(my) game of the Year (>1971)

Rules:
- No remakes, only if they differ a lot from the original (aka. remasters like FF VII)
- All additional content or DLC is included in the main game, if the main game is selected
- Original release date (from what I can gather online)

Platform count:
- Arcade ~ 7
- Nintendo DS ~ 5
- Famicom / NES ~ 4
- Super Famicom / SNES ~ 3
- Playstation ~ 3
- Playstation 2 ~ 3
- Windows ~ 3
- GameBoy Advance ~ 2
- Mega Drive ~ 2
- PC Engine ~ 2
- Nintendo 64 ~ 2
- Nintendo Switch ~ 2
- Minicomputer ~ 1
- PLATO ~ 1
- PC-6000 ~ 1
- Electronika 60 ~ 1
- DOS ~ 1
- Gamecube ~ 1
- Playstation Vita ~ 1
- Wii U ~ 1
- Playstation 4 ~ 1
- Nintendo 3DS ~ 1

Takeaways from this list:
- '91, '94, '98, '01, '04, '19 were super stacked years.
- 2010-2014 was the worst period in videogames since videogames started being good.
- There's some classics I really need to stop putting off and just play them. Yes, System Shock, I'll get to you someday. You too, Snatcher.
- Never owned a PSP or PS3, so no games from those consoles appear

Ace Attorney Investigations 2
Ace Attorney Investigations 2
'11
Alter Ego
Alter Ego
'86
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
'13
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
'93
(sorry, Doom)
Celeste
Celeste
'18
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
'95
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
'19
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
'14
Ever17: The Out of Infinity
Ever17: The Out of Infinity
'02
Forbidden Siren 2
Forbidden Siren 2
'06
sorry, God Hand. sorry, La Mulana
Galaga
Galaga
'81
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
'10
Gyakuten Saiban 3
Gyakuten Saiban 3
'04
sorry, burnout 3 and san andreas
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
'03
hilarious that in my mind it was either this or Project Zero II
Herzog Zwei
Herzog Zwei
'89
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
'07
Inscryption
Inscryption
'21
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
'97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
'17
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
'98
Lunar Rescue
Lunar Rescue
'79
Moria
Moria
'75
Neon White
Neon White
'22
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
'71
Otocky
Otocky
'87
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
'80
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
'00
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 4 Golden
'12
Pong
Pong
'72
The Portopia Serial Murder Case
The Portopia Serial Murder Case
'83
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
'08
Project +
Project +
'20
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084
'82
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
'05
Silver Jiken
Silver Jiken
'99
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
'78
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II
'91
sorry, ALTTP
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
'92
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
'96
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
'85
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
'88
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
'90
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
'01
Tank
Tank
'74
Tetris
Tetris
'84
There Is No Game
There Is No Game
'77
There Is No Game
There Is No Game
'76
There Is No Game
There Is No Game
'73
Tokimeki Memorial
Tokimeki Memorial
'94
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
'16
Void Stranger
Void Stranger
'23
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
'15
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
'09
it's my head canon that uchikoshi released this in 2009 on purpose

2 Comments


11 months ago

Layton, 999, AND Trials & Tribulations? Literally the most GOTY list around fr

11 months ago

You can really tell the DS was the only console I owned during those 6-7 years


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