1999, (Runoff) Game of the Year

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SvennoJ said:

Looks like Other is taking the win this round, outpacing the lumped together Pokemons :p
(Btw didn't Pokemon Crystal release in 2000? December 2000 even)
It's going to be hard to reshuffle the poll!

I'm going by earliest release date in every sense of the term (i.e. region, platform, etc...).  Pokemon Crystal is really an enhanced version of Pokemon Gold and Silver, so it gets lumped in with them.  This is a person's only shot to vote for Pokemon Crystal.

I believe I already said that compilations like Super Mario All-Stars are not eligible since it's just a compilation and all of the games in it already had their shot in earlier years.  Basically each game only gets one year where it's eligible for votes.  It can't be repackaged in some way to get another shot, and graphical improvements and added DLC (or content equivalent) are not enough of a difference to give a game another opportunity.  The only exceptions to this are "remakes" which are really an entirely different game from the original like Metroid Zero Mission or Final Fantasy 7 Remake.  Those games are actually significantly different experiences from the "original", and can be treated as brand new games.