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* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' - The original trilogy was published between '94-'96
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''

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*** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest'' (1995)
*** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' (1996)
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* ''VideoGame/KZManager'' (earliest versons in 1990)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}''''VideoGame/CaptainNovolin''
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* ''CarmenSandiego''

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* ''VideoGame/DustATaleOfTheWiredWest"
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* ''VideoGame/ThunderAndLightning''
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* ''BattleGaregga''

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** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}}'' (1996)

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** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}}'' ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'' (1996)



** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes'' (1998)

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* ''Franchise/{{X-Men}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men}}'' (1992)

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* ''Franchise/{{X-Men}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men}}''
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*** ''Wario Land II''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Lunar}}''
** ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar'' (1992/1993 for the Sega CD)
*** ''Lunar: Silver Star Story'' (1996 for the Sega Saturn; 1999 for the [=PlayStation=])
** ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue'' (1994/1995 for the Sega CD)
*** ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue'' (1998 for the Sega Saturn; 1999 for the [=PlayStation=])
** ''Lunar: Walking School'' (1996)
*** ''Magic School Lunar'' (1997)

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* ''{{Gnop}}''
** The development of ''Halo'' was from 97 - 01.
** In fact, the 90s were the birth of Creator/{{Bungie}}.

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* ''{{Gnop}}''
** The development of ''Halo'' was from 97 - 01.
** In fact, the 90s were the birth of Creator/{{Bungie}}.
''{{Gnop}}'' (Pong clone primarily noted for being Bungie's first game)



** Also, ''San Andreas'' takes place in the 90's, and utterly skewers the pop culture of the time.
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** In fact, the 90s were the birth of Bungie.Creator/{{Bungie}}.
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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' (1999) [[hottip:*:Interesting in that it is definitely set in 1999, even the remake which was released twelve years later. Although the game doesn't mention any dates, we can tell because there's a Grand Cross and a meteor shower in the game, both of which happened in real life in 1999.]]

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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' (1999) [[hottip:*:Interesting [[note]]Interesting in that it is definitely set in 1999, even the remake which was released twelve years later. Although the game doesn't mention any dates, we can tell because there's a Grand Cross and a meteor shower in the game, both of which happened in real life in 1999.]][[/note]]
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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' (1999)

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** ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' (1999)(1999) [[hottip:*:Interesting in that it is definitely set in 1999, even the remake which was released twelve years later. Although the game doesn't mention any dates, we can tell because there's a Grand Cross and a meteor shower in the game, both of which happened in real life in 1999.]]
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* ''{{Pac-ManWorld}}''

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* ''Videogame/BalloonKid'', little-known Japanese prequel to ''{{VideoGame/Limbo}}''. (OK, not really.)
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* ''VideoGame/PsychicForce'' (1995)
** ''Psychic Force 2012'' (1998)
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* ''VideoGame/Ready2RumbleBoxing''
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* ''{{Harvester}}''

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* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''
** ''Metroid II: Return of Samus'' (1991)
** ''Super Metroid'' (1994)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''
''Franchise/{{Metroid}}''
** ''Metroid II: Return of Samus'' ''VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus'' (1991)
** ''Super Metroid'' ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' (1994)
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* ''VideoGame/{{X-COM}}'' trilogy.

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* ''VideoGame/{{X-COM}}'' ''VideoGame/XCom'' trilogy.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Tube-It}}'' (1993)

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* ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}
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* ''VideoGame/BiingSexIntrigenUndSkalpelle''
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* ''VideoGame/BigThinkers!''
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* ''VideoGame/{{Tobal}}''
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For non-VideoGame entries, see [[TheNineties the main Nineties page.]]

