Game of the year, 1983-2007

Saturday, March 1, 2008 » gaming list thought

I saw this over on CAG and thought, wow, what a great spin on top lists that's so much more interesting than just doing another "top 25 of all time" or something like that. So here it is, my game of the year for every year since I was born:

1983 - M.U.L.E.
1984 -
1985 - Super Mario Bros.
1986 - Dragon Quest
1987 - The Legend of Zelda
1988 - Super Mario Bros. 2
1989 - Tetris
1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3
1991 - Final Fantasy IV/Super Mario World
1992 - Star Control II
1993 - Secret of Mana
1994 - Final Fantasy VI
1995 - Chrono Trigger
1996 - Super Mario 64
1997 - Final Fantasy VII
1998 - Final Fantasy Tactics
1999 - Suikoden II
2000 - Vagrant Story
2001 - Capcom vs. SNK 2
2002 - Metroid Prime
2003 - Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
2004 - Metal Gear Solid 3
2005 - Shadow of the Colossus
2006 - Final Fantasy XII
2007 - Mass Effect

For the most part I tried to go with the release date of the version I played. Also I couldn't find something for 1984 despite my best efforts, and there is no way I could ever choose between FF4 and Mario World.

Games that I painfully had to cut out: Dragon Quest III, Zelda III, Lufia 1 & 2, GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, Final Fantasy X, Grand Theft Auto III, and pretty much every game that came out in 1998 and wasn't Final Fantasy Tactics.