Games that I played in 2020

Games that I remember playing over the course of 2020, in order of release date:

• Adventures of Lolo (1989)
• Legend of the Red Dragon (1989)
• Ultimate Universe (1991)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past [Randomizer] (1991)
• Illusion of Gaia / Illusion of time (1993)
• Super Metroid [Randomizer] (1994)
• Seiken Densetsu 3 (1995)
• Tetris Attack / Panel de Pon (1995)
• Caesar 3 (1998)
• Dance Dance Revolution [Stepmania] (1998~2008)
• Falcon's Eye (1999?)
• Alpha Centauri (1999)
• Tetris The Absolute The Grand Master 2 (2000)
• Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
• Ragnarok Online (2002)
• Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism (2008)
• Dark Souls (2011)
• Mad Father (2012)
• Ib (2012)
• Analogue: A Hate Story (2012)
• Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (2012)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (2014)
• Yomawari: Night Alone (2015)
• Stardew Valley (2016)
• Loot Rascals (2017)
• A Mortician's Tale (2017)
• Dead Cells (2018)
• Aegis Defenders (2018)
• Speed Dating for Ghosts (2018)
• Fortune-499 (2018)
• Minit (2018)
• Celeste: Farewell (2019)
• Astrologaster (2019)
• Tetris 99 (2019)
• Risk of Rain 2 (2020)
• Unreal Life (2020)
• What Comes After (2020)
• Element TD 2 (2020)
• Ikenfell (2020)
• Democratic Socialism Simulator (2020)

There's a couple of other ones, but those are the main ones I think?

Yes, I literally played games released the year that I was born until today, lol.  Some of these are second playthroughs -- Ib and Illusion of Gaia, for example.

A few brief notes:

Ultimate Universe (1991) - The most in-depth and complex game that nobody will ever play.  I sank a LOT of time into this and regret nothing.

Dance Dance Revolution [Stepmania] (1998~2008) - The perfect way to keep exercise going while staying at home.  Doubles mode (1 player using 2 pads) is wonderful.

Link to the Past / Super Metroid Randomizer - Easily the one I got the deepest into this year.  ALTTPR is wonderful and will continue to keep me entertained moving forward, and so is SMZ3.

Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001) - If you've ever wanted to start playing Melee, now is the time, as the community has made the pipedream real -- online, responsive melee play from the comfort of your home.  Melee will never die.  Hit me up if you ever want to play online.

Ib (2012) - Still holds up surprisingly well despite its age.  We replayed through it to remember what it was like since it had been a long while.

Stardew Valley (2016) - Probably the best shelter-in-place hangout game I can think of.

Fortune-499 (2018) - A hidden gem.  I really enjoyed this game, it has a little bit of everything great.  Interesting strategy, unique mechanics, good writing, etc.

Celeste: Farewell (2019) - A great way to cap off a wonderful game that everyone already knows is amazing.

Astrologaster (2019) - A surprisingly fun "wtf" comedy narrative game.

What Comes After (2020) - A highlight of the year for me.  A short "slice of life" game that is really heartwarming.  Play this if you're ever feeling down.

Ikenfell (2020) - It's been quite a long time since I could really stomach playing an RPG.  Ikenfell is a great one.

Unreal Life (2020) - Another highlight of the year for me.  I really enjoyed playing through this one.  Great aesthetics, you can tell there is a real artistic vision behind it.  Nice worldbuilding, beautiful art, and a story that strings you along.