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Fun Club List thread - What is your favorite game of each year?

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Here are mine

1985: Super Mario Bros
1986 : The Legend Of Zelda
1987: Zelda 2
1988: Mario 3
1989: Mario land
1990: Mario World
1991: Zelda LTTP
1992: Final Fantasy V
1993: Links awakening
1994: Super Metroid
1995: Kings Field
1996: Resident Evil
1997: Castlevania Sympony of the night
1998 : Ocarina Of time
1999: Silent Hill
2000: Majoras Mask
2001 : Silent Hill 2
2002: Metroid Prime
2003: Castlevania :Aria of Sorrow
2004 : Metroid Prime 2
2005: Resident Evil 4
2006: Zelda Twilight Princess
2007: Mario Galaxy
2008: Smash Bros Brawl
2009: Demons Souls
2010: Mario Galaxy 2
2011: Dark Souls
2012: Dragons Dogma
2013 : Link Between Worlds
2014: Dark Souls 2
2015 : Bloodborne
2016 : Final Fantasy XV
2017: Breath of the wild
2018: Smash Bros Ultimate
2019: Sekiro
2020: Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021: Metroid Dread
2022: Elden ring
2023: Tears of The kingdom
2024: Prime 4 (Hopefully)
 
All of your least favorite ones. Yep, every single one. And the ones you like? Shit. Pure garbage. /s

In all seriousness, this is hard. I'm only going to include games I've beaten, and most of the games I've beaten in the last ~ 5 years, so the sample size is rather small. Games that will have a * next to them are games where I didn't have another game to list that year, but I still really liked the game enough to list it. Years where I don't like any of the games that much - like say the year Mario 64 or Mega Man 2 came out - are not going to have an entry.

1985: Super Mario Bros*
1986: Castlevania
1987: Mega Man
1988: Super Mario Bros Twooooooooooooooo
1989: N/A
1990: Castlevania III
1991: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1993: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1994: Super Metroid
1995: Donkey Kong Country
1996: Resident Evil
1997: N/A (Symphony maybe?)
1998: Resident Evil 2
1999: Silent Hill
2000: N/A
2001: Silent Hill 2
2002: Metroid Prime
2003: N/A
2004: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
2005: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
2006: Dead Rising
2007: Halo 3
2008: N/A
2009: Dragon Age: Origins
2010: Halo: Reach
2011: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
2012: N/A
2013: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
2014: Resident Evil Remake HD
2015: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
2016: Hitman
2017: Resident Evil VII: Biohazard (If I beat BOTW, it might be here, Sonic Mania too after a replay)
2018: Red Dead Redemption II
2019: Devil May Cry V
2020: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
2021: Monster Hunter Rise (...sorry Dread)
2022: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
2023: Resident Evil 4 Remake (...sorry Tears of the Kingdom)

Stats:
Games by Nintendo: 8
Games by Capcom: 10
Games by Both: 1
Games by Konami: 5

I'm too lazy to count the rest

Yes, I know I'm cheating by including remasters/re-releases, but it means I can cover more games I like.
 
1968 - Hamurabi
1969 - Lunar Lander
1970 - High Noon
1971 - The Oregon Trail
1972 - Pong
1973 - Space Race
1974 - TV Basketball
1975 - Dungeon
1976 - Breakout
1977 - Zork
1978 - Space Invaders
1979 - Galaxian
 
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1980 - Pac-Man
1981 - Donkey Kong
1982 - Donkey Kong Jr.
1983 - Dragon's Lair
1984 - Karateka
1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - Metroid
1987 - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
1988 - Super Mario Bros. 2
1989 - River City Ransom
1990 - Super Mario World
1991 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
1992 - Sonic The Hedgehog 2
1993 - The Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening
1994 - Super Metroid
1995 - Chrono Trigger
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night
1998 - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time
1999 - Shadow Man
2000 - The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2001 - Halo: Combat Evolved
2002 - Metroid Prime
2003 - Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow
2004 - Cave Story
2005 - Shadow Of The Colossus
2006 - The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 - Portal
2008 - BioShock
2009 - Demon's Souls
2010 - VVVVVV
2011 - Dark Souls
2012 - Dishonored
2013 - The Last Of Us
2014 - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2015 - Bloodborne
2016 - Dark Souls III
2017 - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
2018 - Hollow Knight
2019 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2020 - Hades
2021 - Metroid Dread
2022 - Elden Ring
2023 - The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
 
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Cross-posting from retroactive GOTY thread:

It's probably a bit muddled because of me probably mixing up US releases and European releases.

