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Yay! We get to do this again! Now that we're set to do the 175th edition of this, that means we are getting down to the last 25 games remaining in the bowl. Are any of them up to the tremendous task of occupying an elite spot in the top ten? Are any of them worthy of being the new number one? First things first, let's handle last week's F-Zero and see where it lands.
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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. Mike Tyson's Punchout! (4.6)
11. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)
12. Portal (4.5)
13. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
14. Road Rash (4.5)
15. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
16. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)
17. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)
18. Mega Man 2 (4.44)
19. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
20. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)
21. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
22. God of War (4.4)
23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)
24. Mega Man X (4.36)
25. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
26. Batman: Arkham City (4.33)
27. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (4.33)
28. BioShock (4.33)
29. Ōkami (4.33)
30. Perfect Dark (4.3)
31. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
32. The Last of Us (4.28)
33. F-Zero (4.25)
34. Mega Man 3 (4.16)
35. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)
36. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)
37. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
38. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
39. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
40. Mario Party (4.125)
41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
42. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
43. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
44. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
45. NBA Jam (4.05)
46. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
47. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
48. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
49. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
50. Doom 2 (4.0)
51. Super Metroid (4.0)
52. Star Fox 64 (4.0)
53. The Simpsons (4.0)
54. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
55. StarCraft (4.0)
56. EarthBound (4.0)
57. Fallout 3 (4.0)
58. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
59. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
60. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
61. X-Men Legends (4.0)
62. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
63. Dishonored (4.0)
64. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
65. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
66. Mega Man (3.89)
67. Castlevania (3.86)
68. Contra (3.86)
69. Devil May Cry (3.86)
70. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
71. Half-Life (3.83)
72. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
73. Infamous (3.83)
74. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
75. Final Fight (3.8)
76. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
77. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
78. Double Dragon (3.75)
79. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)
80. Max Payne (3.75)
81. Fallout 4 (3.75)
82. Tetris (3.69)
83. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
84. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
85. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)
86. Alan Wake (3.66)
87. Diablo (3.66)
88. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
89. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
90. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)
91. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
92. Doom (3.625)
93. StarFox (3.61)
94. X-Men (3.6)
95. Resident Evil (3.58)
96. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
97. Daytona USA (3.5)
98. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
99. Samurai Shodown (3.5)
100. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
101. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
102. Dark Souls (3.5)
103. Shinobi (3.5)
104. Unreal Tournament (3.5)
105. Battletoads (3.42)
106. Heavy Rain (3.42)
107. Fatal Fury (3.4)
108. Dead Space (3.4)
109. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
110. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
111. Donkey Kong (3.33)
112. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
113. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
114. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
115. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
116. Dead or Alive (3.33)
117. FarCry 3 (3.33)
118. Dead Island (3.33)
119. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
120. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
121. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
122. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
123. Gears of War (3.27)
124. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)
125. Borderlands (3.22)
126. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
127. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
128. Darkstalkers (3.2)
129. Quake (3.2)
130. Halo 3 (3.16)
131. SoulCalibur (3.16)
132. Pac-Man (3.125)
133. Killer Instinct (3.11)
134. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
135. Rock Band (3.09)
136. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
137. Metroid (3.0)
138. Time Crisis (3.0)
139. Tekken (3.0)
140. Halo 2 (3.0)
141. Syphon Filter (3.0)
142. Gex (3.0)
143. Destiny (3.0)
144. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
145. Army of Two (3.0)
146. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
147. Shenmue (3.0)
148. Guitar Hero (2.875)
149. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
150. Streets of Rage (2.84)
151. Altered Beast (2.8)
152. Bayonetta (2.75)
153. Command & Conquer (2.75)
154. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
155. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
156. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
157. Gauntlet (2.71)
158. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
159. Dead Rising (2.71)
160. Bionic Commando (2.66)
161. Saints Row (2.66)
162. The Sims (2.6)
163. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
164. Eternal Champions (2.6)
165. Silent Hill (2.6)
166. Tomb Raider (2.55)
167. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
168. Twisted Metal (2.42) 169. Crackdown (2.42)
170. Golden Axe (2.33)
171. Gran Turismo (2.3)
172. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
173. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)
174. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)


Well, it turns out there's enough high-octane thrills and excitement in this humble 16-bit title. Enough to where it warrants a pretty satisfactory score of 4.25, landing F-Zero at the number 33 spot.

Now begins the countdown. After this draw and this edition, 25 games will remain, all hoping to earn your praise and avoid the pit that is the bottom of our list. What fate awaits them? Bowl, I summon you!

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And there we go. Go damn camera recording vertically. Oh, well. Not important Here's the important thing. When it comes to this franchise, we've already got 2 of its titles up on our leaderboard, one being oh-so close to that number one spot. Maybe this one will be the one to claim it? It's another crime-riddled romp from our good friends at Rockstar. Grand Theft Auto 4! The true follow-up to what was Grand Theft Auto 3, this bad boy got a lot of attention upon its release. What about its praise? Well, that's for you to decide. Is this a worthy member of the crime family, so to speak? Let's talk it out and rate this sucker as the countdown to 200 begins! Until next week!