Game of the Year?

[Sl1p]

I'm too lazy to go back in time, but..

2003: Half-Life 2

[Johnny Nighttrain]

starting mine off at 85, but i'd give awards to Donkey Kong and Pac-Man if their years were up...

1985 - Super Mario Bros
1986 - Legend of Zelda / OutRun
1987 - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
1988 - The Legend of Zelda: Adventures of Link
1989 - Super Mario Bros 3
1990 - Super Mario World
1991 - Legend of Zelda: Link To The Past (could be wrong about the year there)
1992 - Super Mario Kart
1993 - Star Fox
1994 - Super Metroid
1995 - Yoshi's Island
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998 - R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
1999 - Soul Calibur
2000 - Phantasy Star Online
2001 - Rez
2002 - Animal Crossing

didn't put much thought into it. im pretty sure im wrong about a few of those years too....

[CyberWorm]

1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - Arkanoid
1987 - Food Fight (Atari 7800)
1988 - Bubble Bobble
1989 - Mega Man II
1990 - PinBot
1991 - Sim City
1992 - Super Mario Kart
1993 - Street Fighter II Turbo
1994 - Donkey Kong Country
1995 - EarthBound
1996 - Worms
1997 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998 - Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
1999 - Worms Armageddon (PC)
2000 - Crazy Taxi
2001 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2002 - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

[Johnny Undaunted]

didn't put much thought into it. im pretty sure im wrong about a few of those years too....

Well, Zelda II and SMB3 were '87 and '88 respectively, but we got them later than Japan and Canada, so you're technically correct.

My own list (I'm trying to avoid listing more than one game from the same series):

1985: Super Mario Bros.
1986: Rolling Thunder
1987: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
1988: Contra
1989: River City Ransom/Double Dragon II (tied)
1990: Fire Emblem
1991: Super Castlevania IV
1992: Snatcher CD-Romantic
1993: Mega Man X (too bad the sequels sucked)
1994: Final Fantasy VI
1995: Yoshi's Island
1996: Policenauts (well it's actually a '94 game, but the PS and Saturn versions came out in '96)
1997: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998: Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Metal Gear Solid (tied)
1999: Soul Calibur
2000: Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (it's the only thing from 2000 that I remember)
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3
2002: Metroid Prime

[frostwolf ex]

way too lazy to go back that far, but
2002: Morrowind
2003: Zelda:wind waker

[Ragnarok the Red]

1985: Super Mario Bros. (a given)
1986: Legend of Zelda (ditto)
1987: Mike Tyson's Punch Out (double ditto)
1988: Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (where series REALLY caught my attention)
1989: Dragon Warrior/River City Ransom (tie)
1990: Dragon Warrior 2 (great sequel)
1991: Final Fantasy II (made me RPG fan for life)
1992: Legend of Zelda: LttP/Dragon Warrior IV (tie)
1993: Mega Man X (the rebirth, baby!)
1994: Final Fantasy III (greatest game ever)
1995: Chrono Trigger (another great)
1996: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (great SNES sendoff)
1997: Castlevania: SotN (best CV)
1998: Panzer Dragoon Saga/ Legend of Zelda: Oot (tied)
1999: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (impaling vampires = tEH fun!)
2000: Phantasy Star Online (broke my no-online RPG stigma)
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3 (greatest sleeper ever)
2002: Metroid Fusion (the classic returns)
2003: KotOR (so far)

1985: Super Mario Bros. (a given)
1986: Legend of Zelda (ditto)
1987: Mike Tyson's Punch Out (double ditto)
1988: Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (where series REALLY caught my attention)
1989: Dragon Warrior/River City Ransom (tie)
1990: Dragon Warrior 2 (great sequel)
1991: Final Fantasy II (made me RPG fan for life)
1992: Legend of Zelda: LttP/Dragon Warrior IV (tie)
1993: Mega Man X (the rebirth, baby!)
1994: Final Fantasy III (greatest game ever)
1995: Chrono Trigger (another great)
1996: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (great SNES sendoff)
1997: Castlevania: SotN (best CV)
1998: Panzer Dragoon Saga/ Legend of Zelda: Oot (tied)
1999: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver/Syphon Filter (tie)
2000: Phantasy Star Online (broke my no-online RPG stigma)
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3 (greatest sleeper ever)
2002: Metroid Fusion (the classic returns)
2003: KotOR (so far)

