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Firstly, a MASSIVE thank you to @Vidyoyo for tallying up the first three pages of votes. I wouldn't have been able to post this today without his help!

And that's Round 8 complete!

This was an EPIC round with 190 different games that got votes!

The eight games progressing to the finals are:

Football Manager (series)
Age Of Empires 2
Half Life 2
Star Wars: KOTOR
World Of Warcraft
Counter Striker 1.6
Deus Ex
Rome: Total War

Below is a list of all 190 games and how many points they got in case you're interested in that.

Past Results
Round 1
Super Mario Bros 3196
Super Mario Bros58
Legend Of Zelda56
Alex Kidd42
Sonic The Hedgehog40
Tetris40
Double Dragon30
Sonic 226
Mega Man 224
Duck Hunt22
Punch Out22
Streets Of Rage22
Super Mario Bros 222
Contra18
Tecmo Super Bowl18
Wonderboy 318
Double Dragon 216
Adventure Island14
California Games14
Duck Tales14
Altered Beast12
Mega Man 312
Blades Of Steel10
Castlevania 310
Final Fantasy10
Galaga10
Kid Icarus8
R-Type8
Sonic Chaos8
The Legend Of Kage8
Castlevania6
Earthbound6
Kickle Cubile6
Legend Of Zelda 26
Metroid6
Road Rash6
Wonderboy6
Cyber Shinobi4
Darkman4
Donald Duck: The Lucky Dime Caper4
Maniac Mansion4
McDonald Land4
Ninja Gaiden4
Out Run4
Aladdin2
Batman2
Psycho Fox2
Turtles 22
Willow2
World Championship Dodgeball2

Round 2
Street Fighter 2 (Series)134
Super Mario World114
Mario Kart100
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past68
Sonic The Hedgehog 264
Streets Of Rage 258
Chrono Trigger56
Super Metroid54
Final Fantasy VI52
Micro Machines36
ISS Deluxe34
Sonic 3 (& Knuckles)30
Golden Axe24
NBA Jam24
Desert Strike18
Donkey Kong Country18
Killer Instinct18
John Madden NFL (Series)16
Mortal Kombat16
Sonic The Hedgehog16
Aladdin14
F-Zero12
Flashback10
Mega Man X10
Puzzle Bobble10
Sensible Soccer10
Shining Force 210
Toe Jame & Earl10
Earthworm Jim8
Lufia 28
PGA Tour Golf (Series)8
Road Rash 28
Samurai Showdown8
Super Ghoulds 'n' Ghosts8
Super International Cricket8
Final Fantasy IV6
Micky Mania6
Micro Machines 26
Super Bomberman6
Test Drive: The Duel6
Donkey Kong Country 24
Dynamite Headdy4
FIFA International Soccer4
Ghostbusters4
Mickey Mouse: World Of Illusion4
Mortal Kombat 24
Secret Of Mana4
Star Fox4
Super Mario Land4
Super Off Road4
Jungle Strike2
NHL (series)2
Paper Boy2
Sim City2
Super Smash TV2
Super Tennis2
The Revenge Of Shinobi2
Virtua Racing2

Round 3
Final Fantasy 7226
Metal Gear Solid222
Goldeneye110
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time108
Tekken 386
Tony Hawks: Pro Skater 282
Final Fantasy 864
Mario 6460
Zelda: Majora's Mask60
ISS (Series)52
Resident Evil 250
Final Fantasy 946
Mario Kart 6440
Crash Bandicoot38
WWE Smackdown 238
Tomb Raider36
Final Fantasy Tactics30
Gran Turismo 228
Silent Hill24
FIFA (Series)22
Suikoden 222
Gran Turismo20
Grand Theft Auto18
Colin McRae Rally14
Premier Manager 9914
Tony Hawks: Pro Skater14
Xenogears14
Chrono Cross12
Driver12
Rayman12
Resident Evil12
Wipeout 209712
Doom10
Medal Of Honor10
SEGA Rally10
Spyro The Dragon10
Starcraft 6410
Suikoden10
Tekken 210
The Italian Job10
Vagrant Story10
Brian Lara Cricket 998
Bust A Groove8
Crash Bandicoot 28
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver8
Ogre Battle 64: POLC8
Ridge Racer Type 48
Syphon Filter8
Virtua Fighter 28
WWF No Mercy8
Crash Team Racing6
Duke Nukem 3D6
Star Wars: Masters Of Teras Kasi6
Tombi6
WCW/NWO Revenge6
1080 Snowboarding4
Colin McRae Rally 2.04
Crash Bandicoot 34
Diddy Kong Racing4
Driver 24
Jonah Lomu Rugby4
Legend Of Dragoon4
NBA Showtime4
Panzer Dragoon Saga4
Super Smash Bros4
Tenchu4
Tomb Raider 24
Toy Story 24
Vandal Hearts4
Dead Ball Zone2
Digimon World 32
Mario Party 22
Star Fox 642
Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles2
Street Sk8er2
Twisted Metal 22

