1979

Galaxian (Namco; arcade)

1980

Centipede (Atari; arcade)

Pac-Man (Namco; arcade)

1981

Donkey Kong (Nintendo; arcade)

Galaga (Namco; arcade)

K.C. Munchkin (Mattel; Intellivision)

Ms. Pac-Man (Midway/Namco; arcade)

1982

Baby Pac-Man (Midway/Namco; arcade)

BurgerTime (Data East; arcade)

Dig Dug (Namco; arcade)

Donkey Kong Jr. (Nintendo; arcade)

Frogger (Konami; arcade)

Joust (Williams; arcade)

K.C.’s Krazy Chase! (Mattel; Intellivision)

Millipede (Atari; arcade)

Pitfall (Activision; 2600)

Q*bert (Gottlieb; arcade)

Robotron 2084 (Midway; arcade)

Shark! Shark! (Mattel; Intellivision)

Super Pac-Man (Namco; arcade)

Thunder Castle (Mattel; Intellivision)

Zoo Keeper (Taito; arcade)

1983

Blaster (Williams; arcade)

Donkey Kong 3 (Nintendo; arcade)

Jr. Pac-Man (Midway/Namco; arcade)

Mappy (Namco; arcade)

Mario Bros. (Nintendo; arcade)

Pac & Pal (Namco; arcade)

Q*bert Qubes (Mylstar; arcade)

1984

Gaplus (Namco; arcade)

I, Robot (Williams; arcade)

Marble Madness (Atari; arcade)

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (Activision; 2600/5200)

Punch-Out!! (Nintendo; arcade)

1985

Balloon Fight (Nintendo; Famicom)

Dig Dug II (Namco; arcade)

Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins (Capcom; arcade)

Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo; Famicom)

Super Punch-Out!! (Nintendo; arcade)

1986

Bubble Bobble (Taito; arcade/Famicom)

Castlevania (Konami; Famicom)

Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest (Williams; aracade)

Kid Icarus (Nintendo; Famicom)

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo; Famicom)

Metroid (Nintendo; Famicom)

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (Nintendo; Famicom)

Wonder Boy (Escape/SEGA; arcade/Mark III)

1987

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (Nintendo; Famicom)

Contra (Konami; arcade)

Galaga ’88 (Namco; arcade)

Mega Man (Capcom; Famicom)

Metal Gear (Konami; MSX2)

Pac-Mania (Namco; arcade)

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble II (Taito; arcade/Famicom)

Super Dodge Ball (Technos; arcade/Famicom)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo; Famicom)

Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Westone/SEGA; arcade/Mark III)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo; Famicom)

1988

Bionic Commando (Capcom; Famicom)

Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts (Capcom; arcade)

Mega Man II (Capcom; Famicom)

NARC (Williams; arcade)

Super Contra (Konami; arcade)

Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo; Famicom)

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Westone/SEGA; arcade/PC Engine)

1989

Castlevania: The Adventure (Konami; Game Boy)

Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse (Konami; Famicom)

DuckTales (Capcom; Famicom)

Neutopia (Hudson; PC Engine)

Ninja Gaiden (Tecmo; Famicom)

Prince of Persia (Broderbund; Apple II)

Super Mario Land (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Sweet Home (Capcom; Famicom)

***Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Konami; arcade)

Willow (Capcom; Famicom)

Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Westone/SEGA; Mark III)

1990

**Aliens (Konami; arcade)

Balloon Kid (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Batman (Sunsoft; Famicom)

Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers (Capcom; Famicom)

F-Zero (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Gargoyle’s Quest (Capcom; Game Boy)

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Sunsoft; Famicom)

***Kid Dracula (Konami; Famicom)

Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Capcom; Famicom)

Mega Man III (Capcom; Famicom)

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (Konami; MSX2)

New Ghostbusters II (HAL; Game Boy/Famicom)

Ninja Gaiden II (Tecmo; Famicom)

Pit-Fighter (Atari Games; arcade)

Smash TV (Williams; arcade)

Super Mario World (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

1991

BurgerTime Deluxe (Data East; Game Boy)

Castlevania II: Belmont’s Revenge (Konami; Game Boy)

Final Fantasy Adventure (Squaresoft; Game Boy)

Golden Axe Warrior (SEGA; Master System)

Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (Nintendo; Game Boy)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Mega Man IV (Capcom; Famicom)

Metroid II: Return of Samus (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Ninja Gaiden III (Tecmo; Famicom)

Operation C (Konami; Game Boy)

Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III (Taito; PC Engine)

***The Simpsons (Konami; arcade)

Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA; Mega Drive)

