By decade
The 1990s on the shelf
The games of the 1990s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
40 Winks
1999 · PlayStation
eBay from $23
Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage
1994 · SNES
eBay from $49
Ski or Die
1990 · 4 platforms
eBay from $15
Uniracers
1994 · SNES
eBay from $47
G-LOC: Air Battle
1993 · 7 platforms
eBay from $38
Street Fighter: The Movie
1995 · Arcade
eBay from $91
Hellnight
1998 · PlayStation
eBay from $729
Gun-Nac
1990 · NES
eBay from $85
SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
1999 · 2 platforms
CIB 
WWF King of the Ring
1993 · NES
eBay from $79
CIB 
Pac-Attack
1993 · 4 platforms
eBay from $100
Crude Buster
1991 · 2 platforms
eBay from $279
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
1990 · NES
eBay from $38
Journey to Silius
1990 · NES
eBay from $72
Ken's Labyrinth
1993 · 2 platforms
eBay from $42
Rad Mobile
1990 · Arcade
ESWAT: City Under Siege
1990 · 5 platforms
eBay from $39
CIB 
Panzer Front
1999 · 2 platforms
eBay from $60
Robotrek
1994 · SNES
eBay from $300
Detana!! TwinBee
1991 · 6 platforms
eBay from $47
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $25
CIB 
Fantastic Four
1997 · PlayStation
eBay from $50
Columns III
1993 · 5 platforms
eBay from $95
Shadow Tower
1998 · PlayStation
eBay from $62
Killing Time
1995 · 3DO
eBay from $58
CIB 
MechWarrior 3050
1994 · SNES
eBay from $478
CIB 
Metal Slug 1st Mission
1999 · Neo Geo Pocket Color
eBay from $162
Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
1995 · 4 platforms
eBay from $10
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $28
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
1995 · Sega Saturn
eBay from $12
The Legend of Heroes: A Tear of Vermillion
1996 · Windows
The Legend of Heroes III: Song of the Ocean
1999 · Windows
POD
1997 · Windows
eBay from $4
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1994 · SNES
eBay from $316
MechWarrior 3
1999 · Windows
eBay from $28
CIB 
Ufouria: The Saga
1991 · NES
eBay from $531
Urban Strike
1994 · 4 platforms
eBay from $107
Incubation: Time Is Running Out
1997 · Windows
eBay from $78
CIB 
X-Men 2: Clone Wars
1995 · Mega Drive
eBay from $158
Gradius IV
1999 · Arcade
Parodius! From Myth to Laughter
1990 · NES
eBay from $114
Gokujo Parodius
1994 · SNES
eBay from $85
Crusader of Centy
1994 · Mega Drive
eBay from $87
ZZT
1991 · DOS
U.N. Squadron
1991 · SNES
eBay from $56
Achtung, die Kurve!
1995 · DOS
Prisoner of Ice
1995 · 5 platforms
eBay from $64
Battle Mania
1992 · Mega Drive
eBay from $39