Board 8 > Mock Bracket: Game of the Early 90's (1990-1994)

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Because the 90's were so stacked, I decided to make a mock bracket of just the years 1990-1994, and do 1995-1999 separately, because I thought it would be interesting. I considered doing it by console era but release year seemed simple.

- Games were eligible if a) They were first released in North America from the years 1990 to 1994, or b) They were first released in their country of origin (by that, I mean Japan) from the years 1990 and 1994 and didn't make it overseas until the next console generation. There are some games released in Japan in 1994 but in NA in 1995 so if you think a game is missing, make sure it's not that. (Some games that were "missing" in 80's showed up here!)

- Seeding does not necessarily correspond to overall strength. I kinda eyeballed it by a combination of both GameFAQs strength + overall notability, and I allowed some overseedings and underseedings as a result, especially to create some spicier matchups. Trust me, I know some of these seedings are eyebrow-raisers, but they have to be.

- I tried really hard to be as thorough as possible and I'm terrified that I'll have just completely forgotten a game somewhere, but hopefully not. My bad if there are any truly inexcusable snubs in here that I forgot about.

- If your favorite game didn't make it in and you are sad, sorry! It was a tough call on some of these and I tried to include as wide a variety of titles as possible.

- If your favorite game didn't make it in and you are mad, or you're mad that it got a bad placement, it's because I hate your favorite game and I hate you and I wanted to specifically make you angry. It was all a conspiracy to piss you off.

- Half of these games have a port on GB by the same name because it was the early 90's, or came out for a bunch of consoles. I didn't bother to specify in most cases, just assume it's whichever version of the game that would do best.

- Of course Sonic 3 & Knuckles is eligible. I'm not a monster.

Cape Division

1) Super Mario World
16) Bonk's Adventure

8) Breath of Fire
9) Dragon Quest III

5) Streets of Rage 2
12) Star Wars: TIE Fighter

4) Lemmings
13) X-COM: UFO Defense

6) Killer Instinct
11) Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

3) Mortal Kombat II
14) The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

7) Mega Man 5
10) Final Fantasy III

2) Sonic the Hedgehog
15) Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Rambi Division

1) Donkey Kong Country
16) Herzog Zwei

8) Super Punch-Out!!
9) Fatal Fury: King of Fighters

5) Dragon Quest V
12) The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse

4) Kirby's Dream Land
13) Star Control II

6) Tekken
11) Lunar: The Silver Star

3) Contra III: The Alien Wars
14) Final Fantasy Legend II

7) StarTropics
10) X-Men

2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles
15) Sam & Max Hit The Road

Magicite Division

1) Final Fantasy VI
16) Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons

8) Super Ghouls n' Ghosts
9) The Elder Scrolls: Arena

5) River City Ransom
12) Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

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Mock predix, with matches I'd expect to be close (winner <55% of the vote) in bold:

Cape Division

1) Super Mario World
9) Dragon Quest III
5) Streets of Rage 2
4) Lemmings - would have been close without forced apathy votes.
6) Killer Instinct
3) Mortal Kombat II
7) Mega Man 5 - call this a hunch that MM5 has held up better for voters, and that no one will confuse this with FF6.
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

Rambi Division

1) Donkey Kong Country
8) Super Punch-Out!!
5) Dragon Quest V
4) Kirby's Dream Land
6) Tekken - forced apathy votes swing this one imo.
3) Contra III: The Alien Wars - I have zero respect for Contra III as a 3-seed, sorry. I absolutely think anything FF that's not outright hated can give it fits.
7) StarTropics - game > brand name here, probably the wrong bet but hey!
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Magicite Division

1) Final Fantasy VI
8) Super Ghouls n' Ghosts - Daggerfall probably makes this over Arena, since the latter isn't called something like The Elder Scrolls I or simply The Elder Scrolls, not that it matters anyways.
5) River City Ransom
13) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Gunstar Heroes is an utterly beatable 4-seed, fresh off a cool 5% in a fourway match.
11) Dragon Quest IV
3) Mega Man 3
7) Donkey Kong (GB)
2) Doom

