Top 9 Games of the 1990s

Most-picked games from the 1990s from Games posts.

The 1990s were a major transition from sprites to 3D worlds, from local play to early online communities, and from compact cartridges to larger disc-based adventures. This decade produced different kinds of breakthroughs at the same time: cinematic role-playing games, analog controls, survival horror, fighting games, and expansive PC strategy. I use this page to compare the games people still remember from that transition, not simply the games with the biggest release budgets. The ranking below reads the card-selection counter stored on each matching game record, so the page can explain why these games belong together without pretending that the order is a universal review score.

How I read this list: the page uses game posts saved in the Games category. The number on the right is the card selection count stored on that post, not a separate ranking table.

1. 1
   Pokémon Red, Blue, YellowReleased 1996 · Saved in Games posts.
   5 card selections
2. 2
   Pokémon Gold, SilverReleased 1999 · Saved in Games posts.
   3 card selections
3. 3
   Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu EditionReleased 1998 · Saved in Games posts.
   3 card selections
4. 4
   The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)Released 1998 · Saved in Games posts.
   3 card selections
5. 5
   Total AnnihilationReleased 1997 · Saved in Games posts.
   3 card selections