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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 for that year.
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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 in that year worthy of ranking. See also my [[list of favorite video games by genre]].
  
==2016==
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==[[:Category: 2017 Video Games|2017]]==
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Pinstripe - Steam - World.jpg|''[[Pinstripe]]''
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Frostrune, The - Steam - World.jpg|''[[The Frostrune]]''
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</gallery>
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==[[:Category: 2016 Video Games|2016]]==
 
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<gallery>
 
Glittermitten Grove - Title Card.jpg|''[[Glittermitten Grove]]''
 
Glittermitten Grove - Title Card.jpg|''[[Glittermitten Grove]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2015==
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==[[:Category: 2015 Video Games|2015]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Undertale - NS - USA.jpg|''[[Undertale]]''
 
Undertale - NS - USA.jpg|''[[Undertale]]''
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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==
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==[[:Category: 2014 Video Games|2014]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Axiom Verge - XONE - World.jpg|''[[Axiom Verge]]''
 
Axiom Verge - XONE - World.jpg|''[[Axiom Verge]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2013==
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==[[:Category: 2013 Video Games|2013]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 2012 Video Games|2012]]==
 
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<gallery>
 
Borderlands 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Borderlands 2]]''
 
Borderlands 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Borderlands 2]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2011==
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==[[:Category: 2011 Video Games|2011]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal 2]]''
 
Portal 2 - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Portal 2]]''
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Terraria - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Terraria]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2010==
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==[[:Category: 2010 Video Games|2010]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
VVVVVV - Box Mockup.jpg|''[[VVVVVV]]''
 
VVVVVV - Box Mockup.jpg|''[[VVVVVV]]''
Limbo - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Limbo]]''
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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==
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==[[:Category: 2009 Video Games|2009]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 2008 Video Games|2008]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2007==
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==[[:Category: 2007 Video Games|2007]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Half-Life 2 - Episode Two - Title Card.jpg|''[[Half Life 2: Episode Two]]''
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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==
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==[[:Category: 2006 Video Games|2006]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 2005 Video Games|2005]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2004==
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==[[:Category: 2004 Video Games|2004]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 2003 Video Games|2003]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Castlevania - Aria of Sorrow - GBA - USA.jpg|''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==2002==
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==[[:Category: 2002 Video Games|2002]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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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==
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==[[:Category: 2001 Video Games|2001]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 2000 Video Games|2000]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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==
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==[[:Category: 1999 Video Games|1999]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1998==
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==[[:Category: 1998 Video Games|1998]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Half-Life - WIN - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life]]''
 
Half-Life - WIN - USA.jpg|''[[Half-Life]]''
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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==
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==[[: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]]''
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Myth - Fallen Lords, The - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Myth: The Fallen Lords]]''
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Magic - Gathering, The - W32 - USA.jpg|''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1996==
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==[[: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]]''
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Super Mario 64 - N64 - USA.jpg|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1995==
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==[[: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 Nether Worlds]]''
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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]]''
Kirby's Dream Land 2 - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Kirby's Dreamland 2]]''
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Warcraft II - Tides of Darkness - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness]]''
Terranigma - SNES - EU.jpg|''[[Terranigma]]''
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Kirby's Dream Land 2 - GB - USA.jpg|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1994==
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==[[: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==
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==[[:Category: 1993 Video Games|1993]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
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]]''
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Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening - GB - USA.jpg|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1992==
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==[[: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]]''
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Wizardry - Crusaders of the Dark Savant - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1991==
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==[[: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==
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==[[: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!]]''
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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==
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==[[: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]]''
Golden Axe - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Golden Axe]]''
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Ultima - Quest of the Avatar - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Ultima: Quest of the Avatar]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1988==
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==[[: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]]''
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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]]''
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King's Quest IV - Perils of Rosella, The - DOS - USA.jpg|''[[King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1987==
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==[[: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==
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==[[: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==
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==[[: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]]''
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Gauntlet - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Gauntlet (video game)|Gauntlet]]''
Ghosts 'N Goblins - ARC - USA - Taito.jpg|''[[Ghosts 'N Goblins]]''
 
 
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!!]]''
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Ghosts 'N Goblins - ARC - USA - Taito.jpg|''[[Ghosts 'N Goblins]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1984==
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==[[:Category: 1984 Video Games|1984]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Excitebike - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Excitebike]]''
 
Excitebike - NES - USA.jpg|''[[Excitebike]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1983==
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==[[:Category: 1983 Video Games|1983]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Enduro - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Enduro]]''
 
Enduro - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Enduro]]''
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1982==
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==[[:Category: 1982 Video Games|1982]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Pitfall! - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Pitfall!]]''
 
Yars' Revenge - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Yars' Revenge]]''
 
Yars' Revenge - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Yars' Revenge]]''
Pitfall! - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Pitfall!]]''
 
 
Megamania - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Megamania]]''
 
Megamania - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Megamania]]''
 
River Raid - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[River Raid]]''
 
River Raid - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[River Raid]]''
Spider Fighter - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Spider Fighter]]''
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Jungle Hunt - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Jungle Hunt]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1981==
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==[[: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]]''
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Defender - ARC - USA.jpg|''[[Defender]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1980==
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==[[: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]]''
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Boxing - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Boxing (Activision)|Boxing]]''
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Fishing Derby - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Fishing Derby]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1979==
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==[[:Category: 1979 Video Games|1979]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Video Pinball - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Video Pinball]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1978==
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==[[:Category: 1978 Video Games|1978]]==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Outlaw - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Outlaw (Atari 2600)|Outlaw]]''
 
Outlaw - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Outlaw (Atari 2600)|Outlaw]]''
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Skydiver - 2600 - USA.jpg|''[[Skydiver|Sky Diver]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==1977==
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==[[: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.

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