![]() ![]() The 2015 Nintendo World Championships hosted eight different games: a mixture of both old-school and current titles. Once two winners were found, a final game was played to determine the tournament’s champion. Elimination rounds were played after each main stage, with one ultimate victor able to completely surface from the Underground that meant that once a contestant was Underground, they stayed there unless they were able to win each elimination. Only one winner could emerge from each elimination stage, meaning those who did not perform adequately enough would be sent home. stage), where they had to compete with a number of other unlucky peers in an elimination game. If a contestant failed to make it through to the next round, they were dropped to the “Underground” (the event’s progression map was themed like a Super Mario Bros. SPEEDRUNNERS GAME GRUMPS SERIESThe tournament’s organization was simple, mainly focused on a series of rounds through which contestants could advance through the quality of their performances. A number of commentators also lent their talent for the show, including Andre of Black Nerd Comedy, Ethan and Audrey from Nintendo Treehouse, djWHEAT, D1 and Justin Flynn. The competition was held at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, with hosting provided by Kevin Pereira, previously of video game network G4 fame. John Numbers, along with JksnBlksn, Packie, Timzy88, BSG4000, Mad Mage, MrBlarney and Fernsig01, were the lucky few winners of the qualifiers that had earned the opportunity to compete. Speedrunners Sinister1, Cosmo, Bananas, Essentia and Trihex, NES completionist TheMexicanRunner, Smosh Games’s Jovenshire and Arin of Game Grumps were all present at the event, having been invited by Nintendo to participate. Half of the 16 participants were handpicked by Nintendo to compete in the tournament while the remaining were winners of qualifying rounds held at Best Buys across the U.S. John Numbers was joined by 15 other hopefuls, all of whom competed against each other in a series of increasingly difficult Nintendo game challenges. ![]() With special guest appearances by Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and Shigeru Miyamoto, the 25th anniversary celebration of the original 1990 Nintendo World Championships was certainly one for the books. Spirits were high and the hype was uncontainable at the 2015 Nintendo World Championships, during which contestant John Numbers walked home as this year’s winner. ![]()
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