1979: Bee Wary (TRS-80)
1980: Pac-Man (arcade)
1981: Donkey Kong (arcade)
1982: Joust (arcade)
1983: Mario Bros (arcade)
1984: Boulder Dash (Atari 800/XL/XE)
1985: Super Mario Bros (NES)
1986: Starflight (PC)
1987: The Legend of Zelda (NES)
1988: Zelda II (NES)
1989: Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
1990: Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
1991: Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
1992: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
1993: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game Boy)
1994: Super Metroid (SNES)
1995: Chrono Trigger (SNES)
1996: Super Mario 64 (N64)
1997: Final Fantasy VII (PS1)
1998: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
1999: Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1)
2000: Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
2001: Final Fantasy X (PS2)
2002: Metroid Prime (Gamecube)
2003: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube)
2004: Tales of Symphonia (Gamecube)
2005: Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
2006: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Gamecube)
2007: Virtua Fighter 5 Online (X360)
2008: Valkyria Chronicles (PS3)
2009: Demon's Souls (PS3)
2010: Fallout: New Vegas (X360/PS3)
2011: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
2012: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
2013: Ni no Kuni (PS3)
2014: Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)
2015: Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
2016: Final Fantasy XV (PS4)
2017: The Legend of Zelda; Breath of the Wild (Switch)
2018: Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Switch/PS4)
2019: Dragon Quest XI S (Switch)
2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
2021: Shin Megami Tensei V (Switch)
2022: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)
2023: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
2024: Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5/X1)