THE 2005 GOLDEN TOAD AWARDS - WINNERS!!!!!!!!

**Sean P Kelly** · 01-26-2005, 08:04 PM

Here are the winners. The awards went OK. The Mario Nominees got way more votes than the SMBhq awards. Probably, for next year, I am going to do split-voting, with the Mario Awards by e-mail and the SMBhq awards on the forum.

Also, next time, I shouldn't announce the winners on Good Friday.

<u>MARIO NOMINEES</u>
Here are the nominees for the best in Mario games from 2004.

Best Overall Mario Game - The best Mario release of the year:
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (12 votes)
Mario Party 6
Super Mario 64 DS
Mario Power Tennis
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Mario Pinball Land
Mario Vs Donkey Kong
NES Classics: Donkey Kong
NES Classics: Super Mario Bros
NES Classics: Dr. Mario
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$

Best Primary Mario Game - The best platform/role-playing/adventure game (doesn't matter if it doesn't star Mario):
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (11 votes)
Super Mario 64 DS
Mario Vs Donkey Kong

Best Secondary Mario Game - The best in the activities Mario (and friends) do when there are no adventures to be done:
Mario Party 6
Mario Power Tennis (8 votes)
Mario Pinball Land
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$

Best "NES Classics Series" Mario Game - The "NES Classics Series" for the GBA allows gamers to relive the days of the NES. Vote on the best of the Mario releases.:
Donkey Kong
Super Mario Bros (15 votes)
Dr. Mario

Best Mario Character - The best Mario character of the year (must have had a main role in a game to be nominated):
Mario - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (10 votes)
Luigi - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Bowser - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Wario - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$
Yoshi - Super Mario 64 DS

The NC Award - The best use of a neglected character in a Mario game (nominees approved by Jay Resop):
Luigi - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (10 Votes)
Bowser - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
9-Volt - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$
Yoshi - Super Mario 64: DS
Shy Guy - Mario Power Tennis

<u>SMBHQ CATEGORIES</u>
The best of the best SMBhq has to offer.

Best General Section - The best of many sections that make up the bulk of SMBhq (short-listed to 5 nominations)
Downloads (6 votes)
Mailbag
Chat Room
SMBhq Store
SMBhq Auctions

Best Specialty Section - The best of the sections done by our many staff members (short-listed to 5 nominations).
Dethrone the Mushroom King
Fan Fiction
Mysteries
NC (3 votes)
SSS (3 votes)

Best New Addition in 2004 - SMBHQ began many changes in 2004, which one was the best?:
SMBhq 411 (Contact Info)
What's Hot (3 Votes)
Splash Images (for the month or they were around)
SMBlogHQ

Best Hosted Site - The addition of a second hosted site, allows us to hold a vote. So, which site is a better use of SMBhq's bandwidth?:
SNSS (5 votes)
BOTVGH

Best Member of the SMBhq "Powers That Be" - Who's the best of those 3 crazy guys that run SMBHQ?:
Kyle Orland
Jay Resop (5 votes)
Sean Kelly

Best Staff Member - The best of the many people SMBhq employs:
Game Guru
PenguinMan (2 votes)
GM Link
Eric Marcarelli
Jonathan Lipszyc
Luigi128 (2 votes)
Metal Man88
Brent P

Best MB Forum - Which is the best of SMBhq's many forums?:
Super Mario Maniacs
NC
Super Mario Mysteries
Super Smash Bros.
Ongoing Story
Fan Comix (2 votes)
SSS Board

Best MB Mod - Who is the best person that keeps order in the fourms?:
Sean Kelly (Mario Maniacs, Mysteries)
PenguinMan (Mario Maniacs)
Mariosrpg (Mario Maniacs)
Yoshinator (NC) (2 votes)
CodieKitty (NC)
Rayman FREAK (NC)
Luigi007 (Mysteries)
CaptHayfever (SSB)
Liquid Metal MK (Fancomix)
LvK (Fancomix)
SSS Super Powers (SSS Board)

Best Event - The best 2004's Events:
NC Elections (4 votes)
SMBhq RPC

[ March 25, 2005, 09:20 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

Chunky Kong12345 · 03-25-2005, 10:54 PM

Didn't Kyle quit a long time ago?

PenguinMan · 03-25-2005, 11:06 PM

He still does Mailbag.

And I actually won. Holy crap. Thanks to all 2 voters.

Codiekitty · 03-25-2005, 11:37 PM

Wee, I won best hoted site.

Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

**Sean P Kelly** · 03-25-2005, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WITTY NON-SEQUITUR:
He still does Mailbag.

And I actually won. Holy crap. Thanks to all 2 voters.

