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) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X


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 Tuesday, April 7th, 2015. Enjoy!

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(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Jargon

on: 04/05/15, 12:08

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 04/05/15, 12:57

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Stephen

on: 04/05/15, 13:02

1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Super_Conzo

on: 04/05/15, 14:35

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Beardednerd

on: 04/05/15, 14:49

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 04/05/15, 15:15

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

nate38

on: 04/05/15, 18:54

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

canonj

on: 04/05/15, 18:56

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

- I'm not a huge fan of either series, but MM3 is more my style.
- I remember really enjoying Conker. Even the multiplayer got a lot of play.

- Resident Evil 2 is one of my all time favorite games. Not even Layton can stand up to that.
- I like both these games quite a bit, but when I think of MMX I remember fun. When I think of Okami I remember having to fight the same boss a lot.

Posted by

gojira

on: 04/05/15, 18:57

canonj said:

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

This guy knows what's up! These are my picks too.

A) Shame that I have to pick between these, but I enjoy no third-party game more than FF6, even the world's best Mega Man game.
B) Both solid platformers, but Conker is more memorable and has more longevity with some great multi.
C) Sadly haven't played much RE2, so my vote goes to the pretty good Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
D) I sort of lost interest in Okami partway through, but I still play through Mega Man X regularly.

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 04/05/15, 23:25

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

TheOldManFromZelda

on: 04/06/15, 00:53

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

1. Aghhhh. I think I would like Final Fantasy VI more than Mega Man 3, but I haven't played it very much. Let's get this thing on Epic Center already!
2. I don't much care for Sonic

3. The only Resident Evil I enjoyed out of the two I've played is 4. By my understanding 2 is closer to 1 than it is 4 (both numerically and in terms of gameplay) and classic RE isn't my thing. I'm sure REmake is a very well made game, but it's not for me.
4. Same case as with FF6. I have to go with X out of ignorance.

Posted by

Hero_Of_Hyrule

on: 04/06/15, 03:26

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

kriswright

on: 04/06/15, 03:42

For the kids:

(1) Final Fantasy III vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

Mr_Mustache

on: 04/06/15, 06:36

Edited:

04/06/15, 13:57

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Toughest one for me was Okami versus Mega Man X, but had to go with X.

Posted by

Zero

on: 04/06/15, 07:19

Edited:

04/06/15, 07:20

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village*
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

I love FFVI a whole lot, even if it has been years since I last played it.
Conker is pretty fun but haven't played much. I don't like any 2D Sonic that much though so an easy pick for me.

Haven't played either, but I do like me some atmospheric games.
Yet to play Okami, so gonna have to go with Mega Man X.

Posted by

Pokefreak911

on: 04/06/15, 08:33

Mr_Mustache said:

I don't think I can bold on the GamePad, certainly can't copy...

Final Fantasy III
Sonic 3

RE2
MMX

In light of this, your post will be edited for proper formatting. Modify it yourself as you wish.

Posted by

Negative World

on: 04/06/15, 13:19

@Negative World

What a loaf.

Posted by

Mr_Mustache

on: 04/06/15, 13:56

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

Posted by

chrisbg99

on: 04/06/15, 16:09

(1) Final Fantasy VI vs. (9) Mega Man 3
(13) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles vs. (12) Conker's Bad Fur Day

(2) Resident Evil 2 vs. (7) Professor Layton and the Curious Village
(14) Okami vs. (6) Mega Man X

- Two of my favorite games! Argh...but FFVI is the answer for me personally.
- Never played Conker and I have fond memories of Sonic 3.

- Resident Evil 2 was the best of the original PSX games. Layton is also good, but other games in the series outclassed it.
- This was tough. I did enjoy Okami, but it drug on towards the end. X is a blast to pick up and play (since it can be beaten in 2-3 hours).

Posted by

ludist210

on: 04/06/15, 16:10