Round 4
PES (Series)166
GTA: San Andreas144
GTA: Vice City98
Metal Gear Solid 394
Metal Gear Solid 272
Shadow Of The Colossus68
Star Wars: KOTOR62
Halo 258
Final Fantasy X54
Resident Evil 454
Zelda: Wind Waker44
WWF Smackdown! (Series)28
Shenmue22
Halo20
Burnout 318
GTA 318
God Of War16
Silent Hill 216
Dragon Quest VIII14
Metroid Prime14
Final Fantasy XII12
Gran Turismo 412
Mario Kart: Double Dash12
Persona 412
Soul Calibur12
Burnout Revenge10
Call Of Duty: World At War10
Fable10
REZ10
Shadow Hearts10
Super Smash Bros. Melee10
Tekken Tag Tournament10
This Is Football 200210
Super Monkey Ball 210
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind8
GUN8
ICO8
Midnight Club: Dub Edition8
Morrowind8
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory8
Star Wars Battlefront 28
Star Wars: KOTOR 28
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike8
Summoner8
The Warriors8
Timesplitters 28
Way Of The Samurai8
Super Mario Strikers8
Bully6
Conflict: Desert Storm6
Def Jam: Fight For New York6
Devil May Cry 36
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles6
Kingdom Hearts6
Mario Sunshine6
Mortal Kombat: Deception6
NFS: Underground 26
Power Stone6
Soul Calibur 26
Splinter Cell6
Suikoden 36
Tiger Woods PGA Tour (Series)6
Virtua Tennis6
LMA Manager6
Capcom vs. SNK 24
FIFA (Series)4
F-Zero GX4
Gladius4
Gran Turismo 34
Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy4
Kingdom Hearts 24
NFS: Most Wanted4
Project Gotham Racing 24
Quake 34
Xenosaga 1 & 24
Shadow The Hedgehog4
Dynasty Warriors 32
Grabbed By The Ghoulies2
Guitar Hero2
Jade Empire2
Okami2
Onimusha 22
Prince Of Persia: The Warrior Within2
Samurai Warriors2
SSX 32
Stra Wars: Rogue Squadron 22
Suikoden 52
Tony Hawk 32
Virtua Fighter 42
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 52

Round 5
The Last Of Us164
Red Dead Redemption148
Dark Souls118
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim102
Mass Effect 2100
COD 4: Modern Warfare74
Mass Effect74
BioShock66
Dragon Age: Origins50
GTA IV42
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion40
Deus Ex: Human Revolution36
Metal Gear Solid 436
GTA V34
Uncharted 230
Batman: Arkham Asylum26
Mario Galaxy22
Gears Of War20
Street Fighter 420
Demon Souls18
Halo 318
COD: Modern Warfare 216
Assassins Creed 214
Fallout: New Vegas14
Batman: Arkham City12
Boderlands 212
Dead Space12
Fallout 312
Limbo12
Portal 212
Assassins Creed: Black Flag10
Fable 210
Mass Effect 310
PES (Series)10
Uncharted10
Xcom: Enemy Within10
Binding Of Isaac10
Dark Souls 28
Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning8
Mortal Kombat8
Sleeping Dogs8
Zelda: Skyward Sword8
Bayonetta8
Far Cry 36
Fight Night (Series)6
MotorStorm6
Ni No Kuni6
Uncharted 36
Battlefield: Bad Company 26
Battlefield 34
Catherine4
COD: Black Ops 24
COD: World At War4
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West4
Infamous4
Infamous 24
L.A. Noire4
Left 4 Dead4
Persona 54
Zelda: Twilight Princess4
Alien vs. Predator2
Burnout Paradise2
Dishonored2
Little Big Planet2
NBA (Series)2
Portal2
Tales Of Xillia2
Wii Sports2
Wipeout HD2