Nintendo dominating...

1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - The Legend of Zelda
1987 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1988 - Super Mario Bros. 3
1989 - Super Mario Land
1990 - Super Mario World
1991 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992 - Super Mario Kart
1993 - Star Fox

Squaresoft chiming in...

1994 - Final Fantasy VI
1995 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Final Fantasy VII
1998 - Parasite Eve

Kojima chiming in...

1999 - Metal Gear Solid
2000 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2001 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2002 - Super Mario Sunshine
2003 - Metroid Prime
2004 - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Fumito Ueda and DICE chiming in..

2005 - Shadow of the Colossus
2006 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 - Super Mario Galaxy
2008 - Mirror's Edge
2009 - The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
2010 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011 - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2012 - New Super Mario Bros. U
2013 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

And from here on out, things are just wildly varied, as I became more invested in gaming.

2014 - Bayonetta 2
2015 - Undertale
2016 - The House in Fata Morgana
2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2018 - Tetris Effect
2019 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2020 - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
2021 - NieR: Replicant
2022 - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Added after retroactive GOTY thread)
 
That took a while to do but here's mine!

1985: Super Mario Bros. (NES)
1986: The Legend of Zelda (NES)
1987: Bubble Bobble (NES)
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
1989: Tetris (GB)
1990: Final Fight (SNES)
1991: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1992: Pocky & Rocky (SNES)
1993: Romancing SaGa 2 (SNES)
1994: EarthBound (SNES)
1995: Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within (PC)
1996: Tomb Raider (PS1)
1997: Castlevania: Sympony of the night (PS1)
1998 : Spice World (PS1) (YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO JUDGE ME!)
1999: Chrono Cross (PS1)
2000: Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
2001 : Silent Hill 2 (PS2)
2002: Kingdom Hearts (PS2)
2003: Disgaea (PS2)
2004 : The Minish Cap (GBA)
2005: Osu! Tatakae! Ōendan (NDS)
2006: Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
2007: Lost Odyssey (XB360)
2008: Rhythm Heaven (NDS)
2009: Bayonetta (XB360)
2010: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
2011: Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSP)
2012: The Secret World (PC)
2013 : A Link Between Worlds (3DS)
2014: Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
2015: Her Story (PC)
2016: Persona 5 (PS4)
2017: Breath of the Wild (NSW)
2018: Return of the Obra Dinn (PC)
2019: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (NSW)
2020: Grandia HD Remaster (NSW)
2021: Shin Megami Tensei V (NSW)
2022: Immortality (PC)
2023: Tears of the Kingdom (NSW)
 
Gonna start at 2023 and see how far back I can go (also I'm mostly going with North American dates where applicable)

The "Switch stays winning" era
2023 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
2022 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch)
2021 - Metroid Dread (Switch)
2020 - Hades (Switch)
2019 - Tetris 99 (Switch)
2018 - Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Switch)
2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)

The "WiiU's OK, but I'm gonna start looking into this PC thing" era
2016 - technically Hitman: World of Assassination (PC), but I'm thinking of it in the 2023 "it's actually 3 games in one" sense; for an individual game from that year I'd say Stardew Valley (PC)
2015 - Rocket League (PC)
2014 - Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (WiiU)
2013 - Super Mario 3D World (WiiU)
2012 - Fire Emblem Awakening (3DS)

The "can you tell I bought a 360" era
2011 - Portal 2 (X360)
2010 - Red Dead Redemption (X360)
2009 - Batman: Arkham Asylum (X360)
2008 - Mirror's Edge (X360)
2007 - Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
2006 - New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

The Gamecube domination era
2005 - Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
2004 - Pokemon Leafgreen (GBA)
2003 - The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker (GCN)
2002 - Metroid Prime (GCN)
2001 - Luigi's Mansion (GCN)

The "mostly just stuff I had growing up" era
2000 - Zeus: Master of Olympus (PC)
1999 - Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64)
1998 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
1997 - Lego Island (PC)
1996 - Super Mario 64 (N64)

The "before my time/release dates are kind of a mess" era
1995 - Yoshi's Island (SNES)
1994 - Super Metroid (SNES)
1993 - Doom (PC)
1992 - Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (GB)
1991 - Super Mario World (SNES)
1990 - The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
1989 - Tetris (GB)
1988 - Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
1987 - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES)
 
The Pre-existence years - Haven't really explored this era too much but thanks to two older siblings I played a lot of King's Quest games in my childhood which still stick with me
1983: Alley Cat
1984: King's Quest: Quest For the Crown
1985: Super Mario Bros
1986 : King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
1987: Don't think I've actually played a game released in 1987

