By decade
The 1990s on the shelf
The games of the 1990s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
Half-Life
1998 · Windows
eBay from $50
StarCraft
1998 · Windows
eBay from $28
Doom
1993 · DOS
eBay from $12
Grand Theft Auto
1998 · 3 platforms
eBay from $125
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
1999 · Windows
eBay from $70
CIB 
Grand Theft Auto 2
1999 · 4 platforms
eBay from $150
Super Mario 64
1996 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $240
Age of Empires
1997 · 2 platforms
eBay from $24
CIB 
Final Fantasy VII
1997 · PlayStation
eBay from $100
SEALED 
Metal Gear Solid
1998 · 3 platforms
eBay from $92
Fallout
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $2
Super Mario World
1990 · SNES
eBay from $40
CIB 
Quake
1996 · Windows
eBay from $266
CIB 
Diablo
1996 · 3 platforms
eBay from $221
Tomb Raider
1996 · 11 platforms
eBay from $40
Civilization
1991 · 8 platforms
eBay from $145
Final Fantasy VIII
1999 · PlayStation
eBay from $55
CIB 
Resident Evil
1996 · 4 platforms
eBay from $110
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $500
Myst
1993 · 14 platforms
eBay from $24
Resident Evil 2
1998 · 5 platforms
eBay from $209
CIB 
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991 · Mega Drive
eBay from $69
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
1999 · 5 platforms
eBay from $150
Mario Kart 64
1996 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $90
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1991 · SNES
eBay from $104
Tekken 3
1996 · Arcade
eBay from $60
SEALED 
Silent Hill
1999 · 2 platforms
eBay from $50
Chrono Trigger
1995 · SNES
eBay from $95
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
1994 · 3 platforms
eBay from $34
Fallout 2
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $40
CIB 
Pokémon Yellow
1998 · 4 platforms
eBay from $400
Final Fantasy VI
1994 · SNES
eBay from $54
Final Fantasy IV
1991 · SNES
eBay from $30
Super Mario Kart
1992 · SNES
eBay from $70
Doom II
1994 · 8 platforms
eBay from $48
Crash Bandicoot
1996 · 2 platforms
eBay from $50
Wolfenstein 3D
1992 · 17 platforms
eBay from $115
Baldur's Gate
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $29
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
1999 · 3 platforms
eBay from $63
CIB 
Tomb Raider II
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $45
CIB 
Half-Life: Opposing Force
1999 · Windows
eBay from $25
CIB 
Civilization II
1996 · 3 platforms
eBay from $59
Sonic Adventure
1998 · Dreamcast
eBay from $54
The Need for Speed
1994 · 3DO
eBay from $54
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
1996 · 4 platforms
eBay from $45
Duke Nukem 3D
1996 · 10 platforms
eBay from $85
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
1995 · 5 platforms
eBay from $24
Spyro the Dragon
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $100