The best video games of the 90s – these changed game design. retrogames videogames
was tricky, and doing the same for the 90s has been almost impossible. If I had another ten to choose then the likes of Sonic The Hedgehog, Myst, Metal Gear Solid and Half-Life would surely have made the list. But here, in chronological order, are my ten most important, influential and downright bloody great games of the 90s.This certainly wasn’t the first one-on-one fighting game, nor the first to feature multiple playable characters with their own move-sets.
Super Mario Kart wasn’t exactly a looker – even on release, those Mode 7 graphics were a little woozy – but it was so much fun to play that didn’t matter, especially in co-op. In fact, I think it might be one of the best multiplayer games ever released, whether racing against a mate or trying to burst their bubble in Battle Mode.
People who had never entertained strategy games previously were suddenly mini dictators, waxing on about gathering resources and harvesting units, while trying to blow flesh-and-blood rivals off the map. Dozens of sequels and spin-offs followed, selling more than 30 million copies in total and establishing an extraordinary franchise.Released: 1995 Format: PlayStation
Remember when Lara Croft became a 90’s pop culture icon, appearing on the cover of The Face magazine and firing twin-pistols on a 50-metre-wide screen on U2’s PopMart tour? The ‘Silicon Chick’ was everywhere, but behind the dubious headlines was a groundbreaking 3D adventure game that mixed exploration, action, platforming and puzzle-solving.
Like most people I first encountered the game on a magazine demo disc which teased the first stage, and so Chop Chop Master Onion’s rap is an indelible memory of that time. It really is all in the mind.It may have been the seventh in the mainline series, but for many gamers this was their first introduction to JRPGs and it was instrumental in the genre’s explosion in the West.
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