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

Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetris
Tetris
Galaga
Galaga
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
Microsoft Minesweeper
Microsoft Minesweeper
Castlevania
Castlevania
Centipede
Centipede
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest
Microsoft Solitaire
Microsoft Solitaire
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
Pole Position
Pole Position
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.
Strider
Strider
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
Castlevania: The Adventure
Castlevania: The Adventure
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong 3
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man

Unrated

Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star
Played via Sega Ages

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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