Games by Release Year
Explore the history of classic video games year by year. Covering 23+ years of gaming history.
2003
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow · Fire Emblem
2 games 2002
Metroid Fusion
1 games 2001
Advance Wars · Conker's Bad Fur Day · Golden Sun
3 games 2000
Final Fantasy IX · Perfect Dark · Paper Mario
4 games 1999
Donkey Kong 64 · Super Smash Bros. · Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
3 games 1998
Banjo-Kazooie · Metal Gear Solid · Panzer Dragoon Saga
5 games 1997
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night · Final Fantasy VII · GoldenEye 007
6 games 1996
Crash Bandicoot · Mario Kart 64 · NiGHTS into Dreams
9 games 1995
Chrono Trigger · Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
2 games 1994
Donkey Kong Country · EarthBound · Final Fantasy VI
5 games 1993
Mega Man X · Kirby's Adventure · Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium
8 games 1992
Contra III: The Alien Wars · Kirby's Dream Land · Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5 games 1991
Battletoads · Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge · Sonic the Hedgehog
6 games 1990
F-Zero · Mega Man 3 · Super Mario World
3 games 1989
DuckTales · Golden Axe · Tetris
3 games 1988
Altered Beast · Bionic Commando · Double Dragon
5 games 1987
Contra · Final Fantasy · Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
4 games 1986
Castlevania · Metroid · The Legend of Zelda
3 games 1985
Super Mario Bros.
1 games 1984
Excitebike
1 games 1982
Pitfall!
1 games 1981
Asteroids
1 games 1980
Adventure · Space Invaders
2 games