I'll take what I can get - Most of these are games I never sought out, but instead inherited from siblings or played around other people's houses. You might think I was a big SNES fan going by this but I can't think of many other games I played for those years and while they're not bad games I don't really have any real affinity for the Marios or Zeldas listed here.
1988: King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
1989: Prince of Persia
1990: Super Mario World
1991: Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
1992: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1993: Sam and Max Hit The Road
1994: Final Fantasy VI

doodlewhizz, Console Owner - okay, I didn't actually get my first console until 1997 but I played my favourite games of the previous two years on it so I'm counting them in this era.
1995: Tekken 2
1996: Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
1997: Tekken 3
1998: Grim Fandango
1999: Pokemon Gold/Shenmue
2000: Final Fantasy IX
2001: Silent Hill 2
2002: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
2003: SSX 3

The Wilderness Years - Didn't play a lot of games during this time, and I haven't had the urge to go back and explore that much. A weird collection of 'this'll do' for a couple of years with some all-time favourites for others.
2004: Lumines
2005: We Love Katamari
2006: Viva Pinata
2007: Super Mario Galaxy
2008: World of Goo
2009: Wii Sports Resort

And we're back - I got a PS3, Wii and gaming PC in the same year and my interest in games piqued again
2010: Civilization V
2011: Rayman Origins
2012: Journey
2013: Pikmin 3

Indies and Zelda - I've never had anything against AAA titles. There are some I like but generally they don't entice me as I don't think I'm a huge fan of realistic art styles, which may explain why I gravitated towards smaller games over the past 10 years, with a notable exception in the middle
2014: Hohokum
2015: Ori and the Blind Forest
2016: Stardew Valley
2017: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild
2018: Wandersong
2019: Outer Wilds
2020: A Monster's Expedition
2021: Chicory
2022: Tinykin
2023: TBC
 
Gonna start with 1994 because i'm not old (I don't feel like researching games from 1993 and before)

1994: Final Fantasy VI
1995: Chrono Trigger
1996: Crash Bandicoot
1997: Lego island
1998: Spyro The Dragon
1999: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
2000: Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon
2001: Final Fantasy X
2002: Kingdom Hearts
2003: WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain
2004: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
2005: Pokemon Emerald
2006:The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion
2007: Pokemon Pearl
2008: Fallout 3
2009: Scribblenauts
2010: Red Dead Redemption
2011: The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim
2012: Persona 4 Golden
2013: The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD
2014: Fantasy Life
2015: Fallout 4
2016: Crash N Sane Trilogy
2017: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
2018: Spyro Reignited Trilogy
2019: Judgment
2020: Persona 5 Royal
2021: Forza Horizon 5
2022: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2023: Starfield
 
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I posted in last year's thread, so here it is with a few updates and this year's likely winner.

1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - Ghosts 'n Goblins
1987 - The Legend of Zelda
1988 - Metal Gear
1989 - Mega Man 2
1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3
1991 - Super Mario World
1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1993 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
1994 - Super Metroid
1995 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1998 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999 - Donkey Kong 64
2000 - Banjo-Tooie
2001 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2002 - Metroid Prime
2003 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2004 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2007 - Super Mario Galaxy
2008 - Braid
2009 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
2010 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011 - Dark Souls
2012 - Xenoblade Chronicles
2013 - Pikmin 3
2014 - Bayonetta 2
2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2016 - Dark Souls III
2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2018 - Celeste
2019 - Luigi's Mansion 3
2020 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2021 - Metroid Dread
2022 - Tunic
2023 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
 
1985: Super Mario Bros.
1986: Castlevania
1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3
1989: Ys: Book I & II - Turborgrafx-16
1990: Super Mario World
1991: Ufouria: The Saga
1992: Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
1993: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1994: Super Metroid
1995: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1996: Super Mario 64
1997: Mischief Makers
1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999: Garou: Mark of the Wolves
2000: Paper Mario
2001: Halo: Combat Evolved
2002: Metroid Prime
2003: Viewtiful Joe
2004: Tales of Symphonia
2005: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
2006: Baten Kaitos Origins
2007: Hotel Dusk: Room 215
2008: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride - Nintendo DS
2009: Demon Souls
2010: Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
2011: Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Path
2012: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
2013: Super Mario 3D World
2014: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2015: Undertale
2016: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice
2017: Super Mario Odyssey
2018: WarioWare Gold
2019: Sayonara Wild Hearts
2020: No Straight Roads
2021: Monster Hunter Rise
2022:
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2023: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon so far, tho I see REmake 4, Baldur's Gate 3 and Final Fantast XVI topping it whenever I get around to them, there is also Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
 