Street Fighter 2 (Capcom; arcade)

Super Castlevania IV (Konami; Super Famicom)

Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts (Capcom; Super Famicom)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Konami; arcade)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Midway; arcade)

Wonder Boy in Monster World (Westone/SEGA; Mega Drive/PC Engine)

1992

Bionic Commando (Capcom; Game Boy)

Contra III: The Alien Wars (Konami; Super Famicom)

Darkwing Duck (Capcom; Famicom)

Dig Dug (Namco; Game Boy)

For the Frog the Bell Tolls (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Gargoyle’s Quest 2 (Capcom; Famicom)

Mega Man V (Capcom; Famicom)

Mortal Kombat (Midway; arcade)

New Adventure Island (Hudson; PC Engine)

Q*bert 3 (Realtime Associates/NTVIC; Super Famicom)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA; Mega Drive)

Super Mario Kart (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Nintendo; Game Boy)

1993

Bubble Bobble Part 2 (Taito; Famicom)

Castlevania (Konami; X68000)

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Konami; PC Engine)

Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (Capcom; Famicom)

DuckTales 2 (Capcom; Famicom)

Gunstar Heroes (Treasure/SEGA; Mega Drive)

Kid Dracula (Konami; Game Boy)

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Mega Man VI (Capcom; Famicom)

Mega Man X (Capcom; Super Famicom)

Mortal Kombat II (Midway; arcade)

NBA Jam (Midway; arcade)

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (Broderbund; Macintosh)

The Punisher (Capcom; arcade)

StarFox (Argonaut/Nintendo; Super Famicom)

1994

****Alien vs. Predator (Capcom; arcade)

Bubble Symphony (Taito; arcade)

Castlevania: Generations (Konami; Mega Drive)

Contra: Hard Corps (Konami; Mega Drive)

Cruis’n USA (Midway; arcade)

Darkstalkers (Capcom; arcade)

Donkey Kong Country (Rareware/Nintendo; Super Famicom)

EarthBound (HAL/Ape/Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Game Boy Donkey Kong (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Monster World IV (Westone/SEGA; Mega Drive)

Sonic & Knuckles (SEGA; Mega Drive)

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (SEGA; Mega Drive)

Super Metroid (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Super Punch Out!! (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

X-Men: Children of the Atom (Capcom; arcade)

1995

2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge (Midway; arcade)

Castlevania: Dracula X (Konami; Super Famicom)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest (Rareware/Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Galaga Arrangement (Namco; arcade)

Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom; arcade)

Mega Man 7 (Capcom; Super Famicom)

Mortal Kombat 3 (Midway; arcade)

Street Fighter Alpha (Capcom; arcade)

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Virtual Boy Wario Land (Nintendo; Virtual Boy)

WWF Wrestlemania (Midway; arcade)

1996

Bubble Memories (Taito; arcade)

Cruis’n World (Midway; arcade)

Die Hard Arcade (SEGA; arcade)

Dig Dug Arrangement (Namco; arcade)

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble (Rareware/Nintendo; Super Famicom)

Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Metal Slug (SNK; arcade/NeoGeo)

Mole Mania (Nintendo; Game Boy)

Pac-Man Arrangement (Namco; arcade)

Resident Evil (Capcom; PlayStation)

Super Dodge Ball (Tecmo; arcade/NeoGeo)

Super Mario 64 (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Wave Race 64 (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Capcom; arcade)

1997

**Blade Runner (Westwood/Virgin; PC)

Castlevania Legends (Konami; Game Boy)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Konami; PlayStation)

Diddy Kong Racing (Rareware/Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

GoldenEye 007 (Rareware/Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (Capcom; arcade)

Mortal Kombat 4 (Midway; arcade)

NFL Blitz (Midway; arcade)

StarFox 64 (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Street Fighter III (Capcom; arcade)

WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (Asmik Ace/AKI/THQ; Nintendo 64)

1998

F-Zero X (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Marvel vs. Capcom (Capcom; arcade)

Metal Gear Solid (Konami; PlayStation)

Metal Slug 2 (SNK; arcade/NeoGeo)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Quest for Buccaneer Gold (???/Disney; arcade)

Resident Evil 2 (Capcom; PlayStation)

Sonic Adventure (SEGA; Dreamcast)

Wario Land II (Nintendo; Game Boy)

WCW/nWo Revenge (Asmik Ace/AKI/THQ; Nintendo 64)

1999

Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (Nintendo/Capcom; Game Boy Color)

Cruis’n Exotica (Midway; arcade)

Donkey Kong 64 (Rareware/Nintendo; Nintendo 64)

Hydro Thunder (Midway; arcade)

