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The Video Game Chronology Project
Gorblax
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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.
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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 >
Déjà 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:
Déjà 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
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!!
S.D.I.
> Crisis in the Kremlin
2018:
Krazy Ivan
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Blue Stinger
2019:
Out Run 2019
Blade Runner
The House of the Dead III
Metal Gear Acid 2
Tekken 4 - Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
TimeSplitters 2 [NeoTokyo]
2020:
Crysis; Warhead
Super Baseball 2020
Keitai Denjū Telefang
Command & Conquer: Generals
Perfect Dark Zero
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
Tom Clancy's Endwar
Raid 2020
State of War
> P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations
Supreme Ruler 2020
2021:
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
2023:
Half-Life 2 - Half-Life 2: Episode Three
Perfect Dark
2024:
Jet Set Radio Future
Frontlines: Fuel of War
The Terminator: Rampage
2025:
Gley Lancer
Impossible Mission 2025
Earth: 2025
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Haze
Segagaga
Skyborg: Into the Vortex
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga; Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
2026:
Captain Commando
2027:
Cyberia
Deus Ex 3
2028:
Trauma Center: New Blood
Blood II: The Chosen
2029:
The Terminator 2029; Operation Scour; 3: War of the Machines
Lifeline
202X:
Shin Megami Tensei [Second Half]; Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine
2030:
Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Predator: Concrete Jungle
Front Mission: Alternative
2031:
Shatterhand
A Mind Forever Voyaging
2032:
Hellgate: London
Terminator 3: The Redemption [Post-Judgement Day]
Demolition Man [Future]
2033:
Mean Streets
2035:
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Darkwind: War on Wheels
2036:
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
2037:
X-Squad
SiN
Disney's Meet the Robinsons
Tex Murphy: Overseer [Flashbacks]
2039:
Martian Memorandum
2040:
Phantom 2040
Ripper
2042:
Under a Killing Moon
X-COM: Terror from the Deep
2043:
Rise of the Robots
The Pandora Detective
Tex Murphy: Overseer
2044:
Alien Olympics 2044 AD
Chaser
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening
2047:
Snatcher
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
2048:
Super Aleste
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
2049:
San Francisco Rush 2049
Vectorman
Miner 2049er
M.A.C.H.
When It's Over
Crimson Tears
204X:
Shin Megami Tensei II
2050:
Maelstrom
Subwar 2050
UFO: Aftershock
Shadowrun (SNES)
2052:
Deus Ex
Wipeout
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [U-Genix]
2053:
Surveillance Kanshisha
Rise of the Dragon
2056:
Snatcher
2058:
Command & Conquer: Tiberium
Neuromancer
2066:
Project Firestart
2067:
X-COM: Interceptor
2070:
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War >
2071:
Wasteland Racers 2071
2072:
System Shock
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Cyberball 2072
2075:
Metroid; Zero Mission
Red Faction
2076:
Metroid Prime; Hunters
2077:
Metroid Prime 2
Fallout [Global Nuclear Attack]
Foresaken
2078:
Metroid Prime 3
2079:
Metroid II: Return of Samus; Super Metroid
2080:
Metroid: Other M
XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association
2081:
Metroid Fusion
2083:
Red Faction II
2084:
Robotron: 2084
2085:
Blaster
2087:
Wasteland
2090:
Timequest
Front Mission
Raiden
2092:
X-COM: Apocalypse
2094:
XF5700 Mantis
2095:
Speedball
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller
2096:
Syndicate
Front Mission 4
2097:
Wipeout XL
Shadowrun
Moon
Ballistics
Crystalis
One Must Fall: 2097
X-Kaliber 2097
2098:
Wipeout 64
Future Cop: LAPD
20XX:
Xenosaga [Discovery of the Zohar]
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Mega Man Battle Network (series)
Mr. Driller (series)
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift; 2
Namco x Capcom
20X6:
