The Results are in!
A much smaller showdown than the past 2, with only 42 games voted for across 117 votes.
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For the third showdown we're going in to the third dimension.
This showdown's theme is your favourite game series transitions into 3D.

Big new rule: In the past 2 showdowns there's been problems with the huge amount of games voted for with the relatively small amount of voters, resulting in a lot of ties of games with 2 or 3 votes. So to try and prevent that I'm adding a little point system. The first 3 votes on your list now give that game 2 points instead of 1. You can opt out of this if you want, just say something like "Opting out of double points". You can also make 1 or 2 votes count for double and opt out of the rest.

Showdown specific rules:
-This should be focused on 3D gameplay as opposed to only changing the models to 3D while keeping, say, side scrolling platforming.

-The game has to have existed in 2D before its first 3D game. A game that existed in 2.5D before doesn't break eligibility. A game that splits itself evenly into 2D and 3D sections does not count. Not only for voting on, but if such a game existed before the first full 3D game then you cannot vote for that full 3D game because the idea of the showdown is to emphasize big leaps to 3D, so if a series already had a game that was 50% 3D beforehand it kinda ruins the big leap. A series that only briefly experimented in 3D for a level or two, or special stages is fine.

-Sometimes a game will get a 3D spinoff before a "mainline" 3D entry (Kirby Air Ride vs Kirby and the Forgotten Land), in these cases you can vote for one or the other, but not both. If a spinoff series ALSO gets a 3D entry after an initial 2D entry then you can vote for both (Mario Kart 64 and Super Mario 64 for example). In case it's still a bit confusing the first comment will have a bit of clarification for you.

-There's a lot of debate around exactly what some series counts for the "first 3D game". I've seen debates about whether Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Fighters or Sonic Jam was Sonic's first 3D game. This isn't a debate so when picking your games just go with the one you feel counts. Obviously in that case Sonic Adventure would always be eligible since it's the first "mainline" one.

General Rules/Tips:
-The big new rule as stated at the top.

-Write your list in the comments. You can include up to 10 games in your list. If you add more than 10, anything after 10 will be ignored. You can add less than 10 if you want, and all will be counted.

-Try to be as clear as possible which game you're voting for. I generally just write the answers into an Excel spreadsheet, so if your answer differs from the "common" way a game is listed it may not be immediately noticeable that it's the same game and I add it as a new entry. Some examples are: Saying just "Toy Story 2" instead of "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!". While the latter is more popular, a game just called "Toy Story 2" exists on the Game Boy Color, so without any indication it's the console game, I'd count it as a vote for the GBC game. Resident Evil vs Resident Evil (Remake), if you just say Resident Evil it's a vote for the original. Mother 2 vs Earthbound, luckily I know these are the same game, but for cases where I might not know, it's always best to go with the commonly spelled version, or put both names.

-If you want to change a vote, don't delete your original comment as it could throw off the count. Just write a new comment saying "I want to swap X for Y"