Metal Slug: 1st Mission (SNK; NeoGeo Pocket Color)

Offroad Thunder (Midway; arcade)

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (Capcom; PlayStation)

Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (Dimps/SEGA; NeoGeo Pocket Color)

WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (Asmik Ace/AKI/THQ; Nintendo 64)

2000

Capcom vs. SNK (Capcom; arcade; Japan)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo; Nintendo 64; Japan)

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Capcom; arcade; Japan)

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (Konami; Game Boy Color; Japan)

Metal Slug: 2nd Mission (SNK; NeoGeo Pocket Color; Japan)

Metal Slug 3 (SNK; arcade/NeoGeo; Japan)

Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo; Nintendo 64; Japan)

Perfect Dark (Rareware/Nintendo; Nintendo 64; UK)

Resident Evil: CODE: Veronica (Capcom; Dreamcast; Japan)

Sonic Adventure 2 (SEGA; Dreamcast; Japan)

Wario Land 3 (Nintendo; Game Boy Color; Japan)

WWF No Mercy (Asmik Ace/AKI/THQ; Nintendo 64; Japan/USA)

2001

Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Capcom; arcade; Japan)

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Konami; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto III (Rockstar; PlayStation 2; USA/UK)

Ico (Sony; PlayStation 2; Japan)

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Flagship/Capcom/Nintendo; Game Boy Color; Japan)

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Flagship/Capcom/Nintendo; Game Boy Color)

Luigi’s Mansion (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Konami; PlayStation ; Japan)

Pikmin (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Sonic Advance (Dimps/SEGA; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Super Dodge Ball Advance (Million/Atlus; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Wario Land 4 (Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

2002

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Konami; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Contra: Shattered Soldier (Konami; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar; PlayStation 2; UK/USA)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Metal Slug 4 (Mega/Brezzasoft/Noise Factory/Playmore; arcade/NeoGeo; Korea/Japan)

Metroid: Fusion (Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Metroid Prime (Retro Studios/Nintendo; GameCube; USA/Japan)

Resident Evil (Capcom; GameCube; Japan)

Resident Evil Zero (Capcom; GameCube; Japan)

Sonic Advance 2 (Dimps/SEGA; GameCube; Japan)

Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

2003

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Konami; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Metal Slug 5 (Noise Factory/Playmore; arcade/NeoGeo; Japan)

Pac-Man vs. (Nintendo/Namco; GameCube; Japan)

StarFox Assault (Namco/Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Viewtiful Joe (Clover/Capcom; GameCube; Japan)

2004

Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar; PlayStation 2; UK/USA)

Half-Life 2 (Valve; Xbox 360; USA)

Katamari Damacy (Namco; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater (Konami; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Metal Slug Advance (Noise Factory/SNK Playmore; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Retro Studios/Nintendo; GameCube; USA/Japan)

Metroid: Zero Mission (Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Neo Contra (Konami; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Pikmin 2 (Nintendo; GameCube; Japan)

Sonic Advance 3 (Dimps/SEGA; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Viewtiful Joe 2 (Clover/Capcom; PlayStation 2; Japan)

2005

Bully (Rockstar; PlayStation 2; Canada/USA)

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Konami; DS; Japan)

Dig Dug Arrangement (Namco; PSP; Japan)

DrillDozer (Game Freak/Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Galaga Arrangement (Namco; PSP; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar; PSP; UK/USA)

Gunstar Super Heroes (Treasure/SEGA; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (Flagship/Capcom/Nintendo; Game Boy Advance; Japan)

Me and My Katamari (Namco: PSP; Japan)

Mario Kart DS (Nintendo; DS; Japan)

Pac-Man Arrangement (Namco; PSP; Japan)

Peter Jackson’s King Kong (Ubisoft; PlayStation 2; France)

Resident Evil 4 (Capcom; GameCube; Japan)

Shadow of the Colossus (Sony; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Sonic Rush (Dimps/SEGA; DS; Japan)

Super Princess Peach (Tose/Nintendo; DS; Japan)

Urban Reign (Namco; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (Clover/Capcom; DS; Japan)

We ❤ Katamari (Namco; PlayStation 2; Japan)

2006

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Konami; DS; Japan)

God Hand (Clover/Capcom; PlayStation 2; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar; PSP; UK/USA)

Half-Life: Episode One (Valve; Xbox 360; USA)

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Kojima/Konami; PSP; Japan)

Metal Slug 6 (SNK Playmore; arcade; Japan)

Metroid Prime: Hunters (Nintendo ST/Nintendo; DS; USA/Japan)

StarFox Command (Q*games/Nintendo; DS; Japan)

