Mine is going to be a bit of a weird mix of years from memory.... and Wikipedia:
1984 Bomb Jack (This was technically released the year before I was born but still brilliant!)
1985 Starquake
1987 Super Mario Bros. (EU release)
1990 Super Mario Bros. 3
1991 Super Mario World (again, both EU releases)
1993 Doom
1994 Tekken
1995 EDIT (how did I forget this?!): Chrono Trigger (2nd place: Rise of the Triad)
1996 Duke Nukem 3D
1997 Final Fantasy VII
1998 Half-Life
1999 Metal Gear Solid (2nd place Age of Empires II, 3rd place Unreal Tournament, 4th place Planescape Torment... what a year!)
2000 Deus Ex (Greatest Game Ever!)
2001 Final Fantasy X
2002 Neverwinter Nights or Age of Mythology
2003 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (2nd place CoD)
2004 Half-Life 2
2005 Metal Gear Solid 3 (2nd place to Age of Empires 3)
2006 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2nd place to Orange Box, 3rd to Crysis)
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4
2009 Dragon Age: Origins (2nd place Uncharted 2)
2010 Mass Effect 2... so far








