Videoland Tournament 2001
Mario: Hey there, ladies and gents! Mario here in Hyrule, at the 23rd annual Anything Goes Videoland Martial Arts tournament.
Zelda: And I'm Princess Zelda! We'll be giving you the play by play commentaries as they unfold in the arena.
Mario: Boy, what a turnout we have today! The arena is packed with fans from all over, and the competition so far has been fierce !
Zelda: You can say that again, Mario! There have been fighters of all sorts from all over, fighting for their place in the tournament. We've had almost 250 competitors, and only 16 spaces in the tournament. The preliminaries have been quite interesting, indeed.
Mario: But now the prelims are over, and we have our 16 fighters confirmed by the judges. I have the chart right here, folks! In slot #1, we have Musashi, from Brave Fencer Musashi!
Zelda: In slot #2, from Final Fantasy 2, Golbez!
Mario: In our 3rd slot, Frog from Chrono Trigger!
Zelda: 4th slot, hailing from Castlevania, Alucard!
Mario: 5th up, Kefka from Final Fantasy 3!
Zelda: In our 6th spot, Chun-Li from Street Fighter 2!
Mario: In slot #7, from right here in Hyrule, Link!
Zelda (spacing): Oh Link, what a guy....
Mario: Um, Zelda?
Zelda (snapping out of it): Oh! 8th up, from FF3, Rydia!
Mario: Zelda, I think she's from FF2. Anyway, qualifying for the 9th slot is Sabin, and he is from FF3!
Zelda: Our 10th slot goes to Magus, from Chrono Trigger!
Mario: Claiming the 11th slot in our tournament, The Mana Knight from Secret Of Mana! Say, does anybody know that boy's name? I don't seem to have it on file.
Zelda: Sorry, I don't have it either, Mario.
Mario: Oh well, I guess I'll just give him a name of my own. I'll call him.... Alefigazo!
Zelda: Mario! What are you thinking?! You can't call that boy, 'Alefigazo'!
Mario: Why not?
Zelda: Because it's more than 6 letters!
Mario: Ok ok, I'll just call him.... Bob!
Zelda (smacks forehead): Anyway! In our 12th slot, Cecil from FF2!
Mario: #13 is Crono from Chrono Trigger!
Zelda: Our 14th slot is occupied by Edgar, from FF3!
Mario: Slot #15, Ryu from Street Fighter 2!
Zelda: And in our 16th slot, our defending champion from Metroid, Samus Aran!
Mario: Now that the fighters have been announced, We'll go over the rules for those in the audience who are first timers. You may use any fighting style or special skill you want.
Zelda: All weapons are allowed, with the exception of firearms, and energy weapons.
Mario: Protective gear is limited to cloth like gear, shields, rings, pendants, and other trinkets. While shields are allowed, no other hard armor is allowed. No helmets, metallic body armor, etc.
Zelda: You are out of the match if you are put out of commission, go out of bounds, or declare that you give up.
Mario: Alright! Now that everything's been announced, the judges are signaling the start of the first match. Musashi is starting things off by throwing Fusion at Golbez.
Zelda: He missed! Golbez retaliates with Lit3. Direct hit! Musashi is staggering about, trying to shake it off.
Mario: Golbez attacks again, and paralyzes Musashi with his Hold gas!
Zelda: Musashi is helpless as Golbez is now summoning a shadow dragon. Ooohhh.... I can't look! Tell me when it's over, Mario.
Mario: The shadow dragon has demolished Musashi. Darn, I was hoping the match would last longer. Golbez has been declared the winner! Oh, you can open your eyes now, Zelda. It's over.
Zelda: The ring has been cleared, and our next fighters are coming out to the ring for their match. Frog looks like he's ready. He has his masamune drawn, and is waiting for the signal to begin.
Mario: Alucard looks like he's ready to fight, too. He has his sword ready as he takes his position in the ring. And there's the starting bell! Alucard lunges forth, swinging his sword at his foe! A near miss as Frog jumps back!
Zelda: Frog hits Alucard with his Leap Slash attack! Alucard counters with a quick swing of his sword, catching Frog off guard, almost knocking him from the ring.
Mario: Good recovery! If Frog would have slid 3 more inches, he would have been out of the ring. Now Frog is charging back into the fight!
Zelda: Ohhh! A leaping kick from Alucard knocks Frog to the ground. The referee has started his count. If Frog stays down for a ten count, Alucard will be the winner.
Mario: Frog is up at 6! Alucard is using his Soul Steal attack. Frog is staggering now. He's casting a spell.
Zelda: What the... Th.. there's a huge frog dropping onto Alucard!
Mario: Ah yes, Frog's patented Frog Squash spell! The weaker Frog is, the more damage this spell does! The frog is gone now, and it looks like Alucard has been totally mangled! The referee is counting.
Zelda: Alucard is out for the count! Frog is the winner for this match!
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Sorry the fights were so short. I'm determining the outcomes by the throw of the dice. I figured it was the only fair way, since I did not want to play favorites in any way. I wanted the fights to last longer, but I had rolled some rather devastating attacks. I'll try to have longer fights in future chapters, especially in the higher tiers of the tournament. Next chapter: Kefka vs. Chun-Li, and Link vs. Rydia.