I think you'll agree that, due to exceptional circumstances, the bios would be better off being delayed rather than rushed out (as many of mine were). So, as mentioned, we're releasing the top ten lists and doing the bios later. We'll also post the older ones again so they're all in the one place.
So, without further ado...
UNIVERSAL TOP 10
#10: sonicam
#9: douglas
#8: SS101
#7: F-Man
#6: SM
#5: Taco
#4: RPG
#3: eredani
*drumroll please*
#2: ...no one?
#1: Sprint/mike89 (This was our big surprise which was meant to be revealed today. It was the idea behind releasing the last two bios for each set on the same day, not so everyone knew the #1 a full day beforehand as was mentioned in the chat [though that did work favourably too]. Instead of attempting to split Sprint and myself, RPG suggested this solution. I thought it was fair.)
Now, some recognition for those who didn't quite make the list. Certainly, our periodic list had a short list of about 25 players who made themselves available for selection, and the high echelon of the periodic top ten were considered in the universal as well.
So here's a list of those who deserve their own little bit of recognition:
yoshifan - Was incredibly unlucky. We had actually drafted him at #10 periodic... and was later replaced by Rolken, on a spur of the moment decision about an hour before I put the bio up. Gets an honourable mention for impressive efforts in Shadow and S&K.
Spinballwizard - I promised him in advance that if he was able to make the Big Three on Sonic Advance 2, he'd get a spot on the periodic list. He didn't quite get that far, but he got pretty close, and was in our considerations right to the end. Also did other cool stuff across loads of games.
Marth - If not for F-Man, Marth would be the undisputed champion of Sonic Adventure DX - and probably worthy of a top five, let alone top 10 in the periodic list. Unfortunately, F-Man has once again overshadowed one of our top competitors, and I'm sure we'll see Marth in the next edition of the Top Tens.
SkyLights, and later Crowbar - For getting Sonic Rush TAing on its feet, and taking it to new and unprecedented levels, respectively.
magnum12 - Holds credible rankings in both Shadow and Heroes, though most of the work on the latter was done before the periodic time frame. Still one of our top 3Ders.
maggot - Took, arguably, the most difficult championship in Sonic CD, given Sprint's stranglehold on it in the past. Again, though, the foundation was set before the periodic time frame.
Greham Adelphis - Came out of nowhere to take Sonic 3D, and was highly ranked on Sonic Chaos as well. He lapsed out of TSC for a while, before recently returning and making another push towards S3D.
And finally...
Aitamen - My pick as TSC's newest rising star. If Psyknux is the Destroyer of Legendary Records, then there isn't a title fitting enough to document the scalps Aitamen has taken of late. On Sonic 2, he holds, among others, the Hill Top 1 Knuckles, CP1K, and AR2K records, all of which had stood for considerable lengths of time. Add to that his work on score attacking the game, and we have a real force to be reckoned with on our hands. If he acquires his own Sonic 2/3/Knuckles carts a new period of domination may begin...