Stinkoman 20X6
2100:
Warzone 2100
2101:
Zero Wing
2102:
Front Mission 2
2105:
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
2112:
Mach Rider
Front Mission 3
The Journeyman Project [South America]
2114:
System Shock 2
2116:
Wipeout 3
2117:
Wipeout 3: Special Edition
Rebelstar: Tactical Command
Metal Marines
2119:
Mega Man X; X2
2121:
> Front Mission 5: Scars of the War
2123:
Creature Shock
2124:
Star Control
2125:
Mega Man X3
Red Faction: Guerrilla
2130:
Mega Man Xtreme 2; X4
2131:
Appleseed EX
2134:
Mission Critical
Reich Star
2140:
Earth 2140
Mega Man X5; X6
2141:
KKnD
2142:
Battlefield 2142
Flashback
2145:
Doom 3, Doom RPG
Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike
2150:
Earth 2150
2155:
Star Control 2
2159:
Solar Striker
Star Trek: Legacy
2160:
Earth 2160
Wipeout Fusion
Starlancer
2161:
Fallout
2164:
Tau Ceti
2170:
Mega Man X7
2175:
Mega Man X8
2178:
Galactic Civilizations
2179:
Alien Trilogy; Alien3
KKnD2: Krossfire
2183:
Mass Effect
2185:
The Journeyman Project [Mars]
2186:
Starcross
2192:
Traffic Department 2192
2197:
Wipeout Pure
2199:
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
B.O.B.
21XX:
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
2201:
F-Zero: GP Legend, F-Zero: Climax
2207:
Wipeout Pulse
2208:
Red Faction: Guerilla
2209:
The Longest Journey
2219:
Dreamfall
RayStorm
Deathrow
2222:
Whip Rush
2225:
Galactic Civilizations II
2226:
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
2227:
Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
2230:
Aliens versus Predator 2; Primal Hunt
2241:
Fallout 2
2243:
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [Machine Wars]
2245:
Quake 4
2263:
NYR: New York Race
The Fifth Element
2268:
Independence War
226X:
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
2277:
Fallout 3
2279:
Phalanx
2280:
TimeSplitters 2 [Planet X]
2282:
Armored Warriors
2287:
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier; New Worlds
2288:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy; Chekov's Lost Missions
2290:
M.U.S.H.A.
2291:
Star Trek: Klingon Academy
Unreal (seriess)
2293:
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
22XX:
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
I-War
Starscape
2310:
The Journeyman Project [Sydney]
2315:
TimeSplitters 2 [Robot Factory]
2318:
The Journeyman Project [Present]; The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
2327:
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
2328:
The Journeyman Project: Buried In Time
2335:
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
2340:
Brute Force
2348:
Gain Ground
2357:
Operation: Matriarchy
2364:
Star Trek: Conquest
2367:
FreeSpace 2
2369:
Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy >
2370:
Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
2371:
Star Trek Generations; Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
2372:
> Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy
2373:
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars; First Contact
2374:
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen
2376:
Star Trek: Armada; Voyager - Elite Force; expansion pack; Hidden Evil; Invasion
2377:
Star Trek: Away Team; Borg; Armada II
2378:
Star Trek: Bridge Commander; Elite Force II
2379:
Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
2387:
Zillion; Zillion II
23XX:
Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation
2400:
2400 AD
2401:
TimeSplitters 2 [Present]; TimeSplitters: Future Perfect [Present]
2409:
Star Trek Online
2410:
War 2410
2419:
Ground Control; Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy
2435:
Beyond Good & Evil
2452:
Star Ocean: The Second Story
2453:
Rebel Planet
2455:
Daikatana
2456:
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
2496:
Fragile Allegiance
2499:
Space Channel 5 (series)
2525:
Super Spy Hunter
Halo Wars
2548:
Dino Crissis 3
2552:
Halo: Combat Evolved; Halo 2; Halo 3; ODST
2553:
Halo 3 [Epilogue]
2560:
F-Zero
2567:
F-Zero X
2571:
F-Zero GX
2575:
Earth & Beyond
2585:
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
25XX:
StarCraft
2625:
Breed
2632:
Project Sylpheed
2633:
Contra
2634:
Super Contra
2636:
Contra III: The Alien Wars
2638:
Contra 4