Oh, he does more than just the mailbag, he does all the business stuff for SMBhq (i.e. register for ad affilates)

01-26-2005, 08:04 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,291 Thanks: 9 Thanked 44 Times in 34 Posts Points: 186,606.28 Bank: 87,527.80 Total Points: 274,134.08 Donate	Here are the winners. The awards went OK. The Mario Nominees got way more votes than the SMBhq awards. Probably, for next year, I am going to do split-voting, with the Mario Awards by e-mail and the SMBhq awards on the forum. Also, next time, I shouldn't announce the winners on Good Friday. <u>MARIO NOMINEES</u> Here are the nominees for the best in Mario games from 2004. Best Overall Mario Game - The best Mario release of the year: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (12 votes) Mario Party 6 Super Mario 64 DS Mario Power Tennis Mario Golf: Advance Tour Mario Pinball Land Mario Vs Donkey Kong NES Classics: Donkey Kong NES Classics: Super Mario Bros NES Classics: Dr. Mario WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ Best Primary Mario Game - The best platform/role-playing/adventure game (doesn't matter if it doesn't star Mario): Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (11 votes) Super Mario 64 DS Mario Vs Donkey Kong Best Secondary Mario Game - The best in the activities Mario (and friends) do when there are no adventures to be done: Mario Party 6 Mario Power Tennis (8 votes) Mario Pinball Land Mario Golf: Advance Tour WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ Best "NES Classics Series" Mario Game - The "NES Classics Series" for the GBA allows gamers to relive the days of the NES. Vote on the best of the Mario releases.: Donkey Kong Super Mario Bros (15 votes) Dr. Mario Best Mario Character - The best Mario character of the year (must have had a main role in a game to be nominated): Mario - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (10 votes) Luigi - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Bowser - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door Wario - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ Yoshi - Super Mario 64 DS The NC Award - The best use of a neglected character in a Mario game (nominees approved by Jay Resop): Luigi - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (10 Votes) Bowser - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door 9-Volt - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ Yoshi - Super Mario 64: DS Shy Guy - Mario Power Tennis <u>SMBHQ CATEGORIES</u> The best of the best SMBhq has to offer. Best General Section - The best of many sections that make up the bulk of SMBhq (short-listed to 5 nominations) Downloads (6 votes) Mailbag Chat Room SMBhq Store SMBhq Auctions Best Specialty Section - The best of the sections done by our many staff members (short-listed to 5 nominations). Dethrone the Mushroom King Fan Fiction Mysteries NC (3 votes) SSS (3 votes) Best New Addition in 2004 - SMBHQ began many changes in 2004, which one was the best?: SMBhq 411 (Contact Info) What's Hot (3 Votes) Splash Images (for the month or they were around) SMBlogHQ Best Hosted Site - The addition of a second hosted site, allows us to hold a vote. So, which site is a better use of SMBhq's bandwidth?: SNSS (5 votes) BOTVGH Best Member of the SMBhq "Powers That Be" - Who's the best of those 3 crazy guys that run SMBHQ?: Kyle Orland Jay Resop (5 votes) Sean Kelly Best Staff Member - The best of the many people SMBhq employs: Game Guru PenguinMan (2 votes) GM Link Eric Marcarelli Jonathan Lipszyc Luigi128 (2 votes) Metal Man88 Brent P Best MB Forum - Which is the best of SMBhq's many forums?: Super Mario Maniacs NC Super Mario Mysteries Super Smash Bros. Ongoing Story Fan Comix (2 votes) SSS Board Best MB Mod - Who is the best person that keeps order in the fourms?: Sean Kelly (Mario Maniacs, Mysteries) PenguinMan (Mario Maniacs) Mariosrpg (Mario Maniacs) Yoshinator (NC) (2 votes) CodieKitty (NC) Rayman FREAK (NC) Luigi007 (Mysteries) CaptHayfever (SSB) Liquid Metal MK (Fancomix) LvK (Fancomix) SSS Super Powers (SSS Board) Best Event - The best 2004's Events: NC Elections (4 votes) SMBhq RPC [ March 25, 2005, 09:20 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

03-25-2005, 10:54 PM	#2
Chunky Kong12345 WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!? Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,786 Thanks: 62 Thanked 306 Times in 222 Posts Points: 46.57 Bank: 130,262.32 Total Points: 130,308.89 Donate	Didn't Kyle quit a long time ago?

03-25-2005, 11:06 PM	#3
PenguinMan Spin the Disc Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE!!!!1 Gender: Posts: 10,731 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Points: 5,585.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 6,085.00 Donate	He still does Mailbag. And I actually won. Holy crap. Thanks to all 2 voters.

03-25-2005, 11:37 PM	#4
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 174 Times in 120 Posts Points: 46,748.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,068,199.46 Donate	Wee, I won best hoted site. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!