Intro
This past month the users of RetroAchievements voted for the Best of 2020. The voting and nomination process lasted a whopping 45 days and this is what the RetroAchievements Discord community voted on!
RA Awards 2020 Hub Entry
We also listed all of the award winners here on this hub:
Set of the Year
Congratulations to Altomar for his work in the **Set of the Year:
People
Most Prolific Achievement Creator
televandalist
Help Me Hero Award
KickMeElmo
Best Badge/icon Maker
KingS1zzle
Best Ticket Reporter
Xymjak
Best Discord Streamer
HolyShinx
Best NEW Developer
SherryBirkin
Ticket Wizard
Snow
Best Podcast Personality
Thoreau
Best Scott
Scott
Miscelaneous
Best RANews Cover

By
televandalist
Best Event of 2020
The Unwanted
Hosted by
StingX2 and
televandalist
Best Dev Feature
OrNext
By
Jamiras
Best New Supported Console
MSX
By libretro team,
Jamiras and
wilhitewarrior
Best New Website Feature
Resetting individual achievements.
By
meleu
RANews
By:
meleu, web designer/developer.
StingX2, gathering content.
televandalist, creating the covers.
Hotscrock and
Searo, collecting many useful/interesting about the released sets, revisions, rescores, and art updates.
lilbud, created the RANews logo.
luchaos, took care of the network wizardry side of things.
- And also all those who wrote something for RANews.
Best Achievement Sets by Console
Best 32X Set
Best 3DO Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Myst |
3DO Interactive Multiplayer |
Adventure |
Best Apple 2 Set
Best Arcade Set
Best Atari 2600 Set
Best Atari 7800 Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Joust |
Atari 7800 |
Action |
Best Atari Lynx Set
Best Gameboy Set
Best GBC Set
Best GBA Set
Best Game Gear Set
Best SMS Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Asterix |
Master System |
Platformer |
Best Genesis Set
Best MSX Set
Best Neo Geo Pocket Set
Best NES Set
Best N64 Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Glover |
Nintendo 64 |
Platformer |
Best Nintendo DS Set
Best PC Engine Set
Best PlayStation Set
Best Pokemon Mini Set
Best Saturn Set
Best Sega CD Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Sonic CD |
Sega CD |
Platformer |
Best SG1000 Set
Best SNES Set
Best Atari Jaguar
Best Vectrex Set
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Spike |
Vectrex |
Platformer |
Best Virtual Boy Set
Best Wonderswan Set
Best Magnavox Odyssey 2 Set
Best Achievements Sets - Other Categories
Best Set By A Jr Dev
The Hardest Set of 2020
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Sonic CD |
Sega CD |
Platformer |
Bad Games With Great Sets
Easiest Free Point Set of 2020
Best Meme Set
Best Achievement Sets for Homebrew and Hacks
Homebrew
Best Zelda Hack
Best 2D Mario Hack
Best 2D Mario Hack not SMW
Best Kaizo Hack
Game |
Console |
Genre |
~Hack~ Invictus |
SNES |
Platformer [Kaizo: Light / 22 Exits] |
Best 3D Mario Hack
Best Pokemon Hack
Best RPG Hack
Best Other Hack
Rich Presence Script & Leaderboard Code
Best Rich Presence Script
Game |
Console |
Genre |
Diablo |
PlayStation |
Hack and Slash |
Created by
Keltron3030
Best Leaderboard
Xevious: The Avenger (NES) anti-cheat leaderboard, created by
JAM
https://retroachievements.org/leaderboardinfo.php?i=4728
Single Achievements Awards
Most Heartbreaking Missable of 2020
Game: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Nintendo DS)
Achievement: Billy’s Head!? [m]
Description: Find the bloodstain at Security Guard Office [Episode 5]
Best Single Achievement Icon

Game: Snatcher (Sega CD)
Achievement: Impressive! (5)
Description: Kill the snatcher in the hospital basement without missing or taking damage
Funniest Achievement of 2020
Game: Mary-Kate and Ashley: Crush Course (PlayStation)
Achievement: …And All I Got Was This Stupid Badge (25)
Description: Achieve a score of 20 points or more in the final round of Hoops. Your allegiance has been noted. Farewell for now, human.
Most Creative Achievement of 2020
Game: Sonic 3D Blast | Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island (Mega Drive)
Achievement: No Rights Allowed (10)
Description: Green Grove 2 - Complete without pressing right
The Hardest Achievements of 2020
Game: ~Hack~ Super Sheffy World 2: The Quest for 5 Shells (SNES)
Achievement: The Last (100)
Description: Complete The Last
Best Meme Achievement of 2020
Game: ~Hack~ Sonic 2 Hold Right to Win Edition (Mega Drive)
Achievement: Hold Right to Win! (5)
Description: Beat the game in under 8:32 without dying, taking damage, pressing any direction besides right and with at least 39 lives