See also The16BitEraOfConsoleVideoGames and TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames, the two "eras" of this decade.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest''
* ''VideoGame/The7thSaga''
* ''AceCombat'', with its first three releases in 1995, 1997, and 1999.
** ''VideoGame/AirCombat''
** ''VideoGame/AceCombat2''
** ''VideoGame/AceCombat3Electrosphere''
* ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland series''
** ''Adventure Island II'' (1991)
** ''Super Adventure Island'' (1992)
** ''New Adventure Island'' (1992)
** ''Adventure Island III'' (1992)
** ''Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV'' (1994)
** ''Super Adventure Island II'' (1995)
* ''VideoGame/TheAdventureOfLittleRalph''
* ''Franchise/AloneInTheDark''
* ''VideoGame/AlteredBeast''
* ''VideoGame/AnotherWorld''
* ''VideoGame/{{Area 51}}''
* ''VideoGame/AztecWars''
* ''VideoGame/BackyardSports''
* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate''
* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''
* ''VideoGame/BattleCity'' series
** ''Tank Force'' (1991)
* ''BattleGaregga''
* ''Videogame/BattleZone1998'' series
* ''VideoGame/{{beatmania}}''
** ''BeatmaniaIIDX''
** ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution''
* ''VideoGame/{{Bioforge}}''
* ''VideoGame/BigThinkers!''
* ''VideoGame/BlasterSeries''
* ''VideoGame/BrainDead13''
* ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi''
* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire'' series
** ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire|I}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire II}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Breath of Fire III}}''
* ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'' series
** ''Parasol Stars'' (1991)
** ''Bubble Bobble Part 2'' (1993)
** ''Bubble Symphony'' (1994)
** ''Bubble Memories'' (1995)
* ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Bug}}''
* ''VideoGame/BurnCycle''
* ''VideoGame/BuzzyTheKnowledgeBug''
* ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}''
** ''[[VideoGame/KidDracula Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula-Kun!]]''
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIBelmontsRevenge''
** ''VideoGame/SuperCastlevaniaIV''
** ''VideoGame/KidDracula''
** ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChronicles Akumajou Dracula]]''
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood''
** ''CastlevaniaBloodlines''
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''
** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLegends''
** ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}''
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}} Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]]''
* ''CarmenSandiego''
* ''VideoGame/{{Carmageddon}}''
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''
** ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''
* ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'' was developed in 1990, and sparked a golden-age for turn-based strategy games.
** Two sequels during the 90s, not including ''VideoGame/{{Colonization}}'', various copycats, and refurbishments of the original ''Civ'' release.
* ''VideoGame/TheClueFinders'' (first release 1998)
* ''VideoGame/ComixZone''
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'', following closely on the heels of ''Dune II''
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlertSeries''
** ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert (1996)''
* ''VideoGame/{{Commandos}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Constructor}}''
* ''VideoGame/CoolBoarders''
* ''VideoGame/CoolSpot''
* ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''
** ''VideoGame/{{Crash Bandicoot|1996}}''
** ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack''
** ''Videogame/CrashBandicoot3Warped''
** ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing''
* ''VideoGame/CrystalCaves''
* ''VisualNovel/DancingBladeKatteNiMomotenshi''
** ''Dancing Blade Katte ni Momotenshi II: Tears of Eden''
* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' series
** ''Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'' (1994)
** ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' (1995)
** ''Vampire Savior'' (1997)
* ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle''
* ''VideoGame/{{Deception}}'' series
** ''Tecmo's Deception: Invitation to Darkness'' (1996)
** ''Kagero: Deception II'' (1998)
** ''Deception III: Dark Delusion'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/DeerHunter'' (1997)
* ''VideoGame/DefendersOfDynatronCity''
* ''VideoGame/{{Descent}}'' series
** ''Descent'' (1995)
** ''Descent II'' (1996)
** ''Descent 3'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}''
* ''Videogame/{{Dizzy}}''
** ''Magicland Dizzy'' (1990)
** ''Spellbound Dizzy'' (1990)
** ''Fantastic Dizzy'' (1991)
** ''Dizzy Prince of the Yolkfolk'' (December, 1991)
** ''Crystal Kingdom Dizzy'' (1992)
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' - The original trilogy was published between '94-'96
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64''
* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}''
* ''Videogame/DoReMiFantasy''
* ''VideoGame/DragonsLair''
