I know... I'm two hours early... but if I waited until 0000 GMT, I would have to wait until perhaps 0230 GMT due to the fact that I have a college class.

So therefore... I'm going to open the voting now! Remember... all should pick ten games, the fav. is worth 10 points, the 10th fav. is worth 1 point. The deadline is at least October 10th, and at most October 24th. This deadline is being established by Pat Laffaye, our judging coordinator. The format would be SOMETHING like this:

Game - 10 pts

Game - 9 pts

skip a few

Game - 2 pts

Game - 1 pt

PLEASE read the voting rules before voting - I just uploaded a new set.

OK... i'll let you go - have fun :)

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), September 22, 1999

Answers

OK, then here goes...

Comprised of some of my favourites...

In order - most favourite (10 pts) first... 10 pts: Street Fighter II (what a surprise, huh?) 9 pts: Rolling Thunder 8 pts: Rainbow Islands 7 pts: Fatal Fury (another fighter - but I like them, discount it if you want...) 6 pts: Elevator Action (for all those who like older games that I am no good at...) 5 pts: Ninja Kid II (alternate set - I would like to see this one finished...) 4 pts: Mysterious Stones (let's hope for some outrageously high score here...) 3 pts: Ninja Commando 2 pts: Return of the Invaders 1 pt: Rygar

Well, that's my selection...

- Barry Rodewald.

-- Barry Rodewald (bsr@hn.pl.net), September 23, 1999.

OK... a couple things before I vote - remember that if you vote for the tournament, you need to play nine games to vote for the next tournament. However, you may recant your vote or change your vote at any time.

Now... the moment we've all been waiting for! My picks for games!

10 pts - Quarth

9 pts - Outrun

8 pts - Sente Mini-Golf

7 pts - Mad Gear <- This and outrun are two different types of games.

6 pts - Pnickies - MvdV gave me incentive :)

5 pts - Magical Drop 3 - Magical Journey

4 pts - MegaMan - The Power Battle(that's not a clone, right? Let me know if it is)

3 pts - Twinkle Twin Sprites

2 pts - FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Oh come on... you gotta see a good food fight!

1 pt - Space Harrier

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), September 23, 1999.

my 3 pt vote is twinkle STAR sprites, not twinkle TWIN sprites... I bet you woulda figured it out eventually anyway :)

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), September 23, 1999.

Here are my 10 votes for the tournament: Quarth - 10 pts Centipede - 9 pts Galaga '88 - 8pts Lady Bug - 7 pts Block Block - 6 pts Plotting - 5 pts Pnickies - 4 pts Bank Panic - 3 pts Jr. Pacman - 2 pts '88 Games - 1 pt (maybe only 1 round?)

-- MvdV (cypr135@knoware.nl), September 23, 1999.

My votes: 10. Make Trax 9. Lady Bug 8. Checkman 7. Klax 6. Mr. Do! 5. Jr. Pacman 4. Devil Fish 3. Crazy Kong 2. Plotting 1. Bagman

Crash.

-- Crash (crash@tcp.co.uk), September 23, 1999.

10: trog 9: burger time 8: sunsetriders 7: cyberball (full game) 6: star wars 5: robotron 4: q*bert 3: outrun 2: rolling thunder 1: missile command

-- david oliver (cartman@solanobiz.net), September 23, 1999.

1 Super Zaxxon 2 Hangon 3 Speed Rumbler 4 Ghost n Goblins 5 Mappy 6 Bosconian 7 RipOff 8 Space Fury 9 Funky Bee 10 Chicken Shift

-- Dave Kaupp (info@kaupp.cx), September 24, 1999.

Oops, mine are backwards. :)

1 = 10 points, 10 = 1 point.

-- Dave Kaupp (info@kaupp.cx), September 24, 1999.

