My favorite years for gaming:
2006: Twilight Princess, FF12, Okami
1998: OoT, Xenogears, FF Tactics, RE2, MGS, Tekken 3
1997: FF7, Star Fox 64, Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64
1994: Super Metroid, FF6, MK2 SNES
2008: Valkyria Chronicles, Fallout 3, Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey