Today, I present to you my continuing pointless and herculean endeavor: categorizing every single video game based on when they took place chronologically. Multiple continuities are irrelevant: all that matters is the year. Many game series do have an established continuity (ie Sonic the Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, Gears of War), but no point of reference on the AD timescale- until one is found, these series can not be included on the list. If you have any problems with any dates on the list, or would like to contribute the data for a game that is not present on the list at all, please feel free to post here. Here's to a brighter future and a better tomorrow for everlasting peace! Or something.

380000000 BC: Terranigma > 391800000 BC: E.V.O.: Search for Eden [The World Before Land] 318100000 BC: E.V.O.: Search for Eden [Early Creatures of the Land] 171600000 BC: E.V.O.: Search for Eden [Age of Dinosaurs] 71000000 BC: Off-Road Velociraptor Safari 65000000 BC: Chrono Trigger [Pre-historic] 54998006 BC: Ecco the Dolphin [Earth's Past] 33900000 BC: E.V.O.: Search for Eden [Ice Age] 23030000 BC: E.V.O.: Search for Eden [Early Man] 12000 BC: Chrono Trigger [Dark Ages] 2000000 BC: Original War 1000000 BC: Time Pilot [Dinosaur Era] 4000 BC: Civilization, II, III, IV 3000 BC: Clive Barker's Jericho [The Beginning] 2158 BC: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2153 BC: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords 2033 BC: Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom > 1825 BC: Star Wars: The Old Republic 1378 BC: Serious Sam: The First Encounter 1184 BC: Age of Mythology 1174 BC: Age of Mythology: The Titans 395 BC: Spartan: Total Warrior 338 BC: Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots 336 BC: Rome: Total War: Alexander > 323 BC: > Rome: Total War: Alexander 275 BC: Centurion: Defender of Rome 270 BC: Rome: Total War 231 BC: God of War: Chains of Olympus 226 BC: God of War; Betrayal; God of War II; God of War III 206 BC: Rise of the Phoenix > 202 BC: > Rise of the Phoenix 50 BC: Asterix (series) 26 BC: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Pious Augustus] 38: Clive Barker's Jericho [Flame Era] 184: Dynasty Warriors (series) 363: Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion > 476: > Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion 565: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Karim] 814: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Anthony] 950: Empires: Dawn of the Modern World > 1000: Hexplore 1020: Chrono Cross 1066: Crusader Kings; Deus Vult > 1080: Medieval II: Total War 1087: Medieval: Total War 1094: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 1127: Bandit Kings of Ancient China 1150: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Ellia] 1184: Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf > 1191: Assassin's Creed [Altair] 1200: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick [Medieval] 1213: Clive Barker's Jericho [Medieval Era] 1234: > Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom 1286: MediEvil [Flashback] 1294: > Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf 1337: Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War 1386: MediEvil 1404: Anno 1404 1419: Europa Universalis II > 1429: Jeanne d'Arc 1450: Shogun: Total War > 1452: > Crusader Kings; Deus Vult 1453: Europa Universalis III > > Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War 1460: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Roberto Bianchi] 1476: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse 1479: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 1485: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Paul Luther] 1492: Civilization IV: Colonization > Sid Meier's Colonization > 1493: Conquest of the New World 14XX: Darklands 1502: Uncharted Waters 1503: Anno 1503 1545: Shingen the Ruler 1553: Samurai Warriors 1560: Onimusha: Warlords Sid Meier's Pirates! Nobunaga's Ambition > Kessen III 1571: Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny 1576: The Castlevania Adventure 1580: Shadow of Memories [400 Years Ago] 1582: Onimusha 3: Demon Siege > Nobunaga's Ambition 1584: Soul Edge, Soulcalibur Legends 1587: Soulcalibur 1590: > Kessen III 1591: Soulcalibur II, III, IV, Broken Destiny Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1597: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams 1600: > Shogun: Total War 1602: Anno 1602 1605: Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! 1691: Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, Castlevania, Castlevania Chronicles; Super Castlevania IV 1695: Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick [Colonial] 1698: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 16XX: Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas 1700: Empire: Total War 1701: Anno 1701 1720: Pirates of the Burning Sea 1730: Aliens versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt [Alien; Predator] 1748: Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 1755: Age of Sail (series) > 1760: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Maximillian Roivas] 1766: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace; Racer; Pit Droids; Jedi Power Battles; Battle for Naboo; Obi-Wan's Adventures; Starfighter; Super Bombad Racing Star Wars:Galactic Battlegrounds; Obi-Wan; Bounty Hunter; Battlefront; LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game; The Complete Saga 1774: Star Wars: Racer Revenge 1776: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones; The Clone Wars; Jedi Star Fighter; The New Droid Army; Republic Commando; Battle for the Republic; Battlefront II Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels; Jedi Alliance; Republic Heroes 1779: Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66; Grievous Getaway; Episode III: Revenge of the Sith; Battle Above Coruscant 1783: Droids: Escape from Aaron 1785: Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale 