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Topic	1997-2000 Square is probably the best run from any game company, ever.
Lightning Strikes 02/22/21 4:47:56 AM #14:	MrGreenonion posted... They still had a REALLY long run of at least one all-time classic every year from like 1990-2002 1990: Super Mario Bros. 3 1991: Super Mario World 1992: Link to the Past, Super Mario Land 2, Super Mario Kart 1993: Kirby's Adventure, Link's Awakening, Star Fox, Super Mario All-Stars 1994: Super Metroid, Super Punch-Out!!, Donkey Kong Country 1995: Donkey Kong Country 2, Yoshi's Island, Earthbound 1996: Super Mario RPG, Super Mario 64 1997: Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, GoldenEye 007 1998: Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Red & Blue 1999: Super Smash Bros. 2000: Perfect Dark, Majora's Mask, Paper Mario 2001: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons, Pokemon Gold & Silver, Super Smash Bros. Melee 2002: Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime After that they had some years where their big games were franchise entries that maybe didn't live up to previous titles, and the occasional transitional year as one generation was closing out and another was getting underway, but that's a pretty great run right there. You can keep going: 2003: Wind Waker, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 2004: Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime 2, Pikmin 2, Minish Cap 2005: Mario Kart DS 2006: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports, New Super Mario Bros., Elite Beat Agents 2007: Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 2008: Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2009: Mario & Luigi Bowsers Inside Story 2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Xenoblade Chronicles, Kirbys Epic Yarn 2011: Super Mario 3D Land 2012: Animal Crossing New Leaf, Fire Emblem Awakening 2013: Super Mario 3D World, A Link Between Worlds 2014: Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8 Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros. 4 2015: Super Mario Maker, Splatoon All of these games are ~90+ review averages or regarded as a classic in some way, certainly all above Super Mario Land, Kirbys Adventure and Super Punch-Out. And there are some I couldve mentioned like Pikmin 3. I would echo the feeling earlier that 1989 doesnt really count. 2016 was their first missed year since then, due to saving games for the release of the Switch. But 1990-2015 was a hell of a run. Some are weaker than others (1999, 2005, 2008-2009), but they always had at least one breakthrough hit or massively acclaimed title per year. Its certainly better than a handful of RPGS of which some the publisher never bothered to put out in Europe. Xenogears? What is that? Some game that doesnt exist. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc <cite>Lightning Strikes posted [p:950936259] in 1997-2000 ... [t:79309990]...</cite> <quote>MrGreenonion posted... </cite> <quote>They still had a REALLY long run of at least one all-time classic every year from like 1990-2002 1990: Super Mario Bros. 3 1991: Super Mario World 1992: Link to the Past, Super Mario Land 2, Super Mario Kart 1993: Kirby's Adventure, Link's Awakening, Star Fox, Super Mario All-Stars 1994: Super Metroid, Super Punch-Out!!, Donkey Kong Country 1995: Donkey Kong Country 2, Yoshi's Island, Earthbound 1996: Super Mario RPG, Super Mario 64 1997: Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, GoldenEye 007 1998: Ocarina of Time, Pokemon Red & Blue 1999: Super Smash Bros. 2000: Perfect Dark, Majora's Mask, Paper Mario 2001: Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons, Pokemon Gold & Silver, Super Smash Bros. Melee 2002: Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime After that they had some years where their big games were franchise entries that maybe didn't live up to previous titles, and the occasional transitional year as one generation was closing out and another was getting underway, but that's a pretty great run right there.</quote> You can keep going: 2003: Wind Waker, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga 2004: Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door, Metroid Prime 2, Pikmin 2, Minish Cap 2005: Mario Kart DS 2006: Twilight Princess, Wii Sports, New Super Mario Bros., Elite Beat Agents 2007: Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3 2008: Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2009: Mario & Luigi Bowsers Inside Story 2010: Super Mario Galaxy 2, Xenoblade Chronicles, Kirbys Epic Yarn 2011: Super Mario 3D Land 2012: Animal Crossing New Leaf, Fire Emblem Awakening 2013: Super Mario 3D World, A Link Between Worlds 2014: Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8 Bayonetta 2, Super Smash Bros. 4 2015: Super Mario Maker, Splatoon All of these games are ~90+ review averages or regarded as a classic in some way, certainly all above Super Mario Land, Kirbys Adventure and Super Punch-Out. And there are some I couldve mentioned like Pikmin 3. I would echo the feeling earlier that 1989 doesnt really count. 2016 was their first missed year since then, due to saving games for the release of the Switch. But 1990-2015 was a hell of a run. Some are weaker than others (1999, 2005, 2008-2009), but they always had at least one breakthrough hit or massively acclaimed title per year. Its certainly better than a handful of RPGS of which some the publisher never bothered to put out in Europe. Xenogears? What is that? Some game that doesnt exist. --- I just decided to change this sig. Blaaaaaaargh azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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