Ok, it's time for the penultimate round of voting in the Best MSX2 game ever mega-poll. This is the last time the voting will happen in the forums, the remaining games will meet in a battle on the frontpage poll. A grand total of 48 voters voted in round 5. This is truly amazing, I hope to see you all back in this round and future mega-polls as well. (You can suggest them in the MRC forums ;P)

In this round, 8 heavy-weight MSX games meet in what's going to be one of the toughest rounds we ever had. The 'big one' (SD-Snatcher versus Metal Gear 2) is in it right here. They have met before in a frontpage poll, which resulted in a draw after 176 votes. This time, there can only be one.

For people joining in. The rules of the mega-polling system:

Below is a list of 4 game pairs. Your job is to divide three points between each pair. So with the game pair

game A - game B

the following scores are valid:

3 - 0 ;game A - game B
2 - 1 ;game A - game B
1 - 2 ;game A - game B
0 - 3 ;game A - game B

It is NOT permitted to give halve points, the total points divided each game pair HAS to be 3 points. You will have to make this decision each game-pair, until you completed the entire list. Mixing game pairs with others is not allowed. Only completely valid submissions will be counted. This round closes july 5, 23:59. Happy voting!

Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
Aleste 2 - Xak 2
YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

3-0 ;Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
2-1 ;Aleste 2 - Xak 2
2-1 ;YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
0-3 ;Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

Curious what others will vote for: Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher. Tough one, but SD-snatcher was so much more enjoyable to me.

3-0 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
2-1 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
1-2 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

3-0 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
2-1 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
2-1 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

2-1 ; Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 ; Aleste 2 - Xak 2
0-3 ; YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
2-1 ; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

I have missed some rounds, but here I go again

2-1 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
1-2 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
2-1 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

Argh! The last one is a VERY THOUGH decision... Metal Gear 2 or SD-Snatcher...

3-0; Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0; Aleste 2 - Xak 2
1-2; YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
1-2; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

1-2 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
2-1 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
0-3 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
0-3 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

3 - 0 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
1 - 2 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
0 - 3 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
0 - 3 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

Usas! still the msx game with the best psg music!

3 - 0; Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3 - 0; Aleste 2 - Xak 2
0 - 3; YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
3 - 0; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

2-1 ;Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 ;Aleste 2 - Xak 2
3-0 ;YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
0-3 ;Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

EASY!

3-0 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
3-0 Aleste 2 - Xak 2
3-0 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
3-0 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

2 - 1; Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
1 - 2; Aleste 2 - Xak 2
3 - 0; YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
2 - 1; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher

Aargh, the last one is a hard decision

2-1 Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
2-1 Aleste 2 - Xak 2 (*1)
3-0 YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
1-2 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher (*2)

(*1) At least there will be one non-Konami game in the last round for sure. I had hoped it would be Dragon Slayer 6 though, one of my all-time favourites; I don't really care for these two.

(*2) Surprised? Ofcourse it was a difficult choice, but when I thought about it, I realised I finished SD Snatcher more times than Solid Snake (translation testing excluded) and I like its music better.

1-2; Metal Gear - Firebird (Hinotori)
2-1; Aleste 2 - Xak 2
2-1; YS 3 (Wanderers from YS) - Usas
1-2; Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - SD Snatcher