Best Video Games of the 90s
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- DirectorHiroyuki ItôYoshinori KitaseA mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.
- DirectorRon GilbertHal BarwoodStarsDominic ArmatoEarl BoenAlexandra BoydYoung pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.
- DirectorRon GilbertStarsDominic ArmatoEarl BoenAlexandra BoydHaving vanquished the ghost pirate LeChuck with a soft drink, Guybrush Threepwood now seeks the treasure of Big Whoop. During his quest he discovers LeChuck is back from the dead. Once again.
- DirectorTim SchaferStarsTony PlanaMaria Canals-BarreraAlan BlumenfeldManuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.
- DirectorKeiichiro ToyamaStarsMichael GuinnSusan PapaThessaly LernerHarry awakes from a car crash to notice his daughter, Cheryl, vanished. As he searches for her, through the eerie town of Silent Hill, a terrifying descent into the unknown is set.
- DirectorJonathan AckleyLarry AhernStarsDominic ArmatoAlexandra BoydEarl BoenAfter unwittingly turning his true love Elaine into solid gold with a cursed engagement ring, Guybrush Threepwood must find a map, a ship and a crew, sail to Blood Island and track down an uncursed diamond ring to reverse the curse.
- DirectorDavid MullichStarsHarlan EllisonTom MyersJulio JeinsonCD-ROM adventure starring an omnipotent supercomputer calling itself AM (as in "I think, therefore I am."). Built by the Americans as the ultimate defense system, AM accidentally became self-aware and eventually goes insane.
- DirectorYoshitaka MurayamaThree years after the Gate Rune War, the 108 Stars of Destiny once again gather to protect the City-State of Jowston from the invading Kingdom of Highland, led by the demonic Luca Blight.
- StarsTom KennyGregg BergerMelissa DisneySpyro and Sparx are unwillingly transported to the fantasy realm of Avalar, where an iron-fisted warlock called Ripto and his henchmen, Gulp and Crush are summoned.
- DirectorDave GrossmanTim SchaferStarsDenny DelkJane JacobsNick JamesonA disembodied tentacle is accidentally exposed to nuclear waste, giving it human abilities and an ambition to take over the world.
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriPlay as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriPlay as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseYasushi MatsumuraMasato YagiA former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
- DirectorShigefumi HinoHideki KonnoToshihiko NakagoWhen the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
- DirectorFeargus UrquhartStarsDee Bradley BakerMichael BellJeff BennettThe main character, ward of mystical monk Gorion, whose name, sex, race and class are defined by the players, leaves his order's keep for the first time and starts a journey to discover his true identity. But someone wants him dead.
- DirectorHironobu SakaguchiA dark knight questions the ruthless actions of his king and undergoes a quest to redeem himself and save the world.
- StarsClancy BrownCarlos AlazraquiMichael GoughA young cute purple dragon named Spyro sets out to free his dragon buddies, after they had fallen victim to the villainous Gnasty Gnorc, who has turned them into crystal statues.
- DirectorAndy HoyosStarsPaul Morgan StetlerMonique ParentRagna SigrunCurtis Craig, a totally normal man begins to hear strange voices. Could it be that he is an insane killer..?
- DirectorKoji InokuchiAkira TakeshimaYoichi YamamotoStarsUnshô IshizukaStuart ZagnitJames Carter CathcartGuided by Professor Oak, photographers take pictures of different Pokémon on the uncharted Pokémon Island.
- DirectorSean ClarkMichael StemmleStarsBill FarmerNick JamesonMarsha ClarkTwo screwball detectives are hired to track a couple of human oddities that went missing from a local Tourist Trap.
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseAkihiko MatsuiTakashi TokitaCrono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
- DirectorYoshitaka MurayamaStarsKaren Strassman108 Stars of Destiny must band together to liberate the corrupt Scarlet Moon Empire.
- DirectorTetsuya TakahashiStarsHikaru MidorikawaTomokazu SekiYumi TômaYoung warrior and artist Fei Fong Wong sets off on a journey that tests his faith as well as courage as he is suddenly thrown into a battle where no one is who they seem.
- DirectorPeter MarisStarsVictoria MorsellDavid HombRobert MianoA young successful author and her photographer husband buy a stunning and mysterious mansion on the outskirts of a small town in New England, but soon enough start to experience maddening horrors of its previous owner.
- Guide the hapless Lemmings back home safely in every level with the limited tools provided.