Hey all, just regarding list threads on fami, they always run better if there’s a reminder in the OP to add a little more context to each post than just a list, but it’s worth doing when replying to them too. It just turns it into more of a discussion than a thread of long lists
 
I cheated a bit on the release dates just so I could get Yakuza in 2015. Also, you can clearly see a bit of a platforming bias in my list


1985: Super Mario Bros
1986 : The Legend Of Zelda
1987: Contra
1988: Mario 3
1989: Tetris/Super Mario Land
1990: Super Mario World
1991: Zelda LTTP
1992: Sonic 2
1993: DOOM
1994: Super Metroid
1995: Yoshi's Island
1996: Super Mario 64
1997: Crash Bandicoot 2
1998 : Ocarina of Time
1999: MGS (at least it was released in 1999 in Europe)
2000: Pokémon Gold and Silver
2001 : Super Smash Bros. Melee
2002: Metroid Prime
2003: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004 : Halo 2
2005: Resident Evil 4
2006: Wii Sports
2007: Mario Galaxy
2008: GTA IV
2009: Left 4 Dead 2
2010: Fallout: New Vegas
2011: Pokémon: Black/White
2012: Dishonored
2013: Rayman Legends (maybe SM3D World)
2014: Bayonetta 2 (maybe Wolfenstein)
2015 : Yakuza 0
2016 : DOOM (or Titanfall 2)
2017: Super Mario Odyssey (BOTW is super close)
2018: Celeste
2019: Sekiro
2020: Hades (or Doom Eternal)
2021: Metroid Dread
2022: Pokémon Legends: Arceus
2023: Hi-Fi Rush (TOTK is super close)
 
1985: Super Mario Bros.
1986: Castlevania
1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1988: Super Mario Bros. 3
1989: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
1990: Super Mario World
1991: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
1993: Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1994: Super Metroid
1995: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1996: Super Mario 64
1997: Touhou Yumejikuu ~ Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream
1998: Banjo-Kazooie
1999: Crash Team Racing
2000: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2001: Wario Land 4
2002: Metroid Fusion
2003: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
2004: Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night
2005: Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
2006: Mother 3
2007: Super Mario Galaxy
2008: Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism
2009: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2012: Kid Icarus: Uprising
2013: Pikmin 3
2014: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2015: Yoshi's Woolly World
2016: AM2R
2017: Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
2018: Celeste
2019: Luigi's Mansion 3
2020: Ikenfell
2021: Metroid Dread
2022: Kirby and the Forgotten Land

After stewing over how to present this all day, I decided to bold years where there was a lot of competition and italicize years where there wasn't a lot of choice to create a bit more context. To be more precise, there were also great years and weak years with one clear choice, but these ones were the hardest to pick.
 
Good question. Never really thought about it.

1989: Tetris
1990: n/a
1991: ALttP
1992: Super Mario Land 2
1993: Link's Awakening
1994: Super Metroid
1995: n/a
1996: Super Mario 64
1997: Diddy Kong Racing
1998: Ocarina of Time
1999: Spyro 2
2000: Grandia II
2001: Paper Mario / Golden Sun
2002: Golden Sun: The Lost Age
2003: Jak II
2004: Paper Mario: TTYD
2005: Guitar Hero
2006: Twilight Princess
2007: Bioshock / Super Mario Galaxy / Halo 3
2008: Okami for Wii
2009: Metroid Prime Trilogy
2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011: Portal 2
2012: Sleeping Dogs
2013: Tomb Raider
2014: Mario Kart 8
2015: Rocket League
2016: Overwatch
2017: BotW
2018: Torna
2019: Luigi’s Mansion 3 / Bug Fables
2020: New Horizons
2021: Metroid Dread
2022: Xenoblade Chronicles 3
2023: TotK

I'm really far behind on non-Nintendo releases since Switch launched.
 
Mine from 2010 onwards - might do some earlier years after I've thought about it some more.

2010 - Xenoblade Chronicles
2011 - Ocarina of time 3D
2012 - Hotline Miami
2013 - A Link Between Worlds
2014 - Shovel Knight
2015 - Ori and the Blind Forest
2016 - Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
2017 - BOTW
2018 - Celeste
2019 - Baba is you
2020 - Hades
2021 - Metroid Dread
2022 - Signalis
2023 - TotK
 
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