Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
KEY RULE: You MUST put a comment for one of the choices in your ballot, or your ballot will not be counted. Ideally you will put a comment for each game, but it is not necessary. But keep in mind that these are not meant to be list threads, but threads for discussion.
please don't make preliminary lists or reserve spots. i do not have parser and i will not comb this thread a second time for updated posts unless they're pointed out to me.
this is also a companion to the NeoGAF's Soundtracks of the 1st-3rd Generation Voting Thread, so be sure to check that out too!
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GAF Games o' Gen ≤3 (NES/Sega Master System/Atari 7800 and more) Voting Thread
AniHawk made a splendid job at collecting votes for and presenting the GAF Games of each generation starting from generation 4. However, due to low turn-around for generation 4 and expected lower interest in an even older generation, AniHawk decided not to hold a vote for generation 3. He allowed me however, to continue his line of threads with a voting for generations 1-3. I decided to merge these three generations into one vote, for one, because of expectancy of a low exposure towards the older generations, but also because the first generation in particular was still a time of getting started at all and generations 1-3 are really the pool of creativity where most genres we know today were established one after another. I hope that a lot of gems and creative highlights will be discussed in here and hope you enjoy the voting. Please also remember to vote for the soundtrack of generations 1-3.
Voting Ends 1st of October, 2016 AOE
Sample Ballot
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
Game Selection
Avoid ambiguous abbreviations if you want your votes to count.
Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately.
What Platforms Count?
NES
Sega Master System (and its Japan-exclusive predecessors)
Atari 7800
Casio PV-1000
Super Cassette Vision
Dina (Telegames Personal Arcade)
Atari XEGS
Action Max
View-Master Interactive Vision
VTech Socrates
Amstrad GX4000
Commodore 64 Games System
Fairchild Channel F
Atari 2600
Bally Astrocade
Magnavox Odyssey
Intellivision
Emerson Arcadia 2001
ColecoVision
Atari 5200
Vectrex
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
RCA Studio II
APF-MP1000
VC 4000
Epoch Cassette Vision
Milton Bradley Microvision
Nintendo Game & Watch (pre-90s)
Entex Select-A-Game
Entex Adventure Vision
Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Home Pong
Binatone TV Master
Coleco Telstar series
Nintendo Color TV-Game series
PC up to 1987
Arcades up to 1987
Note that this list is not necessarily exhaustive, it is based on the Wikipedia entries for generations 1-3.
What Games Count?
look here for notable releases from this generation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_in_video_gaming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_video_games
Previous results:
Games of Generation 4
Games of Generation 5
Games of Generation 6
please don't make preliminary lists or reserve spots. i do not have parser and i will not comb this thread a second time for updated posts unless they're pointed out to me.
this is also a companion to the NeoGAF's Soundtracks of the 1st-3rd Generation Voting Thread, so be sure to check that out too!
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GAF Games o' Gen ≤3 (NES/Sega Master System/Atari 7800 and more) Voting Thread
AniHawk made a splendid job at collecting votes for and presenting the GAF Games of each generation starting from generation 4. However, due to low turn-around for generation 4 and expected lower interest in an even older generation, AniHawk decided not to hold a vote for generation 3. He allowed me however, to continue his line of threads with a voting for generations 1-3. I decided to merge these three generations into one vote, for one, because of expectancy of a low exposure towards the older generations, but also because the first generation in particular was still a time of getting started at all and generations 1-3 are really the pool of creativity where most genres we know today were established one after another. I hope that a lot of gems and creative highlights will be discussed in here and hope you enjoy the voting. Please also remember to vote for the soundtrack of generations 1-3.
- List up to 10 games, in order from 1 to 10.
- Your list must have a minimum of three games to be counted.
- Add your thoughts! As with timetokill's and Anihawk's threads, I'll be using these in the awards thread. Plus, it's good reading.
- At least one of the games in your list must have a comment by you, or your entire ballot will be disqualified.
- You may list Honorable Mentions. These must be indicated by a “x.” in your ballot. You may have as many of these as you want.
- Non-numbered lists will assume the top vote is first place, then second, etc.
- Multiple votes for the same title will disqualify your entire ballot.
- Each user may only vote once, but you may edit your ballot as often as you like until the deadline. If you do make an edit, please PM me with your original list and your changed one or make a new posting to point it out to me.
- Games must have been first released in your region in this generation for them to count. You may also include imported titles.
- Remakes of games may be included. Compilations are only valid entries if they add a new game or new content. Since there are no previous generations to considered, ports should not be an issue.
- Remakes of games from this generation cannot be the basis for a vote either (so no voting for Super Mario Bros. if your only experience with it is Super Mario All-Stars).
Voting Ends 1st of October, 2016 AOE
Sample Ballot
1. Game A ; Your thoughts on Game A.
2. Game B ; Your thoughts on Game B.
3. Game C ; Your thoughts on Game C.
4. Game D ; Your thoughts on Game D.
5. Game E ; Your thoughts on Game E.
6. Game F ; Your thoughts on Game F.
7. Game G ; Your thoughts on Game G.
8. Game H ; Your thoughts on Game H.
9. Game I ; Your thoughts on Game I.
10. Game J ; Your thoughts on Game J.
x. Game K ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game K.
x. Game L ; Your thoughts on Honorable Mention Game L.
Game Selection
Avoid ambiguous abbreviations if you want your votes to count.
- Cool: Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda
- Not Cool: FF, LoZ
Scoring
1. Game A ; 4 points
2. Game B ; 3 points
3. Game C ; 3 points
4. Game D ; 2 points
5. Game E ; 2 points
6. Game F ; 2 points
7. Game G ; 1 point
8. Game H ; 1 point
9. Game I ; 1 point
10. Game J ; 1 point
x. Game K ; 0 points
x. Game L ; 0 points
Honorable mentions will not receive points, but they will be tracked, assuming you list them appropriately.
What Platforms Count?
NES
Sega Master System (and its Japan-exclusive predecessors)
Atari 7800
Casio PV-1000
Super Cassette Vision
Dina (Telegames Personal Arcade)
Atari XEGS
Action Max
View-Master Interactive Vision
VTech Socrates
Amstrad GX4000
Commodore 64 Games System
Fairchild Channel F
Atari 2600
Bally Astrocade
Magnavox Odyssey
Intellivision
Emerson Arcadia 2001
ColecoVision
Atari 5200
Vectrex
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
RCA Studio II
APF-MP1000
VC 4000
Epoch Cassette Vision
Milton Bradley Microvision
Nintendo Game & Watch (pre-90s)
Entex Select-A-Game
Entex Adventure Vision
Epoch Game Pocket Computer
Home Pong
Binatone TV Master
Coleco Telstar series
Nintendo Color TV-Game series
PC up to 1987
Arcades up to 1987
Note that this list is not necessarily exhaustive, it is based on the Wikipedia entries for generations 1-3.
What Games Count?
- Voting for imported titles is allowed. If you list an import game, please mention which country you are from. Otherwise I will assume you didn’t read the rules and the vote will not count.
- If you’re unsure about a game or platform, just ask!
- Asked about games that are allowed: Homebrew stuff released after the official generation is allowed. I don’t see why not as long as you played it on the platform itself (ex: Pier Solar on the original Genesis cart when it was originally released before getting ported. You cannot vote for Pier Solar HD). If you played the version of Sonic Blast for Sega Master System, please specify that you played it on that platform.
- Asked about games that are not allowed:
look here for notable releases from this generation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_in_video_gaming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_in_video_gaming
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_history_of_video_games
Previous results:
Games of Generation 4
Games of Generation 5
Games of Generation 6