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1985 - Super Mario Bros

1986

1987 - The Legend of Zelda

1988 - Super Mario Bros 3*

1989

1990 - Super Mario Land

1991 - Dr. Mario

1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A link to the Past

1993

1994 - Donkey Kong '94

1995 - EarthBound

1996

1997 - Kirby's Fun Pak

1998 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

1999

2000 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask**

2001 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

2002

2003 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker**

2004 - Warioware: Touched*

2005 - Pokémon Emerald

2006 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

2007 - Mario Party DS

2008 - Mario Kart Wii

2009 - Pokémon Platinum

2010 - Pokémon Soulsilver

2011 - Mario Kart 7

2012 - Pokémon Black 2

2013 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

2014 - Mario Kart 8

2015 - Super Mario Maker

2016 - Fire Emblem Fates

2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2018 - Super Mario Party

* = Japanese release date (to reduce the number of missing years :p)
** = I only played their remakes, but I assume they're not too different



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This is a cool idea. I think I'll do it as the gameboy onwards as that's when I started playing Nintendo games. I'll skip years that I didn't have a Nintendo game that I played.
I'll use whatever year they were first released in Japan.

1989 - Super Mario Land
1990 - F-Zero
1991 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past
1992 - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1993 -
1994 - Earthbound
1995 -
1996 - Kirby Super Star
1997 -
1998 - Pokemon Yellow
1999 - Pokemon Gold/Silver
2000 -
2001 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
2002 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2003 - Pokemon Colosseum
2004 - Classic NES Series: The Legend Of Zelda (cheating here)
2005 - Fire Emblem: Path Of Radiance
2006 - Wii Sports
2007 - Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
2008 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2009 -
2010 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011 - The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2012 - Nintendo Land
2013 - Super Mario 3D World (didn't play much from this year at all)
2014 - Super Smash Bros. For Wii U (didn't play much from this year at all)
2015 - Splatoon
2016 - Pokemon Sun/Moon
2017 - Super Mario Odyssey
2018 - Sushi Striker: The Way Of The Sushido



I guess I should do this by North American release dates since I am from the US?


-Donkey Kong (1981)
-Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
-Popeye (1983)
-Punch-Out!! (Arcade; 1984)
-Super Mario Bros. (1985)
-Metroid (1986)
-The Legend of Zelda (1987)
-Zelda 2 (1988)
-Tetris* (1989) -not sure if this one counts as Nintendo
-Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
-Super Mario World (1991)
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to The Past (1992)
-Star Fox (1993)
-Super Punch Out (1994)
-Earthbound (1995)

-Never owned a N64. (1996)
-I think the system really sucks. (1997)
-You know how a lot of people hated the Wii (1998)
- and the Wii controller? (1999)
-That's how I felt about the N64. (2000)

-Advance Wars (2001)
-Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
-Advance Wars 2 (2003)
-Kirby and the Amazing Mirror (2004)
-Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005)
-Wii Sports (2006)
-Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007)
-Mario Kart Wii (2008)
-New Super Mario Bros Wii (2009)
-Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
-Mario Kart 7 (2011)
-New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
-Super Mario 3D World (2013)
-Super Smash Bros Wii (2014)
-Super Mario Maker (2015)
-Didn't play any this year (2016)
-The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild (2017)
-Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)



1996 : Super Mario 64. Best Graphics, gameplay and controls, eclipsing all other platforms games on the other consoles. It was a WOW when I saw it for the first time, and playing it was a true blast. I think I finished it more than 10 times. I'm still dreaming a Nintendo Console with the graphics capabilities of N64 and GameCube compared to its generation...who knows...



”Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Harriet Tubman.

I'll go by the US release date.

1985. Super Mario Bros.

1986. Metroid

1987. The Legend of Zelda

1988. Super Mario Bros. 2

1989. Super Mario Land

1990. Super Mario Bros. 3

1991. Super Mario World

1992. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1993. Kirby's Adventure

1994. Super Metroid

1995. Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2

1996. Super Mario 64

1997. Kirby's Dream Land 3

1998. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

1999. Super Smash Bros.

2000. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

2001. Luigi's Mansion

2002. Metroid Prime

2003. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Kirby Air Ride

2004. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

2005. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

2006. Baten Kaitos Origins

2007. Super Mario Galaxy

2008. Kirby Super Star Ultra

2009. Style Savvy

2010. Super Mario Galaxy 2

2011. Pokemon Black and White

2012. Kid Icarus: Uprising

2013. Super Mario 3D World

2014. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

2015. Xenoblade Chronicles X

2016. Pokemon Sun and Moon

2017. Oof I hate this, fuck the rules. Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Style Savvy: Styling Star.

2018. Kirby Star Allies