1988, Game of the Year

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Darashiva said:

Well, this one is probably the most clear-cut choice so far. SMB3 is going to win, the only game close to it from this year in my opinion is Mega Man 2. They're also probably the only two from the list that are consistently fun to play to this day, as most games from this period still tend to age quite poorly.

I played Pool of Radiance not too long ago, and it is still extremely fun.  However, I still remember those old D&D rules, and that helps.  In general, all of those old gold box D&D games are still fun if you like turn based tactical combat.