- DirectorGilbert P. AustinStarsMichael Napadano Jr.Pieter Van Der VlietM.R. EudyAmnesiac named Steve wakes up in a strange little town called Harvest, a place seemingly straight out of 1950s Americana but with a noticeably eerie and twisted pitch black dark side, that's preparing for the annual festival of blood.
- DirectorJane JensenStarsTim CurryMark HamillLeah ReminiGabriel Knight, the owner of a New Orleans, Louisiana bookstore, gets tangled up in the investigation of a series of voodoo-related murders currently plaguing the city.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.
- DirectorJohn CarmackTomohiko SatoStarsKevin CloudDavid KoserubaChristopher MurveyIn the future, an unnamed marine fights for survival on a space station on Mars where the Union Aerospace Corporation accidentally opened up a physical portal to Hell.
- DirectorGregg BarnettStarsEric IdleTony RobinsonKate RobbinsGame based on Terry Pratchett's famous Discworld series. On a world that is being carried on four elephants standing on a huge turtle dark plots are brewing in the city of Ankh-Morpork.
- DirectorRand MillerRobyn C. MillerHiroshi YamadaStarsRand MillerRobyn C. MillerThe player is the Stranger, an unknown person mysteriously transported to the island of Myst. Alone and without clues, the Stranger must solve the mysteries and discover the secrets of this strange place.
- DirectorMike EbertZeke and Julie, equipped with a variety of weapons and power-ups, go on a quest to rescue their neighbors from monsters often seen in horror movies. Numerous elements and aspects of horror movies are referenced throughout the game.
- DirectorRon GilbertStarsJason EllefsonPutt Putt on his first adventure joins the parade in his hometown Cartown where he will meet creepy early 90s MS-DOS sprited characters and mow their lawns to make a living
- StarsNancy CartwrightJim BachPaul BandeyPutt-Putt is invited to participate in the Cartown 500, but has to get some racing gear before he can enter.
- StarsJason EllefsonBrandon Ross MullerKatie YoungLittle purple car Putt-Putt must help the local zoo that's about to have its grand opening and find the missing baby animals that got lost while exploring the place. Part of Putt-Putt edutainment adventure series for kids.
- DirectorRon GilbertStarsRobert ZenkKen BoyntonScott BurnsWilliam The Kid has stolen all the dairy cows in an effort to take over the dairy industry. SPY Corp has sent their top agent, Spy Fox to stop William's plan of dairy destruction. Monkey Penny (who gives Spy Fox important clues), Professor Quack (gives Spy Fox his inventions) Walter Wireless (who helps Spy Fox track down William The Kid's hidden fortress) and Mata Hairy (who gives Spy Fox the passwords) help out Spy Fox on his mission. Along the way he meets villians Artemis J. Bigpig (villainous "go fish" player), Russian Blue (seductive owner of the SS Deadweight), and Hong Kong Doodle (NOG's top martial arts master) and of course, William The Kid himself. Set in the Greek island of Asodopolos, Spy Fox gets clues from the inhabitants of the island, and aboard the suspicious SS Deadweight. It's up to Spy Fox to stop William's plans to make dairy milk go bad.
- DirectorRhonda ConleyStarsPamela AdlonKathy LevinJody HahnFed up with his fear of the dark, Sam transforms himself into Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero, and resolves to confront Darkness.
- DirectorRhonda ConleyStarsPamela AdlonMike MadeoyRick MayJust as our little guy begins to learn that storms aren't as bad as they seem, Sam accidentally sends the weather system into frenzy. Thunder and Lightning fix the broken machines and return the world's weather back to normal before Mother Nature finds out.
- DirectorChihiro FujiokaYoshihiko MaekawaJust as Mario trounces Bowser for the millionth time, a giant, malevolent sword crashes into Bowser's keep, casting Mario, Princess Toadstool and Bowser far and wide, and breaking seven pieces from the wish-granting Star Road.
- DirectorToru HagiharaStarsRobert BelgradeRamsay ScottKimberly ForsytheRichter Belmont has vanished just as Castlevania reemerged from the mists. Meanwhile, Alucard, the bastard son of Dracula, has awakened from his eternal slumber, intent on destroying his evil father once and for all.
- DirectorHideki KonnoStarsAsako HaruhanaTomoko MarunoCharles MartinetNintendo's finest from the Mushroom Kingdom gather to race for first place in a multi-player mayhem classic for the Nintendo 64.
- DirectorKenji KikuchiStarsCharles MartinetAsako HaruhanaEriko IbeMario decides to throw a party and invites Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and Wario, to go on an adventure at 6 different worlds to prove who among them is the superstar.