1789: > Europa Universalis III Imperial Glory > 1792: Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, Castlevania: Dracula X > Civilization IV: Colonization 1793: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 1796: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Napoleon Senki > 1797: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1798: Super/Star Wars; X-wing; vs. TIE Fighter, Rebel Assault; Dark Forces; Rebellion; Rogue Squadron; II: Rogue Leader; Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force; Force Commander; Empire at War; Forces of Corruption; LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy; Lethal Alliance Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron 1799: Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided; Jump to Lightspeed; Rage of the Wookiees; Trials of Obi-Wan; Trading Card Game: Champions of the Force 1801: Super/Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Mobile; TIE Fighter; Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire; Shadows of the Empire; Yoda Stories; X-wing Alliance 1802: Super/Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1803: Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II 1808: Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith; Masters of Teräs Käsi 1810: Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 1812: Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy 1815: Battleground 3: Waterloo > Sid Meier's Colonization 1820: > Age of Sail (series) > Europa Universalis II 1830: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon > Imperial Glory 1834: Nightmare Creatures 1836: Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun > 1844: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 1848: 1848 The Oregon Trail Gold Rush! 1849: Gun.Smoke 1850: > Sid Meier's Colonization 1851: Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne 1852: Castlevania 64 1853: TimeSplitters 2 [Old West] 1861: Battleground 7: Bull Run Take Command: Bull Run 1862: Battleground 4: Shiloh; Battleground 5: Antietam Take Command: 2nd Manassas 1863: Battleground 2: Gettysburg Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick [Civil War] 1864: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood 186X: Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock 1871: Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston 1872: 80 Days 1878: Way of the Samurai 1880: Gun 1881: Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive 1882: Dust: A Tale of the Wired West 1885: Back To The Future Part III; Back to the Future Part II & III [Old West] 1886: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde MediEvil 2 1887: Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels 1888: Van Helsing Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper 1889: An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 188X: Call of Juarez 1893: Ultima: World of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams [Visitors of the World Exhibit are stranded on Mars] 1895: Ultima: World of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams TimeSplitters 2 [Paris] 1897: The Yukon Trail 1898: Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds Koudelka 189X: The Wild Bunch 1900: SimCity 1902: Shadow of Memories [100 Years Ago] 1910: Time Pilot [Biplane Era] 1912: Titanic: Adventure Out of Time Beyond the Titanic 1913: Shadow Hearts 1914: The Last Express Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914-1918 > History Line: 1914-1918 > 1915: Red Baron > 1916: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Peter Jacob] Shadow Hearts: Covenant NecroVisioN Red Baron II > 1917: Castlevania: Bloodlines Codename Eagle Warfare 1917 Flying Corps > Wings 2: Aces High 1918: Great Naval Battles V: Demise of the Dreadnoughts; 1914-1918 History Line: 1914-1918 > Red Baron; > Red Baron II > Flying Corps 1920: Infidel > Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun TimeSplitters 2 [Aztec] 1923: Sakura Taisen 1924: TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [Scotland] 1925: Sakura Taisen 2 ~Kimi, Shinitamou koto Nakare~ 1926: Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka~ Alone in the Dark 3 1927: Sakura Taisen 4 ~Koi Seyo, Otome~; Sakura Taisen V ~Saraba, Itoshiki Hito yo~ Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness 1928: Blood 1929: Shadow Hearts: From the New World 192X: Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Mob Enforcer Nocturne The Colonel's Bequest The Dagger of Amon Ra 1930: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Chicago 1930 1932: BloodRayne Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army; Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon TimeSplitters 2 [Chicago] 1933: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie 1934: Nightmare Creatures II 1935: The 7th Guest 1936: Leather Goddesses of Phobos Hearts of Iron; Hearts of Iron III > 193X: Heart of China 1938: The Witness Panzer General II > 1939: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Silent Hunter III P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations > Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2 Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943 > Great Naval Battles 4: Burning Steel 1939-1942 > Talvisota: Icy Hell Theatre of War > Panzer General > First Battallion > Storm Across Europe > Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen > Strategic Command: European Theater > Achtung Spitfire! > Clash of Steel > 193X: Crimson Skies; Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge Chicago Enforcer The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy 1940: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One; Call of Duty 3 European Air War World War II Online > > Talvisota: Icy Hell Combat Mission: Afrika Korps > Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault > Rowan's Battle of Britain; Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory Time Pilot [Monoplane Era] Desert Rats vs. Afrika Corps. > 1941: IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles 1941: Counter Attack P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations > DéjÃ* Vu Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr Eastern Front > Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941-1944 > Saving the Port Computer Bismarck Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 > Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin > Commandos 2: Men of Courage > War in the Pacific > Close Combat III: The Russian Front; Close Combat: Cross of Iron > Bomb Alley [Battle of Crete] 1942: 1942; Joint Strike Battlefield 1942 1942 - The Pacific Air War Medal of Honor: European Assault >; Medal of Honor: Allied Assault [North Africa] Call of Duty >; Call of Duty 2 >; Call of Duty: World at War >; Call of Duty: Final Fronts; Call of Duty: Finest Hour Titanic: Adventure Out of Time [London Blitz] Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific > Eastern Front > Great Naval Battles 4: Burning Steel 1939-1942; Great Naval Battles Vol. II: Guadalcanal 1942-43 > Clive Barker's Jericho [WWII Era] Stalingrad > Bomb Alley [North Africa] Axis & Allies 1943: Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe Return to Castle Wolfenstein; Wolfenstein (2009) Call of Duty: United Offensive [Sicily; Kursk] 1943: The Battle of Midway Pathway to Glory Battlefield 1943 Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe > > World War II Online > Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943; > Great Naval Battles Vol. II: Guadalcanal 1942-43 > Stalingrad The Great Escape Silent Storm > Achtung Spitfire! > Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault; Medal of Honor: Vanguard >; Medal of Honor: Airborne >; Medal of Honor: Breakthrough [North Africa; Sicily] > Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps. 1944: Call of Duty: Roads to Victory; Call of Duty: United Offensive [Bastogne] Company of Heroes Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Medal of Honor >; Frontline; Underground; > European Assault; Allied Assault [Europe]; Breakthrough [Italy]; Spearhead [D-Day; Bastogne] Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Officers 1944: The Loop Master Wings of Power (series) 1944: Across the Rhine > Great Naval Battles Vol. III: Fury in the Pacific, 1941-1944 Warfare 1944 Patton Versus Rommel Close Combat; Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein; Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far World War II: Frontline Command > Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord > 1945: Braid > Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe > P.T.O.; P.T.O. IV: Pacific Theater of Operations > World War II: Frontline Command > Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord; > Combat Mission: Afrika Korps Strikers 1945 Plus > Theatre of War > Panzer General > First Battalion > Storm Across Europe > Koutetsu no Kishi 3: Gekitotsu Europe Sensen > Combat Mission: Afrika Korps > Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 > Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin > Commandos 2: Men of Courage Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday > > Clash of Steel > Close Combat III: The Russian Front; > Close Combat: Cross of Iron > Medal of Honor; > Medal of Honor: Vanguard; > Medal of Honor: Airborne; Medal of Honor: Spearhead [Berlin] > Call of Duty; > Call of Duty 2; > Call of Duty: World at War 1946: IL-2 Sturmovik > Panzer General II War in the Pacific 1947: Who Framed Roger Rabbit > Strategic Command: European Theater > Hearts of Iron 1948: > Hearts of Iron III 1949: Flight of the Amazon Queen Codename Panzers: Cold War Hammer & Sickle 194X: DéjÃ* Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas 1950: Empires: Dawn of the Modern World 1951: Resistance: Fall of Man 1952: Battlezone Live and Let Die Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Edward Roivas] 1953: James Bond 007 Resistance 2 Turning Point: Fall of Liberty > Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday; Hearts of Iron II: Armageddon > 195X: Violence Fight 1955: Aerobiz Supersonic > Back to the Future; Super Back to the Future II [The Past]; Back to the Future Part II & III [The Past] 1957: Goldfinger Destroy All Humans! Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space > 1958: A View to a Kill Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X! 1959: Strike Fighters: Project 1 > 1960: BioShock The Living Daylights The Beatles: Rock Band 1961: The Spy Who Loved Me 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath 1963: Aerobiz > Wings Over Europe > From Russia With Love 1964: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Ring of Red Iron Storm Wings Over Vietnam > Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam > > Hearts of Iron II: Armageddon 1965: Secret of Evermore [Flashback] 1967: Shellshock: 'Nam 67 1968: Team Fortress 2 Hellboy: The Science of Evil [Tunisia] 1969: Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 Destroy All Humans! 2 TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [Russia] 196X: No One Lives Forever (series) 1970: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops BioShock 2 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Time Pilot [Helicopter Era] 1972: Command & Conquer: Red Alert; Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Watchmen: The End Is Nigh TimeSplitters 2 [Atom Smasher] 1973: Southern Command > Wings Over Vietnam > Strike Fighters 2: Vietnam 1974: Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker 197X: > Strike Fighters: Project 1 1975: Destroy All Human! Big Willy Unleashed 1976: Interstate 76 Driver 76 1977: > Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space 1978: Yetisports Driver: Parallel Lines [18 Years Old] Superman Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (Movie) 1979: The Warriors 197X: Driver: You Are the Wheelman 1980: Shadow of Memories [20 Years Ago] 1981: Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason 1982: Operation Flashpoint: Resistance Interstate 82 Deadline The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Time Pilot [Jet Era] 1983: Ghostbusters Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Edwin Lindsey] Hellboy: The Science of Evil [Japan] 1984: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories The Hunt For Red October The Real Ghostbusters The Terminator > Wings Over Europe Hes Games Hyper Sports Summer Games The Young Ones 1985: Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis Germany 1985; RDF 1985; Baltic 1985: Corridor to Berlin; Norway 1985 Super Back to the Future II [Present Day]; Back to the Future Part II & III [Present Day] Crisis in the Kremlin > Balance of Power 1986: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Shenmue, Shenmue II Cold War North Atlantic '86 Batman GoldenEye 007 [Dam] 1987: Street Fighter Maniac Mansion Rad Racer Masters of the Universe: The Movie 1988: Ghostbusters II Mother Rambo III F-19 Stealth Fighter Superman (Arcade) Bionic Commando Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja Konami Sports in Seoul; Konami '88 Track & Field 2 Pool of Radiance Michael Jackson's Moonwalker A Question of Sport 1989: World in Conflict Final Fight, Final Fight Revenge Street Fighter Alpha, 2, 3 Future Wars World in Conflict: Soviet Assault M1 Tank Platoon Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure; Bill and Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure 1990: Rad Racer II YuYu Hakusho (series) Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire Conflict: Desert Storm > The Hunt For Red October (film) The Amazing Spider-Man Curse of the Azure Bonds Chicago 90 Days of Thunder TimeSplitters 2 [Siberia] 1991: Street Fighter II ToeJam & Earl Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone Ghostbusters: The Video Game Another World; Heart of the Alien Jane's F-15 Streets of Rage The Adventures of Willy Beamish Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Michael Edwards] > Conflict: Desert Storm Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams [Present Day] Marvel Super Heroes; Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems Batman: Return of the Joker Burning Fight Hudson Hawk GoldenEye 007 [Severnaya] Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV Series) 1992: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Street Fighter IV Contra Force Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle Arctic Tale Car and Driver Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf Streets of Rage 2 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare [Chernobyl] Batman Returns The Death and Return of Superman > The Amazing Spider-Man 2 RoboCop versus The Terminator Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92 Olympic Gold Olympic Summer Games '92 AV-8B Harrier Assault GoldenEye 007 [Silo] 1993: Final Fight 2, Mighty Final Fight Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Flight Unlimited II Micro Machines V3 Jungle Strike Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers The Legacy: Realm of Terror The Flash Batman: The Animated Series > The Death and Return of Superman The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 1994: Silent Hill 2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Need for Speed Streets of Rage 3 King of Fighters '94 The Mask Winter Olympics TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [Mansion] 1995: Metal Gear Tekken Final Fight 3 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Command & Conquer You Don't Know Jack Time Crisis GoldenEye 007 [Present Day] Harry Potter and the Order of te Phoenix Flight Unlimited Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament Secret of Evermore Hitman: Codename 47 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery Apache 3-D Ultra Pinball The 11th Hour King of Fighters '95 Batman Forever; Batman Forever: The Arcade Game Justice League Task Force 1996: AMBER: Journeys Beyond Pilotwings 64 Revolution X Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96; Military Soviet Strike Hitman: Contracts AH-64D Longbow Wave Race 64 3-D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night King of Fighters '96 Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal X-Men vs. Street Fighter Demolition Man [Present Day] Olympic Summer Games > Terranigma 1997: Street Fighter III Tekken 2 Realms of the Haunting Blast Corps Extreme Ghostbusters; Code Ecto-1; The Ultimate Invasion Nuclear Strike Gran Turismo Devil Summoner; Soul Hackers Longbow 2 3-D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent AHX-1 Duke Nukem Parasite Eve King of Fighters '97 Fantastic Four Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter Carrier Air Wing 1998: Max Payne [Introduction] Snake's Revenge The House of the Dead Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Resident Evil 0; Resident Evil; Resident Evil 2; Resident Evil 3; Resident Evil - Code VERONICA F-22 Total Air War Banjo-Kazooie; Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge 3D Ultra NASCAR Pinball Bionic Commando (2009) UFO: Enemy Unknown [Intro] Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Dynamite Cop Delta Force Nagano Winter Olympics '98 Olympic Hockey Nagano '98 1999: UFO: Enemy Unknown; X-COM: 1999 Flight Unlimited III Jane's F/A-18 RollerCoaster Tycoon Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Zombie Nation Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Kana: Little Sister Micro Machines 64 Turbo Hitman II: Silent Assasssin Gran Turismo 2 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Persona 2 Smash TV\3-D Ultra Pinball Power; 3-D Ultra Pinball Thrill Ride 1999: Hore, Mitakotoka! Seikimatsu The X-Files: Resist or Serve Under Siege > Zombie Revenge Abomination: The Nemesis Project King of Fighters '99 Planescape: Torment; Icewind Dale Fleet Command Superman 64 Delta Force 2 Baldur's Gate (series) 199X: EarthBound Shin Megami Tensei [First Half]; Shin