Down to the Elite 8. Once again, this is as close as Tech will ever be.

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Bo Jackson Region

#1 Tecmo Superbowl vs. #2 Tetris

Unsurprisingly, these two games meet up for the right to head to the Final Four. Will Tecmo pick a run or a pass to win, or will Tetris drop a 4-square straight line on their faces?

 

Select One

• Tecmo Superbowl
• Tetris

View Results

 

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Ganon Region

#1 Legend of Zelda vs. #2 NBA Jam

More chalk in the Ganon Region, though NBA Jam only won by 3 votes over upstart Super Mario World. Chances they won on a last-second underhand halfcourt heave is about 75%.

 

Select One

• Legend of Zelda
• NBA Jam

View Results
Create a Blog Poll

 

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Purple Shell Region

#1 Super Mario Kart vs. #2 Sonic the Hedgehog

Well, it looks like our seeding was pretty damn good this year. And we finally have the matchup we’ve all been waiting for: Sonic vs. Mario.

 

Select One

• Super Mario Kart
• Sonic the Hedgehog

View Results
Create a Blog Poll

 

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Warp Whistle Region

#1 Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. #2 Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

Once again, the seeds hold. Though Mike Tyson only won by a single vote. Mortal Kombat was just standing there at the end, wobbling slightly.

 

Select One

• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Mike Tyson's Punch Out

View Results
Create a Blog Poll

 

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Good luck to all participants.

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The National Championship is tonight. Our Sweet Sixteen starts today. So we’re a little behind, but what the hell were you going to do for the rest of April? Watch the NHL playoffs? Why would Caps fans put themselves through that again?

Your sweet, sweet 16…

Bo Jackson Region

#1 Tecmo Super Bowl vs. #4 Street Fighter

A lot of chalk in the Bo Jackson Region. Tecmo has to still be the favorite though.

#2 Tetris vs. #3 NHL ‘94

NHL ’94 could be the UCONN of this tournament.

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Ganon Region

#1 Legend of Zelda vs. #4 Paper Boy

A classic matchup of elf warrior vs. boy on a bike. This is what they foretold in the bible.

#2 NBA Jam vs. #11 Super Mario World

REALLY. Super Mario World beat Duck Hunt. REALLY??? Everyone knows this is the one from Super Nintendo, right? The one with Yoshi? DUCK HUNT?? HOW?!?!

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Purple Shell Region

#1 Super Mario Kart vs. #4 Super Mario Bros.

Well, the Final Fantasy run comes to an abrupt end. And we have our first Mario versus Mario battle.

#2 Sonic the Hedgehog vs. #3 Contra

The WWF Royal Rumble run was also cute, but is now over with. This one could get heated.

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Warp Whistle Region 

#1 Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. #5 Excite Bike

Excite Bike took out RBI Baseball in a mild upset. It comes up against a juggernaut though. Could we have an all-#1 final four?

#2 Mike Tyson’s Punch Out vs. #3 Mortal Kombat

Who punches harder: Tyson or Scorpion?

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The choices are yours and yours alone. Good luck to all participants.

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Well with all of the labor negotiations going on with the NFL Players Association and the NFL Owners the talk of no season or a shortened season has become more and more frequent.  Now here at NEZ we focus on the hard truths, the main points, and knowledge of the highest importance.  So the real question that the nation needs to be asking its self is, what is going to happen to The League on FX if there is no NFL season??

More after the jump...

 

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School is rough. Basketball takes all my time. Blah blah blah. Round Two, below.

Bo Jackson Region

#1 Tecmo Superbowl vs. #8 Donkey Kong

Tecmo Superbowl handled Mario Paint fairly easily. This is likely due to the fact that Mario Paint completely sucks. Donkey Kong could pull a Butler here, with its true old school style.

#5 Mega Man 2 vs. #4 Street Fighter

What a match-up. Good luck picking this one.

#6 Track and Field vs. #3 NHL '94

Two games in which cheating was rampant. Oh, you had a 50 foot long jump? Oh, you're doing the wrap around move AGAIN. Well aren't you just special.

#7 Metroid vs. #2 Tetris

Sadly, Metroid never made the jump to your cell phone.

 

Ganon Region

#1 Legend of Zelda vs. #9 Double Dragon

Our first upset! Although a 9 over an 8 is kinda lame. Doesn't matter though. Link is gonna hit DD in the face with a boomerang.

#5 Blades of Steel vs. #4 Paper Boy

The loser of this one has to go to the penalty box.

#11 Super Mario World vs. #3 Duck Hunt

HUGE upset here. Castlevania got trounced by SMW. Apparently people have strong feelings towards Yoshi.

#10 Bases Loaded vs. #2 NBA Jam

Our third upset of the region. We'll save the "on fire" jokes for the Sweet Sixteen.

 

Purple Shell Region

#1 Super Mario Kart vs. #8 Final Fantasy

Madden lost, mainly because all the old Madden games were terrible. This could be our first #1 upset, as some people had surprisingly strong feelings towards Final Fantasy.

#5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. #4 Super Mario Bros.

Let's be honest. No one thought RC Pro Am or River City Ransom had a chance.

#11 WWF Royal Rumble vs. #3 Contra

Another upset, and there has been some heated discussion about Contra. Some think it's a classic, some thinks it's the worst game ever. Let's be honest, you're voting on the cheat code.

#7 Super Mario Bros. 2 vs. #2 Sonic the Hedgehog

10 other people voted for ToeJam and Earl?? WOOOO!!

 

Warp Whistle Region

#1 Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. #9 Final Fantasy III

Seriously. These Final Fantasy people are dedicated.

#5 Excite Bike vs. #4 RBI Baseball

No game will make you throw a controller like Excite Bike.

#6 Donkey Kong Country vs. #3 Mortal Kombat

Did your humble editor once beat DKC in an hour, getting to 101%? Yes he did. Your humble editor was not popular when he was a kid.

#7 Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past vs. #2 Mike Tyson's Punch Out

At some point, Mike Tyson will lose. And we will all be vindicated.

 

Good luck to all participants.

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Well, St. Patrick's Day weekend certainly took it's toll on me. I upset my stomach so badly, I had a salad for lunch today. A SALAD!!!

We had some coding issues, but now we're all set to go. Big up to Bloguin for taking care of it quickly, especially considering we're probably losing them money by taking up server space. 

Anyways, let's get this thing started. The regions and voting is below. You'll get some analysis for round 2.

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Bo Jackson Region

#1 Tecmo Superbowl - NES vs. #16 Mario Paint - SNES

#8 Donkey Kong - NES vs. #9 Golden Axe - Sega

#5 Mega Man 2 - NES vs. #12 Road Rash - Sega

#4 Street Fighter - SNES / Sega vs. #13 World Cup Soccer - NES

#6 Track and Field - NES vs. #11 Super Spike V'Ball - NES

#3 NHL '94 - SNES / Sega vs. #14 Ninja Gaiden III - NES

#7 Metroid - NES vs. #10 Dr. Mario - NES

#2 Tetris - Fucking Everything vs. #15 Columns - Sega

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Ganon Region

#1 Legend of Zelda - NES vs. #16 WWF Wrestlemania - SNES

#8 NHLPA 93 - SNES / Sega vs. #9 Double Dragon - Sega/NES

#5 Blades of Steel - NES vs. #12 Lemmings - SNES

#4 Paper Boy - NES vs. #13 Streets of Rage - Sega

#6 Castlevania - NES vs. #11 Super Mario World - SNES

#3 Duck Hunt - NES vs. #14 Final Fight - SNES

#7 1943 - NES vs. #10 Bases Loaded - NES

#2 NBA Jam / NBA Jam TE - SNES / Sega vs. #15 F-Zero - SNES

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Purple Shell Region

#1 Mario Kart - SNES vs. #16 Star Fox - SNES

#8 Final Fantasy - NES vs. #9 Madden '92 - SNES / Sega

#5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES vs. #12 RC Pro Am - NES