Round 6
Witcher 3140
Bloodborne118
God Of War110
Red Dead Redemption 292
Nier Automata70
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild70
Hollow Knight64
Persona 544
The Last Of Us Part 236
Horizon Zero Dawn32
Dark Souls 330
Mario Odyssey28
Death Stranding26
Spiderman22
Final Fantasy VII: Remake20
GTA V16
Ghost Of Tsushima16
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice12
Titanfall 212
Uncharted 412
Celeste10
For Honor10
Inside10
Ratchet And Clank10
Resident Evil 2: Remake10
The Witness10
Doom8
Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice8
Monster Hunter World8
Rocket League8
Sea Of Thieves8
The Last Of Us: Remastered8
Nioh 28
Dying Light8
Demon Souls: Remaster6
Dragon Age: Inquisition6
Forza Horizon 46
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe6
Mario Maker 26
Soma6
Mortal Kombat XI6
Cyberpunk4
Devil May Cry 54
Kentucky Route Zero4
Nioh4
Ori: Will Of The Wisps4
Outer Wilds4
Tekken 74
Metroid Dread4
Alien Isolation2
Assassins Creed: Black Flag2
Batman: Arkham Knight2
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided2
Everybody's Gone To The Rapture2
F1: 20202
Final Fantasy XII: Remake2
Returnal2
Street Fighter V2
Subnautica2
Ys8 Lacrimosa Of Dana2
Days Gone2
Metal Gear Solid 52

Round 7
Pokemon (Colour Series)224
Tetris44
Zelda: Link's Awakening32
Snake20
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3DS20
Angry Birds18
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together18
Fire Emblem: Awakenings16
Zelda: A Link Between Worlds16
Dragon Warrior Monsters14
Crisis Core: FFVII12
Advance Wars10
Brawl Stars10
Candy Crush10
Final Fantasy: Tactics Advance10
Hearthstone10
Mario Kart: Super Circuit10
Pokemon Go10
Super Mario Land10
Torn City10
Warioland 310
Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow8
Final Fantasy IV8
Robot Wars: Extreme Demolition8
Sonic The Hedgehog8
Advance Wars 28
Clash Of Clans6
Football Manager6
F-Zero: GP Legend6
Godfather6
Metroid: Zero Mission6
Persona 46
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney6
Secret Of Monkey Island6
Virtua Tennis6
Warioware6
Zelda: Oracle Of Ages6
Old School Runescape6
Dominations4
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade4
Golden Sun: The Lost Age4
Hector: Badge Of Carnage4
League Of Evil 24
Lumines4
Super Mario 3d Land4
Burnout Legends2
Cooking Dash2
Doodle God2
Gameboy Camera2
Mario Kart DS2
Uncharted: Golden Abyss2
Copter2
Zelda: The Minish Cap2

