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Approaching the final fourth of the list, I want to revisit my ranking for each year - I just double-checked some of questionable release dates, so some years have changed their total amounts. I'm also going to include the top three for each year starting with 1985 (as long as there were 3 games I cared about enough to rank - anything with a numbered ranking is a game I'd rate 8/10 or higher) - ??? are the games which have yet to be ranked. But first, the genre and year breakdown for the top 25.

Genre:
Action RPG: 5
JRPG: 5
Action-Adventure: 5
Metroidvania: 2
Survival Horror: 2
"Puzzle": 2
FPS: 1
Adventure: 1
Stealth: 1
Platformer: 1

Year:
1991: 1
1994: 1
1995: 1
1998: 1
1999: 1
2000: 1
2001: 2
2002: 1
2004: 1
2005: 3
2007: 1
2008: 1
2010: 1
2011: 2
2013: 1
2015: 3
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 1

1985:
#204. Super Mario Bros.

1986:
#245. The Legend of Zelda

1987:
#140. Punch-Out!!

1988:
#74. Super Mario Bros. 3
#156. Mega Man 2

1989:
#113. Tetris
#302. DuckTales
#329. Golden Axe

1990:
#49. Super Mario World

1991:
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#166. Final Fantasy IV
#174. Street Fighter II

1992:
#35. Streets of Rage II
#97. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
#104. Final Fantasy V

1993:
#46. Gunstar Heroes
#93. Shining Force II
#122. Doom

1994:
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#41. Final Fantasy VI
#76. EarthBound

1995:
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#220. Kirby Super Star
#243. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

1996:
#121. Quake
#124. Resident Evil
#145. Super Mario 64

1997:
#29. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#45. Final Fantasy VII
#83. Star Fox 64

1998:
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#36. Metal Gear Solid
#114. Pokemon Red/Blue

1999:
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#32. Silent Hill
#78. RollerCoaster Tycoon

2000:
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#31. Final Fantasy IX
#98. Paper Mario

2001:
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#81. Super Smash Bros. Melee
#94. Ikaruga

2002:
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#54. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
#110. Kingdom Hearts

2003:
#84. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
#102. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#128. F-Zero GX

2004:
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#40. Half-Life 2
#44. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
#67. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
#69. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
#70. Dragon Quest VIII

2005:
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#85. We Love Katamari
#96. Devil May Cry 3

2006:
#30. Okami
#48. Kingdom Hearts II
#56. Persona 3
#65. Final Fantasy XII

2007:
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#28. Super Mario Galaxy
#68. Mass Effect
#91. Portal

2008:
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#42. The World Ends With You
#79.Tales of Vesperia

2009:
#72. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#75. Left 4 Dead 2
#77. Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

2010:
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#28. Super Mario Galaxy 2
#33. Xenoblade Chronicles
#52. Red Dead Redemption
#59. Fallout: New Vegas
#82. Pokemon Black and White
#100. Rock Band 3

2011:
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#43. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#92. Batman: Arkham City

2012:
#34. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
#47. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
#55. Hotline Miami
#62. Mass Effect 3
#95. The Walking Dead

2013:
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#51. Bioshock Infinite
#111. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

2014:
#58. Bayonetta 2
#63. Mario Kart 8
#64. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
#80. Shovel Knight

2015:
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#39. The Witcher III

2016:
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#37. Doom
#50. INSIDE
#53. Overwatch
#57. Dark Souls III

2017:
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#26. Super Mario Odyssey
#27. What Remains of Edith Finch
#38. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#60. Hollow Knight
#61. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
#66. Dragon Quest XI
#71. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
#87. Night in the Woods

2018:
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#73. Red Dead Redemptions 2
#86. God of War
#88. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
#90. Into the Breach

2019:
#89. Devil May Cry 5
#105. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
#148. Outer Wilds

2020:
#99. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
#143. Ori and the Will of the Wisps

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