The History of Awesome - IGN Presents

2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Spider-Man, and Firefly

2001: Grand Theft Auto 3, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter

2000: PlayStation 2, X-Men, and The Sims

1999: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix , and the Dreamcast

1998: The Greatest Video Game Year Ever?

1997: Goldeneye, South Park, and Final Fantasy VII

1996: Nintendo 64, Tomb Raider, and Independence Day

1995: PlayStation, Toy Story, and Windows 95

1994: Friends, Donkey Kong Country, and Super Metroid

1993: Doom, Myst, and Jurassic Park

1992: Mortal Kombat, The Real World, and Mario Kart

1991: Super Nintendo, Terminator 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog

1990: Final Fantasy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Home Alone

1989: The Simpsons, Batman, and the Game Boy

1988: Die Hard, Akira, and Mario 2

1987: Zelda, RoboCop, Predator, and So Much More

1986: Top Gun, Aliens, and Watchmen

1985: Nintendo, The Goonies, and Back to the Future

1984: Terminator, Ghostbusters, and The Karate Kid

1983: Return of the Jedi, Dragon's Lair, and A Christmas Story

1982: Ms. Pac-Man, E.T., and The Wrath of Khan

1981: Donkey Kong, Indiana Jones, and MTV

1980: Empire Strikes Back, Pac-Man, ad Superman II

1979: Alien, Asteroids, and Adventure

1978: Superman, Space Invaders, and Halloween

1977: Star Wars, Atari, and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons