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- The sequel to Galaxian (1979), the player controls a spaceship and faces waves of enemy aliens that try to destroy, capture, or collide with the spaceship.Namco
- This update to Pac-Man (1980) changed the character to a lady, added moving fruit, smarter monsters, cut scenes and more mazes.Namco
- DirectorAlexey PazhitnovDifferently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
- A spacecraft known as the Vic Viper must defend itself from the various alien enemies, in this horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game.Konami
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoSatoru OkadaBounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.Nintendo
- DirectorHironobu SakaguchiThe four "Light Warriors" must fulfill a 2000 year old prophecy, traversing the land in order to restore light to the four elemental orbs and defeat an ancient evil to save their world.Square Enix
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.Nintendo
- DirectorAkira NishitaniAkira YasudaMetro City is the most dangerous place in the world. Mayor Mike Haggar's daughter:"Jessica" is kidnapped by the Mad Gear gang. So it's up to Haggar, Cody, and Guy to rescue her.Capcom
- DirectorTakashi TezukaWhile Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.Nintendo
- DirectorTakashi TezukaHidemaro FujibayashiStarsFujiko TakimotoThe wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.Nintendo
- StarsJohnpaul WilliamsThird arcade version of "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)". It introduces a faster playing speed and new special moves for certain characters, as well as further refinement to the character balance. Each fighter also receives a new default color palette.Capcom
- DirectorKôichi IshiiThe story of a boy who pulls out a rusty sword and is banished from Potos. He meets a girl and a Sprite. Together, they journey to gather 8 Mana seeds to save the Mana tree and stop Thanatos and his empire from taking over the world.Square Enix
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoStarsKenji YamamotoDan OwsenSamus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.Nintendo
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseAkihiko MatsuiTakashi TokitaCrono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.Square Enix
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.Nintendo
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseYasushi MatsumuraMasato YagiA former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.Square Enix
- DirectorGabe NewellRandy PitchfordStarsKathy LevinHarry S. RobinsMike ShapiroDr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.Valve
- DirectorPaul DeNigrisStarsGary MoodySpencer ProkopRic SpiegelThe Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations.Microsoft
- DirectorEiji AonumaYoshiaki KoizumiStarsFujiko TakimotoSachi MatsumotoKôji TobeAfter becoming the hero of Hyrule, Link stumbles into the enchanted land of Termina, where a falling moon will crush the world in three days.Nintendo
- 2nd place: Final Fantasy IX (Square Enix)
- 3rd Place: Deus Ex (Eidos)
- DirectorJason JonesStarsJen TaylorPete StackerTim DadaboSuper-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.Microsoft / Bungie
2nd Place: ICO ( - DirectorMark PaciniStarsJennifer HaleVanessa MarshallA Space Pirate distress signal draws bounty hunter Samus Aran to Tallon IV, a world she discovers is being consumed by a terrible poison.Nintendo
- StarsJeff BakerJonathan BryceLynda CarterA frozen island. A blood-red moon. An ancient evil.Bethesda, Bloodmoon is representative for Morrowind
- StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' WhittakerCarl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.Rockstar Games
2nd Place: Half Life 2 (Valve) - DirectorFumito UedaStarsKenji NojimaKazuhiro NakataKyôko HikamiA young man brings a deceased woman to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.Team Ico
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsSean BeanLynda CarterTerence StampAfter being freed by the Emperor of Tamriel, the hero must prevent the gates of Oblivion from spreading throughout the Empire.Bethesda