I'm in favor of more recent games on the polls.
On an age basis, most VGC members are still on their late teens. They would have to go out of their way to play 5th generation games or the like, and even more so to appreciate those games as back when they were new. Those members are much more likely to replay, talk about, and be inspired by newer games.
It's extremely likely a sizeable portion of those who voted on your first poll haven't beaten or even played the games they voted, and instead chose so because that's what repeated endlessly on the internet.







