Cool. That makes sense to me, I just want to be clear on rules.

My pick:

Contra (arcade)

Correct. Can't pick the same game of another team, even if it is on a different platform.

How is SMB3 still available?

was this any different than the NES version?

I really think Contra is one of the finest games ever created, and it has something that modern action games haven't been able to replicate:

When you press start, you're launched immediately into the action. The downward 8-bit synth crescendo as your guy falls from the sky, enemies and power-ups immediately headed your way. There's no warm-up period, no "here's how the game works." You're just in the thick of it, and have to make do with your wits. By the end of Stage 1, you know everything you need to know about the game...until they throw the curveball at you of Stage 2 -- now it's a different POV!

Have any recent action games done anything like this? Immediately thrown you into the fray with intuitive controls and a pulse-pounding soundtrack?

Not much as I recall. It's really more about nostalgia and the one I played more often, really. Someone with more knowledge might be able to jump in with a better answer. I just had a blast playing that thing every wed night after bowling.

Alright tree, you’re on here as much as Lenny and Dev are, make your pick before I get caught up in moving shit and end up delaying the tourney.

That's why I asked this question.

12 hour pick windows? Amateur hour in here.

yeah just think of how many houses you could drive your car into in twelve hours

Look, Pete, I love you. You know this. But stop coming in here and dropping ideas, man. You're not even in this tournament!

Only 1 franchise per team. You can draft SMB1. I can draft SMB3. Neither of us can draft another Mario.

People get butt hurt when they get skipped. It's only 8 picks. 12 hours is fine. When you run the next What if baseball draft, Will it be 2 hours?

Some people have lives here Chud.

Gotta stay on brand.

Mario 3, PS4

Sry I was napping