Juan Arenas and the staff of Meristation choose by vote what was the best game of 25 years ago
As is traditional, each year on these dates we go back 25 years in time and explore what it took that year to choose a candidate for GOTY Retro. In 2020, that trip takes us to 1995, a key period that separates the border between 16 bits and 32, pixels and polygons, with a still important presence of arcade machines that were the spearhead of polygonal technology.
The best games of 1995
Among the list of games that were released in 1995 we find all kinds of jewels that illustrate that transition period, among the list of voted games we find these names:
- Panzer dragoon
- Toshinden (PS1)
- Chrono Trigger
- Yoshi’s island
- Comix Zone
- Ristar
- Full throttle
- Streer Fighter Alpha (Arcade)
- Tekken 2 (Arcade)
- Command and Conquer
- Destruction Derby
- Twisted metal
- Suikoden
- Warcraft 2
- DKC 2
- Worms
- Rayman
- Castlevania: Dracula X
- Kirby’s Dreamland 2 (GB)
- Descent
Anyone who lived through that time or has explored this period can see the importance of these names. Games that started sagas that are still alive today such as Worms, beach jewels, forms like Ristar, Yoshi’s Island, Donkey Kong Country 2 or Rayman, great JRPGs like Suikoden or Chrono Trigger, great representatives of the RTS tsunami that was already a reality like Warcraft 2 or Command & Conquer, weighty exponents in 3D technology such as Tekken 2 or Descent … the list is long and among all of them, the Meristation editorial team has voted which is their favorite to rise as the great winner this year.
All the editors have cast three votes of different weight and we have obtained a winner from the list, although given the weight and quality of the names mentioned we have not resisted reviewing them by Juan Arenas, to recreate what he gave of himself. a magnificent year like 95.
We’re counting on seeing you again next year to discover our best game of 1996.
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