The_Liquid_Laser on 07 September 2023
This is a thread to compile all of the Game of the Year/Decade results and also for general discussion.
GAME OF ALL TIME
The Game of All Time is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
The runner up is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
The thread can be found here.
BEST YEAR IN GAMING
The Best Year in Gaming is 1998.
The runner up is 2007.
The thread can be found here.
Game of the Decade
| Decade | Winner | Runner Up |
| 1970's | Space Invaders (Arcade) | Pong (Arcade) |
| 1980's | Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) | The Legend of Zelda (NES) |
| 1990's | LoZ: Ocarina of Time (N64) | Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) |
| 2000's | Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube/PS2) | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) |
| 2010's | LoZ: Breath of the Wild (Switch/Wii U) | The Last of Us (PS3) |
Game of the Year
| Year | Winner | Runner Up |
| 1980 | Pac-Man (Arcade) | Rogue (various computers) |
| 1981 | Donkey Kong (Arcade) | Galaga (Arcade) |
| 1982 | Pitfall! (Atari 2600) | Dig Dug (Arcade) |
| 1983 | Mario Bros (Arcade) | Dragon's Lair (Arcade) |
| 1984 | Duck Hunt (NES/Arcade) | Punch Out!! (Arcade) |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros (NES) | Tetris (Electronika 60) |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda (NES) | Dragon Quest (NES) |
| 1987 | Phantasy Star (SMS) | Final Fantasy (NES) |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) | Mega Man 2 (NES) |
| 1989 | SimCity (Home Computers) | TMNT (Arcade/NES) |
| 1990 | Super Mario World (SNES) | The Secret of Monkey Island (Home Computers) |
| 1991 | LoZ: A Link to the Past (SNES) | Final Fantasy IV (SNES) |
| 1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis) | Wolfenstein 3D (PC) |
| 1993 | Doom (PC) | Mega Man X (SNES) |
| 1994 | Super Metroid (SNES) | Final Fantasy VI (SNES) |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger (SNES) | DKC2: Diddy Kong's Quest (SNES) |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 (N64) | Pokemon R/G/B/Y (Gameboy) |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII (Playstation) | Goldeneye 007 (N64) |
| 1998 | LoZ: Ocarina of Time (N64) | StarCraft (PC) |
| 1999 | Age of Empires II (PC) | Final Fantasy VIII (Playstation) |
| 2000 | Diablo II (PC) | LoZ: Majora's Mask (N64) |
| 2001 | Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox) | Grand Theft Auto III (PS2) |
| 2002 | Metroid Prime (GameCube) | LoZ: The Wind Waker (GameCube) |
| 2003 | Star Wars: KOTOR (XBox/PC) | Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (PC/PS2/GCN/XBox/GBA) |
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 (PC) | World of Warcraft (PC) |
| 2005 | Resident Evil 4 (GameCube/PS2) | Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) |
| 2006 | LoZ: Twilight Princess (Wii) | Wii Sports (Wii) |
| 2007 | Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) | Portal (PC) |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) | Fallout 3 (PS3/XBox 360/PC) |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2 (PS3) | Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/XBox 360/PC) |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) | Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) |
| 2011 | Dark Souls (PS3/XBox 360) | Skyrim/Portal 2 (tie) |
| 2012 | Journey (PS3) | Dragon's Dogma (PS3/XBox 360) |
| 2013 | The Last of Us (PS3) | Grand Theft Auto V (PS3/XBox 360) |
| 2014 | DKC: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) | Alien: Isolation (PS4/XB1/PS3/XBox 360/PC) |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3 (PS4/XB1/PC) | Bloodborne (PS4) |
| 2016 | Doom (PS4/XB1/PC) | Dark Souls III (PS4/XB1/PC) |
| 2017 | LoZ: Breath of the Wild (Switch) | Hollow Knight (PC/Mac/Linux) |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Switch) | God of War (PS4) |
| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 (Remake) (PS4/XB1/PC) | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4/XB1/PC) |
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox
