We're kicking off the Negative World March Madness: Third Party Edition, where our favorite non-Nintendo games go head to head and only one may prevail. The matchups are as follows:

(1) Chrono Trigger vs. (9) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
(4) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vs. (5) Resident Evil (REmake)

(2) Mega Man 2 vs. (10) Street Fighter II: Turbo
(14) Super Castlevania 4 vs. (6) Shovel Knight

Vote for the game that you think should win the matchup. Please vote on every matchup or your votes will not be counted. Not having played a game does not disqualify you from voting. If a game has appeared on multiple platforms, use your discretion in choosing which version to consider. Please cast your votes in the following format, bolding the game that you choose to advance:

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

Polls are open until the end of the day on Thursday, April 9th, 2015. Enjoy!


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Posted by

Jargon

on: 04/10/15, 01:55

1. (1) Chrono Trigger vs. (9) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
2. (4) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vs. (5) Resident Evil (REmake)

3. (2) Mega Man 2 vs. (10) Street Fighter II: Turbo
4. (14) Super Castlevania 4 vs. (6) Shovel Knight

1. I haven't played that Castlevania game, but there isn't much that would beat out Chrono Trigger.
2. Never played either, chose the one that looked more interesting. Though I did watch my brother play Resident Evil back in the day; not a game I would want to play myself but it can be entertaining to watch.

3. I'd choose just about anything over an SF II game, though I actually liked MM2.
4. Never played either, chose the one that looks more interesting.

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 04/10/15, 02:11

(1) Chrono Trigger vs. (9) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
(4) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vs. (5) Resident Evil (REmake)

(2) Mega Man 2 vs. (10) Street Fighter II: Turbo
(14) Super Castlevania 4 vs. (6) Shovel Knight

- I've always loved the SOTN-like Castlevania games.
- RE is for me.

- Don't really care for either but MM is a bit more my style.
- Shovel Knight is one of the few new-retro titles that's actually really good.

Posted by

gojira

on: 04/10/15, 02:42

(1) Chrono Trigger vs. (9) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
(4) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vs. (5) Resident Evil (REmake)

(2) Mega Man 2 vs. (10) Street Fighter II: Turbo
(14) Super Castlevania 4 vs. (6) Shovel Knight

Posted by

Beardednerd

on: 04/10/15, 04:04

Gonna let this go a while longer to see if anyone might break what is currently a tie.

Posted by

Jargon

on: 04/10/15, 07:34

(1) Chrono Trigger vs. (9) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
(4) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney vs. (5) Resident Evil (REmake)

(2) Mega Man 2 vs. (10) Street Fighter II: Turbo
(14) Super Castlevania 4 vs. (6) Shovel Knight

Posted by

Super_Conzo

on: 04/10/15, 08:58