It's time for the second annual awards.  Things have changed a little bit this year to make the counting of the votes a little easier.  You now vote for each category separately.  Make sure to use the proper subjects or your vote may be lost.  Oh, and only one vote per person per category please. VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED!!!

MARIO NOMINEES
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bowser - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
9-Volt - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$
Yoshi - Super Mario 64: DS
Shy Guy - Mario Power Tennis

SMBHQ CATEGORIES
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
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
SSS

Best New Addition in 2004 - SMBHQ began many changes in 2004, which one was the best?:
SMBhq 411 (Contact Info)
What's Hot
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
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
Sean Kelly

Best Staff Member - The best of the many people SMBhq employs:
Game Guru
PenguinMan
GM Link
Eric Marcarelli
Jonathan Lipszyc
Luigi128
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
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)
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
SMBhq RPC


VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED!!!!

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