Welcome back to Negative World March Madness, where our favorite Nintendo games go head to head and only one may prevail. The matchups are as follows:

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Vote for the game that you think should win the matchup. Please vote on every matchup. Not having played a game does not disqualify you from voting. Please cast your votes in the format below, bolding the game that you choose to advance, with any comments on your selections placed after your votes. Remember that votes with titles altered from the original format above will not be counted

(1) Game 1 vs. (8) Game 8
(4) Game 4 vs. (5) Game 5

Polls are open until Sunday, March 30th, 2014 at 11:59 PM EST. Enjoy!

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(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

Jargon

on: 03/28/14, 01:52

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 03/28/14, 01:53

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 03/28/14, 02:01

Edited:

03/28/14, 02:02

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

Stephen

on: 03/28/14, 02:02

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

It hurts to vote against Dawn of Sorrow. Otherwise this was relatively painless.

Posted by

nate38

on: 03/28/14, 02:03

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

1. Ugh. I don't know what to pick. Both games have their issues. Zelda over Metroid I guess.
2. Still haven't played either. Castlevania.
3. Galaxy still remains overrated. Kill it with fire.
4. Bah. I love Smash Bros. I love Zelda. Why do you do this to me?


Sigh. What an uninspiring round.

Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 03/28/14, 02:03

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

Pokefreak911

on: 03/28/14, 02:06

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

TheOldManFromZelda

on: 03/28/14, 02:18

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Super Metroid, I GUESS. This game is really wearing on me through time. Maybe I oughtta replay it.
Mega Man 2: The Best. Best Music in any game ever? Possibly.
Haven't played Galaxy 2 yet, Galaxy 1 is pretty darn good, I'm told they're essentially the same.
While Skyward Sword was the best 3D Zelda since the N64, I played the SNOT out of Melee when it came out.

Like..a lot.


EDIT- This whole tourney is still pretty interesting, Jargs. I know it was simple, and "anyone" probably could've thought of it, but you did, and you put it in motion. Good stuff, and the logos make it look superrad, too. Good work, Bigs. Wouldn't mind seeing the next set of games down (9-16, etc.) per each category next year, a "Best of the Rest" sorta thing. Would that be equally as interesting? Would underappreciated games come out of the woodwork? Or would people simply be that unfamiliar with each game that it wouldn't garner either the attention or "evidence" relevant to this? Hmm.

Posted by

Mr_Mustache

on: 03/28/14, 02:33

Edited:

03/28/14, 02:39

The only tough one for me was Skyward Sword versus Melee but I had to go with Melee and its many many hours of fun.

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

Zero

on: 03/28/14, 02:58

Edited:

03/28/14, 02:59

@Mr_Mustache

Thanks man. I'm hoping we get at least one non-Mario or Zelda game in the final 4. Come on, Melee!

Posted by

Jargon

on: 03/28/14, 03:06

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Easy choices for me. Not a fan of Wind Waker, never played Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, didn't think much of MKVII, and Melee is still my fave game on any platform.

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 03/28/14, 03:12

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

A1: Too bad about TWW--it beats every other game on this list for me easily. But Super Metroid will get my pick every time.
A2: Easy pick. The nonlinear Castlevanias are pretty sloppy in retrospect.

A3: Like DoS, MK7 is out of its league at this point--Galaxy 2 beats it quite handily.
A4: As much as I like SS, Melee is very hard to top.

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 03/28/14, 05:00

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

canonj

on: 03/28/14, 05:20

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Going chalk this round. All of them. Easy picks.

Posted by

ludist210

on: 03/28/14, 05:21

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

r_hjort

on: 03/28/14, 11:47

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Posted by

mrbiggsly

on: 03/28/14, 13:05

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

These were all very easy choices, for a change!

Posted by

TheBigG753

on: 03/28/14, 14:09

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

#1 was the hardest yet. Two perfect 10s. But my hearts with Wind Waker.

Castlevania > Mega Man
Mario Kart 7 was good, but it's where I started getting bored with the formula.
And.... I like Melee

Posted by

kriswright

on: 03/28/14, 16:07

(1) Super Metroid (SNES) vs. (4) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
(3) Mega Man 2 (NES) vs. (2) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

(1) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) vs. (5) Mario Kart 7 (3DS)
(6) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) vs. (2) Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)

Super Metroid over Wind Waker by a country mile.
Dawn of Sorrow was good but just felt like a better looking version of Aria. I think I liked Aria a lot better. MM2 is a better version of MM1, sure, but I think it improved on MM1 more than Dawn of Sorrow improved on Aria
Galaxy 2 over Mario Kart 7. Both games have kind of fallen in my eyes over the years, but Galaxy 2 is masterful at times. MK7 is basically portable Mario Kart Wii.
Melee over Skyward Sword. I liked SS a lot...but come on, it's Melee here.

Posted by

PogueSquadron

on: 03/28/14, 23:10