As much as I do love this Mario 2, I have to give it to Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! Far better than the arcade games and supremely playable, its deceptively deep game play is another fine example of how far ahead Nintendo was at the time.
Phantasy Star would be third for me that year; one of the few games on the Master System that could take me away from my NES. Fantastic game and my favorite role-playing series of the '80s.
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