Your mama probably told you if you sat too close to the TV for too long, you’d go blind (although she probably doesn’t know that playing video games actually make humans better). Well mother, we’d gladly go blind to these best loved videos of the ‘90s. Get your fingers on some nostalgic ‘90s gaming here, then dust off the controllers and forget you have to pick your kids up from school. And then once they go to sleep, perhaps you want to check out ten video games that will turn you on. But only after they go to sleep! And if you don’t have kids, go on ahead and treat yourself whenever you want.
For now, let’s head back to the greatest decade ever…
How do you feel after that? You wish you could stay in the ’90s, right? Hey, you’re not the only one. But that’s why we like to take you back to that glorious decade once in a while — so you can remember how good it really was.
Now see how things have change: Playing Video Games Today vs. Playing Video Games In The ’90s
Video Games Of The '90s
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Mario Kart 64 (1996)
The original Super Mario Kart from 1992 paved the way for some vast improvements. While the latest editions have some very advanced levels, there is a happy medium between user friendliness and graphic details. Playing Mario Kart 64 might be the greatest way for two people to bond while stoned out of their gourd.
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NHL ’95 (1995)
Whether or not you’re into hockey is irrelevant as this edition of the Super NES NHL games is timeless. It was clutch if you were into Sega, but if you were smart, you hit the ice with Super.
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Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball (1994)
It’s easy to choose who was the better home run king between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. The answer is Ken Griffey Jr. Easily one of the best home run-hitting games, Griffey Baseball was the next closest thing to being on the diamond, getting your glove dirty and eating more Big League Chew than your mouth would physically allow.
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NBA Jam (1993)
What started as an incredible idea for an arcade quickly grew into the best 2-on-2 competition for basketball fans. It was one of the first times kids could pick their favorite team, as well as two of their favorite players to go head to head in a fast-paced nonstop slam dunk contest for four quarters.
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GoldenEye 007 (1997)
It was all that ever mattered in the ‘90s, even if Pierce Brosnan wasn’t our favorite 007. The covert missions, the hiding spaces and the graphically designed women made it every little boy’s favorite thing. There was really nothing better than playing tag and picking on your friend. I was always Helicoptor Pilot, classic.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991)
The most indulging game for Super was the multi-level time-traveling turtle game that started in New York and ended aboard the Technodrome. Being a ninja turtle was all we ever wanted to be (besides a Ghostbuster) so it was fitting that we spent countless weeks living vicariously through our TV sets.
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Disney’s Aladdin (1993)
The super, strangely addicting game was a nonstop lava pit we couldn't seem to avoid. While the film was our Disney favorites, it is by far our favorite Disney game. Between Abu and the magic carpet rides, there was never any real reason to go to school after that.
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Donkey Kong Country (1994)
A video interpretation of moving shoots and ladders, barrel rolls and funky monkeys, Donkey Kong Country was the mid ‘90s best competitor for Super Mario. While it was great for Super, the 64 version in 1999 took things to a whole new level, quite literally.
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Star Fox 64 (1997)
Personally, I never saw what the big fuss was, but everyone loves a little childhood galactic warfare, especially when it comes to Star Fox. The 64 system allowed Star Fox lovers another look at their favorite characters in what can only be explained as the most annoying dialogue on top of action gaming.
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Super Mario 3 (1988)
Although it came out in the late ‘80s, the third Super Mario for Super NES was one of the most played games of the ‘90s. Though the first was great (as was Super Mario 64), and the second was strange, the third came back with fox tails and all sorts of improvements of the original.