Round 8
Football Manager (series)
124​
Age of Empires 2
105​
Half Life 2
88​
Knights of the Old Republic (1)
88​
World of Warcraft
75​
Counterstrike (1.6)
72​
Deus Ex
64​
Rome: Total War I
57​
Half Life (1)
53​
Diablo 2
43​
Quake 3
42​
Doom 2: Return of Doomguy
37​
Warhammer 2: Total War
35​
Doom
34​
Starcraft: (and Brood War)
32​
Civilization IV
29​
Skyrim
28​
Lemmings
27​
Civilization V
26​
Minesweeper
26​
Rollercoaster Tycoon (Series / 1+2)
26​
Warcraft 3
26​
Mass Effect 2
24​
Monkey Island 1: The Secret of…
23​
Starcraft 2
23​
Worms (series)
22​
Duke Nukem 3D
20​
Dragon Age: Origins
19​
Command and Conquer
18​
The Witcher 3
18​
Age of Empires
17​
Morrowind
17​
Portal 2
17​
Europa Universalis (Series)
16​
Medieval: Total War II
16​
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
15​
Rome: Total War II
15​
Unreal Tournament 2004
15​
Unreal Tournament 99 / GOTY
15​
Balduer's Gate 2
14​
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
14​
Divinity: Original Sin 2
14​
PES (series)
14​
Shogun 2: Total War
14​
Star Wars: Tie Fighter
14​
Heroes Of Might & Magic 3
13​
Left 4 Dead 2
13​
Rimworld
13​
Solitaire (Microsoft)
13​
Day of the Tentacle
12​
Empire Earth
12​
Harold Potter and a Philosophy Stone
12​
Sim City
12​
Minecraft
11​
Apex Legends
10​
Daggerfall
10​
EVE Online
10​
Fallout 2
10​
FTL: Faster Than Light
10​
GTA: San Andreas
10​
Homeworld
10​
Mugen
10​
Operation Flashpoint
10​
Oregon Trail
10​
Rocket League
10​
Star Control 2
10​
Star Wars Galaxies
10​
Ultima Online
10​
Zoo Tycoon
10​
Binding of Isaac
9​
Broken Sword
9​
Bulletstorm
9​
Call of Duty 4
9​
Counterstrike: Go
9​
Disco Elysium
9​
Half Life: Alyx (VR)
9​
Hearthstone
9​
Indiana Jones (Quest for Atlantis?)
9​
Monkey Island 3: Curse of Monkey Island
9​
Quake (1)
9​
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
9​
Runescape
9​
Sid Meier's Pirates
9​
Slay the Spire
9​
Subnautica
9​
System Shock 2
9​
Battlefield 3
8​
Civilization III
8​
Mass Effect (1)
8​
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
8​
Rainbow Islands
8​
Theme Hospital
8​
Total War: Three Kingdoms
8​
18 Wheels of Steel: America Long Haul
7​
Age of Mythology
7​
Call of Duty 2
7​
Civilization VI
7​
Company of Heroes
7​
Crusader Kings 2
7​
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
7​
LA Noire
7​
Max Payne
7​
Myth: The Fallen Lords
7​
Planescape Torment
7​
Star Wars: X-Wing
7​
Tale of Wuxia
7​
The Sims
7​
Cave Story
6​
Civilization I
6​
Colonization
6​
Counterstrike: Condition Zero
6​
DOTA
6​
Escape From Tarkov
6​
Fallout (original)
6​
Freedom Fighters
6​
Medieval: Total War (1)
6​
Neverwinter Nights
6​
Privateer
6​
Rise of Nations
6​
Shogun: Total War (1)
6​
Stardew Valley
6​
Terraria
6​
Battlefield (original)
5​
Black and White
5​
Command and Conquer: Generals
5​
Far Cry (1)
5​
Grim Fandango
5​
Max Payne 2
5​
Sea of Thieves
5​
Speedball 2
5​
The Sims 2
5​
Ultima VII
5​
Bioshock
4​
Civilization II
4​
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
4​
Crusader Kings 3
4​
Fallout: New Vegas
4​
FIFA (series)
4​
Portal (1)
4​
Read Dead Redemption 2
4​
Red Baron
4​
Team Fortress 2
4​
The Sims 3
4​
Valheim
4​
XCOM
4​
Zeus: Master of Olympus
4​
Date Ariana
3​
DOTA 2
3​
FEAR
3​
Harold Potter and a Secret Chamber
3​
Papers, Please
3​
Strider
3​
The Sims 4
3​
Thief 2
3​
Wolfenstein 3D
3​
Stronghold
3​
Cyber Empires
2​
Dead Space
2​
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
2​
Freespace 2
2​
GTA: Vice City
2​
Habbo Hotel
2​
Incubation
2​
Little Big Adventure
2​
Silent Hunter 3
2​
Simon The Sorcerer
2​
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
2​
Stellaris
2​
Tiger Woods PGA Tour (Series)
2​
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
2​
Turrican
2​
Unreal Tournament 2
2​
Warcraft 2: Tides Of Darkness
2​
Alien Vs Predator
1​
Fastwars
1​
Flight Simulator (MS)
1​
Halo: Combat Evolved
1​
Hibernian Club Manager
1​
Planet Coaster
1​
Planet Zoo
1​
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
1​
Scorched Earth
1​
Scroll of Taiwu
1​
Shadows over the Riva
1​
Sins of a Solar Empire
1​
Supreme Commander
1​
Theme Park
1​
Unreal Tournament 3
1​
Vampires: Blood & Masquerade
1​
Northgard
1​

So now onto Round 9. Please read the rules carefully before voting THE RULES IN THIS ROUND ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THE PREVIOUS ROUNDS.

Each Monday, I will set up a new round for the contest.
Each round will represent a different generation of gaming.

