By decade
The 1990s on the shelf
The games of the 1990s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
GoldenEye 007
1997 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $45
Final Fantasy III
1990 · NES
eBay from $126
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1992 · Mega Drive
eBay from $45
Grim Fandango
1998 · 5 platforms
eBay from $20
CIB 
Command & Conquer
1995 · 7 platforms
eBay from $40
Mortal Kombat
1992 · 13 platforms
eBay from $50
CIB 
Crash Team Racing
1999 · 4 platforms
eBay from $54
Gran Turismo
1997 · PlayStation
eBay from $28
CIB 
Quake III Arena
1999 · 10 platforms
eBay from $70
Quake II
1997 · 9 platforms
eBay from $80
Unreal Tournament
1999 · 5 platforms
eBay from $70
Super Smash Bros.
1999 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $398
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $59
CIB 
Need for Speed II
1997 · 2 platforms
eBay from $80
Street Fighter II
1991 · 19 platforms
eBay from $84
CIB 
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $40
Donkey Kong 64
1999 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $89
SimCity 2000
1993 · Mac
eBay from $19
Final Fantasy V
1992 · SNES
eBay from $25
CIB 
Team Fortress Classic
1999 · Windows
eBay from $32
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
1993 · Game Boy
eBay from $120
CIB 
Super Metroid
1994 · SNES
eBay from $443
Tomb Raider III
1998 · 3 platforms
eBay from $49
The Secret of Monkey Island
1990 · 7 platforms
eBay from $106
CIB 
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $91
CIB 
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
1996 · 2 platforms
eBay from $340
Donkey Kong Country
1994 · SNES
eBay from $26
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
1992 · Game Boy
eBay from $60
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
1994 · 4 platforms
eBay from $134
CIB 
Lemmings
1991 · SNES
eBay from $141
Super Mario RPG
1996 · SNES
eBay from $10
SEALED 
Planescape: Torment
1999 · Windows
eBay from $16
FlightGear
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $19
Mortal Kombat II
1993 · 15 platforms
eBay from $115
SEALED 
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
1999 · 2 platforms
eBay from $170
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
1994 · 2 platforms
eBay from $40
CIB 
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1995 · SNES
eBay from $135
System Shock
1994 · 2 platforms
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
1999 · 4 platforms
eBay from $70
Gran Turismo 2
1999 · PlayStation
eBay from $43
1080° Snowboarding
1998 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $25
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
1993 · 7 platforms
eBay from $123
Crazy Taxi
1999 · 7 platforms
eBay from $62
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
1999 · 9 platforms
eBay from $54
CIB 
Tekken 2
1995 · 5 platforms
eBay from $40
CIB 
Tekken
1994 · Arcade
eBay from $45
CIB 
Chrono Cross
1999 · 5 platforms
eBay from $70
The Curse of Monkey Island
1997 · 2 platforms
eBay from $20