Ok, let's go for my contribution to the voting : 1. Xain'd Sleena (not very known, but my all-time favorite) 2. Rastan (i've played it so many times ...) 3. OutZone (it's so hard ...) 4. 720 degres (let's get some fun !!) 5. Metal Slug 2 (try the ngpc version, it's great) 6. Boulder Dash 7. Gauntlet 8. Marble Madness 9. Double Dragon 10. Legend of Kage

-- Laurent Genier (Laurent.Genier@INTRINsec.com), September 24, 1999.

Here we are: 10p - Pooyan, 9p - Kangaroo, 8p - Track'n Field, 7p - Mr Do, 6p - Baggitman, 5p - Donkey Kong, 4p - Joust, 3p - Scramble , 2p - Time Pilot , 1p - Tapper

-- christian rduch (christian@rduch.de), September 24, 1999.

All oldies for me. Not just because I like them, but also because my poor Pentium MMX 200 (overclocked to 225) has a LOT of trouble with the newer games.

10 pts: Crazy Kong. 9 pts: Donkey Kong. 8 pts: Pooyan. 7 pts: Lode Runner. 6 pts: Scramble. 5 pts: Track 'n Field. 4 pts: Donkey Kong Jr. 3 pts: Fantasy. 2 pts: Moon Patrol. 1 pt: Space Panic.

-- Ben Jos Walbeehm (walbeehm@walbeehm.com), September 24, 1999.

Sorry... I guess having both CK and DK is not allowed. My revised list:

10 pts: Donkey Kong. 9 pts: Pooyan. 8 pts: Lode Runner. 7 pts: Scramble. 6 pts: Track 'n Field. 5 pts: Donkey Kong Jr. 4 pts: Fantasy. 3 pts: Moon Patrol. 2 pts: Space Panic. 1 pt: Galaga (Fast Shoot version if allowed, otherwise regular).

-- Ben Jos Walbeehm (walbeehm@walbeehm.com), September 24, 1999.

OK. I guess Galaga is out since it was in the last tournament. You guys are really making it hard on me; I only play 10 games or so (and even less than that with any frequency). :-) Well, at least this tournament is a good way for me to get to know some more games. Here's my re-revised list:

10 pts: Donkey Kong. 9 pts: Pooyan. 8 pts: Lode Runner. 7 pts: Scramble. 6 pts: Track 'n Field. 5 pts: Donkey Kong Jr. 4 pts: Fantasy. 3 pts: Moon Patrol. 2 pts: Space Panic. 1 pt: Hunchback.

-- Ben Jos Walbeehm (walbeehm@walbeehm.com), September 24, 1999.

And heeeere they are...

10pts. - Joust (TG settings)

9pts. - Burgertime

8pts. - Tempest

7pts. - Centipede

6pts. - Alpine Ski

5pts. - River Patrol

4pts. - Crazy Climber

3pts. - Eyes

2pts. - Mouse Trap

1pt. - Make Trax

JoustGod

-- JoustGod (pinballwiz1@msn.com), September 24, 1999.

wakuwak7 10

ghouls 9

simpsons 8

kizuna 7

mrtnt 6

cachat 5

cclimber 4

guzzler 3

missle 2

cshift 1

Earth ChoppER! i think i'll vote on games i'd like to see played than ones i have to play.

-- Chad (churritz@cts.com), September 25, 1999.

OK, here we go.

10 pts - Metal Slug 2 9 pts - Section Z 8 pts - Lady Bug 7 pts - Jr. Pac Man 6 pts - Arm Wrestling 5 pts - Tetris 4 pts - Double Dragon 3 pts - Galaga '88

And I couldn't find two fun-looking games for my last two votes, so those are blank. :) Maybe after I've had some time to play on regular MARP and see all the games I missed way back then...

Brian

-- Brian McLean (bmclean84@hotmail.com), September 25, 1999.

My votes

10. Kung Fu Master 9. Lunar Rescue 8. Time Pilot 7. Silkworm (using jeep) 6. Aerofighters 5. Double Dragon 4. Spiders 3. Polaris 2. Seawolf 2 1. Invaders Revenge

-- JSW (usagi@dingoblue.net.au), September 25, 1999.