** ''Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp'' (1991)
** ''Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread'' (1993)
* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem''
** ''VideoGame/{{Duke Nukem|I}}''
** ''VideoGame/DukeNukemII''
** ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D''
* ''VideoGame/DuneII'', the [[TropeCodifier archetypal]] RealTimeStrategy game
* ''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper''
* ''VideoGame/DynamiteHeaddy''
* ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim''
* ''VideoGame/EcoQuest'', probably the pioneer of Environmentalist {{Edutainment}}.
* ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin''
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series
** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena''
** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall''
** ''The Elder Scrolls Legends: Battlespire''
** ''The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard''
* ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity''
* ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest''
* ''VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden''
* ''VideoGame/{{Exhumed}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Exile}}''
* ''VideoGame/EYEDivineCybermancy''
* The ''VideoGame/EyeOfTheBeholder'' trilogy.
* ''VideoGame/FZero''
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 1}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}''
* ''VideoGame/FattyBear''
* ''FinalFantasy''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' ("''II''" in North America)
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' ("''III''" in North America)
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (North America got it right this time.)
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics''
* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'', [[NoExportForYou at least in Japan]]. Western players had to wait until 2003 to get [[SequelFirst their first installment]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAkaneia''
*** ''Fire Emblem: The Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light'' (1990)
*** ''Fire Emblem Gaiden'' (1992)
*** ''Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' (1993)
*** ''BS Fire Emblem: Archanea War Chronicles'' (1997)
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral''
*** ''Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War'' (1996)
*** ''Fire Emblem: Thracia 776'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/FireProWrestling''
** ''Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout'' (1991)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling'' (1991)
** ''Thunder Pro Wrestling Retsuden'' (1992)
** ''Fire Pro Wrestling 3: Legend Bout'' (1992)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2'' (1992)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Final Bout'' (1993)
*** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Easy Type'' (1994)
** ''Fire Pro Women: All-Star Dream Slam'' (1994)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special'' (1994)
** ''Blazing Tornado'' (1994)
*** ''Fire Pro Gaiden: Blazing Tornado'' (1995)
** ''Wrestling Universe: Fire Pro Women: Dome Super Female Big Battle: All Japan Women VS J.W.P.'' (1995)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling: Queen's Special'' (1995)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling X'' (1995)
** ''Fire Pro Wrestling: Iron Slam '96'' (1996)
** ''Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium'' (1996)
** ''Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6-Men Scramble'' (1996)
** ''Fire Pro Wrestling G'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/{{Flashback}}''
* ''VideoGame/ForTheFrogTheBellTolls''
* ''VideoGame/FreddiFish''
* ''FreddyPharkasFrontierPharmacist''
* ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}''
* ''FreeSpace''
* ''FullThrottle''
* ''VideoGame/{{Fury 3}}''
* ''VideoGame/GabrielKnight''
* ''GadgetPastAsFuture''
* ''VideoGame/{{Glider}} 3.0'', ''4.0'', and ''PRO''
* ''{{Gnop}}''
** The development of ''Halo'' was from 97 - 01.
** In fact, the 90s were the birth of Bungie.
* ''{{Gobliiins}}'' and sequels
* ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins''
* ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' series
** ''Golden Axe Warrior'' (1990)
** ''Ax Battler: A Golden Axe Legend'' (1991)
** ''Golden Axe II'' (1991)
** ''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder'' (1992)
** ''Golden Axe III'' (1993)
** ''Golden Axe: The Duel'' (1994)
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto''
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoClassic''
** ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoII''
** Also, ''San Andreas'' takes place in the 90's, and utterly skewers the pop culture of the time.
* ''Franchise/{{Grandia}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{Grandia}}'' (the first entry)
* ''VideoGame/GrimFandango''
* ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes''
* ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' (1998)
** And several of the most popular mods built from it, notably ''VideoGame/CounterStrike''.
* ''{{Harvester}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Havoc}}''
* ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead''
