Ranking Games of the Decade (1981 - 1990)

From the retro arcade cabinets to the NES, Master System and original little Game Boy with everything in-between included, this list tackles all the games from the 80s and into 1990 for a Games of the Decade list!

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1 Super Mario Bros. 3

2 Tetris

3 Super Mario World

4 Super Mario Bros.

5 The Legend of Zelda

6 Phantasy Star

Played via Sega Ages

7 Galaga

8 Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

9 Microsoft Minesweeper

10 Castlevania

11 Super Mario Land

12 Dragon Quest

13 Super Mario Bros. 2

14 Donkey Kong

15 Dig Dug

16 Centipede

17 Microsoft Solitaire

18 Double Dragon

19 Pole Position

20 Strider

21 The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout

22 Mario Bros.

23 Castlevania: The Adventure

24 Donkey Kong 3

25 The Amazing Spider-Man

26 Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

3 Comments

FrozenRoy

6 months ago

Well I hit 25 games from this decade now, although sure an...interesting selection. Definitely need to get more down before this is too interesting!

iyellatcloud

5 months ago

I honestly can't believe Super Mario World came out in 1990, that's insane!

FrozenRoy

5 months ago

Yeah, I was surprised when I first added it to the list too! SMB1 to Super Mario World was only a total of 5 years, so only two years between 3 and World. Crazy quick evolution. (I will note that World took past 1990 to leave Japan, but I felt like counting the Japanese release date made sense here)

FrozenRoy

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Jan 19, 2024