Voted Gradius.
This was the year that I feel gaming took a real step forward. TwinBee was my first ever multiplayer game. Gradius was like the coolest thing ever (I liked some sequels and Salamander more but it marked the start of one of my favorite series of all time). Super Mario Bros is self explanatory, too bad I didn't have a NES and barely played it. Other games I enjoyed include Castle Excellent (The repetitive music may give you a serious headache. But I loved the game on MSX, probably my first difficult puzzle game) and King's Valley.
And yet 1986 and 1987 were notably better from what I remember.
Last edited by Kyuu - on 14 September 2023