* ''VideoGame/HydroThunder''
* ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream''
* ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia''
* ''VideoGame/ImperiumGalactica''
* ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheFateOfAtlantis''
* ''InheritTheEarth''
* ''VideoGame/TheJourneymanProject''
* ''VideoGame/{{KGB}}''
* ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct''
* ''VideoGame/KingsQuest''
** ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder''
** ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow''
** ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIIThePrincelessBride''
** ''VideoGame/KingsQuestMaskOfEternity''
* The original ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' game was released in '92.
* IT IS THE NINETIES, AND THERE IS TIME FOR...''VideoGame/{{Klax}}''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}''
* ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance''
* ''VideoGame/JumpStart''
* ''JumpingFlash''
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon''
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''
** ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening''
** ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''
* ''VideoGame/LegendsAndMyths''
* ''VideoGame/LEGOIsland''
* ''VideoGame/LEGORacers''
* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry '' series
** ''Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work'' (1991)
** ''Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!'' (1993)
** ''Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail!'' (1996)
* ''VideoGame/{{Lemmings}}''
* ''VideoGame/LesterTheUnlikely''
* ''VideoGame/{{Loom}}''
* ''VideoGame/MaceTheDarkAge''
* ''VideoGame/MadDogMccree''
* ''VideoGame/MadTV''
* ''VideoGame/MagicalChase'' (1991)
* ''VideoGame/MajorStryker''
* ''VideoGame/MakenX''
* ''VideoGame/MansionOfHiddenSouls''
* ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' (1994-1996)
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''
** ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men Vs Street Fighter}}'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' (1997)
** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion''
* ''VideoGame/MasterOfMagic''
* ''MAXMechanizedAssaultAndExploration''
* ''VideoGame/MechCommander''
** ''Mech Commander'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/MechWarrior''
** ''[=MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat=]'' (1995)
** ''[=MechWarrior 3=]'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series
** ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X|1}}'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X2}}'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X3}}'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X4}}'' (1997)
* ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake''
** ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid'', a sort-of relaunch of the original ''Franchise/MetalGear'' franchise that began in TheEighties.
* ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''
** ''Metroid II: Return of Samus'' (1991)
** ''Super Metroid'' (1994)
* ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers''
* ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''
** ''Mitsumete Knight R: Daibouken Hen''
* ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland''
** ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge''
** ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1''
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2''
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatMythologiesSubZero''
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat4''
* ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}''
** ''VideoGame/EarthBound''
* ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFriendshipGardens''
* ''VideoGame/{{Myth}}''
* ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood''
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed''
** ''Road and Track Presents: The Need For Speed'' (1994)
** ''Need For Speed II'' (1997)
** ''Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit'' (1998)
** ''Need For Speed: High Stakes/Road Challenge'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/NightmareNed''
* ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams''
* Lampshade.... er, ''VideoGame/{{Nightshade}}''!
* ''VideoGame/{{Nocturne}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Odium}}''
* ''{{Pac-ManWorld}}''
* ''VideoGame/PajamaSam''
* ''VideoGame/PanzerDragoon'' series
** ''Panzer Dragoon'' (1995)
** ''Panzer Dragoon Zwei'' (1996)
** ''Panzer Dragoon Saga'' / ''AZEL: Panzer Dragoon RPG'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve''
** ''VideoGame/ParasiteEve2''
* ''PathwaysIntoDarkness''
* ''VideoGame/{{Pilotwings}}''
* ''VideoGame/PizzaTycoon''
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''
** ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''
* ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}''
* ''VideoGame/PumpItUp'' Series launched in 1999 and still going strong.
* ''VideoGame/PuttPutt''
* ''VideoGame/{{Quackshot}}''
* ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory II'' - ''IV'', the first [[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]-style scripted adventure game
