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Good morning, one and all. Sorry for the late start on this, but the site has been kind of dodgy as of late, to say the least. We make our mark whenever we can. Hopefully, it's not enough to dissuade you all from participating in our little weekly ritual here. We're just about set to close out November with Week 160, but first we need to see how well Samurai Shodown stacks up to the rest of the leaderboard. Not a lot of play amongst us here at TPWW, but the leaderboard gets final say as to its status. Roll it...

Rate the Game Results

1. Super Mario World (4.81)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)
5. Mass Effect (4.75)
6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)
9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)
10. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)
11. Portal (4.5)
12. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
13. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
14. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)
15. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)
16. Mega Man 2 (4.44)
17. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
18. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)
19. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
20. God of War (4.4)
21. Mega Man X (4.36)
22. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
23. BioShock (4.33)
24. Ōkami (4.33)
25. Perfect Dark (4.3)
26. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
27. The Last of Us (4.28)
28. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)
29. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)
30. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
31. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
32. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
33. Mario Party (4.125)
34. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
35. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
36. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
37. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
38. NBA Jam (4.05)
39. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
40. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
41. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
42. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
43. Super Metroid (4.0)
44. Star Fox 64 (4.0)
45. The Simpsons (4.0)
46. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
47. EarthBound (4.0)
48. Fallout 3 (4.0)
49. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
50. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
51. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
52. X-Men Legends (4.0)
53. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
54. Dishonored (4.0)
55. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
56. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
57. Mega Man (3.89)
58. Castlevania (3.86)
59. Contra (3.86)
60. Devil May Cry (3.86)
61. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
62. Half-Life (3.83)
63. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
64. Infamous (3.83)
65. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
66. Final Fight (3.8)
67. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
68. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
69. Double Dragon (3.75)
70. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)
71. Max Payne (3.75)
72. Fallout 4 (3.75)
73. Tetris (3.69)
74. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
75. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
76. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)
77. Alan Wake (3.66)
78. Diablo (3.66)
79. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
80. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
81. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)
82. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
83. Doom (3.625)
84. StarFox (3.61)
85. X-Men (3.6)
86. Resident Evil (3.58)
87. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
88. Daytona USA (3.5)
89. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
90. Samurai Shodown (3.5)
91. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
92. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
93. Dark Souls (3.5)
94. Shinobi (3.5)
95. Unreal Tournament (3.5)
96. Battletoads (3.42)
97. Dead Space (3.4)
98. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
99. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
100. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
101. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
102. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
103. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
104. Dead Island (3.33)
105. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
106. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
107. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
108. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
109. Gears of War (3.27)
110. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)
111. Borderlands (3.22)
112. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
113. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
114. Darkstalkers (3.2)
115. Quake (3.2)
116. Halo 3 (3.16)
117. SoulCalibur (3.16)
118. Pac-Man (3.125)
119. Killer Instinct (3.11)
120. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
121. Rock Band (3.09)
122. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
123. Metroid (3.0)
124. Time Crisis (3.0)
125. Tekken (3.0)
126. Halo 2 (3.0)
127. Syphon Filter (3.0)
128. Gex (3.0)
129. Destiny (3.0)
130. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
131. Army of Two (3.0)
132. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
133. Shenmue (3.0)
134. Guitar Hero (2.875)
135. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
136. Streets of Rage (2.84)
137. Altered Beast (2.8)
138. Bayonetta (2.75)
139. Command & Conquer (2.75)
140. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
141. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
142. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
143. Gauntlet (2.71)
144. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
145. Dead Rising (2.71)
146. Bionic Commando (2.66)
147. Saints Row (2.66)
148. The Sims (2.6)
149. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
150. Silent Hill (2.6)
151. Tomb Raider (2.55)
152. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
153. Twisted Metal (2.42) 154. Crackdown (2.42)
155. Golden Axe (2.33)
156. Gran Turismo (2.3)
157. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
158. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)
159. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)


SNK has little to be ashamed of (other than its bosses) with the game known as Samurai Shodown as it enjoys a healthy 3.5 score, allowing it to enjoy space with some other similarly rated games. Not the best fighter we've got on here, but nowhere near the worst.

On the other hand, we've gone through quite a spell of titles that haven't been near the elite. The last game to join the top ten was The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Certainly there must be another game worthy of entering the upper crust of the leaderboard? Let's go to the bowl!

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Not the best draw I've done, but it was really awkward as I had two things in my grasp and I had to ditch one. Nonetheless, we've got our game for the week. It's another 3 in a franchise as this time around we go back to Capcom's Blue Bomber and his seemingly never-ending battle against Dr. Wily. It's Mega Man 3 on the NES! Mega Man 2 currently stands as the highest-rated Mega Man game on our list, but is the third time the charm when it comes to this entry? It's up to you and your feelings on the matter. Let's do this shit and we'll see you next week!