Games of the Year

[Schlep]

There was a pretty fun conversation going on in one of the IRC channels I'm on about what was your game of the year for each year that you've been gaming. It was tough to not only remember what I had played, but what year it had come out. Obviously it gets easier in the more recent years.

A couple rules...

• Your list can only contain games you've actually played.
• No runner-ups or any of that crap. They're going to be long enough lists as is.
• This isn't a list of THE best game of that year, just what you enjoyed/played most of the games that year.

So here's mine:

1985 - Super Mario Bros (NES)
1986 - Metroid (NES)
1987 - The Legend of Zelda (NES)
1988 - Double Dragon (ARC)
1989 - SimCity (PC)
1990 - Civilization (PC)
1991 - Street Fighter 2 (ARC)
1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1993 - Doom (PC)
1994 - X-Com: UFO Defense (PC) I know technically it was '93, but it was 12/31/93, so suck it.
1995 - Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (PC)
1996 - Sniper/Subspace/Continuum (PC)
1997 - Age of Empires (PC)
1998 - Starcraft (PC)
1999 - Soul Calibur (DC)
2000 - Chu Chu Rocket (DC)
2001 - Halo (XBOX)
2002 - Warcraft 3 (PC)
2003 - The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC)
2004 - Half-Life 2 (PC)
2005 - Battlefield 2 (PC)
2006 - Company of Heroes (PC)
2007 - Crackdown (XBOX 360)

[George]

I can barely remember what I ate for dinner 2 nights ago, let alone the release dates for some older games.

But I guess Chrono Trigger consecutively until Garou:MOTW came out, and then when Street Fighter III came out until 2007 when Mario Galaxy usurped the throne.

[YellerDog]

I don't want to think about this shit. You guys have fun.

[Cowutopia]

Crackdown? Seriously?

[Schlep]

I played it more than any other game from last year. Orange Box, ETQW, and Stalker were all up there, though.

[Andy]

I can barely remember what I ate for dinner 2 nights ago, let alone the release dates for some older games.

Pretty much.

[bVork]

1982 - Donkey Kong Jr. (Arcade)
1983 - Star Wars (Arcade)
1984 - Elite (Apple II)
1985 - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Apple II)
1986 - Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
1987 - Mega Man
1988 - Contra (NES)
1989 - Prince of Persia (PC)
1990 - Ultima VI: The False Prophet (PC)
1991 - Turrican II: The Final Fight (Amiga)
1992 - Ultima Underworld (PC)
1993 - Doom (PC)
1994 - X-Com: UFO Defense (PC)
1995 - MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (PC)
1996 - Civilization II (PC)
1997 - Fallout (PC)
1998 - Baldur's Gate (PC)
1999 - Planescape: Torment (PC)
2000 - Deus Ex (PC)
2001 - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
2002 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Multi)
2003 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Multi)
2004 - Mortal Kombat: Deception (Multi)
2005 - Civilization IV (PC)
2006 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Multi)

[Frogacuda]

1985 - Space Harrier (Arcade)
1986 - Quartet (Arc)
1987 - Thunderblade (Arc)
1988 - Kenseiden/Phantasy Star [tie](SMS)
1989 - Wonder Boy III
1990 - Turrican maybe?
1991 - Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
1992 - Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES)
1993 - Doom (PC)
1994 - Under a Killing Moon (PC)
1995 - Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure
1996 - Metal Slug (NG)
1997 - Castlevania: SOTN (PSX)
1998 - Tales of Phantasia (PSX)
1999 - Sonic Adventure (DC)
2000 - Crazy Taxi (DC)
2001 - Shenmue II (DC)
2002 - Ikaruga (DC)
2003 - Tales of Symphonia (GC)
2004 - Half-Life 2 (PC)
2005 - Psychonauts (PC)
2006 - Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (PC)
2007 - Undecided

[bVork]

I thought Little Big Adventure came out in 1994, not 1995.

[Frogacuda]

Dammit, you're right. Neverhood, then.