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Poll

What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?

Atari
23 (25.3%)
Williams
22 (24.2%)
Bally/Midway
17 (18.7%)
Namco
10 (11%)
Cinematroics
2 (2.2%)
Nintendo
15 (16.5%)
Other
2 (2.2%)

Total Members Voted: 31

  

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POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« on: August 21, 2006, 10:11:20 am »
Okay, by popular demand -  same poll, new rules!  :laugh:

Select 3 but you can't change them after you cast your vote!

Oh, and remember - if you choose OTHER tell us who it is!
« Last Edit: August 21, 2006, 10:13:50 am by Texasmame »

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2006, 10:33:30 am »
As per my explanation in the other thread ... Atari, Williams, Midway.

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2006, 10:39:18 am »
now what have done with sega?

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2006, 04:27:19 pm »
Naw, I changed my mind again. We should go back to 1 vote.  ;D
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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2006, 05:19:26 pm »
SNK!
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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2006, 06:04:56 pm »
now what have done with sega?

Other, brother.

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2006, 06:07:46 pm »
SNK!

Really?!?  I know they did probably the best console baseball game ever in NES' Baseball Stars and Iron Tank was pretty good but I couldn't name you one arcade game by them!

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2006, 10:57:58 pm »
SNK!

Really?!?  I know they did probably the best console baseball game ever in NES' Baseball Stars and Iron Tank was pretty good but I couldn't name you one arcade game by them!

They created the Neo Geo, KOFs, Fatal Furys, ASO, many more on the neo
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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2006, 11:27:38 pm »
Gottlieb deserves more than just "other"

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2006, 11:34:25 pm »
Capcom, Sega, Nintendo

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2006, 02:37:31 am »
They created the Neo Geo, KOFs, Fatal Furys, ASO, many more on the neo

I think those are too new to be classics.  I think were looking at around '85 and below.

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2006, 11:16:43 am »
They created the Neo Geo, KOFs, Fatal Furys, ASO, many more on the neo

I think those are too new to be classics.  I think were looking at around '85 and below.

Bingo.

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2006, 09:36:45 pm »
They created the Neo Geo, KOFs, Fatal Furys, ASO, many more on the neo

I think those are too new to be classics.  I think were looking at around '85 and below.

Bingo.

Sorry, I was just speaking to an operator that calls Tekken classic :P, when  I posted that :troll:
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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2006, 09:41:59 pm »
You forgot TAITO!!!!

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2006, 01:18:19 pm »
Ugh.   :dizzy:

Aw, the hell with it.  Everyone just go take the other poll.  I botched this one!  :lame:

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Re: POLL: What are your favorite 3 classic game companies?
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2006, 07:25:06 am »


at least it was a good poll subject  :)


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