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  I think '98 would like to have a word with you. : Nali4Freedom
  • True, but 2010 is looking like it might beat it. : pun][sher
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    It depends on the late summer/fall season, and how good a couple of highly anticipated sequels are, but i... : one random winner
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      dude, even thus far it has been the best year ever for video games. ever. and it's just been nonstop good... : mr.sleepy
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        I'm not saying it isn't going to be a banner year, but 98' was pretty fucking stellar too. It's a matter... : one random winner
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          Yeah, 1998 has games still at or near the top of their genre 12 years later. People claim every year i... : walker270
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            for awhile every two years we had amazing games. 1996, 1998, 2000. quake, duke nukem 3d, diablo, diablo... : EvilDolemite
            • But 1999 had UT, Q3, Planescape Torment, and probably other shit I'm forgetting. Those are some pretty im... : Vincent Grayson
            • 2002 and 2004 hold up as being damn impressive as well going with the 2 year incremental from '96 : CryosSR
  • I think 98 is far better too. 2010 has been nice, but 98 was truly special in terms of spoilage for game... : Matt Burris
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  If we got Rage, HL Ep3, Fallout Vegas (looks like it), and a new Elder Scrolls I'd agree. : grandmasterlee
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    the chances of a new ES game this year is so unlikely the probability is actually negative : eeeealmo
    • yeah I know, that's just what it would take to beat '98 imo : grandmasterlee
    • the chances of a new HL game this year is so unlikely the probability is actually negative : breadsticks
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  If I get Demon's Souls 2, then I will heartily agree. : Rehevkor
  • On my face, please : David Craddock
• civ V all over my face yes please : umegastar
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  I agree, and was gona post a similar thread, but what I was gona add is the following: It blows my min... : valcan_s
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    Agreed. The games announced for the motion controllers are all bland, boring, and stupid looking so far. ... : Rehevkor
    • All the industry has to know is one thing about future gaming Its all about the freeking software thats a... : valcan_s
  • Yeah, the motion stuff really isn't all that appealing at the moment, especially with so many awesome con... : Vincent Grayson
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  Whatever year Diablo 2 came out in disagrees. And Doom 2. And Street Fighter 2. And Star Control 2. Look,... : Dynotaku
  • I have never played and enjoyed a sports game that wasn't NBA Jam : mr.sleepy
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  BioShock 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Just Cause 2, Red Dead (2) Redemption, Mafia 2 would all like to agree wi... : Korban
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 : Korban
  • Mass Effect 2 would like to point out a flaw in your list. : Dimmona
• what are you smoking this time? : spectr3
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  There's really not much out this year that I'm interested in when compared to years like 2007, 2008, and ... : Begawkiness
  • Mass effect 2 and deus ex 3 coming out in the same year basically makes it the best year for games ever. : mr.sleepy
• No. : walker270
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  2011 is the best year for video games in history ... : mo13
  • Yeah, next year looks way better than this year at this point. : rudds
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_video_gaming * January 21 – Resident Evil 2 (PS1) : EvilDolemite
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    you just can't beat that list : tunis5000
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      it's debatable. i mean there are years that might look as good on paper. and years with people's person... : EvilDolemite
      • StarCraft, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, and Ocarina of Time all set radical new standards in their respec... : rudds
    • It's true, that's the year that always comes to my mind whenever these discussions are started. : sevogajre
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    1998 wins for Half-Life, Fallout 2 and Shogo alone. : melkore
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      and R6 : mrvandelay
      • FUCKING STARCRAFT : walker270
    • Zelda64 : David Craddock
    • And Zelda, starcraft, and banjo-kazooie. FUCK I loved banjo-kazooie : Ambient80
    • motherfucking GRIM FANDANGO : deject
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    Why is Mask of Eternity on that list? : atom519
    • Because it was released then (and, sadly enough was my intro-foray into KQ, which probably meant I liked ... : one random winner
  • Holy crap. It's... beautiful :') : ZTac
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    Holy Crap @ at the week of November 30th. That might be the best week ever. : wretchedradio
    • That is nuts. I think people would flip their shit if 4 games of that caliber were released on the same ... : aethyr
    • That's just ridiculous. Four amazing games, and three of them practically worldwide classics on the same ... : Ambient80
    • For real. : givemesnacks
  • Holy shit that WAS a good year : bolneze
  • I enjoyed the two Myth games. : usmcmueller
  • ...Whoa : CrustaR
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    Oh man, look at all those PC games. : thetangent
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      if you look at the 1999 and 2000 lists they are just as heavy on classic PC titles. 2001? almost jack sh... : EvilDolemite
      • PS2 came out in north america at the end of 2000, and the Xbox was in 2001. End of an era :( : Omning
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    Look at all of those beautiful brand new and original franchises and IPs. Unheard of these days. : Full.Bleed
    • yup. Not only some of the best games of all time, but the beginnings of some of the best franchises of al... : slickdoody
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    yeah sorry you can't top this : umegastar
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      a close second: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_in_video_gaming * January 31 - The Sims (PC) : EvilDolemite
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        I'm still a fan of 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_video_gaming World of Warcraft: The Bur... : Grumbeld
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          Yeah, this is usually the year I look to for the closest competitor to 1998, but I'd have to really sit d... : Begawkiness
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            yeah that's pretty goold but half of that list are sequels. 2000 was greater imo. : umegastar
            • Yeah it's close... I dunno. GTA3 and Halo made pretty huge impacts that year you're right. <3 games : Begawkiness