Megami Tensei If... Secret of the Silver Blades 2000: Grand Theft Auto Advance The Sims Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem [Alexandra Roivas] Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2; Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X Penumbra (series) Metropolis Street Racer Banjo-Tooie 4x4 Evolution Gunship 2000 Roadwar 2000 King of Fighters '00 Spider-Man Delta Force: Land Warrior International Track & Field 2000 Sydney 2000 Pools of Darkness; Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 2001: Grand Theft Auto III Urban Strike Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear Survivor Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Micro Maniacs Urban Strike Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Burnout Project Gotham Racing 1nsane 4x4 EVO 2 Max Payne Evil Dead: Hail to the King King of Fighters '01 Neverwinter Nights; Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of the Undrentide Batman Vengeance; Batman: Chaos in Gotham; Batman: Gotham City Racer Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro; Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six Time Pilot [UFO Era] Shadow of Memories [Present] 2002: Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Resident Evil: Dead Aim Portal Animal Crossing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Micro Machines Burnout 2: Point of Impact UFC: Tapout > Under Siege Super Trucks Racing Justice League: Injustice for All The Invincible Iron Man Spider-Man Superman: Shadow of Apokolips; Superman: The Man of Steel Delta Force: Task Force Dagger ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 Salt Lake 2002 2003: Viewtiful Joe; Viewtiful Joe 2 Half-Life; Half-Life: Opposing Force; Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Decay Final Fantasy Tactics Advance SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs DreamMix TV World Fighters Elf: The Movie Tony Hawk's Underground Second Life Dell Magazines Crossword Project Gotham Racing 2 Terminator 3: The Redemption [Pre-Judgement Day] Special Force Freedom Fighters Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne King of Fighters '03 Justice League: Chronicles Batman: Dark Tomorrow; Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Hulk James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing Omega Race 2004: The Sims 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Resident Evil 4 Alien Hominid Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Tony Hawk's Underground 2; Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix Burnout 3: Takedown Ultimate Card Games Immercenary BloodRayne 2 Catwoman Spider-Man 2 Full Spectrum Warrior; Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers Athens 2004 2005: Battlefield 2; Special Forces; Euro Force; Armored Fury; Modern Combat Psychonauts Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Metal Gear Solid; Metal Gear Solid: Tactical Espionage Action Animal Crossing: Wild World Transformers: Convoy no Nazo Tony Hawk's American Wasteland; Tony Hawk's American Sk8land Nintendogs Preschool Edge Learning Kit; Kindergarten Edge Learning Kit Shikigami no Shiro Hitman: Blood Money Forza Motorsport Rollerball Guitar Hero Batman Begins Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction Teen Titans Close Combat: First to Fight Fantastic Four 2006: Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Quantum of Solace ArmA: Armed Assault Deal or No Deal Cars; Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures Thrillville Tony Hawk's Project 8; Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam Micro Machines V4 Shikigami no Shiro II Cake Mania (series) Guitar Hero II 25 To Life Driver: Parallel Lines [46 Years Old] Desperate Housewives: The Game Special Force 2: Tale of the Truthful Pledge Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Justice League Heroes NBC Sports Figure Skating Bode Miller Alpine Skiing Torino 2006 2007: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory; Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Act of War: Direct Action Duke Nukem 3D Outcast Sin and Punishment The World Ends With You Transformers: The Game; Transformers: Autobots; Transformers: Decepticons Cars Mater-National Bratz: The Movie Ratatouille Surf's Up Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Wedding Dash Rock Band Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock; Guitar Hero III Mobile; Guitar Hero Carabiner Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [Tanker] Clive Barker's Jericho [Present Era] Combat Mission: Shock Force Spider-Man 3 Top Trumps: Doctor Who 200X: Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Neverwinter Nights 2 2008: Grand Theft Auto IV; Grand Theft Auto: Lost and Damned; Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Mega Man Twisted Metal III Resident Evil 5 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Animal Crossing: City Folk Tony Hawk's Motion Rock Band 2 Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Guitar Hero: World Tour; Mobile; On Tour; III Backstage Pass Join Task Force Hellboy: The Science of Evil [Romania] Beijing 2008 Winter Sports 2: The Next Challenge; Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2009: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty [Plant] Mega Man 2: The Enigma of Dr. Wily - Mega Man 3: The Death of Wily!? Abuse Incoming Dino Crisis Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy Left 4 Dead MINERVA Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES The Sims 3 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen; Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots; Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 ARMA II Tony Hawk: Ride Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials Rock Band Unplugged; LEGO Rock Band Guitar Hero 5; Mobile; Metallica; Smash Hits; Van Halen; Band Hero; DJ Hero; On Tour Modern Hits; Arcade Ultimate Spider-Man Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