Spazer Division

1) Super Metroid
8) Pilotwings - Darkstalkers might be ok based on Morrigan's strength, but the SNES launch title is definitely the safer pick here.
5) Battletoads - rough opponent for Tecmo, which wouldn't have won very many matches anyways but won't even get a chance to look much better than it did against Mario 3 here.
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game
3) Super Castlevania IV
7) Myst - why am I taking Myst to win a contest match on GameFAQs, though?
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Tanooki Division

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
9) Mega Man 6
12) Disney's Aladdin - maybe the most underseeded game in this bracket?
4) Metroid II: Return of Samus
6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
3) Final Fantasy V
7) NBA Jam - why am I taking NBA Jam to win a contest match on GameFAQs, though?
2) Secret of Mana

Hookshot Division

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
9) Ys: Book I & II
5) F-Zero
4) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
11) Earthworm Jim - I feel like this match is seeded backwards, and not just in terms of strength, which will happen sometimes.
14) Zombies Ate My Neighbors - I know only five people care about Monkey Island on this entire site, so this shouldn't even be close, but ZAMN feels like a bad bet to do anything at all.
7) Ecco the Dolphin
2) Super Mario Kart

Emerald Division

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
8) Mortal Kombat - Mortal Kombat feels wildly underseeded here, and despite its brand name, Dr. Mario is a mere reminiscence in comparison.
5) Kirby's Adventure
4) Wolfenstein 3D
11) Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - So much for Aladdin being the most underseeded game here. Good setup, though.
3) Star Fox - there was a time when this match of faded series could have been interesting, but that time has long passed.
10) Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball - why am I 2 for 3 in taking sports games to win matches on GameFAQs?
2) Final Fantasy IV

Hadoken Division

1) Street Fighter II
8) Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom - Phantasy Star III of all things should not be getting a free ride to the second round, but much like with Ys, I guess these things will happen sometimes.
12) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - yeah, I'm going there.
4) Sid Meier's Civilization - honestly solely because Civ deserves to finally win a match sometime, not because I'm actually confident in it at all here.
6) Mega Man 4 - it might be the weakest of its bunch, but it's still an NES Mega Man, none of which are anywhere near hated, diminishing returns or no. Mario Paint being more of a tool than what most voters will conceive of a video game as being won't serve it well here.
3) Final Fantasy
7) Shining Force II
2) Mega Man X

Cape Division

1) Super Mario World
5) Streets of Rage 2
3) Mortal Kombat II
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

Rambi Division

1) Donkey Kong Country
5) Dragon Quest V
3) Contra III: The Alien Wars - and yet here I am taking it to the third round!
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Magicite Division

1) Final Fantasy VI
5) River City Ransom
3) Mega Man 3
2) Doom

Spazer Division

1) Super Metroid
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - good set-up, but I don't think it'll turn out to be a good match now that 4chan's stopped caring.
3) Super Castlevania IV
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Tanooki Division

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
4) Metroid II: Return of Samus
3) Final Fantasy V - I think both of these games could be sneakily decent, but I have a little more trust in FFV to have endured here despite its lack of an English SNES release.
2) Secret of Mana

Hookshot Division

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
4) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
11) Earthworm Jim
2) Super Mario Kart

Emerald Division

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5) Kirby's Adventure
11) Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
2) Final Fantasy IV

Hadoken Division

1) Street Fighter II
12) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
3) Final Fantasy
2) Mega Man X

Cape Division

1) Super Mario World
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

Rambi Division

1) Donkey Kong Country
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Magicite Division

1) Final Fantasy VI
3) Mega Man 3

Spazer Division

1) Super Metroid
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Tanooki Division

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
3) Final Fantasy V - SoM should be the smart pick against FFV though.

Hookshot Division

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2) Super Mario Kart

Emerald Division

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2) Final Fantasy IV

Hadoken Division

1) Street Fighter II
2) Mega Man X - I had a bunch of shaky names advancing to the third round, but these are probably the actual 16 strongest in this bracket, except with FFV > FF1.

Cape Division

1) Super Mario World

Rambi Division

2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Magicite Division

1) Final Fantasy VI

Spazer Division

1) Super Metroid - Hot take: Super Metroid has really come into its own as a tremendously respected game on this site. I think it would threaten 60-40 here, against a handheld Zelda, which would inherently get smashed in this particular respect battle regardless of its actual quality. Also, Samus and her series have started holding up fine against Mario and Zelda of late, contrary to their longheld reputation.

Tanooki Division

1) Super Mario Bros. 3

Hookshot Division

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Emerald Division

2) Final Fantasy IV

Hadoken Division

2) Mega Man X

1) Super Mario World
1) Final Fantasy VI
1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2) Mega Man X - I'd fully expect FF4 to get punished here for its sibling's advancement. If Super Metroid were to win what I'd expect to be a close match, though, I'd give FF4 the advantage in natural strength.

1) Final Fantasy VI - same principle as just before, the non-Nintendo game gets the nod here solely due to SmartvoterFAQs.
1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Cool bracket! As before, it was fun to see how colorful you were able to make the lower seeds, and I approve of your decisions to avoid the predictable Mario 3/Mario World clash and allow for a Mario RPG-style semifinalist.

Tag for a bit later.

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I do already have regrets on a couple of matchups but oh well, constructing a perfect bracket is really hard

Do it over then. No one will judge. Half of your snubs are better than Bonks Adventure

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Bonk's Adventure is kind of a joke entry lol, "hey look, it's a TG16 game, representation!"

Yeah, I feel you on coming up with suitable fodder, since that was a decent challenge making my 90s bracket, and that's with the whole decade at my disposal.

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Preference bracket:

1 SMW
9 DQ3
12 Tie Fighter (sorry SOR)
4 Lemmings
6 KI
3 MK2
10 FF3
2 Sonic
1 DKC
don't care
5 DQ5
4 Kirby
6 Tekken, I guess?
14 FFL2 (not going to be a common pick)
10 X-Men
2 Sonic 3
1 FF6 (rip Keen)
8 Super GnG
5 RVR
don't care
3 MM3
don't care
2 Doom
1 SM
don't care
12 Tecmo
4 TMNT4
6 Simpsons
14 X-wing (another uncommonpick)
10 IoG
2 LA
1 SMB3
don't care
5 PS2
4 Metroid 2
6 SML2
3 FF5
7 NBA Jam
2 SoM
1 LttP (wow, that 7th guest seeding)
9 Ys 1&2
5 F-Zero
4 CV3
6 KoF 94
3 Monkey Island
10 Lost Vikings
2 SMK
1 Sonic 2
8 MK (only an 8 seed, ouch)
don't care
4 Wolfenstein
11 SML3
3 Star Fox (ouch, Warcraft)
7 Simcity 2k
2 FF4
1 SF2
9 Daytona (PS3 is awful. Play 2 or 4.)
5 NG2
4 Civ (poor Bust-a-Move)
6 MM4
3 FF1
don't care
2 MMX

SMW > DQ3, Tie Fighter > Lemmings, SMW > Tie Fighter
MK2 > KI, Sonic > FF3, MK2 > Sonic
DKC > *, DQ5 > Kirby, DKC > DQ5
FFL2 > Tekken, X-Men > Sonic 3, FFL2 > Sonic 3
FF6 > SGNG, RCR > *, FF6 > RCR
MM3 > *, Doom > *, MM3 > Doom
SM > *, TMNT4 > Tecmo, SM > TMNT4
X-Wing > Simpsons, LA > IoG (ouch), LA > X-Wing
SMB3 > *, PS2 > Metroid 2, SMB3 > PS2
SML2 > FF5, SoM > NBA Jam, SoM > SML2
LttP > Ys, F-Zero > CV3, LttP > CV3
Monkey > KoF, SMK > Lost Vik, SMK > Monkey
Sonic 2 > MK1, Wolf > *, Sonic 2 > Wolf
Star Fox > SML3, FF4 > SC2K, Star Fox > FF4
SF2 > Daytona, Civ > NG2, Civ > SF2
FF1 > MM4, MMX > *, FF1 > MMX

SMW > MK2
DKC > FFL2
FF6 > MM3
LA > SM
SoM > SMB3 (*very* exclusively a me pick, because SMB3 is definitely the deserving winner, perhaps of the bracket)
LttP > SMK
Sonic 2 > Star Fox
Civ > FF1

SMW > DKC
LA > FF6
SoM > LttP
Civ > Sonic 2

SMW > LA
SoM > Civ

SMW > SoM...alright, I'll let good sense prevail.

