running copy of the rules- i dont like the matchups. will re work.

Retro Fantasy Draft I

Four (human) players draft characters and teams from four classic N64-era games.
The games are run AI vs AI (within their respective game), and players score points based on how their drafted picks perform.

At the end, the player with the highest total score wins.

Games

WWF WrestleMania 2000
Mode: Exhibition → Single Match → Watch

Draft Pool:

• The Rock — S Tier
  
• Steve Austin — S Tier
  
• Triple H — A Tier
  
• Undertaker — A Tier
  
• Kane — B Tier
  
• Big Show — B Tier
  
• Mankind — C Tier
  
• Chris Jericho — C Tier

Super Smash Bros

Draft Pool:

• Pikachu — S Tier
  
• Fox — S Tier
  
• Kirby — A Tier
  
• Mario — A Tier
  
• Samus — A Tier
  
• Yoshi — B Tier
  
• Link — B Tier
  
• Donkey Kong — C Tier

NHL 99
Mode: Exhibition → All-Star Difficulty

Draft Pool:

• Red Wings — S Tier
  
• Avalanche — S Tier
  
• Stars — A Tier
  
• Penguins — A Tier
  
• Flyers — B Tier
  
• Capitals — B Tier
  
• Blues — B Tier
  
• Canucks — B Tier

Mario Kart 64
Mode: 2P → VS → 150cc

Draft Pool:

• Yoshi — S Tier
  
• Toad — S Tier
  
• Peach — A Tier
  
• Luigi — A Tier
  
• Mario — A Tier
  
• Donkey Kong — B Tier
  
• Wario — B Tier
  
• Bowser — C Tier

Draft

Each player drafts one pick from each game:

• 2 Wrestlers
  
• 2 Smash characters
  
• 2 NHL teams
  
• 2 Mario Kart racers

Draft order is randomized before the draft begins.

Order

• Picks 1–4: Seed 1 → Seed 2 → Seed 3 → Seed 4
  
• Picks 5–8: Seed 4 → Seed 3 → Seed 2 → Seed 1

Pick Order

• Pick 1 — WWF WrestleMania 2000
  
• Pick 2 — Super Smash Bros
  
• Pick 3 — NHL 99
  
• Pick 4 — Mario Kart 64
  
• Pick 5 — WWF WrestleMania 2000
  
• Pick 6 — Super Smash Bros
  
• Pick 7 — NHL 99
  
• Pick 8 — Mario Kart 64

When it is your turn:

• You must draft from the game assigned to that pick
  
• You may choose any remaining option from that game’s draft pool
  
• Once an option is drafted, it is removed from the pool

Bracket

Matchups

• Game 1 — WWF WrestleMania 2000 — Seed 1 vs Seed 4: (1A/1B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 2 — Super Smash Bros — Seed 1 vs Seed 3: (1A/1B) vs (3A/3B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 3 — Mario Kart 64 — Seed 1 vs Seed 2: (1A/1B) vs (2A/2B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 4 — WWF WrestleMania 2000 — Seed 2 vs Seed 3: (2A/2B) vs (3A/3B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 5 — Super Smash Bros — Seed 2 vs Seed 4: (2A/2B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 6 — Mario Kart 64 — Seed 3 vs Seed 4: (3A/3B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___

Tie-breaker (if needed)
Game 7 — Mario Kart 64

All tied → Players’ Choice

Champion: ______

Scoring
Win = 1 point | Loss = 0 points

Team Name (Required)

• Every team must have a unique team name.
  
• Team names may not be changed.

Sponsor Company (Required)

• Each team must choose at least one main sponsor company (fictional companies are allowed).
  
• Multiple sponsor companies are permitted.
  
• Changing sponsors is allowed.
  
• Having too many sponsors or frequently changing sponsors will negatively affect the sponsor company’s dynasty.

Country & Flag (Required)

• Each team must represent one country.
  
• The team must use that country’s flag as part of its identity.
  
• The country does not have to match the owner’s real nationality.
  
• Countries and flags may not be changed.

Retirement

• After completing their participation in the league, a player is considered retired from active competition.
  
• Upon retirement, the player will represent their chosen sponsor company in an honorary role.
  
• The retired player’s company must sponsor a successor, who will enter the league under that company’s banner.

Sponsored Successor Choice

Once officially confirmed for participation, a sponsored successor is granted a one-time, irreversible choice:

• Continue under the existing company banner, retaining the sponsor that backed their predecessor.
  
• Launch a new startup by selecting a new company sponsor and competing under a new company identity.

This decision must be made prior to the start of the season and cannot be changed thereafter.

Dynasty Points

+1 Point

• Sponsored team(s) finish in the top 2.
  
• The company remains with the same team for a full season.
  
• Sponsored successor retains the company banner.

-3 Points

• Team drops its sponsor company mid-season.
  
• Sponsored successor abandons the company to start a new startup.

This post was edited by ROM on Jan 28 2026 12:23pm

better re-work of matchups

Draft Conditions

• On your turn, you must draft from the game assigned to that pick.
  
• You may choose any remaining option from that game’s draft pool.
  
• Once an option is drafted, it is removed from the pool.

A / B Designation

• For each game, every team will draft exactly two options.
  
• The first option drafted from a given game is designated as that team’s A pick for that game.
  
• The second option drafted from that same game is designated as that team’s B pick.
  
• A and B designations are fixed once drafted and may not be changed.

Bracket & Match Rules

• Each match is played using one drafted option per team from the relevant game.
  
• Each team must use both their A and B picks at least once over the course of the event.
  
• A team may not use the same pick (A or in consecutive matches, regardless of game.
  
• Teams choose whether to use their A or B pick only when their match occurs.
  
• Opponents lock in their choices before results are revealed.
  
• Win = 1 point, Loss = 0 points

Bracket

• Game 1 — Super Smash Bros — Seed 2 vs Seed 4: (2A/2B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 2 — NHL 99 — Seed 1 vs Seed 2: (1A/1B) vs (2A/2B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 3 — WWF WrestleMania 2000 — Seed 2 vs Seed 3: (2A/2B) vs (3A/3B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 4 — Mario Kart 64 — Seed 1 vs Seed 3: (1A/1B) vs (3A/3B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 5 — Super Smash Bros — Seed 1 vs Seed 3: (1A/1B) vs (3A/3B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 6 — NHL 99 — Seed 3 vs Seed 4: (3A/3B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 7 — WWF WrestleMania 2000 — Seed 1 vs Seed 4: (1A/1B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___
  
• Game 8 — Mario Kart 64 — Seed 2 vs Seed 4: (2A/2B) vs (4A/4B) — Winner: ___

The player with the highest total score at the end of game 8 wins.
Tiebreakers will be decided in Mario Kart 64, with all tied teams free to use any player in their roster in a single tiebreaker race.


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needs work

Bracket & Match Rules


You end up in eiither an ABAB or BABA scenario. There is no real choice.

This post was edited by ROM on Jan 28 2026 01:09pm

Here is a better way I think to handle the A/B desingation.

If a team selects their A pick and their opponent selects B, the opponent receives the advantage (side selection / stage / etc).
If both teams select A, no advantage is awarded randomly.

I also want to tweak retirement.