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− | This is a list of my top 5 favorite [[video game]]s grouped and ordered by the year they were originally released. Games are ordered with the left-most being my favorite for the year. If a year has fewer than five games, it means I haven't played enough games worthy of ranking | + | This is a list of my top 5 favorite [[video game]]s grouped and ordered by the year they were originally released. Games are ordered with the left-most being my favorite for the year. If a year has fewer than five games, it means I haven't played enough games in that year worthy of ranking. See also my [[list of favorite video games by genre]]. |
− | ==2016== | + | ==[[:Category: 2017 Video Games|2017]]== |
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Pinstripe - Steam - World.jpg|''[[Pinstripe]]'' | ||
+ | Frostrune, The - Steam - World.jpg|''[[The Frostrune]]'' | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[[:Category: 2016 Video Games|2016]]== | ||
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Glittermitten Grove - Title Card.jpg|''[[Glittermitten Grove]]'' | Glittermitten Grove - Title Card.jpg|''[[Glittermitten Grove]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2015== | + | ==[[:Category: 2015 Video Games|2015]]== |
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Undertale - NS - USA.jpg|''[[Undertale]]'' | Undertale - NS - USA.jpg|''[[Undertale]]'' | ||
+ | Westerado - Double Barreled - XONE - World.jpg|''[[Westerado: Double Barreled]]'' | ||
Her Story - W32 - Title Card.jpg|''[[Her Story]]'' | Her Story - W32 - Title Card.jpg|''[[Her Story]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2014== | + | ==[[:Category: 2014 Video Games|2014]]== |
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Axiom Verge - XONE - World.jpg|''[[Axiom Verge]]'' | Axiom Verge - XONE - World.jpg|''[[Axiom Verge]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2013== | + | ==[[:Category: 2013 Video Games|2013]]== |
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Risk of Rain - W32 - World.jpg|''[[Risk of Rain]]'' | Risk of Rain - W32 - World.jpg|''[[Risk of Rain]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2012== | + | ==[[:Category: 2012 Video Games|2012]]== |
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Borderlands 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Borderlands 2]]'' | Borderlands 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Borderlands 2]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2011== | + | ==[[:Category: 2011 Video Games|2011]]== |
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Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal 2]]'' | Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal 2]]'' | ||
+ | Terraria - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Terraria]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2010== | + | ==[[:Category: 2010 Video Games|2010]]== |
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VVVVVV - Box Mockup.jpg|''[[VVVVVV]]'' | VVVVVV - Box Mockup.jpg|''[[VVVVVV]]'' | ||
− | Limbo - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Limbo]]'' | + | Limbo - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Limbo (video game)|Limbo]]'' |
Nelson Tethers - Puzzle Agent - STEAM - Title Card.jpg|''[[Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent]]'' | Nelson Tethers - Puzzle Agent - STEAM - Title Card.jpg|''[[Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2009== | + | ==[[:Category: 2009 Video Games|2009]]== |
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Left 4 Dead 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' | Left 4 Dead 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2008== | + | ==[[:Category: 2008 Video Games|2008]]== |
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2007== | + | ==[[:Category: 2007 Video Games|2007]]== |
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− | Half-Life 2 - Episode Two - Title Card.jpg|''[[Half Life 2: Episode Two]]'' | + | Half-Life 2 - Episode Two - Title Card.jpg|''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]'' |
Portal - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal]]'' | Portal - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2006== | + | ==[[:Category: 2006 Video Games|2006]]== |
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Half-Life 2 - Episode One - W32 - UK.jpg|''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]'' | Half-Life 2 - Episode One - W32 - UK.jpg|''[[Half-Life 2: Episode One]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2005== | + | ==[[:Category: 2005 Video Games|2005]]== |
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2004== | + | ==[[:Category: 2004 Video Games|2004]]== |
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Half-Life 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life 2]]'' | Half-Life 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life 2]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2003== | + | ==[[:Category: 2003 Video Games|2003]]== |
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+ | Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2002== | + | ==[[:Category: 2002 Video Games|2002]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
+ | Dance Dance Revolution - Extreme - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Extreme]]'' | ||
Metroid Fusion - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' | Metroid Fusion - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' | ||
Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'' | Castlevania - Harmony of Dissonance - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2001== | + | ==[[:Category: 2001 Video Games|2001]]== |
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Castlevania - Circle of the Moon - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'' | Castlevania - Circle of the Moon - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==2000== | + | ==[[:Category: 2000 Video Games|2000]]== |
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Bionic Commando - Elite Forces - GBC - USA.jpg|''[[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]]'' | Bionic Commando - Elite Forces - GBC - USA.jpg|''[[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1999== | + | ==[[:Category: 1999 Video Games|1999]]== |
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1998== | + | ==[[:Category: 1998 Video Games|1998]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Half-Life - WIN - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life]]'' | Half-Life - WIN - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life]]'' | ||
