Index of game retrospectives by year of origin

Infinite Lives is a series of posts exploring video game history by focusing on one game I loved for each year from 1978 to 2027.

1. 1978: ???
2. 1979: ???
3. 1980: Rogue
4. 1981: ???
5. 1982: ???
6. 1983: ???
7. 1984: ???
8. 1985: ???
9. 1986: ???
10. 1987: ???
11. 1988: ???
12. 1989: ???
13. 1990: Super Mario World
14. 1991: ???
15. 1992: ???
16. 1993: ???
17. 1994: ???
18. 1995: ???
19. 1996: ???
20. 1997: ???
21. 1998: ???
22. 1999: ???
23. 2000: Diablo II
24. 2001: ???
25. 2002: ???
26. 2003: ???
27. 2004: ???
28. 2005: ???
29. 2006: ???
30. 2007: ???
31. 2008: ???
32. 2009: ???
33. 2010: Super Meat Boy
34. 2011: ???
35. 2012: ???
36. 2013: ???
37. 2014: ???
38. 2015: ???
39. 2016: ???
40. 2017: ???
41. 2018: ???
42. 2019: ???
43. 2020: ???
44. 2021: ???
45. 2022: ???
46. 2023: ???
47. 2024: Caves of Qud
48. 2025: ???
49. 2026: TBD
50. 2027: TBD

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My inspirations include other series that explore history through deep dives on specific works over long periods of time. Those include:

• 50 Years of Text Games: Text games, 1971-2020
• The Digital Antiquarian: Video games, 1977-
• Popcorn Champs: Box-office hits, 1960-2020
• A History of Violence: Action movies, 1968-2021
• Centuries of Sound: Recorded sound, 1888-
• The Number Ones: Billboard Hot 100 #1s, 1958-