The generations are below (BOLDED IS THE CURRENT ROUND FOR THIS THREAD):

Round 1 - Third Gen - NES, Master System, Atari 7800
Round 2 - Fourth Gen - Mega Drive, Neo Geo, SNES
Round 3 - Fifth Gen - Saturn, PS1, N64
Round 4 - Sixth Gen - Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube, Xbox
Round 5 - Seventh Gen - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii
Round 6 - Eighth & Ninth Gen - Switch, Wii U, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
Round 7 - Special Round 1 - Handheld & Mobile Gaming
Round 8 - Special Round 2 - PC Gaming
Round 9 - Bonus Round 1 - (The Exclusives Round)
Round 10 - Bonus Round 2 - (TBA)

For this round, please use the below to cast your votes:

1. Nintendo - (Any game that was exclusive to Nintendo consoles)
2. Sony PlayStation - (Any game that was exclusive to Sony PlayStation consoles)
3. Sega - (Any game that was exclusive to Sega consoles up until Dreamcast. If the game went to other consoles AFTER the Dreamcast generation, then that is fine, the game is still eligible)
4. Xbox - (Any game that was exclusive to Xbox consoles. If the game got a PC release AFTER its Xbox release, then that is fine, the game is still eligible)
5. PC - (Any game that was released on PC first BEFORE being ported over to consoles).

In addition to the above, if a game you selected had ports/releases on handheld consoles, arcades and virtual consoles, then the game is still eligible.
5 games are going through this round.
I will not cross check every game selected so please make sure you follow the rules.
Please keep the lists in the order above so it's easier for me to tally.
Please make sure you don't vote for games that have already made the finals.
In the event of a tie, I will refer to the games original scores in the previous rounds to determine which wins. If it's still a tie, then I will hold a 24hr poll.
Please tag me if you vote and then edit your vote.
As usual, you have until Friday 11:59pm (gmt) to vote.
Results will be published next Monday.

Enjoy!
 
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1. Nintendo - (Mario Kart 64)
2. Sony PlayStation - (Tekken 3)
3. Sega - (Alex Kidd: In Miracle World)
4. Xbox - (Gears Of War)
5. PC - (Doom)
 

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Interesting round. So only exclusivity at the moment of initial launch is relevant, right? We'll probably still get a lot of debate over which games should be eligible. I'm going to have a hard time including a Sega game, since I've never owned a Sega system. I might have to cheat a little and find one I played a port of, or leave it blank altogether.
 

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Interesting round. So only exclusivity at the moment of initial launch is relevant, right? We'll probably still get a lot of debate over which games should be eligible. I'm going to have a hard time including a Sega game, since I've never owned a Sega system. I might have to cheat a little and find one I played a port of, or leave it blank altogether.
Pretty much yes. It's always difficult because ports end up on other consoles eventually but hopefully the rules are clear enough to make it work :nervous:

If you don't know what SEGA game to vote then do me a solid and throw it to Alex Kidd :lol:
 

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Pretty much yes. It's always difficult because ports end up on other consoles eventually but hopefully the rules are clear enough to make it work :nervous:

If you don't know what SEGA game to vote then do me a solid and throw it to Alex Kidd :lol:
I'm willing to cheat a little bit but not THAT much that I'm going to vote for a game I never played. :lol:

I think you might have to edit your initial post to make it a bit clearer that previous round winners can't be voted for. I missed that as well, but it makes sense of course.
 

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I'm willing to cheat a little bit but not THAT much that I'm going to vote for a game I never played. :lol:

I think you might have to edit your initial post to make it a bit clearer that previous round winners can't be voted for. I missed that as well, but it makes sense of course.
Yes I edited it a few minutes after you posted so hopefully people will check that going forward. And yes... you can vote for Alex Kidd because I'm telling you it was awesome :lol:

Alex Kidd in Never Getting Through to the Next Round World
I will have to manipulate to make it go through!
 

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I'm willing to cheat a little bit but not THAT much that I'm going to vote for a game I never played. :lol:

I think you might have to edit your initial post to make it a bit clearer that previous round winners can't be voted for. I missed that as well, but it makes sense of course.
Yeah I didn't even notice that tbh. Stick it at the top in bold @Dirty Schwein

If anything this round needs to right the injustice of Ocarina of Time not getting through. C'mon people.
 