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Also, why is Sword of Vermilion in that poll? lol

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azuarc posted...

Also, why is Sword of Vermilion in that poll? lol

It was one of my last cuts, was trying to give Genesis more representation

1) Super Mario World
9) Dragon Quest III
5) Streets of Rage 2
4) Lemmings
6) Killer Instinct
3) Mortal Kombat II

7) Mega Man 5
10) Final Fantasy III - I think FF3 will end up getting some FF6 votes due to numbering confusion here.

2) Sonic the Hedgehog

1) Donkey Kong Country
8) Super Punch-Out!!
5) Dragon Quest V
4) Kirby's Dream Land

6) Tekken - should get series respect votes here
11) Lunar: The Silver Star

3) Contra III: The Alien Wars - Contra will probably look pretty bad here though
14) Final Fantasy Legend II

7) StarTropics - I don't think anyone actually cares for the X-Men arcade game for non-meme reasons
10) X-Men

2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

1) Final Fantasy VI

8) Super Ghouls n' Ghosts
9) The Elder Scrolls: Arena - I think more people care far more about TES series than Ghouls and Ghosts on Gfaqs

5) River City Ransom

4) Gunstar Heroes - both of these games are really weak and Mean Bean will get some apathy votes, but I think Genesis players will vote Gunstar over a memey puzzle game
13) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

6) ActRaiser - Actraiser could have done something with a better draw, but the underseeded DQ4 will be pretty legit
11) Dragon Quest IV

3) Mega Man 3

7) Donkey Kong (GB)
10) Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - I don't think this will even be close. CV is the superior brand name on Gfaqs and Rondo of Blood has actual fans as opposed to a non-Mario Game Boy platformer

2) Doom

1) Super Metroid

8) Pilotwings - this might be close but being a Nintendo launch title will put Pilot over here
9) Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors

5) Battletoads - Tecmo could have taken this at one point but Battletoads is relevant again and has old memes
12) Super Tecmo Bowl

4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game
3) Super Castlevania IV

7) Myst - Myst is still remembered and should get respect votes, as opposed to a JRPG from 94 that has never been re-released
10) Illusion of Gaia

2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
9) Mega Man 6

5) Phantasy Star II
12) Disney's Aladdin - Aladdin is very underseeded here. It should have a large playrate between the Genesis and SNES versions and both are well-regarded

4) Metroid II: Return of Samus
6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
3) Final Fantasy V
7) NBA Jam
2) Secret of Mana

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
9) Ys: Book I & II
5) F-Zero
4) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

6) The King of Fighters '94
11) Earthworm Jim - I thought about taking KOF here, but I think nostalgia votes on Gfaqs will exclusively favor EJ here

3) The Secret of Monkey Island - yes Monkey Island is very overseeded but I think even fewer people care about ZAMN
14) Zombies Ate My Neighbors

7) Ecco the Dolphin
2) Super Mario Kart

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2

8) Mortal Kombat
5) Kirby's Adventure
4) Wolfenstein 3D

6) Sonic CD
11) Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - I think this will end up being close, but I don't think Sonic CD is that respected of a game and having both Wario and Mario in its name can only help SML3

3) Star Fox
14) Warcraft - RIP Blizzard

7) Simcity 2000 - yeah I don't think Ken gets it done here. I don't have faith in a baseball game being worth anything on Gfaqs
10) Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball

2) Final Fantasy IV

1) Street Fighter II
8) Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom

5) Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
12) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - MG2 was only released outside of Japan as bonus content in a few games, while Gaiden 2 is a decently respected game. I don't think series respect is enough to give MG2 the win here