* ''VideoGame/RadiantSilvergun'' (released in 1998 in arcades and the Sega Saturn, but it was never released overseas until 2011 for Xbox 360)
* ''VideoGame/RaySeries''
** ''[=RayForce=]'' (1993)
** ''[=RayStorm=]'' (1996)
** ''[=RayCrisis=]'' (1998)
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil1''
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2''
** ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''
** ''VideoGame/RevolutionX''
* ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''
* ''[[VideoGame/RivalSchools Rival Schools: United By Fate]]''
* ''Franchise/RockRaiders''
* ''VideoGame/{{Quake|I}}''
** ''VideoGame/QuakeII''
** ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''
* ''VideoGame/RayMan''
* ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad''
* ''VideoGame/ScorchedEarth''
* ''VideoGame/SecretAgent''
* ''VideoGame/SecretOfEvermore''
* ''SerfCity''
* ''TheSettlers''
* ''VideoGame/SewerShark''
* ''VideoGame/ShadowPresident''
* ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'' (1999)
* ''Franchise/ShiningSeries''
** ''VideoGame/ShiningInTheDarkness'' (1991)
** ''VideoGame/ShiningForce'' (1992)
** ''Shining Force Gaiden'' (1992)
** ''Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya'' (1993)
** ''Shining Force II'' (1993)
** ''Shining Force CD'' (1994)
** ''Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/ShiningWisdom'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/ShiningTheHolyArk'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/ShiningForceIII'' (1997-1998)
* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''
** ''VideoGame/MegamiTenseiII'' (1990)
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'' (1992)
** ''VideoGame/LastBible'' series (1992-1995)
** ''Majin Tensei'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/MajinTenseiIISpiralNemesis'' (1995)
** ''Jack Bros.'' (1995)
** ''Devil Summoner'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'' (1996)
** ''Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku'' (1997)
** ''Majin Tensei: Ronde'' (1997)
** ''[[VideoGame/SoulHackers Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers]]'' (1997)
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} Persona 2: Innocent Sin]]'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}'' series
** ''VideoGame/AlexKidd in Shinobi World'' (1990)
** ''The Cyber Shinobi'' (1990)
** ''Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi'' (1990)
** ''The G.G. Shinobi'' (1991)
** ''The G.G. Shinobi Part II: The Silent Fury'' (1992)
** ''Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master'' (1993)
** ''Shinobi Legions'' (1995)
* ''VideoGame/{{Silent Hill|1}}''
* ''TheSilverCase''
* ''VideoGame/SimCity'', followed by ''[=SimCity=] 2000'' and ''3000''
** ''VideoGame/SimEarth''
** ''SimLife''
** ''SimAnt''
** ''SimFarm'', anyone?
** ''VideoGame/SimTower'', let's see have I forgotten any? ("[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Don't forget my biggest flop, "Sim Sandwich.]]")
* ''VideoGame/SimonTheSorcerer'', and a couple of hilarious ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' adventures.
* ''VideoGame/SiN'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/SmashTV''
* ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}''
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' (1991)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' (1992)
** ''VideoGame/SegaSonicTheHedgehog'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogChaos'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogSpinball'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' (1994). A game with two parts: ''Sonic The Hedgehog 3'' and ''Sonic & Knuckles''.
** ''VideoGame/SonicDrift'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogTripleTrouble'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/TailsSkyPatrol'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/TailsAdventure'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/SonicLabyrinth'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland'' (1996). Also known as ''Sonic 3D Blast''.
** ''VideoGame/SonicsSchoolhouse'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/SonicBlast'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/SonicJam'' (1997)
** ''VideoGame/SonicR'' (1997)
** ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (1998)
** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogPocketAdventure'' (1999)
* ''Videogame/TheSpaceBar''
* ''VideoGame/SpaceQuest IV'' - ''VI'', parodying every possible sci-fi trope
* ''VideoGame/{{Spectre}}''
* ''VideoGame/SpeedyEggbert''
* ''VideoGame/{{SPISPOPD}}''
* ''VideoGame/SPYFox''
* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon''
** ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998''
** ''VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage''
* ''VideoGame/StarControl''
* ''Franchise/StarCraft'':
** ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft I}}''
** ''[=StarCraft: Brood War=]''
* ''VideoGame/StarFox''
** ''[[VideoGame/StarFox1 Star Fox]]''
** ''VideoGame/StarFox2''
** ''VideoGame/StarFox64''
* ''VideoGame/StarTrekStarfleetCommand
* ''VideoGame/StarTropics''
* ''Franchise/StarOcean''
** ''VideoGame/StarOcean1''
** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory''
* ''Franchise/StreetFighter''
