Arcade Games Of the 90’s – Part 1: 1990
The early 90s was probably the best time to be an arcade fan. The experimental eras of the 80s were gone, and developers now had a good grasp of what worked well and what didn’t. Just about every game that was released was technically polished and playable…if mostly derivative and sticking to safe genres. Still, it was a good time!
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Complete Game List:
001 – 1941 – Counter Attack – Capcom
002 – 4 En Raya
003 – A. B. Cop – Sega
004 – Ah Eikou no Koshien – Taito
005 – Air Buster – Trouble Specialty Raid Unit – Kaneok
006 – Air Duel – Irem
007 – Alien Storm
008 – Aliens
009 – American Horseshoes – Taito
010 – Aqua Jack
011 – Ashura Blaster
012 – Ataxx
013 – Atomic Point – Phiko
014 – Bio-Ship Paladin – UPL
015 – Blood Bros – TAD Corporation
016 – Bonanza Bros – Sega
017 – Borench – Sega
018 – Boulder Dash – Data East
019 – Carrier Air Wing – Capcom
020 – Cisco Heat – Jaleco
021 – Cliffhanger, The – Edward Randy – Data East
022 – Columns – Sega
023 – Columns II_ The Voyage Through Time – Sega
024 – Combatribes, The – Technos
025 – Crude Buster aka Two Crude – Data East
026 – Dark Seal aka Gate of Doom – Data East
027 – Double Dragon 3 – The Rosetta Stone – Technos
028 – Dragon Saber – Namco
029 – Dynamite League – Taito – 1990
030 – Erotictac-Tactic – Sisteme
031 – Evil Stone – Spacy Industries
032 – Final Lap 2 – Namco
033 – Fire Shark – Toaplan
034 – G-LOC R360 – Sega
035 – Gals Panic – Kaneko
036 – Ganbare Jajamaru Saisho wa Goo _ Ganbare Jajamaru Hop Step & Jump – Jaleco
037 – Golden Tee Golf – Strata
038 – Golly! Ghost! – Namco
039 – GP Rider – Sega
040 – Growl – Taito
041 – Gun & Frontier – Taito
042 – Gun Dealer – Dooyong
043 – Hammer Boy – Dinamic
044 – Hammerin’ Harry – Irem
045 – Hana Jingi – Dynax
046 – Hatris – Video System Co
047 – High Impact Football – Williams
048 – Hit the Ice – Taito
049 – Hot Shots Tennis – Strata
050 – Hydra – Atari
051 – Kyuukai Douchuuki – Namco
052 – Kyuukyoku no Othello – Success
053 – Lady Frog – Mondial
054 – Laser Ghost – Sega
055 – Last Day, The – Dooyong
056 – Lightning Fighters
057 – Liquid Kids – Taito
058 – Magic Sword – Capcom
059 – Major Title – Irem
060 – Mega Twins aka Chiki Chiki Boys – Capcom
061 – Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker – Sega
062 – Nemo – Capcom
063 – Ninja Kids, The – Taito
064 – Out Zone – Toaplan
065 – Palamedes – Hot=B
066 – Parodius DA! – Konami
067 – Pig Out – Dine Like a Swine – Leland Corporation
068 – Pigskin – Midway
069 – Pipe Dream – Video System
070 – Pipeline – Daehyun Electronics
071 – Pistol Daimyo no Bouken – Namco
072 – Pit Fighter – Atari
073 – Pound for Pound – Irem
074 – Punk Shot – Konami
075 – Pushman – Comad
076 – Race Drivin’ – Atari
077 – Rad Mobile – Sega
078 – Raiden – Seibu Kaihatsu
079 – Rampart – Atari
080 – Rod-Land – Jaleco
081 – Rolling Thunder 2 – Namco
082 – Rough Racer – Sega
083 – Shuuz – Atari
084 – Sky Smasher – Nihon System
085 – Smash T.V. – Williams
086 – Snapper – Philko
087 – Snow Bros – Nick & Tom – Toaplan – 1990
088 – Souko Ban Deluxe – Namco
089 – Space Gun – Taito
090 – Spinal Breakers – V-System Co
091 – Spot – Arcadia
092 – Star Fighter – SunA
093 – Steel Gunner – Namco
094 – Strata Bowling – Strata
095 – Success Joe – Taito
096 – Super Burger Time – Data East
097 – Super Pang – Mitchell
098 – Surprise Attack – Konami
099 – Thunder & Lightning – Seta
100 – Thunder Force AC – Technosoft
101 – Thunder Fox – Taito
102 – ThunderJaws – Atari
103 – Trog – Midway
104 – US AAF Mustang – UPL
105 – Vandyke – UPL
106 – World Soccer Finals – Leland Corporation
107 – Yam! Yam! aka Wiseguy- Dooyong
Complete with the 1990's hit "I got the power!"
