Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The CLASSIC VIDEO GAMES Bracket Tournament

In honor of March Madness this year, I drafted a "Classic Video Games" Tournament Bracket this year (1976-1991). You can vote on each team to advance as we post the matchups each day. Here are the seedings for the tournament this year:

Classic Video Games Tournament Bracket, Link.


You'll have to zoom in some to see the brackets. Here are the seedings in question:

Atari Region

1. Asteroids
16. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

8. Road Blasters
9. Marble Madness

5. Star Wars
12. Battle Zone

4. Tempest
13. Pong

6. Pitfall
11. S.T.U.N. Runner

3. Space Invaders
14. Breakout

7. Missile Command
10. Paperboy

2. Centipede
15. Food Fight


Nintendo Region

1. Super Mario Bros. 3
16. Double Dribble

8. Duck Tales
9. Tetris

5. Mega Man 2
12. Contra

4. Metroid
13. Castlevania

6. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
11. Blades of Steel

3. Super Mario Bros.
14. Final Fantasy

7. Super Tecmo Bowl
10. Bubble Bobble

2. Legend of Zelda
15. Kid Icarus


Namco Region

1. Pac Man
16. Mappy

8. Joust
9. Galaxian

5. Defender
12. Bosconian

4. Ms. Pac Man
13. Xevious

6. Pole Position
11. Rally-X

3. Donkey Kong (Arcade)
14. Burger Time

7. Dig Dug
10. Robotron 2084

2. Galaga
15. Berzerk


Sega Region

1. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Mr. Do!

8. After Burner
9. Golden Axe

5. T.M.N.T. (Arcade)
12. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

4. Frogger
13. Dragon's Lair

6. Q-Bert
11. Rampage

3. Street Fighter II
14. Zaxxon

7. Out Run
10. Shinobi

2.The Simpsons (Arcade)
15. Smash TV


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So! First things first. Were there any glaring omissions? Was anyone seeded too high? Next week we'll open up voting for each of the matchups and go day by day... probably a few at a time. So with that said, fire away, folks.

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