+ | Myth II - Soulblighter - MAC - EU.jpg|''[[Myth II: Soulblighter]]'' | ||
Mario Party - N64 - USA.jpg|''[[Mario Party]]'' | Mario Party - N64 - USA.jpg|''[[Mario Party]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1997== | + | ==[[:Category: 1997 Video Games|1997]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Ultima Online - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima Online]]'' | Ultima Online - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima Online]]'' | ||
Age of Empires - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Age of Empires]]'' | Age of Empires - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Age of Empires]]'' | ||
Castlevania - Symphony of the Night - PS1 - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' | Castlevania - Symphony of the Night - PS1 - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' | ||
+ | Myth - Fallen Lords, The - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Myth: The Fallen Lords]]'' | ||
+ | Magic - Gathering, The - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1996== | + | ==[[:Category: 1996 Video Games|1996]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Diablo - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Diablo]]'' | Diablo - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Diablo]]'' | ||
Mario Kart 64 - N64 - UK.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | Mario Kart 64 - N64 - UK.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | ||
+ | Super Mario 64 - N64 - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario 64]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1995== | + | ==[[:Category: 1995 Video Games|1995]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Chrono Trigger - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' | Chrono Trigger - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' | ||
− | Magic Carpet 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Magic Carpet 2: The | + | Magic Carpet 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds]]'' |
Tetris Attack - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Tetris Attack]]'' | Tetris Attack - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Tetris Attack]]'' | ||
− | + | Warcraft II - Tides of Darkness - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness]]'' | |
− | + | Kirby's Dream Land 2 - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1994== | + | ==[[:Category: 1994 Video Games|1994]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Final Fantasy VI - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' | Final Fantasy VI - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1993== | + | ==[[:Category: 1993 Video Games|1993]]== |
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Secret of Mana - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Secret of Mana]]'' | Secret of Mana - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Secret of Mana]]'' | ||
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Doom - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Doom]]'' | Doom - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Doom]]'' | ||
7th Guest, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[The 7th Guest]]'' | 7th Guest, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[The 7th Guest]]'' | ||
− | Legend of Zelda - Link's Awakening - GB - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' | + | Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening - GB - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'' |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1992== | + | ==[[:Category: 1992 Video Games|1992]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Ultima VII - Black Gate, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]'' | Ultima VII - Black Gate, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]'' | ||
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Wolfenstein 3D - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Wolfenstein 3-D]]'' | Wolfenstein 3D - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Wolfenstein 3-D]]'' | ||
Super Mario Land 2 - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' | Super Mario Land 2 - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'' | ||
+ | Wizardry - Crusaders of the Dark Savant - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1991== | + | ==[[:Category: 1991 Video Games|1991]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Legend of Zelda, The - Link to the Past, A - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' | Legend of Zelda, The - Link to the Past, A - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1990== | + | ==[[:Category: 1990 Video Games|1990]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Super Mario World - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]'' | Super Mario World - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario World]]'' | ||
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Loom - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Loom]]'' | Loom - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Loom]]'' | ||
ActRaiser - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[ActRaiser]]'' | ActRaiser - SNES - USA.jpg|''[[ActRaiser]]'' | ||
− | King's Quest V - DOS - USA - CD-ROM.jpg|''[[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]]'' | + | King's Quest V - Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! - DOS - USA - CD-ROM.jpg|''[[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]]'' |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1989== | + | ==[[:Category: 1989 Video Games|1989]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
River City Ransom - NES - USA.jpg|''[[River City Ransom]]'' | River City Ransom - NES - USA.jpg|''[[River City Ransom]]'' | ||
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Super Mario Land - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]'' | Super Mario Land - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Land]]'' | ||
Tetris - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Tetris (Nintendo)|Tetris]]'' | Tetris - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Tetris (Nintendo)|Tetris]]'' | ||
− | + | Ultima - Quest of the Avatar - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima: Quest of the Avatar]]'' | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1988== | + | ==[[:Category: 1988 Video Games|1988]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | ||
