Evolution of the game of the year (GOTY) 1980 to present [RGR – Retro Gaming Replay]

take a trip down memory lane and view the evolution of every game of the year from 1980 to present.

0:36 Pac-Man 1980 

0:56 Donkey Kong 1981 

Pitfall! 1982 

Mario Bros. 1983 

Elite 1984 

Super Mario Bros. 1985 

The Legend of Zelda 1986 

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! 1987 

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) 

Tetris 1989 

Super Mario World 1990 

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 1991 Mortal Kombat (1992) 

Doom 1993 

Donkey Kong Country 1994 

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 1995

 Super Mario 64 (1996) 

Final Fantasy VII (1997) 

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998

 Unreal Tournament (1999) 

The Sims (2000) 

Halo: Combat Evolved 2001 

Metroid Prime 2002 

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003

 Half-Life 2 (2004) 

Resident Evil 4 (2005) 

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 

Super Mario Galaxy 2007 

Fallout 3 (2008) 

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 

Mass Effect 2 (2010) 

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 

Journey 2012 

The Last of Us 2013 

Dragon Age: Inquisition 2014 

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 2016 

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)

Sekiro : Shadows Die Twice (2019)

The last of us 2 (2020)

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