I’m Kids in 90s Do Just Eat Pizza
Blood Bros with one coin <3
I can see why classic arcade enthusiasts prefer the games of the 70s and 80s compared to the 90s onward. The 'golden age of video games' as it was called were more about puzzles and figuring things out while here it's mostly about fighting and shooting. To me most games look very similar to each other so I can definitely see how the industry got oversaturated and went on the decline.
3:00 When you could do antics like that without any serious backlash.
Some people always say that arcade of the 80s was the golden age but I think the 90s arcades were the golden age since graphics had improved so much and there were so many good arcade games.
Does anyone remember the name of an arcade game where it was full screen armored fighters with weapons and you attack high low and mid and you can break armor and chop limbs and cut heads off. I played it at Davis month Air Force base outside of the px when I was like 12. I can’t remember the name
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10:15 WTF?? Why are the players nazis??
1990 was a good year for arcade gaming. Treasure after treasure.And thanks for making these video's! Very much appriciated.
Thank you for doing this dog
im discovering lots of new games thanks to this lists 😃
15:25 What is that sonic doll doing in a 1990 game when the first sonic game wasn´t released until 1991 !? unless this game shouldn´t be in the list at all?
I just love the colour palette of pixel graphics. It looks so realistic way back then.
7:15 the guy on the left looks like Supaiman from Akira Toriyama´s manga "DR.Slump"
They were not just games but parts of our lives and childhood, remarkable and unforgettable memories.What an amazing channel you have friend, will keep my eyes out for your future post and content as I absolutely adore the retro games although I play the modern ones nowadays.Let’s keep them alive.Have a good week ahead.
7:30 was this game reallly from the 90's?Its look like it is from the 2000's!
The best era ever, so glad to have been a 90s kid
Wait no street fighter II 🤣🤣
Great games a lot I never saw. But great 90s feel.
I don't remember many of these having sound this bad. It must be an emulator or compression thing
Thx I saw some of my teen year games. Brought back some arcade memories and also been looking for the name of few will check part 2 out well done.
This is so nostalgic
Some real all-time classics in this one. Pigskin 621AD is maybe my personal favorite arcade game ever
My god…this is my childhood
Great Steamkey Gary, thanks! It's top-down twin-stick dystopian police game JYDGE, made by the Neon Chrome devs 10guns. Slick action, and I like the world-painting…
As for this video, wow wow wow. I'll be watching again and again, and look forward to the continuing series. I've swung back to preferring short-play, arcade-style games in the last few years — too busy with kids/life to play a 60-hour RPG, or to put in the time to "get gud" at the best challenging modern action games with their exhausting campaigns. How great would it be to have a 90's arcade around the corner with these games in them?
Thank you this reminds me a lot of the best moments of my childhood
Are you doing one of these per year for every year of the 90s?? So 1000+ games?!
Nice selection
this is so beautiful!.
So much goodness.
Thunder jaws es un juego muy bien logrado…hermoso para la época…
Top Very nice ☺
Great Videos, I can´t wait for you guys to reach the late 90´s and early 2000. I remember a lot of games from that era that I never have seen again. Mostly running in Naomi.
Buen vídeo Gary 😁
Great list, Gary! Can't comment more due to being lazy and also reason why I don't upload lately and watch many vidsXD
Good stuff. I knew 8 of these and another 19 of these I knew of but not that it was in the arcades. Keep up the good work. I check your channel every few days or so to see if you put out another of these.
Great list! Looking forward to Part 2!
8:02 hyper jump, lol
Once again great video gary
I love this idea of era gaming video!!!!
15:22 fun fact: aside from appearing on his own game, sonic first debut as a car key chain in rad mobile
How many layers?? 18:36 That's amazing
Is this list complete? no game of 1990 is out?
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I'd like to see more 'every game for a platform by year' videos. 🙂
Playing all of these on the PlayStation classic baby!
Estos si que eran juegos!, te cambio 10 de los de ahora por 1 de los de antes, casi, cualquiera de antes era mejor que los de ahora, Mi top 10 seria 1-The king of monsters 2 2- Aero fighters 3- Aliens vs Depredador 4- World Heroes 1 y 2 5- Gautlent! 6- After burner 2 7- Jurassic Park 2 8- Killer instinc 1 despues perdio un poco la gracia, pero el actual por lo que vi es………..no me gusta, no tiene lo que era el original 9- Soul edge 1 10- Marvel vs capcom 1 despues perdio mucho contenido el juego en si.