4) Sid Meier's Civilization

6) Mega Man 4 - Paint barely qualifies as a game so I think MM4 rolls here
11) Mario Paint

3) Final Fantasy
7) Shining Force II
2) Mega Man X

Round 2

1) Super Mario World

5) Streets of Rage 2
4) Lemmings - I think people will think more positively about SR2 than Lemmings, and Streets of Rage is a relevant series right now while Lemmings is effectively dead

3) Mortal Kombat II

10) Final Fantasy III
2) Sonic the Hedgehog - I think this match could expose StH early

1) Donkey Kong Country

5) Dragon Quest V - Gfaqs doesn't care about Kirby
4) Kirby's Dream Land

6) Tekken
3) Contra III: The Alien Wars - Contra will look bad again

2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

1) Final Fantasy VI

5) River City Ransom - somehow River City Ransom gets to R3
4) Gunstar Heroes

11) Dragon Quest IV
3) Mega Man 3 - DQ4 will perform respectably here

2) Doom

1) Super Metroid

5) Battletoads
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - this is a funny matchup that could be close, but I give it to TMNT based on the brand name and Battletoads' rep for being unfairly difficult

3) Super Castlevania IV

2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

1) Super Mario Bros. 3

12) Disney's Aladdin
4) Metroid II: Return of Samus - I think this will be a VERY close match, but Metroid has too much series respect imo to drop this. The recent-ish M2 remake doesn't hurt either

6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - Both are big brand names, but I think SML2 has too much of a play rate advantage to lose here
3) Final Fantasy V

2) Secret of Mana

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

5) F-Zero
4) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - one franchise is dead and the other is one of the most popular on Gfaqs, so yeah

11) Earthworm Jim
3) The Secret of Monkey Island - Island will look REALLY bad here but I think it will handle EJ

2) Super Mario Kart

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2

5) Kirby's Adventure - KA is one of the better Kirby games and I just don't think gfaqs cares for Wolfenstein like they do for Doom
4) Wolfenstein 3D

11) Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
3) Star Fox - SML3 has two series titles going for it but I don't think that many people actually care about it, while Star Fox is a well-known game that should get respect votes due to being a ground-breaking SNES game

2) Final Fantasy IV

1) Street Fighter II

5) Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
4) Sid Meier's Civilization - this will be pretty close, but I give Civ the edge as it is the more relevant series right now

3) Final Fantasy

2) Mega Man X

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Round 3

1) Super Mario World

3) Mortal Kombat II
2) Sonic the Hedgehog - I don't think Sonic is in danger of losing but I expect it will struggle here

1) Donkey Kong Country

3) Contra III: The Alien Wars - Contra gets its butt kicked here
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

1) Final Fantasy VI

3) Mega Man 3
2) Doom - while Mega Man is the superior brand name, the Doom series is more relevant right now. Plus the original Doom is regarded as a ground-breaking game while Mega Man 3 has issues due to being the follow-up to the praised MM2, and might not be voted by those to prefer another classic MM game. I do think Doom looked better in BGE2 as well.

1) Super Metroid

2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

1) Super Mario Bros. 3

6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - yeah, apathy votes will kill SoM here but I think it will be close
2) Secret of Mana

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

3) The Secret of Monkey Island
2) Super Mario Kart - Island gets completely stomped here

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2) Final Fantasy IV

1) Street Fighter II

3) Final Fantasy
2) Mega Man X - FF gets respect votes but MMX has a play rate advantage and FF hasn't aged as well

Division Finals

1) Super Mario World
2) Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic gets its butt kicked here; I wouldn't be surprised to see a doubling

1) Donkey Kong Country
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles - I think this will be extremely close, but "& Knuckles" should benefit S3&K here and many people see it as the best Sonic game. DKC may be a bit more respected of a series now, but it is DKC2 that is considered the best SNES game of the series. Plus it hasn't looked great in previous appearances.

