I would hope I wouldn't have to clarify that this is a joke, but after all the wolf shenanigans, I feel like I have to clarify: this is a joke)

 

[VashTheStampede]

@Local Hero is busy and wanted me to tell you that he chooses Nickelodeon's GUTS! and that we can move on to the next person in the list.

Do you have his proxy?

Do-do-do do you have it?

 

[TD]

Personally it seemed like a rational first pick to me.

 

[Smacktard]

Do you have his proxy?

Do-do-do do you have it?

He just told me to vote for Nickelodeon's GUTS every single round for him because he's too busy "crushing Red Bulls" and "driving his Toyota Prius really fast". I dunno

 

[VashTheStampede]

 

[Smacktard]

I tried, Local. They just wouldn't listen to me.

 

[Local Hero]

I tried, Local. They just wouldn't listen to me.

Thanks for trying, but since they refused your/my entry*...

Mario Paint

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Thanks for trying, but since they refused your/my every...

Mario Paint

that's an unexpected first round pick

 

[Local Hero]

@Rick52

 

[Local Hero]

that's an unexpected first round pick

Got to come out strong

 

[TD]

Thanks for trying, but since they refused your/my every...

Mario Paint

I remember having a blast with this game when I was young with my sister.

 

[Local Hero]

I remember having a blast with this game when I was young with my sister.

I also played this a ton as a kid with my older brother. I honestly played this the most on the actual SNES, some other SNES games I played mainly as releases on different consoles/pc

 

[Local Hero]

Rick PMd me, he wants to pick Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper

 

[Fool's Requiem]

liar

 

[Smacktard]

Rick PMd me, he wants to pick Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper

This game was actually dope. Good pick, Rick!

But now I'm thinking we could do a "worst of" competition.

First category up: movie licensed games.
Second category: Sonic games only.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Second category: Sonic games only.

Dibs on Sonic R.

 

[Rick52]

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

 

[xDXxAscension]

Some great picks for Round 1 so far.

 

[Local Hero]

@Marlfox

 

[Fool's Requiem]

Some great picks for Round 1 so far.

I think there are more players in this game, so it'll be fun to see what games pop up in later rounds.