1. Super Mario World
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1991
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Going on a much-deserved vacation, Mario, Luigi and Peach visit Dinosaur Land when Peach goes missing. Trying to find her, the brothers stumble upon an egg that hatches out a young dinosaur named Yoshi. After hearing that Yoshi's friends have been imprisoned in eggs, they deduce Bowser and his Koopalings are behind the attack and vow to stop him once again and rescue Peach along with the other dinosaurs.
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1992
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: The evil wizard, Agahnim, is kidnapping young women who are the descendants of the great sages who once sealed away a great evil in the Golden Land. One dark and stormy night, Link and his uncle receive a telepathic message from princess Zelda saying that she is Agahnim's next target. They set off into the night to rescue her... but Link's uncle falls in combat leaving the young hero alone to take up the sword and shield to protect the princess and defeat the madman behind it all. However, not all is as it seems and Link soon finds himself drawn into an ages-old battle against an enemy with the unlimited power of Gold... Triforce.
3. Final Fantasy III ( Final Fantasy VI )
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1994
Overall Rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: E10+
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Squaresoft
Synopsis: SquareSoft's magnum opus and high point of its series. In a world of steamworks, the peace is suddenly disrupted by Imperial soldiers wielding a weapon lost to the mists of time: Magic. It's up to a huge cast of diverse heroes to stand up to the Imperial MagiTek Army with the help of the Espers, ancient creatures who are the source of the Empire's own new-found power.
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
Platform: Nintendo (NES)
US Release Year: 1990
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Platform: Nintendo 64
US Release Year: 1998
Overall Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Set in the past, Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, plans on stealing the Triforce and using its power to control the land of Hyrule. Link is given the task to stop him and must find a way to convince the various races of Hyrule to help him, along with the Ocarina of Time, in order to prevent darkness from overtaking his world.
6. Chrono Trigger
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1995
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Role Playing (RPG) (Turn-Based RPG)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Squaresoft
Publisher: Squaresoft
Synopsis: When a science experiment and a curious girl hurtle a young boy into an adventure across time, he realizes the planet's only hope lies with him. A series of adventures - all mysteriously linked - spanning millions of years take a normal boy and transform him and his motley crew of friends gathered throughout time into heroes. They will discover by the end that by saving their own time period, they may save them all.
7. Super Metroid
Platform: Super Nintendo (SNES)
US Release Year: 1994
Overall Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer, Action/Adventure)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
8. Super Mario 64
Platform: Nintendo 64
US Release Year: 1996
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (3D Platformer)
ESRB Rating: E
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Mario is invited the the castle of Princess Peach with the promise of cake - but upon arriving finds that Bowser has once again kidnapped the princess. In order to save her, Mario will have to find the Power Stars hidden in the many portraits that serve as portals to levels in order to unlock to door to stop Bowser in this 3D adventure.
9. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Platform: PlayStation
US Release Year: 1997
Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (2D Platformer), Role Playing (RPG) (Action RPG)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
10. GoldenEye 007
Platform: Nintendo 64
US Release Year: 1997
Overall Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Genres: Action (First-Person Shooter)
ESRB Rating: T
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Nintendo
Synopsis: Based on the movie of the same name, you control Agent James Bond as you go up against a treacherous Russian general and a ex-operative to stop them from using an EMP-generating satellite as a terrorist weapon. Also features a groundbreaking split-screen multiplayer mode that influenced many future games.