− | Bionic Commando - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Bionic Commando]]'' | + | Bionic Commando - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Bionic Commando (NES)|Bionic Commando]]'' |
Mega Man II - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Mega Man II]]'' | Mega Man II - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Mega Man II]]'' | ||
Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' | Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' | ||
− | King's Quest IV - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]]'' | + | King's Quest IV - Perils of Rosella, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]]'' |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1987== | + | ==[[:Category: 1987 Video Games|1987]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'' | Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1986== | + | ==[[:Category: 1986 Video Games|1986]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Legend of Zelda, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' | Legend of Zelda, The - NES - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1985== | + | ==[[:Category: 1985 Video Games|1985]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Super Mario Bros. - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | Super Mario Bros. - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
− | Gauntlet - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Gauntlet | + | Gauntlet - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Gauntlet (video game)|Gauntlet]]'' |
− | |||
King's Quest II - PCJR - USA.jpg|''[[King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne]]'' | King's Quest II - PCJR - USA.jpg|''[[King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne]]'' | ||
Deja Vu - C64 - USA.jpg|''[[Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!]]'' | Deja Vu - C64 - USA.jpg|''[[Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!]]'' | ||
+ | Ghosts 'N Goblins - ARC - USA - Taito.jpg|''[[Ghosts 'N Goblins]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1984== | + | ==[[:Category: 1984 Video Games|1984]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Excitebike - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Excitebike]]'' | Excitebike - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Excitebike]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1983== | + | ==[[:Category: 1983 Video Games|1983]]== |
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Enduro - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Enduro]]'' | Enduro - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Enduro]]'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1982== | + | ==[[:Category: 1982 Video Games|1982]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
+ | Pitfall! - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Pitfall!]]'' | ||
Yars' Revenge - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Yars' Revenge]]'' | Yars' Revenge - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Yars' Revenge]]'' | ||
− | |||
Megamania - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Megamania]]'' | Megamania - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Megamania]]'' | ||
River Raid - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[River Raid]]'' | River Raid - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[River Raid]]'' | ||
− | + | Jungle Hunt - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Jungle Hunt]]'' | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1981== | + | ==[[:Category: 1981 Video Games|1981]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Frogger - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Frogger]]'' | Frogger - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Frogger]]'' | ||
Vanguard - ARC - USA - Cabinet.jpg|''[[Vanguard]]'' | Vanguard - ARC - USA - Cabinet.jpg|''[[Vanguard]]'' | ||
+ | Defender - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Defender]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1980== | + | ==[[:Category: 1980 Video Games|1980]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Adventure - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Adventure]]'' | Adventure - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Adventure]]'' | ||
Pac-Man - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Pac-Man]]'' | Pac-Man - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Pac-Man]]'' | ||
+ | Boxing - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Boxing (Activision)|Boxing]]'' | ||
+ | Fishing Derby - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Fishing Derby]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1979== | + | ==[[:Category: 1979 Video Games|1979]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
+ | Video Pinball - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Video Pinball]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1978== | + | ==[[:Category: 1978 Video Games|1978]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Outlaw - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Outlaw (Atari 2600)|Outlaw]]'' | Outlaw - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Outlaw (Atari 2600)|Outlaw]]'' | ||
+ | Skydiver - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Skydiver|Sky Diver]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | ==1977== | + | ==[[:Category: 1977 Video Games|1977]]== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Combat - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Combat]]'' | Combat - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Combat]]'' |
Revision as of 22:23, 19 May 2020
This is a list of my top 5 favorite video games grouped and ordered by the year they were originally released. Games are ordered with the left-most being my favorite for the year. If a year has fewer than five games, it means I haven't played enough games in that year worthy of ranking. See also my list of favorite video games by genre.
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
- Tower of Heaven - W32 - World.jpg
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
- Dice Wars - WEB - Title.png
2000
1999
1998
1997
- Magic - Gathering, The - W32 - USA.jpg
1996
- Diablo - W32 - USA.jpg
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
- Wonder Boy In Monster World - GEN - USA.jpg
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
- Goonies - FC - Japan.jpg
1985
- Deja Vu - C64 - USA.jpg
1984
- King's Quest - DOS (Later) - USA.jpg