- DirectorHifumi KônoStarsRumiko VarnesRisa ShiraishiPeter StoneGet ready for terror as Scissorman is back to cause a bloody massacre that spread from Romsdaleen to Oslo.
- StarsJonathan FreemanScott WeingerSega Genesis/Mega Drive version of the Aladdin game made by Virgin Games USA. Loosely based on the film Aladdin (1992), Aladdin must defeat the evil sorcerer Jafar and win the heart of Princess Jasmine.
- StarsDred FoxxLea AlomarMichele BurksPaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, the game features unique visual design and rap-based gameplay and is considered the first true rhythm game.
- DirectorLorne LanningStarsJosh GabrielLorne LanningAfter Abe, a Mudokon slave worker born into captivity finds out the horrible truth that the food products being created in the factory he works in are made out of Mudokon, he sets out to save the other Mudokon's and tries to escape.
- DirectorLorne LanningStarsLorne LanningThomas JungScott EasleyAbe returns in this sequel to rescue the Mudokon slaves from Necrum Mines.
- DirectorFeargus UrquhartStarsCharlie AdlerRichard Dean AndersonJeff BennettAfter being sent by the overseer of his vault to search for a new water purifying chip, the player discovers the horrors of post apocalyptic America, and the threat of the Master's Army.
- DirectorFeargus UrquhartStarsCharlie AdlerRon PerlmanDwight SchultzIn a post-nuclear future, the descendant of an ancient exiled hero must leave his tribe in search of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, the last chance of survival for his people.
- Three travelers come together to save their world, Filgaia, from a group of metallic-skin demons who plan to awaken their leader, Mother, and subjugate the world through ancient weapons of mass destruction called Golems.
- DirectorHideki KamiyaStarsPaul HaddadAlyson CourtSally CahillTwo months after the mansion events, the deadly T-virus escapes into the streets of Raccoon City. Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield find the police office left abandoned. In an underground facility the story of Umbrella Corp. gets unfolded.
- DirectorGregg MaylesStarsChris SutherlandGrant KirkhopeEveline FischerThe witch Gruntilda has captured Banjo's beloved sister, intending to leech the girl's youth and beauty through black magic and mad science. Banjo and Kazooie set out across nine worlds to get her back.
- DirectorTakashi TokitaA massacre at Carnegie Hall leaves only a lone New York police detective and a mysterious actress alive. For Aya Brea, the five days that followed were a nightmare from which only she could awaken the world.
- MMORPG in which players create their avatars, choose a race, and venture into the medieval fantasy world of Norrath.
- StarsTony HawkBob BurnquistKareem CampbellPlay as Tony Hawk, or nine other pros, and work your way up the ranks by successfully perform and combine aerials, flips, and grinds in competitions. Pro Skater features several modes, such as Career Mode, and multiple multiplayer modes.
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriRole playing game for the Game Boy Advance, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.
- DirectorSatoshi TajiriRole playing game for the Game Boy Color, introducing the second generation of Pokémon, where you are on a quest to master Pokémon battling.
- DirectorMasato KatoFor Serge, the truth is all too disturbing when he stumbles into another dimension, a dimension where he is long dead. Now the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance and Serge is the only hope.
- DirectorTokuro FujiwaraOn a strange continent, life was pretty much easy. The people of the different areas lived in peace and wanted it to stay that way. And it did...until the day that the Seven Evil Pigs showed up. The Evil Pigs of Fire (green), Mouse (orange), Storms (red), Hauntings (pink), Water (yellow), Flowers (light blue, and the Jungle (navy blue) appeared from nowhere, collected vast amounts of gold, and began to use their evil powers to mutate the land. Flowers withered and were replaced with spores, people were chased from their homes, friends began to become enemies, villages were flooded, people were turned into mice...everything was going wrong. Meanwhile, oblivious to the magical chaos, a young caveboy was living in the wild, hunting and enjoying life. Suddenly, though, he was tossed into the problems of the world. Koma Pigs-lackeys of the Seven Evil Pigs-came along and stole his precious golden bracelet-a gift from his late grandfather. Furious, Tomba chased after them and soon discovered the plot of the Pigs. Helped by the four Old Men of Time, Tomba's quest is to gather the Seven Evil Pig Bags and seal the Pigs away, breaking their spells and freeing the enchanted areas. Can this task be accomplished, or will the entire world be placed under the spells of the pigs?
- DirectorTakashi SaitoKirby's Dream Course puts a new spin on the sport of golf, with Kirby as the ball and his enemies as obstacles, There are eight different courses to conquer, Welcome players to.. Kirby's Dream Course.