These 15 Video Games Will Take You Back To The 90's

#1 Mario

Saving princess Peach, pudgy Italian plumber Mario, practically introduced Indians to gaming on consoles. Since its inception in the early 80s, Mario sold like hot cakes for years in a row. As the game grew to enormous success, a lot of sequels and prequels of the game were made.

#2 Tekken

Created by Namco, the one on one fighting game documented the events of the King of Fist Tournament. Sequels of the game Tekken 2 and Tekken3 were equally successful as well. Some of the most notable characters of the game were Paul, Lion, Hiahachi, Kazuya and Ogre.

#3 Contra

If you don't know about Contra, then you might be living under a rock! The legendary run and gun action game took over our Nintendo gaming consoles for years. The simple plot of saving the earth from terrorist group Red Falcon was fascinating and engaging enough to make us pull an all nighter. And that was a rarity in the 90s.

#4 Street Fighter

Another legendary arcade game, Street Fighter was a 90s gem of fighting games. The player takes control of martial artist Ryu, who competes in a worldwide martial arts tournament, spanning five countries and ten opponents. The game was also known for the fictional rivalry between Ryu and Ken, both martial art geniuses.

#5 King Of Fighters

Street Fighter passed the hardcore arcade gaming baton to the King of Fighters in 1994, and the game, was a smash hit.

#6 Duck Hunt

Shooting down ducks in order to feed your dog never felt this amazing. The light gun shooter video game gave us 3 shots to shoot down the flying ducks on the screen that earned us points to advance to the next level.

#7 Road Rash

This game gave us the liberty to act like badass speed junkies who would not only cheat but even beat down the opponents to win the race.

#8 Midtown Madness

Probably the most notable PC driving game of the 90s, Midtown Madness is, till date, pretty fun to play. The game was originally designed for teens to learn traffic rules, but we all know how we used to wreak havoc on the city, killing pedestrians and smashing into cars. It was pure driving bliss.

#9 Pac-Man

Although it was not actually a 90s game, Pac-Man remains the most played and recognized arcade game in the world. And as soon the modified version of the 90s came out, the 80s Pac-Man was brought back from the dead with a bang.

#10 Virtua Cop

Virtua Cop was one of the earliest first person shooter light gun games to come in the 90s. The game quickly became a cult classic post launch on both PC and arcade. Virtua Cop 2 and Virtua Cop 3 were equally successful.

#11 Adventure Island

Another "save the princess game" like Mario, Adventure island was pure fun to play.

#12 Excite Bike

It was not only a race against the competitors, but also with time. Yes, even if you managed to beat another racer, chances were bleak that you would cover the given distance in due time. This made Excite Bike all the more interesting.

#13 Dave

Dangerous Dave was all about collecting gold cups while dodging fire spitting dragons and abysmal pits.

#14 Circus

The game was fun to play and was aimed at pre-teens, but was just as much addictive to even the kids in their mid teens.

#15 Aladdin

This game single-handedly started a different era in console gaming. The game met with massive success upon launch and also garnered numerous awards. The game reportedly sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

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