RETRO – We review, year after year, the most popular titles since 1984.
With more than 30 years of life, the video game industry has already left great titles for history. Some of them have come to permeate the mass culture and are part of the popular imagination of these first decades of the 21st century.
After the arcade salons of the 1980s and the arrival of the first systems of home games, until recent multiplayer phenomena such as PUBG or Fortnite, the number of video games released for sale is already difficult to calculate. So many and for so many years, even the best-informed fans could be surprised to learn the year when some of their favorite titles came out.
Using the data referring to the best rated IMDb video games and taking the games with more than 100 positive votes, we can compile a list that shows the most popular video game consoles of all the years since 1984. Get ready for a trip back in time to discover the most popular video game released the year you were born.
| Year | Game |
| 1984 | Excitebike (NES) |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. (NES) |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda (NES) |
| 1987 | Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out !! (NES) |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) |
| 1989 | Final Fight (SNES) |
| 1990 | Super Mario World (SNES) |
| 1991 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) |
| 1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Megadrive) |
| 1993 | Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) |
| 1994 | Super Metroid (SNES) |
| 1995 | Chrono Trigger (SNES) |
| 1996 | Tomb Raider (PlayStation) |
| 1997 | Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) |
| 1998 | Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation) |
| 1999 | Silent Hill (PlayStation) |
| 2000 | Diablo II (PC) |
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2) |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PlayStation 2) |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox) |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PlayStation 2) |
| 2005 | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PC) |
| 2006 | Gears of War (Xbox 360) |
| 2007 | God of War II (PlayStation 2) |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3) |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PlayStation 3) |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360) |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PlayStation 3) |
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 (PlayStation 3) |
| 2013 | The Last of Us (PlayStation 3) |
| 2014 | Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 4) |
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4) |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PlayStation 4) |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) |
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