1977. Pong: the first game of the year
1978. Space Invaders: the aliens of the year
1979. Speed Freak: the hot rod of the year
1980. Pac-Man: the mascot of the year
1981. Donkey Kong: theirreplaceable game of the year
1982. Pitfall!: the third-party game of the year
1983. Dragon's Lair: the cartoon of the year
1984. Tetris: the communist game of the year
1985. Super Mario Bros.: the Citizen Kane of the year
1986. Dragon Quest: the Japanese role-playing game of the year
1987. the Legend of Zelda: the adventure of the year
1988. Mega Man 2: the sequel of the year
1989. SimCity: the utopia of the year
1990. The secret of Monkey Island: the George Lucas game of the year
1991. Sonic the hedgehog: the rival of the year
1992. Wolfenstein 3D: the shooter of the year
1993. NBA Jam: the slam dunk of the year
1994. Super Street fighter II Turbo: the next round of the year
1995. Donkey Kong country 2: the illusion of the year
1996. Super Mario 64: the third dimension of the year
1997. Final Fantasy VII: the change of the year
1998.. Metal gear solid: the Hideo Kojima game of the year
1999. System shock 2: the premonition of the year
2000. Half-life: counter-strike: the mod of the year
2001. Halo: combat evolved: the Xbox savior of the year
2002. Grand theft auto: vice city: the crime of the century
2003. the Legend of Zelda: the wind waker: the Nintendo left swerve of the year
2004. World of Warcraft: the matrix of the year
2005. Resident Evil 4: the new nightmare of the year
2006. Wii sports: the locomotion of the year
2007. Rock band: the jam of the year
2008: Spore: the pipe dream of the year
2009. Uncharted 2: among thieves: the Sony blockbuster of the year
2010. Super meat boy: the flash game of the year
2011. Minecraft: the building blocks of the year
2012. The walking dead: the zombie of the year
2013. Depression quest: the firestorm game of the year
2014. Destiny: the (eventual) game of the year
2015. The Witcher 3: wild hunt: the tome of the year
2016. Pokémon go: the phenomenon of the year
2017. Fortnite: the blob of the year
2018. Super smash bros. ultimate: the museum of the year
2019. Sekiro: shadows die twice: the punishment of the year
2020. Animal crossing: new horizons: the escape of the year
2022. The Stanley parable ultra deluxe: the choice of the year