2641:
Contra Hard Corps
2647:
Contra: Shattered Soldier
2654:
Wing Commander
2656:
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi [Tiger's Claw Destroyed]
2661:
AquaNox; AquaNox 2: Revelation
2665:
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
2669:
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
2673:
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
2681:
Wing Commander: Prophecy
2704:
Terminal Velocity
2712:
Hired Guns
2741:
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
2794:
Marathon
27XX:
Neocron
2829:
Starsiege
2859:
Star Ocean: Till The End of Time
2877:
Robotica
2912:
X: Beyond the Frontier
2960:
Freelancer
2980:
Heavy Metal Thunder
2995:
Sentinel Worlds I: Future Magic
3010:
War 3010: The Revolution
3024:
MechWarrior >
3025:
Turrican II: The Final Fight
3029:
> MechWarrior
3050:
MechWarrior 3050
3044:
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries >
3052:
> MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries
3057:
MechWarrior 2; Ghost Bear's Legacy
3059:
MechWarrior 3; Pirate's Moon; 4; The Black Knight >
3060:
> MechWarrior 3; Pirate's Moon; 4; The Black Knight
32XX:
Imperium Galactica; II: Alliances
3300:
Space Rangers 2: Dominators
4021:
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021
4078:
Darwin 4078
4081:
Darwin 4081
4444:
Neo Contra
4620:
Starflight
Lost Empire
7278:
Xenosaga
8010:
Gradius V
20031:
Tyrian
23003:
EVE Online
23004:
EVE Online: Exodus
23190:
Frank Herbert's Dune >
23193:
> Frank Herbert's Dune
40XXX:
Warhammer 40,000 (series)
Yeah, I was wondering exactly the same thing
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. :P 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.
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.
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.
That should get you some entries for the recent LotR games as well as the SNES game, the text adventure, and any other errata.
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.
Or things that are eternally current like Top Gun.
I don't know what year the FS1 expansion, Silent Threat, took place in.
I salute you.
@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!
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.
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?
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.
Jesus I'm just going to stop before I go through every game I own to see if it's on there.
@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."
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.
Steam // Secret Satan
Well it's not stated that it isn't the current date, either.
@Lalabox: I would be very appreciative.
I dont think there is any timeline in warhammer fantasy that you could use to really put in any lists like this. Its never been stated when or how the world was created, only that the old ones came to the planet and made the different races that populates it 10.000 years ago(i think). I dont remember if theres is even a given date for the most recent events in the gameworld, a couple of years ago it was storm of chaos, but that been retconned i think.
Ceterum autem censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam
Unreal Tournament takes place in 2341.
@george-x: Read the first page of the thread, please.
@Damn that's helpful. Does the rest of the UT series take place in 2341 as well?
Also, this isn't twitter, chill with the @'s!:P
@george-x: I've been using the @s since IRC came around, boy.
@cj iwakura: Thanks, but Wikipedia says differently. Explain.
Anyway, the Star Wars thing still puzzles me, I've never heard of that kind of reference to Earth's timeline. I'd actually be curious if you could elaborate or point to a wiki or something
(I actually just wanted to call someone "boy", everyone else was doing it)
Also this list is impressive, as is the amount of free time you have Gorblax.
PSN: SirGrinchX
Oculus Rift: Sir_Grinch
Ah, my bad. 2006. :P Not sure why I thought it was 1999. Maybe that was the first game.
http://www.vgmuseum.com/scans/psx2/shikigami2_back.JPG
From the back cover.
Came out in '04, so 'distant future' = two years.
@Mr_Grinch: This list wasn't made in a day, you know. But it is summer.