1) Final Fantasy VI

1) Super Metroid
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - LA will go out respectably here

1) Super Mario Bros. 3

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2) Super Mario Kart - Kart may not break 30% here

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - this is very close but in true FF4 fashion, it fails to pull the upset
2) Final Fantasy IV

1) Street Fighter II
2) Mega Man X - I'm not quite sure where SF2 is strength-wise, but Mega Man is the more-respected Capcom brand and MMX is a very strong game. I don't think SF2 goes out looking terrible though

Quarterfinals

1) Super Mario World
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles - the only interesting thing about this match is seeing if S3&K holds up better than Sonic 1

1) Final Fantasy VI - this will be a close match, but FF6 has polled significantly ahead of SM every time they were both featured in the same poll, even when FF6 was billed as Final Fantasy III. I think it's asking a bit much for SM to make up that ground.
1) Super Metroid

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - this won't be close

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2) Mega Man X - I don't see any reason to doubt MMX winning here based on the previous performances of both games. I think it will be close though

Semifinals

1) Super Mario World - I'm not sure how we haven't had this MU in a contest before. SMW has looked stronger in previous contests and FF has lost series respect since then, so SMW should be a lock here
1) Final Fantasy VI

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - this won't be close
2) Mega Man X

Finals

1) Super Mario World
1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Zelda wins again to no one's surprise

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favorites

1) Super Mario World
8) Breath of Fire
5) Streets of Rage 2
4) Lemmings
6) Killer Instinct
3) Mortal Kombat II
7) Mega Man 5
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

1) Donkey Kong Country
8) Super Punch-Out!!
12) The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
4) Kirby's Dream Land
6) Tekken
3) Contra III: The Alien Wars
10) X-Men
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

16) Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons
8) Super Ghouls n' Ghosts
5) River City Ransom
13) Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
11) Dragon Quest IV
14) Day of the Tentacle
7) Donkey Kong (GB)
2) Doom

1) Super Metroid
8) Pilotwings
5) Battletoads
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game
3) Super Castlevania IV
7) Myst
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
8) Doom II
12) Disney's Aladdin
4) Metroid II: Return of Samus
6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
14) Ridge Racer
7) NBA Jam
2) Secret of Mana

1) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
8) System Shock
5) F-Zero
13) Samurai Shodown II
11) Earthworm Jim
14) Zombies Ate My Neighbors
7) Ecco the Dolphin
2) Super Mario Kart

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
8) Mortal Kombat
5) Kirby's Adventure
4) Wolfenstein 3D
6) Sonic CD
3) Star Fox
7) Simcity 2000
2) Final Fantasy IV

1) Street Fighter II
9) Daytona USA
12) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
4) Sid Meier's Civilization
6) Mega Man 4
3) Final Fantasy
7) Shining Force II
15) Alone in the Dark

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1) Super Mario World
5) Streets of Rage 2
3) Mortal Kombat II
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

1) Donkey Kong Country
4) Kirby's Dream Land
6) Tekken
2) Sonic 3 & Knuckles

8) Super Ghouls n' Ghosts
5) River City Ransom
14) Day of the Tentacle
7) Donkey Kong (GB)

8) Pilotwings
4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game
2) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

1) Super Mario Bros. 3
12) Disney's Aladdin
6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
7) NBA Jam

8) System Shock
5) F-Zero
11) Earthworm Jim
2) Super Mario Kart

1) Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5) Kirby's Adventure
6) Sonic CD
7) Simcity 2000

1) Street Fighter II
12) Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
3) Final Fantasy
15) Alone in the Dark

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1) Super Mario World
2) Sonic the Hedgehog

4) Kirby's Dream Land
6) Tekken

5) River City Ransom
14) Day of the Tentacle

4) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game

12) Disney's Aladdin
6) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

5) F-Zero
11) Earthworm Jim

5) Kirby's Adventure
6) Sonic CD

1) Street Fighter II
3) Final Fantasy

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2) Sonic the Hedgehog
6) Tekken

14) Day of the Tentacle
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game

12) Disney's Aladdin
11) Earthworm Jim

5) Kirby's Adventure
1) Street Fighter II

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2) Sonic the Hedgehog
6) The Simpsons Arcade Game

12) Disney's Aladdin
5) Kirby's Adventure

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2) Sonic the Hedgehog
5) Kirby's Adventure

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5) Kirby's Adventure

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