What was the best year ever in the history of gaming.

Maybe it's partially because of nostalgia, but I think 1990 will never be beaten in sheer number of games of the highest quality.
Let's look at just a few of the games that came out that year;
Megaman 3,
Ninja Gaiden 2
Castlevania 3
Golgo13 2
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Final Fantasy 1
Super Mario Bros 3
and so on. That was a great year!