2010: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas Street Fighter 2010 Mega Man 4: A New Ambition!! - V Psychic Force Dino Crisis 2 Uplink Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Supreme Ruler 2010 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010: The Official Videogame of the Winter Olympic Games 2011: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Mega Man 6: Greatest Historical Battle!! 2012: Assassin's Creed [Desmond Miles] S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl Psychic Force 2012 Mega Man 7: Confrontation of Destiny! - The Power Battle Corridor 7: Alien Invasion Universe at War: Earth Assault Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012 2013: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Mega Man 8: Metal Heroes Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick [Present] 2014: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Soldiers of Anarchy Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2015: Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Mega Man & Bass; 2: The Power Fighters The Terminator: Future Shock > Aerobiz Super Back to the Future II [The Future]; Back to the Future Part II & III [The Future] Soldiers of Anarchy 2016: Rockman and Forte: Challenger From The Future; Rockman Strategy Body Harvest Metal Gear Acid Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Terminator Salvation 2017: Tekken 3-Tekken Advance Neo Geo Battle Coliseum Earth Defense Force 2017 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All Mega Man 9: Ambition's Revival!! 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I'm curious as to where you got the dates for Star Wars. As far as I know, the only date equivilancy is "A long time ago"

I'm curious as to where you got the dates for Star Wars. As far as I know, the only date equivilancy is "A long time ago" Yeah, I was wondering exactly the same thing

