I'll fill in the blanks for you.(posted 9358 days ago)Solar Fox is a maze-type.
Sega Ninja is a vertical scrolling shooter, though a loose one at that.
Gunsmoke is an old-west vertical scrolling shooter.
Karate Champ is a static-screen fighter.
Magic Sword is a side-scrolling action/RPG.
Pang is...well, come on Gameboy, you played one of its descendants in T1.
Pengo is a maze-type, although a fairly unique one. Wonder Boy III is a side-scrolling action game.
Moon Patrol is...how old are you? didn't you at least have an Atari 2600?
Bank Panic is a first person shooter.
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Now, for the breakdown.
I would throw 8 and 10 for sure. Both are essentially 6 or 7, but 6 and 7 themselves are different enough to do justice to the genre (kinda like the difference is game between BBH and BeeJay.
I would be concerned about 5. I think too many people will complete it. Aside form that tho', it's good to go.
I would have to say that both Bubble Bobble and GnG are allowed in the tournament, as they are not the same game type. There exists at least the same difference between these two games as between Sega Ninja and Gaplus, if not more.
That would be my opinion. And damn myself for saying it, because I actually kinda like the selection, aside from GnG. Maybe we can chuck it under the Same Game in 2 consecutive tourneys rule. Didn't something like this come up for Galaga. That would then leave us with Karate Champ or Magic Sword, both of which are good picks, and Magic Sword is an excellent tournament game: well-designed and tough to beat on one quarter (heaven knows I've never come anywhere close).
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