Ultima 1 - 1981

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (DC)

Gran Turismo 1, which i think feels better than Part 2. A lot of Road Rash 64. Controls are smooth and precise. It drives like a slow F-Zero. Very nice. Command and Conquer Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert via OpenRA which i totally recommend. Better than "The Red Alert" (also totally recommended).

I was about to reply to your controls precise and smooth then realized you were talking about Road Rash not Ridge Racer 64.  Now I really want to hunt down a Road Rash 64 cart.  I tried firing up Ridge Racer 64 a few weeks back and then sat there wondering for 5-10 mins how the hell I ever grasped the controls for the game when I was younger.

Finally got to play through Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl this year (been playing with mods for years) and that game is from 2007.

Also does Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Remaster count.? That game is from ps2 era and i finished it this year aswell:D

I saw that it will take hours of fighting before I get to the end and felt like it would be a waste of my time. I watched both endings.

I knew it was designed for PS1, especially the battle arenas give it away.

I rate this game with solid 8/10

This thread also reminded me that I was playing Vagrant Story early on too (from 2000), but I stopped playing halfway through. As much as I liked the game, I honestly still have no clue about some of its mechanics, and I got to a point where it didn't matter how I upgraded my equipment or what magic/elements I'd use, I would deal next to zero damage to enemies. It got way too tedious and I swear I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong.

Just last night I was playing bomberman (1983) on my NES. I regularly play old games to keep my consoles in rotation.

Same with Xenogears :D

I think Link's Awakening. DX, so 1998. I don't know maybe I played something else this year but don't remember playing anything particularly old this year. I certainly didn't play on my old consoles.