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for those who haven't been following, this is my attempt to write about each year of video games from 1987-2016, ranking them as I go along with other accolades. we've done 87-04 so far. it only gets better from here? depends on your opinion!

people seem to enjoy the lists of games, so here goes!

1987:

Castlevania
Double Dragon (arcade)
Kid Icarus
Leisure Suit Larry
Mega Man
Metal Gear (MSX)
Metroid
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Nethack
Street Fighter (arcade)
The Legend of Zelda
Track & Field

1988:

1943
Bionic Commando
Blades of Steel
Blaster Master
Contra
Double Dragon (NES/SMS)
King's Quest 4
Life Force
Metal Gear (NES)
Phantasy Star
RC Pro Am
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
Super Dodge Ball
Super Mario Bros. 2
Zelda 2: Adventure of Link

1989:

Altered Beast
Dragon Warrior
Duck Tales
Final Fight (arcade)
Ghouls and Ghosts
Golden Axe
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
Mega Man 2
Minesweeper
Mother (Japan) Ninja Gaiden
Phantasy Star 2
Populous
Prince of Persia
Shadowgate (NES)
Simcity
Strider (NES)
Super Mario Land
Tecmo Bowl
Tetris (NES/GB)
The Guardian Legend
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)

1990:

Bonk's Adventure
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers
Commander Keen
Crystalis
Double Dragon 2
Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior 2
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Legend
M.U.L.E. (NES)
Maniac Mansion (NES)
Mega Man 3
Minesweeper
Ninja Gaiden 2
Phantasy Star 3
River City Ransom
Secret of Monkey Island
Star Tropics
Strider (GEN)
Super C
Super Mario Bros. 3
Ys 1 & 2


1991:

Actraiser
Battletoads
Civilization
Double Dragon 3
F-Zero
Final Fantasy IV
Lemmings
Metal Storm
Metroid 2
Ninja Gaiden 3
Scorched Earth
Sonic the Hedgehog
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (ARC)
Streets of Rage
Super Castlevania 4
Super Ghouls and Ghosts
Super Mario World
Tecmo Super Bowl
The Simpsons (ARC)
Toejam and Earl
ZZT

1992:

Alone in the Dark
Contra 3
Dune II
Dragon Warrior 3
Dragon Warrior 4
Dragon Quest 5 (jp)
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Final Fantasy V (jp)
King's Quest 6
Kirby's Dream Land
Mario Paint
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mortal Kombat (ARC)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Soul Blazer
Street Fighter II (SNES/Gen)
Streets of Rage 2
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Land 2
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time
Wolfenstein 3D
Zelda: Link to the Past

1993:

The 7th Guest
Doom
Gunstar Heroes
Kirby's Adventure
Mortal Kombat (SNES/GEN)
Mortal Kombat II
Myst (Mac)
NBA Jam
Phantasy Star 4
Return to Zork
Samurai Showdown
Secret of Mana
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Shining Force
Star Fox
Virtua Fighter
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Day of the Tentacle

1994:

Blackthorne
Breath of Fire
Contra: Hard Corps
Darkstalkers
Descent
Donkey Kong Country
Doom 2
Earthworm Jim
Final Fantasy VI
Illusion of Gaia
King of Fighters
Killer Instinct
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
Marathon
Mega Man X
Shining Force 2
Simcity 2000
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Streets of Rage 3
Super Metroid
Super Punch-Out
Tekken
Uniracers
Warcraft
Wario Land
Wario's Woods
X-Com
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