If you've seen the upload log before you saw this post, you woulda noticed that I made 2.3 million in 1943 KAI - therefore, my nine point vote is now 1943 KAI - the rest go down one point, with space harrier off the list.

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), September 25, 1999.

Here are my votes : ( short names ) 10 pts : ladybug 9 pts : anteater 8 pts : pengo 7 pts : rallyx 6 pts : guzzler 5 pts : eyes 4 pts : theglob 3 pts : bouldash 2 pts : nibbler 1 pt : milliped

-- lagavulin (darre@club-internet.fr), September 27, 1999.

let's have some fun with:

points - game 10 - kangaroo 9 - lode runner 8 - tetris 7 - pooyan 6 - track and field 5 - joust 4 - time pilot 3 - donkey kong 2 - donkey kong jr. 1 - centipede

that's it ...

-- Mark (robers@roller.de), September 29, 1999.

Circus Charlie - 10pts Crystal Castles - 9pts Pocket Gal (Super Pool 3) - 8pts Boulder Dash - 7pts Sente Mini Golf - 6pts Puzzle Bobble (Bust A Move) - 5pts Puzzled (Joy Joy Kid) - 4pts Puzzle de Pon (or R) - 3pts Block Block - 2pts Gimme A Break - 1pt

-- Donut (glenwpc@home.net), October 02, 1999.

Arm Wrestling 10 Street Fighter II 9 Turtles 8 Venture 7 Crystal Castles 6 Kung Fu Master 5 Crazy Climber 4 Chicken Shift 3 Donkey Kong 2 Pooyan 1 Metal Slug (any) -100 :P

BTw, I'm guessing the other SFII vote/s are for the first edition (Street Fighter II : The World Warrior).

-- Aquatarkus (aquatarkus@digicron.com), October 04, 1999.

Okay, I'd like to join the 2nd tourney. I missed out on the first one. The 10 games I'd vote for are:

10 - Street Fighter 2 9 - Gaglga '88 8 - Varth 7 - Rolling Thunder 6 - Alien Syndrome 5 - Snow Bros. 4 - Nibbler 3 - Pacmania 2 - Shinobi 1 - Zoo Keeper

-- Thunder (Jpetka@home.com), October 05, 1999.

Oops, I just realized you can't have two shooters. Change #7 Varth to Block Block. Leave the rest the same.

-- Thunder (Jpetka@home.com), October 05, 1999.

This is in reply to JoustGod's message - to which I agree with(showing "behind the scenes" votes) - Renzo Vignola voted to my email as follows:

10 pts - Mr Do! 9 pts - Jr. PacMan 8 pts - Track N' Field 7 pts - Galaga '88 6 pts - Lady Bug 5 pts - Rolling Thunder 4 pts - Centipede 3 pts - Metal Slug 2 2 pts - Kung Fu Master 1 pt - Elevator Action

-- Gameboy9 (goldengameboy@yahoo.com), October 05, 1999.

Gameboy9, sorry to put you through the trouble of undoing my previous votes and entering new ones. When I chose T&F, I did not think about the enormous controversy around it. Here is my new list (note that I made some other changes as well):

10 pts: Donkey Kong.

9 pts: Lode Runner.

8 pts: Pooyan.

7 pts: Scramble.

6 pts: Donkey Kong Jr.

5 pts: Fantasy.

4 pts: Moon Patrol.

3 pts: Space Panic.

2 pts: Hunchback.

1 pt : Scrambled Egg.

-- Ben Jos Walbeehm (walbeehm@walbeehm.com), October 05, 1999.

10- gorf 9- asteroids 8- rally x 7- space invaders 6- zaxxon 5- missile command 4- frogger 3- bubbles 2- discs of tron 1- paperboy

-- kenny mccall (crapsmccall @cs.com), October 07, 1999.