        • Yeah this was a great year. I think this is the only thing that comes close to 1998 : Dontdrop
      • Sacrifice and Giants: Citizen Kabuto defined 2000 for me. That was when I was heavily into 3DGPU and cov... : Matt Burris
  • What an amazing year! : The Grolar Bear
  • game. set. match. : biskits
  • UNF'd : biskits
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    Wow, that's a lot of high class games in a year. Also, BroodWars came out only 8 months after StarCraft ... : DHAvatar
    • It was a time when expansion packs were released on average like 6months after the base game. IMO, it's ... : one random winner
  • Yeah I can see why I was always so skint back then now. I was alsomad on Quake 2 and Forsaken multiplaye... : dasampla
  • *Fap, fap, fap, fap, fap.* : Rice-Rocketeer
  • OMG it's full of stars. Seriously, that was a great year for gaming. I can still vividly remember playi : Ormsbee
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    I've only played 7 of those. :( : K1Bond007
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      I need to play thief and ocarina of time. But I'll probably play just thief cause I don't have N64 : umegastar
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        It's on the VC if you've got a Wii. : one random winner
        • I think I'm buying one for my mom. Any news when wii will suport dvds? I want to get rid of my shitty dvd... : umegastar
  • Yeah... definitely can't beat that year with any that we've seen since. Too many classics were born that... : Begawkiness
  • Yep, people were dazzled by the Orange Box a few years ago but nothing beats that list. : Pettytheft
  • That's magical. : lightly inclined
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  so far, 2009 was better imho dow2, batman: aa, rock band: beatles (I don't care for it, but it was a b... : Nitrium
  • Add Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls to that list : Begawkiness
  • Street Fighter IV, inFamous, Borderlands, Trine, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, The Sabote : tunis5000
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    yea 2009>1998 definitely : eeeealmo
    • As good as those games are, you're on crack. : one random winner
    • you may be a pro engineer, but you are completely wrong. : deject
  • yeah 2009 was pretty awesome, i also loved AC2 : qwpeoriu
  • I actually felt that 2009 was a weak year compared to 2007 and 2008...there were good games but it wasn't... : Vorlonesque
• Whatever year DNF finally comes out, so like 2015, 2020 maybe? : freakynipples69
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  Being unemployed and broke sucks. : vx2o
  • ^^^^^ : Orange Pylon
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    being unemployed would rule then I could play all these games all day instead of just buying them all and... : mikecyb
    • yeah being unemployed has always forced me to play through all my back catalog games, the long ones i nev... : EvilDolemite
    • so true. so sad. : dopeman
    • Sadly so. :( : node
    • I forced myself to play video games last night, I've been so fucking busy. : freakynipples69
    • you speak the truth good sir! : happynoodle
• It has been pretty fantastic so far. : thetangent
• its really hard to find a year as the worst in gaming, this one is probably the best i could find http:/... : Chandler55
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  1999 ... quake 3 and everquest, wow the hours those cost me : ]pm[chem
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    yeah, q1/q3 were [wonderful] time sinks. much of ]pm[ still around? : liquidlies
    • yeah I know recoil and northman lurk here now and then, and there is still an irc channel where old membe... : ]pm[chem
• In addition to the heavy hitter, A++ titles everyone is mentioning, there's also a huge crop of really so... : Dimmona
• At least say why... : razlebol
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  This, or next year. Starcraft 2 and Civ 5, is almost an auto-win, but next year is Diablo 3, Guild Wars ... : Sixcos
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    No way D3 hits in 2011 : umegastar
    • You shut your face! : Geoffrois
  • and doom 4 and halflife 3 plz : liquidlies
• I don't think 2002 gets NEARLY enough love http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_in_video_gaming * Jan : rosewood
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  2000 was good. Thief 2, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo 2, Red Alert 2, Giants, Icewind Dale, Final Fant... : Marrbe
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    that was a great year as well. if I can go back and relive the span of 98-2001 just for gaming reasons al... : happynoodle
    • Hell yeah...just for QW, Q2, Tribes, UT, and Q3 in their prime, thats a fucking dream come true. : Vorlonesque
• for me 98-99 was the pinnacle of gaming, not only was I playing quake and UT, playing on dreamcast and go... : X-GOUKI
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  1998 through 2010 is the best 12 year period for games EVER : twifosp
  • I'd say 1995 to 2007. : Marrbe
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    I dunno, there were some significantly awesome years prior to that too. Specifically, 1996 Notable re : one random winner
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      I factored all of these games into my analysis and they didn't make the 12 year cut : twifosp
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        It's been an awesome couple of decades for video games honestly. : one random winner
        • I can't think outside of a 12 year period : twifosp
    • i think 96 is when VF2, Sega Rally, and Virtua Cop 2 were released for Saturn : qwpeoriu
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  wrong... 1972 : skelom
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1972_video_games :o : humbleone
    • damn straight... PONG FTW : skelom
• Nope. 1998 and 2004 are. : vx2o
• I'm not feeling it yet, think a lot will slip or disapoint. ME2 is the only standout for me, though not f... : node
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  What was the best month for games in history? I'm going to go with May 2009 : twifosp
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    November of 98 gets a lot of votes. : Matt Burris
    • This. That's one hell of a month for gaming. : Ambient80
• 1991 - 1993. Just look at the games that came out then. You cant beat those years. : ant_hillbilly
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  possibly... Heavy Rain, Red Dead, Mario Galaxy 2, a lots of good B-class titles like Alan Wake, (probably... : WhatIsThisFor
  • You forgot the 2nd best game this year: Mass Effect 2 : retarded talking dinosaur
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  what was the best 168 hour period in history for video games? : EvilDolemite
  • This reminded me of BES :( : abrasion
• I'm still playing last year's games. Seems like a down year compared to last year. : Vegetolo
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  Maybe, but Quake did set Year Zero of computer gaming. : excessus
  • DOOM has something to say about that (I mean its mother fucking DOOM...it changed fucking everything and ... : Vorlonesque
• the rep that confirms "no half life or portal game" would like to speak to you : head crab