I'm curious as to where you got the dates for Star Wars. As far as I know, the only date equivilancy is "A long time ago" I too was going to mention this, because basing it on the KOTOR being 4000 years before Phantom Menace Math is not applied to our earth timeline. Also, since you insist on being ridiculous by keeping track of sports games, i.e. Madden, I will snarkily point out that Madden 2010 takes place during the 2009-2010 season, with only the playoffs and super bowl occurring in 2010. Double Also: Eternal Darkness should be notated at least 9 more times. Same for Assassin's Creed. TRIPLE KILL: How are Warhammer 40k and Age of Reckoning concurrent? Multikill: Trying to do the Zelda timeline, even outside of earth timeline will cause you to kill yourself.

Heh, I too was going to post about the Star Wars thing.

AND SO IT BEGINS. My reasoning for the Star Wars dates- there is one source, although its canonicity is questionable, from an official Star Wars comic book story entitled "Into The Great Unknown" that, when extrapolated, translates the year of the Battle of Yavin to 1798, but it's the best source I had for incorporating it. As for the sports, it is pretty ridiculous. This is actually the third version of the timeline so far, and the third forum it's been on. In the second, there were no sports games, but I felt like without them, the timeline would remain incomplete. You are right about the dates, though... as daunting as it may be, I'll be changing all the sports games with years in their names to the previous year. If I don't take them out entirely, that is. As for Eternal Darkness (as well as games like Chrono Trigger, SimCity, Civilization, etc.), when a game takes place over more than one year, I classify the game by its "home year" - the year in which gameplay begins. Thanks for your input, everybody, and I hope you continue to contribute to this silly project of mine. EDIT: Well, with some exceptions, all of the sports games have been removed... for now.

Where does the shovelware come in?

The quality of a game in no way influences its presence (or lack thereof) on the list- good or bad, if it can be pinned down chronologically, it's there. EDIT: I admit I don't know much about the Warhammer series. I assumed it all took place in 40,000. If you can rectify this, let me know. I would be happy to hear your argument. EDIT: Yeah, yeah. Zelda's continuity is impossible, let alone its chronology. Believe me, I've been toying with that puzzle for years. It's just on the Unclassified list because to keep people from saying "HEY, WHAT ABOUT ZELDA". EDIT: Yeah, about Eternal Darkness, same applies to Assassin's Creed. The FRAMING DEVICE, or the year the game ACTUALLY took place in, flashbacks aside, was 2012. This is probably as good a time as any to warn that this list is not always spoiler friendly.

In the year 2941, June (Forelithe by Shire-reckoning), Bilbo Baggins joined the quest for Erebor. He returned almost exactly one year later bearing the One Ring. In the year 3001, September 22 (Winterfilth 1 by Shire-reckoning), Bilbo gave his historic birthday speech and left his ring to Frodo, setting into motion the events of the Lord of the Rings. That should get you some entries for the recent LotR games as well as the SNES game, the text adventure, and any other errata.

EDIT: I admit I don't know much about the Warhammer series. I assumed it all took place in 40,000. If you can rectify this, let me know. I would be happy to hear your argument. Warhammer Online is Warhammer Fantasy, which takes place in an entirely different fantasy universe from WH40k. WH40k's events happen all over the 41st millennium, with most things that happen being long after that date, with much of the recent fluff taking place near the tail end of the millennium, with some things even happening in the 42nd millennium.

It's times like these when I really appreciate games that use nondescript dates like 20XX

1939-45 would have a list that'd take an hour to scroll through.

