1972: Pong
1973: Lunar Lander
1974: Qwark! (the original Duck Hunt)
1975: Steeplechase
1976: Breakout (plus the Atari 2600 version is also my favorite 2600 game of all time)
1977: Circus (Breakout clone. Plus this might be the first game I remember ever playing)
1978: Space Invaders
1979: Galaxian (Superior Space Invader clone)
1980: Pac Man
1981: Donkey Kong
1982: Dig Dug honorable mention Ms. Pac Man
1983: Mario Bros.
1984: Tetris honorable mention 1942, Boulder Dash and Duck Hunt
1985: Hang-On honorable mention Space Harrier and Super Mario Bros.
1986: Bubble Bobble honorable mention Out Run and Dragon Quest
1987: Double Dragon honorable mention After Burner, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest 2
1988: Altered Beast honorable mention Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Mega Man 2, Final Fantasy 2 and Dragon Quest 3
1989: Final Fight honorable mention Golden Axe and Duck Tales
1990: ActRaiser honorable mention Final Fantasy 3, Dragon Quest 3, Super Mario World and Pit Fighter
1991: Final Fantasy IV honorable mention Super Castlevannia IV, Sonic The Hedgehog and Sunset Riders
1992: Streets of Rage 2 honorable mention Final Fantasy V, Dragon Quest V, Sonic The Hedgehog 2
1993: NBA Jam honorable mention Super Street Fighter II, Shinning Force II
1994: Donkey Kong Country honorable mention Final Fantasy VI, Streets of Rage 3, NBA Live 95, Virtua Cop, and Sonic The Hedgehog 3
1995: Tekken 2 honorable mention NBA Live 96, Dragon Quest 6 and Donkey Kong Country 2
1996: Tomb Raider honorable mention Blood Omen Legacy of Kain and Dead or Alive
1997: Final Fantasy VII honorable mention Tekken 3, Gran Turismo, Tomba, Breath of Fire 3
1998: Soulcalibur honorable mention Metal Gear Solid and Suikoden II
1999: Shenmue honorable mention Gran Turismo 2 and Dead or Alive 2
2000: Final Fantasy IX honorable mention Jet Set Radio and Grandia II
2001: Dead or Alive 3 honorable mention Devil May Cry, Gran Turisom 3: A-Spec, and Grand Theft Auto III
2002: Soulcalibur II honorable mention NBA Street, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Jet Set Radio Future, Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller, and Sega GT 2002
2003: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne honorable mention Catlevannia: Aria of Sorrow
2004: Gran Turismo 4 honorable mention Red Dead Revolver, Ninja Gaiden and Halo 2
2005: Resident Evil 4 honorable mention Forza Motorsports, Dead or Alive 4 and God of War
2006: Dead Rising honorable mention Gears of War and Saints Row
2007: Lost Odyssey honorable mention Forza Motorsports 2 and God of War 2
2008: Tales of Vesperia honorable mention Dead Space, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Far Cry 2
2009: Assassins Creed 2 honorable mention Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Resident Evil 5 and Forza Motorsports 3
2010: Red Dead Redemption honorable mention Dead Rising 2 and Gran Turismo 5
2011: Forza Motorsports 4 honorable mention Dead Space 2, Uncharted 3 and Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
2012: Forza Horizon honorable mention Borderlands 2 and Far Cry 3
2013: Tomb Raider honorable mention Forza Motorsport 5 and Dead Rising 3
2014: Forza Horizon 2 honorable mention Far Cry 4
2015: Forza Motorsports 6 honorable mention Assassins Creed Syndicate and Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016: Forza Horzion 3 honorable mention Final Fantasy XV and Uncharted 4: A Thieves End
2017: Forza Motorsports 7 honorable mention Project Cars 2
2018: Nothing yet but I'm guessing Forza Horizon 4 will be my favorite game of the year.
Last edited by Chris Hu - on 28 June 2018