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' (1991)- the sequel to the 1987 original was the first game in the series that really took off, spawning pretty much the entire competitive fighting game genre.
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' (1995). Videogame adaptation of the film.
** The ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha'' series (1995-1998)
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'' (1996-2000)
** ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' (1997-1999)
* ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}''
** ''VideoGame/SuikodenI''
** ''VideoGame/SuikodenII''
* ''VideoGame/{{Superman 64}}''
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand2''
** ''VideoGame/WarioLand''
** ''VideoGame/DrMario''
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''
** ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''
** ''VideoGame/MarioPaint''
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioKart'' (1992)
** ''VideoGame/MarioKart64'' (1996)
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''
** ''VideoGame/YoshisStory''
** ''VideoGame/MarioIsMissing''
** ''VideoGame/HotelMario''
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty''
** ''Videogame/MarioGolf''
** ''VideoGame/MarioTennis''
** ''VideoGame/MariosPicross''. Series started in 1995.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' (the [=N64=] original, 1999)
* ''VideoGame/{{Syndicate}}'', and its sequel Syndicate Wars.
* ''VideoGame/SystemShock'' / ''System Shock 2''
* ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfAlltynex'' series (1999)
** ''VideoGame/{{Kamui}}'' (1999)
* ''Franchise/TalesSeries''
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' (1995).
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' (1997).
* ''VideoGame/TargetEarth''
* ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic''
* ''VideoGame/TechRomancer''
** ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime'' (1991)
** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheManhattanProject'' (1992)
** ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters'' (1993-1994)
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', wherein the WuTangClan [[ShoutOut won't hesitate]] to break your back like Big Jack from ''Tekken''
* ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}}''
** ''Tenchu: Stealth Assassins'' (1998)
** ''Tenchu: Shinobi Hyakusen'' (1999)
* ''VideoGame/TerminalVelocity''
* ''VideoGame/TexMurphy''
** ''Martian Memorandum'' (1991)
** ''Under a Killing Moon'' (1994)
** ''The Pandora Directive'' (1996)
** ''Overseer'' (1998)
* ''VideoGame/ThemeHospital''
* ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}: The Dark Project''
* ''VideoGame/ThunderForce'' series
** ''Thunder Force III'' (1990)
** ''Thunder Force IV'' (1992)
** ''Thunder Force V'' (1997)
* ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis''
* ''VideoGame/ToejamAndEarl''
* ''Franchise/TokimekiMemorial'', which was created and absolutely ''thrived'' in that period, [[NoExportForYou but in East Asia only]].
* ''Franchise/TombRaider'' - The first three titles were released in this period.
* ''[[VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]''
* ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' (The first game in the series was released in 1996, but the series didn't really take off until its 2002 reboot).
* ''VideoGame/{{Tube-It}}'' (1993)
* ''TransportTycoon''
* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''
* ''Franchise/{{Ultima}}''
** ''VideoGame/UltimaVI'' (1990)
** ''VideoGame/UltimaVII'' (1992)
** ''VideoGame/UltimaVIIPartII'' (1993)
** ''VideoGame/UltimaVIII'' (1994)
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIX'' (1999)
** ''VideoGame/UltimaUnderworld'' / ''Ultima Underworld 2'' (1992/1993)
* ''VideoGame/UltimaOnline'' (1997)
* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}''
** ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament''
* ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop''
* ''VideoGame/VirtualOn'' (1995)
* ''WarWind''
* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}''
* ''VideoGame/WarlordsBattlecry''
* ''VideoGame/WingCommander''
* ''Wolfenstein''
** ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' (1992)
** ''Spear of Destiny '' (1992)
* ''VideoGame/WonderProjectJ''
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfMana'' began here, with:
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyAdventure''
** ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana''
** ''VideoGame/SeikenDensetsu3'' ([[NoExportForYou if you lived in Japan...]])
** ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana''.
* ''VideoGame/WoodruffAndTheSchnibbleOfAzimuth''
* ''VideoGame/{{Worms}}''
* ''VideoGame/XBeyondTheFrontier''
** ''X-Tension''
* ''VideoGame/{{X-COM}}'' trilogy.
* ''Franchise/{{X-Men}}''
** ''VideoGame/{{X-Men}}'' (1992)
* ''VideoGame/XWing''
** ''VideoGame/TIEFighter''
* ''VisualNovel/{{Yarudora}}''
** ''VisualNovel/DoubleCast''
** ''VisualNovel/KisetsuODakishimete''
** ''VisualNovel/{{Sampaguita}}''
** ''VisualNovel/YukiwariNoHana''
* ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack''
* ''VideoGame/ZombiesAteMyNeighbors''
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