Board 8 > I ranked all of the years in the contest and included my top 3 for each year.

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fedorafreak
04/21/17 2:54:09 PM
#1:


I also put it in tiers, separated by dashes.

I Don't Play Games Tier
36. 1979 (Asteroids, N/A, N/A)
35. 1986 (Bubble Bobble, N/A, N/A)
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Fun Timewasters Tier
34. 1983 (Mario Bros., N/A, N/A)
33. 1978 (Space Invaders, Super Breakout, N/A)
32. 1987 (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Mega Man, Kid Icarus)
31. 1981 (Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong)
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7/10 Games Tier
30. 1988 (Contra, Super Mario Bros. 2, Zelda II)
29. 1999 (Sonic Adventure, Mario Party 2, Crash Team Racing)
28. 1985 (Super Mario Bros., Duck Hunt, Oregon Trail)
27. 1997 (Mega Man X4, Mario Kart 64, Crash Bandicoot 2)
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Single Great Game Tier
26. 1993 (Zelda: Link's Awakening, Mortal Kombat II, N/A)
25. 2002 (Kingdom Hearts, REmake, Game & Watch Gallery 4)
24. 1991 (Super Mario World, Simpsons Arcade, Sonic)
23. 2010 (VVVVVV, Ace Attorney Investigations, Mass Effect 2)
22. 1996 (Fire Emblem 4, Kirby Super Star, Super Mario RPG)
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Small Collection of Great Games Tier
21. 2014 (Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Shovel Knight, Danganronpa 2)
20. 2016 (Ace Attorney 6, Jackbox 3, Uncharted 4)
19. 1995 (Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 2, Yoshi's Island)
18. 1989 (Mega Man 2, Tetris, Duck Tales)
17. 1990 (Mega Man 3, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super C)
16. 2009 (Uncharted 2, Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out!!)
15. 1992 (Mega Man 5, Sonic 2, Final Fantasy V)
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Solid Cast of Games Tier
14. 1998 (Metal Gear Solid, Zelda: OoT, Pokemon RBY)
13. 2000 (Zelda: Majora, Mario Party 3, Pokemon GSC)
12. 2013 (Ace Attorney 5, Papers Please, Civilization V)
11. 1994 (Mega Man X, Super Metroid, Super Street Fighter II Turbo)
10. 2003 (Fire Emblem 7, M&L: Superstar Saga, Zelda: Wind Waker)
9. 2015 (Undertale, Fire Emblem: Conquest, Crypt of the Necrodancer)
8. 2004 (Metal Gear Solid 3, Paper Mario 2, Cave Story)
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Extensive Collection Tier
7. 2006 (Tales of the Abyss, Guitar Hero II, God Hand)
6. 2005 (Ace Attorney, Resident Evil 4, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)
5. 2001 (Metal Gear Solid 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Paper Mario)
4. 2012 (Virtue's Last Reward, Kid Icarus: Uprising, The Walking Dead: Season 1)
3. 2011 (Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Ghost Trick, Binding of Isaac)
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Year-Long Fun Tier
2. 2008 (Persona 4, Mega Man 9, Braid)
1. 2007 (Ace Attorney 3, Ace Attorney 2, Portal)

...It kinda worries me that my entire top 10 is post-2000. In my defense, I never owned an SNES and the first game generation where I really got involved was the N64/PS1 era! 2008 and 2007 was an especially hard fight, as 2008 had more 9/10+ games, but 2007 had a better collection all around.
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WalkingWiki
04/21/17 3:19:51 PM
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9. 2015 (Undertale

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Tom Bombadil
04/21/17 3:27:18 PM
#3:


oh that is neat

going off the b8wiki list because screw research:

What's a video game
1987 (Mega Man)
2012 (Borderlands 2)
1988 (RC Pro Am, SMB2, Super Contra)
2006 (NSMB)
2011 (Pokemon B/W, Mario 3D Land)
2009 (Minecraft, LoL)

Pretty okay
1993 (Aladdin, Shining Force, Secret of Mana)
1985 (SMB, Oregon Trail, Ultima IV)
1989 (SimCity, Dragon Warrior, Mega Man 2)
2013 (FE:A, Pokemon X/Y)
2002 (Soul Calibur II, Animal Crossing, Morrowind)
2005 (PW, We<3K, Star Wars Battlefront II)
1992 (Mario Kart, Sonic 2, Kirby's Dream Land)
1994 (FFVI, S3&K, MMX)

One great game
1986 (Bubble Bobble)
2004 (Katamari Damacy, Mario Power Tennis)
2015 (Undertale, FF:RK)
2010 (Civ V)

Good year
1991 (SMW, SFII, Sonic 1)
1995 (Earthbound, Chrono Trigger)
1990 (FFI, River City Ransom, Commander Keen)
2007 (Persona 3, PW:JFA, PW:TnT)
2003 (Disgaea, Advance Wars 2, Fire Emblem)
2000 (Pokemon G/S, Mario Tennis, Kirby 64)
2016 (FE Fates, Pokemon S/M, Pokemon Go)
2008 (Persona 4, SSBB, Valkyria Chronicles)

*fanboying intensifies*
1997 (Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64, Diddy Kong Racing)
1998 (FFT, Pokemon, Starcraft)
2014 (Sm4sh, Dangan Ronpa, Hearthstone)
2001 (SSBM, Civ III, FFX)
1999 (SSB, Mario Golf, Pokemon Snap)
1996 (SMRPG, Mario 64, Tetris Attack...)
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Metal_DK
04/21/17 4:04:38 PM
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Top Tier, Peak of Gaming
1998 (nuff said)
2001 (especially the second half)
1995 (Warcraft 2, DKC2, CT, Earthbound, Yoshi's Island, Command and Conquer)
1999 (PC gaming existed before steam people)

Great years
1994 (Perhaps my favorite 1-2-3 punch of FF6, Super Metroid, and DKC, slightly less depth than 1995 though)
1997 (FF7 and SotN headling or is it Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye...idk great year though)
2000 (More great PC gaming here people)
2004 (Fall 2004 last time I was excited for the industry as a whole)

Good Years
1990 (Amazing last hurrah of the NES's last year as the primary Nintendo console)
1991 (SNES beginnings)
1996 (N64 solid first few months, SMRPG, a couple of underrated PC games in Civ 2 and Diablo)
1987 (LoZ, Metroid, Gauntlet, Mega Man 1)
1989 (Great year for platforming)
1992 (Bucky O'Hare shout out, one of the most underrated games of all time. Dune 2 and Sonic 2 as well, Super Mario Kart too)

Average Years
2013 (Path of Exile is the most underrated game of the past 10 years, solid PC year in that and more)
1985 (Early NES greatness)
2003 (A lot of solid 7 to 8.5/10 games, nothing top tier though)
1993 (Doom, Myst, Secret of Mana, Link's Awakening...weak best games but some fun)
1981 (Great quick play games)
1978 (Great quick play games as well)

Below Average Tier
2006 (Meh)
2009 (Uncharted 2 is liked, i thought it was ok, Dragon Age as well)
2010 (Civ 5 was solid, Starcraft 2 was good but a disappointment, Fallout New Vegas was solid)
2014 (some ok games i guess in Shovel Knight, Dark Souls 2, meh idk maybe a tier lower)

Bad Tier
2005 (Resident Evil 4, a game that was good but way over praised, and uh....)
1979 (meh)
1986 (Bubble Bobble is ok i guess)
2008 (Persona 4 and not much else, Brawl was terrible)
2002 (Just a sad follow up to 2001, but 2001 was so damn good it carried over)
2016 (Overwatch and not much else)

Really Bad Tier
1988 (Uh Japan got Mega Man 2 at least)
2011 (uh....)
2012 (ya this aint good..)
2015 (Undertale i thought was ok, and not much else)

Most important Year since the Crash of 1983 for all the wrong reasons tier
2007 (Most overrated year in gaming history, when gaming turned into the overall joke it is today)
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Snake5555555555
04/21/17 6:11:42 PM
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Not the Biggest Retro Gamer
1978 (Space Invaders)
1983 (Dragon’s Lair)
1979 (Asteroids, Akalabeth: World of Doom)
1986 (Castlevania)
1985 (Mach Rider, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Super Mario Bros.)
1981 (Castle Wolfenstein, Donkey Kong, Frogger)
1988 (Metal Gear, Altered Beast, Super Contra)
1991 (Super Castlevania IV, Street Fighter II, F-Zero)
1990 (Metal Gear 2)

Getting Better
1992 (Ecco the Dolphin, Alone in the Dark, Wolfenstein 3D)
1987 (Shiry&#333; Sensen - War of the Dead, Punch-Out!!, Contra)
1994 (Alien vs. Predator, Doom II, Sonic & Knuckles)
1997 (Final Fantasy VII, The Note, Nightmare Creatures)
1993 (The Punisher, Doom, The 7th Guest)
1989 (Project Firestart, Sweet Home, Splatterhouse)

Some great titles, overall not great
1995 (Clock Tower: The First Fear, Phantasmagoria, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream)
1996 (Resident Evil, Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain)
2014 (The Evil Within, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Alien: Isolation)
2000 (Resident Evil Code: Veronica, Dino Crisis 2, Fear Effect)
2006 (Rule of Rose, Hitman: Blood Money, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance)

Above-Average
2016 (Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Inside)
2008 (Dead Space, Fallout 3, Condemned 2)
2002 (Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Fatal Frame)
2004 (Metal Gear Solid 3, Kuon, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Packed with Quality
2007 (Call of Duty 4, Devil May Cry 4, Mass Effect)
2015 (Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Until Dawn, Batman: Arkham Knight)
2003 (Silent Hill 3, Fatal Frame II, Clock Tower 3)
1999 (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Silent Hill, Dino Crisis)
2011 (Shadows of the Damned, Dead Space 2, Batman: Arkham City)
1998 (Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, Parasite Eve)

Cream of the Crop
2013 (The Last of Us, Batman: Arkham Origins, Outlast)
2010 (Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Alan Wake)
2009 (Batman: Arkham Asylum, Resident Evil 5, Uncharted 2)
2001 (Silent Hill 2, Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry)

Peak Gaming
2012 (Spec Ops: The Line, Max Payne 3, Hitman: Absolution)
2005 (Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cry 3, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory)
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Paratroopa1
04/21/17 7:54:46 PM
#7:


Oh yeah, picking trios was how I did my favorites bracket.

The best
1990 (Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 3, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse)
2015 (Crypt of the NecroDancer, Undertale, Super Mario Maker)
2002 (Metroid Prime, Phantasy Star Online Ep1&2, Mega Man Battle Network 2)
2003 (Advance Wars 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Mega Man Battle Network 3)
1993 (The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Master of Orion, Gunstar Heroes)

Really good trios
2007 (Team Fortress 2, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials & Tribulations, Portal)
2001 (Paper Mario, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages, Pikmin)
2012 (FTL: Faster Than Light, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Virtue's Last Reward)
1987 (The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, The Fool's Errand)
1994 (Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, Mega Man X)
1996 (Super Mario RPG, Diablo, Super Mario 64)
1995 (Donkey Kong Country 2, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Kirby's Dream Course)
2008 (Rock Band 2, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, Mega Man 9)
2000 (Pokemon Gold/Silver, Mario Tennis, Pokemon Puzzle Challenge)

Solid years
1992 (Mega Man 5, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Contra III: The Alien Wars)
2004 (Cave Story, Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution, Katamari Damacy)
2010 (Mega Man 10, Mass Effect 2, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future)
2016 (Darkest Dungeon, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, Jackbox Party Pack 3)
2014 (Super Smash Bros. For Wii U, Freedom Planet, Divinity: Original Sin)
1988 (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Contra, Super Mario Bros. 2)
2006 (Tales of the Abyss, Okami, Phantasy Star Universe)
1997 (Blast Corps, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Mischief Makers)
1998 (Pokemon Red/Blue, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Banjo-Kazooie)
2011 (Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Portal 2, Bastion)
2013 (Civilization V: Brave New World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
2005 (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Resident Evil 4)

Pretty thin
1989 (Mega Man 2, Shadowgate, Tetris)
1991 (Tecmo Super Bowl, Super Mario World, F-Zero)
2009 (Left 4 Dead 2, Borderlands, Retro Game Challenge)
1999 (Jet Force Gemini, Soul Calibur, Bust-a-Move '99)
1985 (Super Mario Bros, Excitebike, Ghosts 'n Goblins)
1981 (Galaga, Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac-Man)

Grasping at straws
1986 (Bubble Bobble, Space Quest I, Dark Castle)
1983 (Mario Bros, Dragon's Lair, Lode Runner)
1979 (Asteroids, Lunar Lander, Galaxian)

Couldn't come up with three
1978 (Space Invaders)
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