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/ha...s_6074697.html

1985: Super Mario Bros. (a given)
1986: Legend of Zelda (ditto)
1987: Mike Tyson's Punch Out (double ditto)
1988: Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (where series REALLY caught my attention)
1989: Dragon Warrior/River City Ransom (tie)
1990: Dragon Warrior 2 (great sequel)
1991: Final Fantasy II (made me RPG fan for life)
1992: Legend of Zelda: LttP/Dragon Warrior IV (tie)
1993: Mega Man X (the rebirth, baby!)
1994: Final Fantasy III (greatest game ever)
1995: Chrono Trigger (another great)
1996: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (great SNES sendoff)
1997: Castlevania: SotN (best CV)
1998: Panzer Dragoon Saga/ Legend of Zelda: Oot (tied)
1999: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver/Syphon Filter (tie)
2000: Phantasy Star Online (broke my no-online RPG stigma)
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3 (greatest sleeper ever)
2002: Metroid Fusion (the classic returns)
2003: KotOR (so far)

1985: Super Mario Bros. (a given)
1986: Legend of Zelda (ditto)
1987: Mike Tyson's Punch Out (double ditto)
1988: Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (where series REALLY caught my attention)
1989: Dragon Warrior/River City Ransom (tie)
1990: Dragon Warrior 2 (great sequel)
1991: Final Fantasy II (made me RPG fan for life)
1992: Legend of Zelda: LttP/Dragon Warrior IV (tie)
1993: Mega Man X (the rebirth, baby!)
1994: Final Fantasy III (greatest game ever)
1995: Chrono Trigger (another great)
1996: Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinistrals (great SNES sendoff)
1997: Castlevania: SotN (best CV)
1998: Panzer Dragoon Saga/ Legend of Zelda: Oot (tied)
1999: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver/Syphon Filter (tie)
2000: Phantasy Star Online (broke my no-online RPG stigma)
2001: Grand Theft Auto 3 (greatest sleeper ever)
2002: Metroid Fusion (short but insanely sweet)
2003: KotOR (so far)

[Glock17]

1997-Castlevania: SotN PSX
1998-Zelda:OoT N64
1999-Soul Calibur DC
2000-Zelda: MM N64
2001-Grand Theft Auto 3 PS2
2002-Metroid Prime GCN/NFS: Hot Pursuit 2 PS2
2003-...undecided

[Mfkzt]

I'm way too lazy to go back in time more than 6 months.

2002: I can't remember.
2003: Probably Panzer Dragoon Orta, but we've got 4 months to go until 2004.

[Scourge]

1977: Combat (VCS)
1978: Space Invaders (Arcade)
1979: Asteroids (Arcade)
1980: Pac-Man (Arcade)
1981: Donkey Kong (Arcade)
1982: Tie: Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga (Arcade)
1983: Centipede (Arcade)
1984: 1942 (Arcade)
1985: Gauntlet (Arcade)
1986: Super Mario Bros. (NES)
1987: The Legend Of Zelda (NES)
1988: Contra (NES)
1989: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
1990: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
1991: Super Mario World (SNES)
1992: The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)
1993: The Secret of Mana (SNES)
1994: Super Metroid (SNES)
1995: Kirby Super Star (SNES)
1996: Super Mario 64 (N64)
1997: Goldeneye (N64)
1998: Tie: The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time (N64)/Metal Gear Solid(PSX)
1999: Soul Calibur (DC)
2000: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (DC)
2001: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
2002: Metroid Prime (GC)

[Compass]

ICO is the best game of all those years. I don't care when it came out.