One Game Per Year

My favourite game of every year

(Of those that I've played so far)

Starting from 1985, video game quality didn't really hit its stride until that year

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
1985
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
1986
International Karate +
International Karate +
1987
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
1988
Tetris
Tetris
1989
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
1990
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1992
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
1993 - Placeholder Spot - I've played no games from 1993 (yet!)
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
1994
Soul Edge
Soul Edge
1995 - Honourable mention to Rayman
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot
1996 - Honourable mention to Super Mario 64, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
1997
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
1998 - Honourable mention to Spyro The Dragon, Medievil, and Soul Calibur
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
1999 - Honourable mention to Silent Hill, Crash Team Racing, Rayman 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Ape Escape
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
2000 - Honourable mention to Spider-Man
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 - Christ I need to catch up on my games from '01...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
2003
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
2004 - Honourable mention to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II
2005 - Honourable Mention to God of War, Lego Star Wars: The Videogame, and Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
2006 - Honourable mention to Bully, and Lego Star Wars II
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
2007 - Honourable mentions to God of War II, Portal, Assassin's Creed and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune; this was a hard year to choose for
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008 - Honourable mentions to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and Saints Row 2
Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II
2009 - Honourable mentions to Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Uncharted 2
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
2010
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
2011 - Honourable mentions to Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, Minecraft, Skyrim - Wow 2011, what a year for gaming
Forza Horizon
Forza Horizon
2012
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
2013 - It's the Pirates of the Caribbean game we never got - Honourable mention to The Stanley Parable because I'm waiting for the Ultra Deluxe Edition to finally play it - Also no I'm not giving this to GTA V, it's gotten worse with age and the story was never anything special in the first place
The Last of Us Remastered
The Last of Us Remastered
2014
Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
Bloodborne: Game of the Year Edition
2015 - Honourable mentions to Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, and God of War III: Remastered
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
2016
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars Battlefront II
2017 - I've gotta get caught up on 2017 games - we all know this will probably end up changing to Super Mario Odyssey or Breath of The Wild...
Marvel's Spider-Man
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018 - Honourable mentions to God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Dark Souls: Remastered, and Spyro: Reignited Trilogy
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2019 - Honourable mention for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Last of Us Part II
The Last of Us Part II
2020 - This may very well change to Ghost of Tsushima or Demon's Souls whenever I get around to playing them
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
2021 - This one will likely change to either Hitman III or Resident Evil Village whenever I get around to playing them
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
2022 - I loved Elden Ring but I really think God of War Ragnarok will overtake this when I play it

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