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Console Wars: The Top 161 Games of the 90s According to IGN Readers

Super Mario World? Sonic the Hedgehog? IGN asked their audience to rank the best SNES and Sega Genesis games from that wonderful decade that was somehow 20 years ago...here are the results.
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avg. score: 19 of 161 (12%)
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Super Mario World
Super Mario World
1
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart
3
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
4
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country
5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
6
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
8
Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter II Turbo
9
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario All-Stars
10
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
11
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
12
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
13
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (GEN)
Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (GEN)
14
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
15
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
16
Star Fox
Star Fox
17
Mega Man X
Mega Man X
18
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
19
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
20
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
21
Mortal Kombat II (GEN)
Mortal Kombat II (GEN)
22
Super Castlevania IV
Super Castlevania IV
23
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Punch-Out!!
24
Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES)
Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES)
25
Secret of Mana
Secret of Mana
26
Mega Man X2
Mega Man X2
27
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
28
Earthworm Jim
Earthworm Jim
29
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
30
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (GEN)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (GEN)
31
Earthworm Jim (GEN)
Earthworm Jim (GEN)
32
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy II
33
Streets of Rage
Streets of Rage
34
Disney's Aladdin Sega Mega Drive
Disney's Aladdin Sega Mega Drive
35
Mega Man X3
Mega Man X3
36
X-Men
X-Men
37
F-Zero
F-Zero
38
Earthworm Jim 2
Earthworm Jim 2
39
NBA Jam (GEN)
NBA Jam (GEN)
40
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