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EP 137 - GOTY 30 - 1995

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Release Date: 12/24/2025

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This is our yearly awards show where we celebrate the games of 30 years ago. This year we dare to rank one of the best years in gaming. 1995!

GOTY 30: 1995

Start: 7:00ish

No NES games released in NA in 1995 😢:
No TG-16 games released in NA in 1995 😢:

 

Fumbling - till 14-ish

Best SNES:
Mega Man X2

EarthBound
Chrono Trigger - John, Adam, Tim
Killer Instinct
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Dan
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Shan, Sam

Mega Man 7

 

Best Genesis:
Mega Bomberman
The Punisher
Beyond Oasis
Comix Zone
Vectorman
Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety
Phantasy Star IV
Alien Soldier

Best Playstation:
Battle Arena Toshinden
Jumping Flash!
Destruction Derby
Twisted Metal
Wipeout
D
Air Combat


Best Sega Saturn:
Clockwork Knight 2
Panzer Dragoon
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtua Racing
Virtua Cop

Best Sega CD:
Snatcher

Best Handheld:
Mario's Picross (GB)
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB)
Donkey Kong Land (GB)
X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy (GG)
Sonic Drift 2 (GG)
Sonic Labyrinth (GG)
Tails Adventure (GG)

 

Best PC:
Command & Conquer
Full Throttle
The Dig
Warcraft 2
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Descent

 

Best Arcade:
Street Fighter Alpha
Tekken 2
Mortal Kombat 3
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
Time Crisis
Mega Man: The Power Battle
X:Men: Children of the Atom
Area 51



Best Soundtrack:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
The Dig
Warcraft 2
Wipeout (PS1)
EarthBound




Best Multiplayer:

Killer Instinct (SNES)
Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (SG, SNES)
Destruction Derby (PS1)
Twisted Metal (PS1)
Wild Guns (SNES)
Mega Bomberman (GEN)

 

Most Innovative:


EarthBound

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Jumping Flash!

Panzer Dragoon

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES)



PLOK Award for Outstanding Weirdness:
ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay
Pac-In-Time
EarthBound
Earthworm Jim 2
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure
The Ooze (SG)
Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game
Kirby's Dream Course
Primal Rage

 

Underdog:
Worms (PC)

Breath of Fire II (SNES)

Secret of Evermore (SNES)

Zoop

Kirby’s Dream Course

Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen


Community Vote

1995 GOTY:

Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)

Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB)

Warcraft 2 (PC)