GNGOAT Round 2, Match 9 (Triple Threat)

This match is a little unique. Since we had a tie in the last round, this is a triple threat match up. Only one game can progress. If it somehow ends up being a tie again, I'm choosing one randomly.

ROUND TWO, MATCH NINE

The Legend of Zelda:  A Link To The Past (SNES)

Round 1: defeated Super Castlevania IV

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console.  It is the third installment in The Legend of Zelda series. A Link to the Past uses a 3/4 top-down perspective similar to that of the original The Legend of Zelda, dropping the side scrolling elements of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Released to critical and commercial success, A Link to the Past was a landmark title for Nintendo and is widely considered today to be one of the greatest video games of all time. Over four million units of the game have been sold worldwide.

VERSUS

Contra (NES)

Round 1: tied with Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire

Contra was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in February 1988. This version was produced in-house by Konami and features several differences from the arcade release in order to better suit the NES's hardware. The game can be played by up to two players, but due to the graphical limitations of the NES, Bill and Lance lost their individualized character designs. While successful in the arcades, the game became and remained widely popular and remembered when it was ported to the NES.  It was voted #1 by gaming website IGN.com as being the "Toughest Game to Beat". Nintendo Power ranked Contra the seventh best Nintendo Entertainment System video game, calling it one of the best multiplayer NES games.

VERSUS

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire

Round 1: tied with Contra

Pokémon Ruby Version and Sapphire Version are the third installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. Ruby and Sapphire received mostly positive reviews, though critics were divided in their assessment of the games, especially on the gameplay and graphics. Most of the complaints focused on the fact that the gameplay had not changed much since previous generations, and the connectivity issues revolving around the past generations. With the popularity of Pokémon waning at the time, the games sold less than previous generations. However, they were still a critical and commercial successes; with around 16 million copies sold according to IGN, they are the best-selling games for the Game Boy Advance.

WHO WINS? YOU DECIDE.