#4 Super Mario Bros. - NES / SNES vs. #13 River City Ransom - NES

#6 Ice Hockey - NES vs. #11 WWF Royal Rumble - SNES

#3 Contra - NES vs. #14 Pro Wrestling - NES

#7 Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES vs. #10 Double Dribble - NES

#2 Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega vs. #15 ToeJam and Earl - Sega

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Warp Whistle Region

#1 Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES vs. #16 Duck Tales - NES

#8 Bionic Commando - NES vs. #9 Final Fantasy III - SNES

#5 Excite Bike - NES vs. #12 EarthWorm Jim - Sega

#4 RBI Baseball - NES vs. #13 Uniracers - SNES

#6 Donkey Kong Country - SNES vs. #11 Super Off Road - NES

#3 Mortal Combat - SNES / Sega vs. #14 Kirby - NES

#7 Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past - SNES vs. #10 Battletoads - NES

#2 Mike Tysons Punch Out - NES vs. #15 Base Wars - NES

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Good luck to all participants.

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You've waited all year, and we've finally set this year's March Madness Madness bracket:

Classic Video Games!

Yes, we realize every website in the world does this now, but we feel like we were on the bandwagon long before everyone else.

The rules are simple. We're taking the best 64 video games from regular NES, Super NES, and Sega. We seed them, and find out the champion.

We're still finalizing the seeds and games, and will have the first round of voting Friday.

Your top four seeds...

Overall #1

Tecmo Super Bowl

 

No explanation needed.

Rest of the #1 seeds:

Super Mario Kart

It was really the first game to do the whole 3D world thing. Also, you could truly decimate your friends to prove your superiority.

Super Mario Bros. 3

Man test: Do you know the location of all 3 warp whistles?

The Legend of Zelda

Was the first game to let you save your progress. Had a 15 second song thatplayed constantly. Good thing it only took 100 hours to beat the game.

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Let us know what games you think will be dark horses. Remember, we don't have room for all games. We'll be leaving out Seth Greenberg's favorite. 

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March Madness is back in town.  Granted, we was robbed and won't be going dancing, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun right?  Anywho, this year we have some AWESOME prizes in store for the winner of the entire thing.  They are (subject to change - you know, in case we find other shit to get rid of):  1 New DMFW t-shirt, 1 copy EACH of the VHS versions of The Mighty Ducks and The Sandlot, a free published article on whatever you choose, right here on The NEZ, and of course a beer bought by either myself or CGally at a bar in either NYC or Pittsburgh (please be our friend).  Probably more to come, but that's what we got now.  So hit the link below to sign up, and based on last years showing, I must mention, only one entry per person, please.  The password is in honor of our slighted coach who will take us all the way to the NIT championship.  Greenberg.  Do it.

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Well it is safe to say that the selection committee has been replaced by the BCS computers because some of these selections need some serious explanation, oh and that Seth should be receiving a phone call from Bubblicious Gum sometime soon because they are missing a huge chance for a new spokes person.


More ranting after the jump...
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Not a must win, but as close as it gets.

Guess that means we need a real hero...

 

Just get it done.

LET'S GO HOKIES!! 

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So wow, that just happened.  

Nothing like being so “emotionally drained” from the Saturday win over Duke that you can’t even play on Tuesday night.  The opening minutes were promising, watching Bell drop the first two baskets and then the game became a one man offense with most of the shots being thrown up from the outside instead of dumping the ball inside or working some kind of recognizable offense, for the love of all things holy, why is it that we have multiple sports teams that play so consistently down to our opponents?! 3 players in double figures last night 3! Green, Delaney, Allen.. but guess what, none of that matters when BC rains down three pointers for the entire first half and then we come out in the second half and decide we need to up our speed on defense so Davila heads to the bench which brings more speed to the court but guess what.. no more inside game and no more rebounds, game, set, match..  F U.. I’m going to bed..

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Ok, so probably the only good thing coming from last night... after the jump. no comments