Top 40 Video Games From 1990 (Ranked) 

Things seemed to move very fast that year. I'm from a PAL region so we got the Mega Drive that year, the master system and NES were still flying high. The arcade scene was booming also. Great time to be a gamer.

There are still so many more I could have added. Lol

Yeah dude but your picks here are great to start with dude

Been looking at some of your older games. Seen you did Batman Returns. Always glad to see those. Shadow Dancer is a great game, Sega games were always thought but good.

It was a little similar here in the UK, we got everything late for being a PAL territory. We got the Mega Drive in 1990 and Super Nintendo in 92. The Master System still sold well in Brazil and over here, giving it a bunch of new games that didn't release anywhere else. What games are your favourites if you don't mind me asking?

Yeah, I used to be better at that game. I do go back to these games from time to time and try to get more footage for future videos. I might need some Game Genie codes next time. 😆

It is indeed. It's such a well-made video game.

@@GamesByYear When we got that game one Christmas, I remember my Dad watching us play and even he was amazed at the fluidity of movements by the characters, sounds and soundtrack.

The first time I gave it a serious playthrough was on Easter Sunday about 10 years ago. I've made it a tradition to play it on Easter ever since.

That's pretty cool to hear. I'm happy that game means so much to you. It's time for another playthough myself, I think.

It would have been right at home on the Super Nintendo, I think.

It looks a lot more fun than later Alien(s) games to come along.

It's still one of the best Platformers ever made.

I really need to keep a list just for your suggestions. You know a lot of great games.

What would your favourites be?

Pretty much. The Golden Axe formula would work on any Planet or Era. I wish there were more games like it today.

It was the spiritual successor as far as I'm aware. They are both quite similar.

Never played GI Joe. I forgot about Captain Commando. I'll probably update these lists annually as I discover new games or like/dislike some of them.

Captain commando sucks, both came out in 91 anyway Goof

@@GamesByYearignore this guy, neither game come out in 1990

@@GamesByYear I mentioned them because they are classic games

It's all good. We all have love for different games. Sometimes the same when I'm lucky. If I was a bigger channel, then I would be able to base my lists on what other people chose.

Not a fan of the console games?

@@GamesByYear I am, just that arcade games are almost always better. A few exceptions of course.

Snes version in 1990.

That's nice of you to say. Welcome! What games / consoles etc are you into?

@@GamesByYear i love from nes to Gamecube and from ps1 to ps2 :) cheers

Sorry to disappoint you, they are personal favourites of mine. What's some of yours?

They’re not, you just don’t know what you’re talking about

Any love for gaming is all good in my book. Castle of Illusion and Mario World are both special to me. Its hard picking a favourite when it comes to games of that quality. I normally tip towards Nintendo for the platform games though.

Castle of Illusion makes for a good afternoon, Super Mario World makes for a great month.

@@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf I suppose you could say that. The thing with Super Mario World was, that once I'd got that magic 96⭐there was literally no incentive for me to go back and play it all over again, it's an unnecessarily long game and I felt relieved to be able to put it down by the end. Some levels I'd never want to play again, they were annoying. Castle of Illusion just felt more enchanting and felt like it was put together with more consideration for a game just being fun, not being over the top and not having top justify hype with length. The whole game was telling a story and the length and difficulty of the game was such that you could pick it up and complete it over and over again, it was actually fun and not too frustrating, just challenging enough. I think Super Mario world would have benefited for being half its length, but having much better graphics, storytelling and level design. Super Mario Bros 2 is a shine example and was actually my favourite one.

@@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf I suppose you could say that. The thing with Super Mario World was, that once I'd got that magic 96⭐there was literally no incentive for me to go back and play it all over again, it's an unnecessarily long game and I felt relieved to be able to finally put it down by the end. Some levels I'd never want to play again, they were annoying. Castle of Illusion just felt more enchanting and felt like it was put together with more consideration for a game just being fun, not being over the top and not having to justify the hype by being unnecessarily big (which for me is a problem with the modern gaming era to this day). Castle of Illusion from start to finish felt like an interactive animated story told cartoon in its atmosphere alone and the length and difficulty of the game was such that you could pick it up and complete it over and over again. It was actually fun and not too frustrating, just challenging enough. I think Super Mario World would have benefited for being half its length, but having much better graphics, storytelling and level design. Super Mario Bros 2 is a shine example and was actually my favourite one. Pound for pound, it was more impressive I thought on that 8-BIT NES at the time.