Ultimate Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins (Capcom; PSP; Japan)

Yoshi’s Island DS (Artoon/Nintendo; DS; Japan)

2007

Beautiful Katamari (Namco Bandai; Xbox 360; Japan)

Bioshock (2K; Xbox 360; USA)

Contra 4 (WayForward; DS; USA/Japan)

Half-Life: Episode Two (Valve; Xbox 360; USA)

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo; DS; Japa)

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Retro Studios/Nintendo; Wii; USA/Japan)

Pac-Man Championship Edition (Namco; Xbox 360; Japan)

Portal (Valve; Xbox 360; USA)

Sonic Rush Adventure (Dimps/SEGA; DS; Japan)

Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo; Wii; Japan)

Super Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo; Wii; Japan)

Zack and Wiki: The Quest for Barbaro’s Treasure (Capcom; Wii; Japan)

2008

Bionic Commando Rearmed (Grin/Capcom; Xbox 360; Japan)

Braid (Number None; Xbox 360; USA)

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami; DS; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar; Xbox 360; UK/USA)

Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo; Wii; Japan)

Mega Man 9 (Inti Creates/Capcom; Wii; Japan)

Metal Slug 7 (SNK Playmore; Xbox 360; Japan)

2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady/Eidos/Warner Bros.; Xbox 360; UK/USA)

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (Konami; Wii; Japan)

Contra ReBirth (Konami; Wii; Japan)

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Rockstar; Xbox 360; UK/USA)

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar; Xbox 360; UK/USA)

H2Overdrive (Specular Interactive/Raw Thrills; arcade; USA)

Katamari Forever (Namco Bandai; PlayStation 3; Japan)

Shadow Complex (Chair/Epic/Microsoft; Xbox 360; USA)

2010

Bioshock 2 (2K; Xbox 360; USA)

Costume Quest (Double Fine; Xbox 360; USA)

Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Vector Unit/Microsoft; Xbox 360; USA)

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo; DS; Japan)

Metroid: Other M (Ninja Team/Nintendo; Wii; Japan)

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Namco Bandai; Xbox 360; Japan)

Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar; Xbox 360; USA)

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo; Wii; Japan)

2011

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady/Warner Bros.; Xbox 360; UK/USA)

Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo; 3DS; Japan)

Mighty Switch Force! (WayForward; Wii U; USA)

Portal 2 (Valve; Xbox 360; USA)

Sakura Samurai (Groundling/Nintendo; 3DS; Japan)

Stacking (Double Fine; Xbox 360; USA)

Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo; 3DS; Japan)

Touch My Katamari (Namco Bandai; PS Vita; Japan)

2012

Hotline Miami (Dennation/Devolver; Xbox 360/ Sweden)

Maldita Castilla (Locomalito; Ouya; Spain)

Sleeping Dogs (United Front/Square Enix; Xbox 360; Canada/UK/Japan)

2013

Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros.; Xbox 360; Canada/USA)

Bioshock Infinite (2K; Xbox 360; USA)

Colossatron: Massive World Threat (Halfbrick Studios; Galaxy; Australia)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds (Nintendo; 3DS; Japan)

Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level/Nintendo; 3DS; Canada/Japan)

Mighty Switch Force! 2 (WayForward; Wii U; USA)

Pikmin 3 (Nintendo; Wii U; Japan)

Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo; Wii U; Japan)

2014

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo; Wii U; Japan)

Costume Quest 2 (Double Fine; Xbox 360; USA)

The Evil Within (Tango/Bethesda; Xbox 360; Japan)

Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo; Wii U; Japan)

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope (Yacht Club; Wii U; USA)

+2015: Plague of Shadows (Yacht Club; Wii U; USA)

+2017: Specter of Torment (Yacht Club; Wii U; USA)

Xeodrifter (Renegade Kid; 3DS; USA)

2015

Axiom Verge (Thomas Happ; PS Vita; USA)

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Dennaton/Devolver; Xbox 360; Sweden)

2016

Metroid Prime: Federation Force (Next Level/Nintendo; 3DS; Canada/Japan)

2017

Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft/Nintendo; Switch; France/Japan)

+2018: Donkey Kong Adventure (Ubisoft/Nintendo; Switch; France/Japan)

Metroid: Samus Returns (MercuryStream/Nintendo; 3DS; Spain/Japan)

The Mummy Demastered (WayForward/Universal; PS4; USA)

Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo; Switch; Japan)

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (LizardCube/DotEmu; Switch; France)

2018

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Artplay/inti Creates; PS4; Japan)

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Game Atelier/FDG; Switch; France)