It's times like these when I really appreciate games that use nondescript dates like 20XX Or things that are eternally current like Top Gun.

Sorely disappointed by lack of Descent: FreeSpace (2335) and FreeSpace 2 (2367). I don't know what year the FS1 expansion, Silent Threat, took place in.

I salute you and your complete excess of free time sir. I salute you.

@UncleSporky: Are you sure that's on an AD timescale? I'm going to need to see a source for that. @Pancake: Ouch. Well, there goes that. If you ever find precise dates, let me know. @SPI: I HATE THOSE. Fortunately, I was able to unravel the true dates of most of the Mega Man Classic and X games- at least as close as we can reckon. @Kelor: Yeah.... it's beginning to look that way. XD But the late 20th/early 21st century is just as cluttered. Any game that is set in the "modern day" is put in its release date. @AresProphet: That's what you're here for. Coming right up, sir. @Pata: At ease, soldier. Now go forth and bring me video game settings!

Essentially you want this site. If you are serious about this project, start reading! For example I learned that Shatterhand takes place in the year 2030, Shingen the Ruler is set in 1545, and Section Z takes place in "the 21st century." You really should make allowances for notations like 199X so you can include Mega Man. Clash at Demonhead's manual also puts it at 199X. EDIT: I see you have Mega Man somehow. I wonder what makes certain dates more canon than others... Find a master list of all video games, start at the top and work your way down, marking them off as you complete them. The easiest thing to flesh out the list and be able to check off one whole classification is to mark off historical games or ones with known dates due to books, movies etc. For example the NES has 1942, 1943, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, North and South (civil war), Bible Adventures, Ghostbusters, Home Alone etc. @UncleSporky: Are you sure that's on an AD timescale? I'm going to need to see a source for that. Wait, so if it's not on AD timescale, you're simply not including it? Why assume any game is set on our planet according to normal human time measurements, especially when they feature things that never could occur in our world? What about alternate timelines and other dimensions?

Resident Evil takes place in 1998, just after RE0. RE2 and RE3 take place at the same time, right after RE1. Code: Veronica is also set in 1998, some time after 2/3. EDIT: Whoops, I see you put RE0 - Code Veronica on there. I'd personally be more specific if you really want to take this seriously, but I digress.

Secret of Evermore - 1995 (though it starts in a flashback to 1965) Jesus I'm just going to stop before I go through every game I own to see if it's on there.

Wasteland for DOS only mentions one date, which is 2087, but the date it refers to is not stated as being the current one.

UncleSporky: Thanks for the link! It'll be uberhelpful. Shatterhand is already under 2030, but I'll update it to include Shingen the Ruler. The Mega Man timeline comes from the Mega Man Wiki, which makes some arguable but compelling points for the dates currently featured here. Ditto for Metroid and the Metroid Wiki. If a game's timeline is clearly not our own, I don't include it here. @Zombiemando: If it makes you happy, I'll make the RE section a bit clearer. This list is for the gaming public as well as my own personal diversion. If 2087 is not the date in which the game takes place, it can't be included. @AresProphet: I'll stick it in 1995. Since the '65 portion is a flashback, I would qualify '95 to be the game's "home year."

By the way, crysis and cryis:warhead happen at the same time. Warhead includes flashbacks, but only audio backstory. Also, all Warhammer 40,000 games should have a date. They include them into the official fluff, and even base books off them, so it shouldn't be too hard to find them. I might ask on a warhammer forum if you want.

UncleSporky: Thanks for the link! It'll be uberhelpful. Shatterhand is already under 2030, but I'll update it to include Shingen the Ruler. The Mega Man timeline comes from the Mega Man Wiki, which makes some arguable but compelling points for the dates currently featured here. Ditto for Metroid and the Metroid Wiki. If a game's timeline is clearly not our own, I don't include it here. @Zombiemando: If it makes you happy, I'll make the RE section a bit clearer. This list is for the gaming public as well as my own personal diversion. If 2087 is not the date in which the game takes place, it can't be included. @AresProphet: I'll stick it in 1995. Since the '65 portion is a flashback, I would qualify '95 to be the game's "home year." Well it's not stated that it isn't the current date, either.