From Power Rangers, Beanie Babies and Napster to frosted tips, dozens of boy bands and dozens of wannabe boy bands, the 1990s brought just about everything, including a video game revolution. We are 15 years removed from the decade dominated by N64, Game Boy and PlayStation but those video game systems and a few others are still seeing heavy use due to their large repertoire of groundbreaking, entertaining and real money making games for the companies selling them.
Here are the best-selling video games worldwide between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1999, starting with a couple classics from Game Boy:
25. Super Mario Land 3
Game Boy – 1994
24. Dr. Mario
Game Boy – 1990
23. Tekken 2
PlayStation – 1996
22. Crash Bandicoot 3
PlayStation – 1998
21. Tekken 3
PlayStation – 1998
20. Final Fantasy VIII
PlayStation – 1999
19. Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega Genesis – 1992
18. Street Fighter
Super Nintendo – 1992
17. Goldeneye 007
N64 – 1997
16. Crash Bandicoot
PlayStation – 1996
15. Crash Bandicoot 2
PlayStation – 1997
14. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
N64 – 1998
13. Mario Kart 64
N64 – 1996
12. Gran Turismo
PlayStation – 1997
11. Super Mario Kart
Super Nintendo – 1992
10. Final Fantasy VII
PlayStation – 1997
9. Donkey Kong Country
Super Nintendo – 1994
8. Super Mario All Stars
Super Nintendo – 1993
7. Super Mario 64
N64 – 1996
6. Super Mario Land 2
Game Boy – 1992
5. Super Mario Land
Game Boy – 1989
4. Super Mario Brothers 3
Nintendo – 1988
3. Super Mario World
Super Nintendo – 1990
2. Pokeman Red/Green/Blue
Game Boy – 1996
1. Tetris
Game Boy – 1989
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