Greatest Sports Video Game Tournament Championship

It all comes down to this. After five rounds of voting, we’re now down to the final two games in the tournament to determine the greatest sports video game of all-time.

It’s #1 ESPN NFL 2K5 from the PlayStation Region taking on #1 Tecmo Super Bowl from the NES Region. Voting is open from now until Tuesday, March 31. At that time, the winner will be crowned the greatest sports video game ever!

Remember, the game that comes out the winner will get a full retrospective video on the SGO Channel.

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How did we get here?

To get to the championship, both games had tough paths. You can see who they beat in each round below:

ESPN NFL 2K5

• Round 1: #16 Blades of Steel
• Round 2: #9 NBA Steet Vol. 2
• Sweet 16: #5 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
• Elite 8: #2 MVP Baseball 05
• Final 4: #10 NCAA Football 14

Tecmo Super Bowl

• Round 1: #16 Super Dodge Ball
• Round 2: #9 Smackdown! Here Comes The Pain
• Sweet 16: #4 WWF No Mercy
• Elite 8: #2 NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
• Final 4: 

Greatest sports video game selection process

The games chosen weren’t selected simply by how good they were. They were chosen based on the following:

• Following/Popularity
• Industry Impact
• Quality
• Lasting Appeal

Game Eligibility:

• Fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter do not quality; Wrestling games, on the other hand, do qualify.
• eSports titles like League of Legends and CS:GO do not qualify