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Did we really need an extra round for exclusives? Also 8 is a lot of the PC round!
 

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1. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. Uncharted 2
3. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
4. Halo 3
5. Solitaire

@Dirty Schwein I changed my nintendo pick to BOTW
 
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1. Nintendo - Goldeneye
2. Sony PlayStation - Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Sega - Sonic the hedgehog 2
4. Xbox - Gears of War
5. PC - Doom (OG)

Tough round. Not got a huge history with Nintendo or Xbox so just tagged the best I've played, where they stand on the greatest game list I'm unsure. Easy one for Sega for me, StH2 was so perfect.

Same for PC. CS1.6 was so close but Doom is one of my all time faves.

The Sony one was tough. As a Sony fanboy there is a raft of great games I could have stuck in there and MGS2 is by no means my favourite game, that would go to Uncharted 4 or Skyrim but at the time, MGS2 was a phenomenal piece of software. Strong mentions for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO and TLOU2.
 
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Did we really need an extra round for exclusives? Also 8 is a lot of the PC round!
This round is for a bit of fun and get a bit more variety in the finals as it appears that a lot of people here are Sony fanboys. The next round will also be a little like this. These are bonus rounds so just enjoy them :D

As for 8 PC games... remember, PC has been going a LONG time and would be unfair for 2 finalists to cover decades of gaming. Even 8 felt low but it works in rounding up the finals so I've gone with that amount.
 

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1. Nintendo - Goldeneye
2. Sony PlayStation - Metal Gear Solid 2
3. Sega - Sonic the hedgehog 2
4. Xbox - Forza Horizon 4
5. PC - Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

Tough round. Not got a huge history with Nintendo or Xbox so just tagged the best I've played, where they stand on the greatest game list I'm unsure. Easy one for Sega for me, StH2 was so perfect.

Same for PC. CS1.6 was so close but Skyrim is arguably my favourite game of all time.

The Sony one was tough. As a Sony fanboy there is a raft of great games I could have stuck in there and MGS2 is by no means my favourite game, that would go to Uncharted 4 or Skyrim but at the time, MGS2 was a phenomenal piece of software. Strong mentions for Shadow of the Colossus, ICO and TLOU2.
I'm going to be the annoying one here but clearly Forza Horizon 4 and Skyrim are not eligible for this round. Forza Horizon 4 had a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC and Skyrim released on three major platforms at the same time.
 

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I'm going to be the annoying one here but clearly Forza Horizon 4 and Skyrim are not eligible for this round. Forza Horizon 4 had a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC and Skyrim released on three major platforms at the same time.
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I'm going to be the annoying one here but clearly Forza Horizon 4 and Skyrim are not eligible for this round. Forza Horizon 4 had a simultaneous release on Xbox and PC and Skyrim released on three major platforms at the same time.
Not annoying. Point taken. I'll edit accordingly.
 

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1. Final Fantasy VI (Nintendo)
2. The Last of Us Part II (Playstation)
3. Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega) (feck it @Dirty Schwein :lol:)
4. Mass Effect (Xbox)
5. Half-Life (PC)

Mass Effect is only just about eligible since it had a PC release 6 months later, but since it counts it's too good to leave out. I was close to putting Fable II instead, as that's more of a "true" exclusive. Even with all the previous rounds I still found the Nintendo entry tough. Breath of the Wild really deserves to be in the final but I simply had to vote for the greatest JRPG of all time. PC was easy with Half-Life narrowly missing the cut in the last round.
 
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Sony: Uncharted 2
Sega: Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Xbox: Mass Effect
PC: Civilization 4
 

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1. Final Fantasy VI (Nintendo)
2. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Playstation)
3. Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega) (feck it @Dirty Schwein :lol:)
4. Mass Effect (Xbox)
5. Half-Life (PC)

Mass Effect is only just about eligible since it had a PC release 6 months later, but since it counts it's too good to leave out. I was close to putting Fable II instead, as that's more of a "true" exclusive. Even with all the previous rounds I still found the Nintendo entry tough. Breath of the Wild really deserves to be in the final but I simply had to vote for the greatest JRPG of all time. PC was easy with Half-Life narrowly missing the cut in the last round.
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Your loyalty will never be forgotten :lol:
I really couldn't find a game to vote for so why not. :D I actually have the original Shenmue installed on my PS5 at the moment, was planning to play through that soon. So that would've been an actual candidate, even though it's technically not the original exclusive I'll be playing.
 

