The middle of March 2024 is already here.
Among students, many have likely finished their graduation ceremonies and are moving forward with preparations for their new lives.
As this is a time when expectations and anxieties are all mixed together toward your upcoming new environment, it is also important to calm your mind sometimes!
When it comes to something you can immerse yourself in while forgetting everything else, it is certainly games, but there might be some people who don't have a game console on hand because they already packed it for their new environment or sent it to their new home, right?
In such times, retro games that can be played in various environments are convenient, and many Famicom titles can be played on the Nintendo Switch, smartphones, and more.
Speaking of the Famicom (NES, or Nintendo Entertainment System), we are in the middle of the Famicom 40th Anniversary! And speaking of the Famicom 40th Anniversary, we have the weekly fun of the "Famicom National Poll"!
The voting results for the 34th "Which Game Comes to Mind for 'Legend'?" have been announced this week as well!
Three-Character Restrictions Are Nothing to Famicom Fans! "Famicom National Poll" Vol. 33 "What Game Comes to Mind With a Three-Character Title?" Results Announced!
The Top 3 Dominate! The 34th Results Announcement!
The results of the 34th Famicom National Poll "Which Game Comes to Mind for 'Legend'?" have been announced, and the top 20 rankings are now public on the Famicom 40th Anniversary Campaign Site!
While most contain the word Legend in their titles, every title that ranked is truly a legendary title.
However! This time, the top 3 earned an overwhelming number of votes!
1st place is The Legend of Zelda with 35.4% of the votes! 2nd place is Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation with 25.1% of the votes! 3rd place is The Legend of Kage with 12% of the votes; 72.5% of the total votes were concentrated in the top 3!
The Legend of Zelda, which the author also voted for, is the first entry in The Legend of Zelda series that is still loved worldwide today. Not only does it have Legend in the title, it is the title of the start of the Legend, and it is one of the series representing Nintendo, making it a convincing 1st place.
The 2nd place title, Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation, has The Seeds of Salvation in its subtitle, and more than anything, the emotion at the moment its true meaning was revealed...! Although it is a bit late for it, I will avoid spoilers!
3rd place, The Legend of Kage, is the Famicom port of Taito's masterpiece action game that was very popular in arcades, but even among early Famicom titles, it had quite high quality, and many people likely played it intently.
In this ranking, these three titles were so strong that an unusual result occurred where everything from 4th place Momotaro Densetsu: PEACHBOY LEGEND onwards fell below 5% of the vote share. However, the titles that ranked are all masterpieces, so if there are any you haven't played, please take this opportunity!
The 8th place Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu and 14th place Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu-hen are a continuous series, but since the gameplay is quite different, I recommend playing both!
#ファミコン国民投票 第34回テーマ結果発表
「伝説」といえば？
みなさんに選ばれたトップ10はこちら。第35回テーマ
「アクションゲーム」といえば？
の投票をただいまより受付開始。サイトではトップ20やあなたが投票したタイトルの順位も確認できます。https://t.co/sdHovLdeBx pic.twitter.com/kVnQYp7n3v
— ファミコン40周年 (@famicom40th) March 14, 2024
One of the Standard Genres! Voting Begins for "Which Game Comes to Mind for 'Action Games'?"
The end of the 34th poll means that the 35th poll has begun.
Voting for the 35th Famicom National Poll has started as of Thursday, March 14, 2024! This time, the theme is "Which Game Comes to Mind for 'Action Games'?"!
The polls have been held with game genres as themes before, and this time it is Action Games. It is one of the standard genres of gaming.
Especially on the Famicom, of course there were original works, but many famous and infamous masterpieces where licensed works were forced into action games were released, so there are quite a number of them just within Action Games.
Since the number itself is large, I think there are many titles people have memories of, so it is quite difficult to narrow it down to one title, but please cast your precious vote for the action game you have the most memories of!
This time as well, you can vote from the Famicom National Poll page on the campaign site after logging into your Nintendo Account.
Even if you forget the title, don't worry, as candidates will appear if you enter part of the title.
The voting period for the 35th Famicom National Poll is until 11:59 AM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and the results announcement is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2024!
The author really struggled, but since I got hooked on it early after the Famicom came to my house, I voted for Mega Man 4! The music for the Dust Man stage is very good!
#ファミコン国民投票 第35回のテーマは…
「アクションゲーム」といえば？
投票期間は3月20日（水）11:59AMまで。
結果発表は3月21日（木）予定です。#ファミコン40周年https://t.co/sdHovLdeBx pic.twitter.com/eUq2Jkg6bM— ファミコン40周年 (@famicom40th) March 14, 2024
