Top 10 Years In Gaming History
2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2007th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 7th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2000s decade. Team Fortress 2, Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Portal, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Mass Effect, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, The Witcher, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, God of War II, The Simpsons Game, Drawn to Life, and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - the list just goes on!
Super Mario Galaxy, Team Fortress 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Call of Duty 4, Halo 3, and so much more.
This was the best year of my life, both personally and for gaming. Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario, and Pokémon Diamond/Pearl were the standout games that year.
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade. The absolute peak of video gaming, just like 1939 was for cinema. Ocarina of Time, Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon, and Half-Life laid the foundation for their respective genres.
My favorite game ever, Metal Gear Solid, was released this year.
Ocarina of Time is the best game of all time!
2004 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2004th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations 1. The greatest handheld of all time, the Nintendo DS, was available in tech stores and online.
2. Roblox was made but only in its Alpha stage (it was also named DynaBlocks at the time, but then they changed the name to Roblox).
3. The PSP was released.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and many other great games came out. Honestly, every game in 2004 was fantastic, but 10 years later, 2014 was a letdown.
Games with complicated plots that were far ahead of their time.
2013 (MMXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade... read more This should stay at #4. It was a pretty good year for video games, in my opinion.
Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite, Assassin's Creed IV, and Batman: Arkham Origins, just to name a few. Some of these games I still play today.
1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1996th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 996th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1990s decade. Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario 64... That's an impressive lineup.
The year Super Mario 64 was released.
1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1985th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 985th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1980s decade. The year Super Mario saved gaming, allowing people to enjoy it ever since.
The year the industry was saved, thanks to Nintendo.
2009 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was the 10th and final year of the 2000s decade. This was the best! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Minecraft, Borderlands, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed II, Killzone 2, inFamous, and many others.
2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dark Souls, Batman: Arkham City, Portal 2, Minecraft (full release), L.A. Noire, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Fight Night Champion, Mortal Kombat, The Witcher 2, The Binding of Isaac, Super Mario 3D Land, and Limbo. The first three alone make it the best year for gaming ever, in my opinion.
Minecraft took the world by storm, the 3DS was like a portable IMAX theater for video games, and who can forget Skylanders rising in popularity. This was such a good time in gaming. Anti-GamerGate was nonexistent, and Reddit was rising in popularity.
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade. A ton of great GameCube games: Luigi's Mansion, Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee. Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast. Those were my favorites. Other awesome games were GTA 3 and Halo: Combat Evolved. The Xbox was released.
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1997th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 997th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1990s decade.
The Newcomers
2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 20th year of the third millennium, the 20th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s... read more
2019 (MMXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2019th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 19th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2010s decade... read more
2005 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations. It was the 6th year of the 2000s decade. The year Roblox was published online as a beta release.
The year Resident Evil 4 was released.
2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium, the 17th year of the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade. 2017 is, without a doubt, the best year in all of gaming for me (until another year dethrones it). The amount of great games that came out this year is outstanding. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Hollow Knight, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, A Hat in Time, Doki Doki Literature Club, Sonic Mania, Metroid: Samus Returns, and even Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, which I really liked. Simply put, this year was amazing for video games, and I haven't even played all of them.
Literally every console brought their all this year, including the release of the Switch, the biggest resurgence of a company in between consoles. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Cuphead, Sonic Mania, Resident Evil 7, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Persona 5, PUBG, Horizon Zero Dawn, NieR: Automata, Doom, and Hollow Knight.
2010 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year based on Anno Domini/Common Era designations. It is the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade. Red Dead Redemption, Halo: Reach, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Mass Effect 2, Fallout: New Vegas, StarCraft II, Call of Duty: Black Ops, BioShock 2, Super Meat Boy, God of War III, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Civilization V, Dead Rising 2, Alan Wake, Gran Turismo 5, No More Heroes 2, Red Steel 2, Bayonetta, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Metro 2033, Skate 3, and many others.
2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade. Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Call of Duty: World at War. And that's just a glimpse of the many awesome games from this year.
This was a great year: Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, LittleBigPlanet, Call of Duty: World at War, inFAMOUS, and many more.
The Wii came out. Mario games for the Wii were released.
It was Counter-Strike's evolution! Come on, Counter-Strike fans, let's put this on the top! Remember, this was the start of the evolution and the road to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!
Super Smash Bros.! Anyway, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Californication came out this year, and it's their best-selling album. I absolutely love it.
Super Smash Bros. was released. This was the start of a great series.
2018 (MMXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2018th year of the Common Era (CE), the 9th year of the 2010s decade, the 18th year of the 21st century, and the 18th year of the 3rd millennium. Fortnite was released in 2017, guys. But this year had God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Spider-Man, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and one of the best E3s ever!
Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5, Detroit: Become Human... Seriously, do I need to say anything else?
2014 (MMXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2010s decade.
1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1990th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 990th year of the 2nd millennium, the 90th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1990s decade... read more Super Mario World came out that year, and it remains one of my favorite games of all time.
2006 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2006th year based on the Common Era/Anno Domini designations. It is the 6th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2000s decade. Saints Row, Bully, Dead Rising, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Hitman: Blood Money, Ōkami, GTA: Vice City Stories, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, and many more. Honestly, an amazing and underrated year for gaming. I'd even say Sonic '06 was a highlight. Sure, it was hated, but that's because the game was rushed. Otherwise, it would've been amazing, as it had a great concept, fantastic soundtrack, and could've essentially been Sonic Adventure 3.
On September 1st of this year, Roblox had its final release online after finishing its late beta stage in early 2006.
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade... read more
The year 2000 (MM) was a century leap year that started on a Saturday according to the Gregorian calendar. It marked the 2000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations. It was the last year of the 2nd millennium and the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 2000s decade. Diablo II, Deus Ex, PlayStation 2 - need I say more?
The first video game console was released. Need I say more?
The birth of video games! Get this higher!
2012 (MMXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2012th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 12th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2010s decade. Skyrim, Dishonored, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, Hotline Miami, The Walking Dead, Kid Icarus: Uprising - the list goes on.
Don't forget New Super Mario Bros. 2!