Best Video Games of the ’90s

Donkey Kong Country

No more was Donkey Kong relegated to throwing barrels at everyone’s favorite plumber, he was given his own adventure on his own island. The looked amazing, it played even better, and you could swap players at anytime in order to gain an advantage.

Also, you got to ride a rhino, an ostrich, and a marlin. Sign us up.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1992)

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How happy were we all when we finally didn’t spend our entire allowance at the arcade trying to take down Shredder and the rest of the Foot Clan? In 1992, Turtles in Time was available on SNES! Cowabunga, dudes!

With all four turtles as playable characters, this side-scrollers is one of the very best of the ’90s.

Street Fighter 2 (1991)

The beginning of the fighter genre, this has all of the characters that not even your parents can forget.

Battletoads (1991)

For most of us, this was probably the game that introduced you to the rage-induced controller throw. The crazy-hard tunnel level was infuriating while also endearing when you were finally able to get past it.

The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (1991)

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Arguably the greatest game ever, Link to the Past is a sprawling RPG filled with memorable dungeons, epic quests, fun items and the genius alternate map, the Dark World. Puzzles, pendants, the Master Sword and of course, Ganon, Link’s adventure has it all.

This game is about as near to perfection as a game can get.