GNGOAT Round 2, Match 16

ROUND TWO, MATCH SIXTEEN

Paper Mario (N64)

Round 1: defeated F-Zero

Paper Mario, known in Japanese as Mario Story is a role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 game console. Paper Mario is set in the Mushroom Kingdom as the protagonist Mario tries to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser, who has imprisoned the seven "Star Spirits", lifted her castle into the sky and has successfully defeated his foe after stealing the Star Rod from Star Haven and making himself invulnerable to any attacks. Paper Mario received critical acclaim. The game's nostalgic value was lauded, with reviewers noting the sense of familiarity with the Mario series present in the game's settings and characters. Critics lauded the game's blend of RPG and platforming aspects. It currently ranks as the sixth-highest scoring Nintendo 64 game on Metacritic, the ninth highest rated video game of 2001, and the highest-scoring Nintendo 64 game released that year.

VERSUS

Kirby's Adventure (NES)

Round 1: defeated Super Mario Sunshine

Kirby's Adventure is a 1993 action-platform video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. Kirby's Adventure received widespread critical acclaim. The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly unanimously recommended the game for its intelligent level design and the huge variety of techniques employed in using Kirby's various abilities. They later awarded it Best NES Game of 1993. GamePro gave it a perfect score and called it "one of the best 8-bit games ever", citing the massive size of the cartridge, the imaginative enemies, the copy ability, the use of graphical effects not normally seen in 8-bit games, and the simple and smooth controls.

WHO WINS? YOU DECIDE.