The Gold List

The Very Best Games of Each Year

by Macross

1986
Game of the Year: Super Mario Bros. (NES) Nintendo

1987
Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda (NES) Nintendo
Honorable Menion: Castlevania (NES) Konami

1988
Game of the Year: Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES) Nintendo

1989
Game of the Year: Tetris (NES) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Ninja Gaiden (NES) Tecmo
                               Mega Man 2 (NES) Capcom

1990
Game of the Year: Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Ninja Gaiden II (NES) Nintendo
                               Final Fantasy (NES) Square
                               Castlevania III (NES) Konami

1991
Game of the Year: Super Mario World (SNES) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Final Fantasy II (SNES) Square
                               F-Zero (SNES) Nintendo
                               Pilotwings (SNES) Nintendo
                               Ninja Gaiden III (NES) Tecmo

1992
Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Super Castlevania IV (SNES) Konami
                               Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) Konami
                               Axelay (SNES) Konami
                               Space MegaForce (SNES) Toho
                               Super Mario Kart (SNES) Nintendo
                               Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) Capcom
                               Super MarioLand 2 (GameBoy) Nintendo

1993
Game of the Year:   Dracula X (TurboDuo import) Konami
Honorable Menion: Star Fox (SNES) Nintendo
                              Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) Nintendo
                              The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GameBoy) Nintendo
                              Secret of Mana (SNES) Square

1994
Game of the Year: Final Fantasy III (SNES) Square
Honorable Mention: Super Metroid (SNES) Nintendo
                               Donkey Kong Country (SNES) Nintendo/Rare

1995
Game of the Year: Yoshi's Island (SNES) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Chrono Trigger (SNES) Square
                                Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) Nintendo/Rare

1996
Game of the Year: Super Mario 64 (N64) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: WaveRace 64 (N64) Nintendo

1997
Game of the Year: Goldeneye (N64) Rare
Honorable Mention: Final Fantasy 7 (PSX) Square
                               Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX) Konami
                               Tekken 3 (PSX) Namco

1998
Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (N64) Nintendo
Honorable Mention: Metal Gear Solid (PSX) Konami