By decade
The 1990s on the shelf
The games of the 1990s worth keeping, ranked by standing.
CIB 
Enemy Zero
1996 · 2 platforms
eBay from $20
Turrican II: The Final Fight
1991 · 8 platforms
eBay from $522
Splatterhouse 2
1992 · Mega Drive
eBay from $543
Splatterhouse 3
1993 · Mega Drive
eBay from $103
Killer Instinct 2
1996 · 2 platforms
eBay from $21
CIB 
Puzzle Bobble 4
1998 · 5 platforms
eBay from $11
Aero Fighters 2
1994 · Arcade
eBay from $516
Alien 3
1992 · 7 platforms
eBay from $55
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
1993 · Arcade
eBay from $11
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
1993 · SNES
eBay from $98
CIB 
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Juggernauts
1992 · Game Boy
eBay from $117
Tamagotchi 64: Minna de Tamagotchi World
1997 · Nintendo 64
eBay from $14
Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly
1991 · Game Boy
eBay from $200
Battle Isle
1991 · 3 platforms
eBay from $30
SEALED 
Earth 2140
1997 · 3 platforms
eBay from $79
Interstate '76
1997 · Windows
eBay from $22
Descent II
1996 · 6 platforms
eBay from $23
MegaRace
1993 · 5 platforms
eBay from $17
The Patrician
1992 · 3 platforms
eBay from $57
Cannon Fodder 2
1994 · 2 platforms
eBay from $20
Ys V: Lost Kefin, Kingdom of Sand
1995 · SNES
eBay from $342
SEALED 
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
1994 · SNES
eBay from $656
Loopz
1990 · NES
eBay from $25
Chasm: The Rift
1997 · 7 platforms
eBay from $54
CIB 
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
1996 · Sega Saturn
eBay from $500
Batman & Robin
1998 · PlayStation
eBay from $28
Apidya
1992 · 2 platforms
eBay from $11
Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu
1996 · 2 platforms
eBay from $42
Beast Wars: Transformers
1997 · 2 platforms
eBay from $63
Crisis in the Kremlin
1991 · DOS
eBay from $47
CIB 
Guitar Freaks
1998 · 2 platforms
eBay from $39
Crystal Warriors
1991 · Game Gear
eBay from $43
Heavy Gear
1994 · Linux
Street Slam
1994 · 4 platforms
eBay from $995
SEALED 
ShadowCaster
1993 · DOS
eBay from $426
International Track & Field 2000
1999 · 4 platforms
eBay from $24
SkyRoads
1993 · 4 platforms
Bubble Memories
1996 · Arcade
CIB 
Omega Boost
1999 · PlayStation
eBay from $126
Scud Race
1996 · Arcade
War Gods
1997 · 4 platforms
Winter Challenge
1991 · 2 platforms
eBay from $18
Back to the Future Part II & III
1990 · NES
eBay from $474
First Samurai
1991 · 4 platforms
eBay from $50
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
1994 · SNES
eBay from $149
The Combatribes
1990 · SNES
eBay from $70
TetriNET
1997 · 3 platforms
WWF WrestleMania Challenge
1990 · NES
eBay from $33