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I really couldn't find a game to vote for so why not. :D I actually have the original Shenmue installed on my PS5 at the moment, was planning to play through that soon. So that would've been an actual candidate, even though it's technically not the original exclusive I'll be playing.
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1. Nintendo - Super Mario: Odyssey
Not a huge Nintendo fan, only really bothered with the Switch.

2. Sony PlayStation - Final Fantasy X
Really solid entry to the series with a brilliant story. The VA is god awful at points but this only adds to the charm!

3. Sega - Sonic the Hedgehog
Again didn't really bother much with Sega but enjoyed the original Sonic games where you could run fast as feck and do some crazy rolls and jumps and shit.

4. Xbox - Mass Effect
This was later ported to other consoles so hope it's OK but yes, Mass Effect, really cool game and good time sink.

5. PC -
Option 1: GTA: San Andreas Multiplayer
This was only ever released for PC (it was a mod for the original game that opened the game up to multiplayer) - if this is against the rules please see my second option.

Amazing game that I must have sunk hundreds of hours into. People were basically able to take the base game and its assets and create different types of maps and game modes like deathmatch, team deathmatch, racing, sumo wrestling (with cars) etc. The most fun gamemode I played the most was Prison Roleplay which basically was like a multiplayer online prison game where you take the role of a prisoner/guard, some funny shit could occur as people got creative with it and introduced things such as smuggling/corruption/ability to buy your own private cells. Great fun.

Option 2: Civilisation V
Really hard one this as so many titles to choose from and on another day I might go with a different option but yes no game can steal your time away like the Civ series. Great games.
 
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1. Nintendo - Super Mario: Odyssey
Not a huge Nintendo fan, only really bothered with the Switch.

2. Sony PlayStation - Final Fantasy VII
First game I ever played at three years old (!) and every couple of years I pick it up to play through it again. Masterpiece, probably top of my overall list by a long way.


3. Sega - Sonic the Hedgehog
Again didn't really bother much with Sega but enjoyed the original Sonic games where you could run fast as feck and do some crazy rolls and jumps and shit.

4. Xbox - Mass Effect
This was later ported to other consoles so hope it's OK but yes, Mass Effect, really cool game and good time sink.

5. PC -
Option 1: GTA: San Andreas Multiplayer
This was only ever released for PC (it was a mod for the original game that opened the game up to multiplayer) - if this is against the rules please see my second option.

Amazing game that I must have sunk hundreds of hours into. People were basically able to take the base game and its assets and create different types of maps and game modes like deathmatch, team deathmatch, racing, sumo wrestling (with cars) etc. The most fun gamemode I played the most was Prison Roleplay which basically was like a multiplayer online prison game where you take the role of a prisoner/guard, some funny shit could occur as people got creative with it and introduced things such as smuggling/corruption/ability to buy your own private cells. Great fun.

Option 2: Civilisation V
Really hard one this as so many titles to choose from and on another day I might go with a different option but yes no game can steal your time away like the Civ series. Great games.
The bolded is already in the finals so you can change it to another. Cheers.
 

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Playstation: Persona 5
PC: Half Life
Xbox: Mass Effect
 
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Odd quirk of this round is that Mass Effect could easily get in while the better game, ME2 is ineligible.
 

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Sony: Shadow of the Colossus
Xbox: Fusion Frenzy
PC: Slay the Spire
 
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Nintendo: Bayonetta 2
Sega: World of Illusion
Playstation: Shadow Of The Colossus
PC: Half Life Alyx
Xbox: Lost Odyssey
 

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2. (Sony) Metal Gear Solid 3
3. (Sega) Sonic
4. (Xbox) Mass Effect
 

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Usually the first page of these rounds are littered by people complaining about the games that went through :lol: ... so I assume everyone is happy with the 8 going through from the PC round?
 

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Usually the first page of these rounds are littered by people complaining about the games that went through :lol: ... so I assume everyone is happy with the 8 going through from the PC round?
I mean, if you want us PC bods to whinge at you some more, it can be arranged!

I think it helps that a lot of the games that just missed out at least had another game in their series or a related game go through.
 

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1. Nintendo: Mario Odyssey
2. Sony: Wipeout 2097
3. Sega: Sonic 2
4. Xbox < Playstation
5. PC: Curse of Monkey Island