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!

26 Games

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

26

The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man

25

Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong 3

24

Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania: The Adventure

23

Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.

22

The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout

21

Strider
Strider

20

Pole Position
Pole Position

19

Double Dragon
Double Dragon

18

Microsoft Solitaire
Microsoft Solitaire

17

Centipede
Centipede

16

Dig Dug
Dig Dug

15

Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong

14

Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2

13

Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest

12

Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land

11

Castlevania
Castlevania

10

Microsoft Minesweeper
Microsoft Minesweeper

9

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line

8

Galaga
Galaga

7

Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star
Played via Sega Ages

6

The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda

5

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.

4

Super Mario World
Super Mario World

3

Tetris
Tetris

2

Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3

1

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

6 months ago

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

FrozenRoy

6 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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