Here is a list of the video games, which are - in my consideration - the best games of their years. It all started back in 1984, when everybody was longing for tingling lemonades, when some guys in Germany decided to found the legendary power metal band Helloween and the domestication of the dog was pursued undiminished.

1984: Bomb Jack, Boulder Dash
1985: Ghosts ’n Goblins, Super Mario Bros.
1986: Bubble Bobble, Zelda
1987: Defender of the Crown, Giana Sisters, Maniac Mansion
1988: Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 2, Zak McKracken
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, North & South, Prince of Persia, SimCity

Game of the 80s: Maniac Mansion

1990: Gargoyle’s Quest, Monkey Island, Turrican
1991: Another World, F-Zero, Lemmings, Monkey Island II, Turrican II
1992: Contra 3, Flashback, Mario Kart, Wolfenstein 3D, Zelda: A Link to the Past
1993: X-Wing, Day of the Tentacle, Doom, Sam & Max
1994: Jazz Jackrabbit, Little Big Adventure, Magic Carpet, TIE Fighter
1995: The Dig, Full Throttle, Dark Forces
1996: Duke Nukem 3D, Mario 64, Quake
1997: MDK, Quake II
1998: Half-Life, Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999: Quake III Arena

Game of the 90s: Doom

2000: Zelda: Majora’s Mask
2001: Grand Theft Auto III, Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2003: Zelda: The Wind Waker
2004: Doom 3, Far Cry, Half-Life 2
2005: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2006: Lego Star Wars II
2007: Bioshock, Crysis, Penumbra Overture, Super Mario Galaxy
2008: Far Cry 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead
2009: Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum

Game of the decade: Half Life 2

2010: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, DeathSpank
2011: L.A. Noire
2012: Max Payne 3, The Walking Dead
2013: Tomb Raider (2013), The Cave, Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
2014: Wolfenstein - The New Order, Alien: Isolation, Assassin's Creed - Unity
2015: Grand Theft Auto V, The Witcher 3
2016: Doom 2016, Firewatch
2017: Zelda - Breath of the Wild
2018: Far Cry 5, Super Mario Odyssey
2019: Red Dead Redemption 2

Game of the decade: Zelda - Breath of the Wild

The first video game I ever played actually was Pong. The first game I owned was Test Drive on the C64. It's been a long road since then. Video games got more elaborated. So got I.

The first time I was ready to visually mix up reality and computer graphics was with Far Cry 2. My biggest affection towards a game always has been and possibly will be Monkey Island II.