What was the best decade in gaming?

90 - 99 without question, it was amazing. The Megadrive with Streets of Rage 2, Road Rash and the Strike series. We had Wolfenstein, The early Doom/Quake series, AVP (Jag) to name a few and to top it all off we had Half-Life 1 and the best game ever made: Everquest 1999.

1990s:

Gen 3 consoles:

• NES - Crystalis, Dragon Quest 4, Final Fantasy 3, Fire Emblem, River City Ransom, Super Mario Bros 3
• Master System - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Asterix, Castle of Illusion, Chase HQ, Ninja Gaiden, Sonic 1-2

Gen 4 consoles:

• PC Engine - Bomberman, Downtown Nekketsu, Dracula-X, Exile, JB Harold, Snatcher, Splatterhouse, Ys 1-4
• Mega Drive - Aladdin, Castle of Illusion, Gunstar, Herzog Zwei, Phantasy Star 2-4, Sonic 1-3 & K, SOR 1-3
• SNES - CT, DKC 1-3, DQ 5-6, FF 4-6, Lufia II, Mana 2-3, SMW & All-Stars, Super Metroid, Terranigma
• Neo Geo - Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, KOF, Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, Shock Troopers 2, World Heroes
• SCD - Exile, Eye of the Beholder, Final Fight CD, Flashback, Lunar 1-2, Popful Mail, Snatcher, Sonic CD, Vay

Gen 5 consoles:

• Saturn - Bomberman, Exhumed, Megamix, HOTD, Lunar 2, Grandia, Machi, Policenauts, SFA2, VF2, YU-NO
• PS1 - Alundra, Chrono Cross, FF 7-9 & T, MGS, RE 1-3, Silent Hill, Tekken 1-3, TR 1-4, Xeno, Wipeout 1-3
• N64 - DK Racing, F-Zero X, GoldenEye & Perfect Dark, Mario 64 & Kart 64, Ocarina of Time, Smash Bros

Gen 6 console:

• Dreamcast - MvC, Power Stone, Shenmue, Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, HOTD 2, Virtua Fighter 3

Arcades:

• Capcom CPS systems - D&D 1-2, Marvel vs Capcom, Puzzle Fighter, Street Fighter II-III & Alpha 1-3
• Namco System series - Ace Combat 1-3, Ridge Racer & Rave Racer, Soul Edge & Calibur, Time Crisis 1-2
• Sega systems - Daytona 1-2, DOA 1-2, Fighting Vipers 1-2, House of the Dead 1-2, Virtua Cop 1-2, VF 1-3
• Taito systems - Darius, Gun Buster, Puzzle Bubble 1-3, RayStorm & RayCrisis, Super Chase

Computers:

• PC - Doom, Half-Life, Lands of Lore 1-2, Monkey Island 1-3, Prince of Persia, Red Alert, StarCraft, Worms
• MSX2 - Columns, Dragon Slayer 5-6, Metal Gear 2, Puyo Puyo, Scramble Spirits, SD Snatcher
• Amiga - Another World, Elite II, Golden Axe, Jim Power, Lemmings, Monkey Island, Rainbow Islands
• PC-98 - Corpse Party, EVE Burst Error, Mirrors, Policenauts, RPG Maker, Ys 1-3, YU-NO
• X68000 - Castlevania Chronicles, Detana TwinBee, Final Fight, Street Fighter II & Super, Strider, Ys 1-3
• FM Towns - AITD 1-2, Gadget, Indiana Jones, JB Harold, Mirrors, Monkey Island 1-2, Splatterhouse

Handhelds:

• GB - Link's Awakening & DX, FF Adventure, Mario DX & Land 1-3, Pokemon R/G/B/Y/G/S, Tetris
• Game Gear - Castle of Illusion, Columns, Bubble Bobble, Shinobi 1-2, Sonic 1-2 & Chaos, Wonder Boy 3

1990s

PS2 was a beast but it released the same decade as 360/PS3/Wii.

In my view, gaming really came into it's own in the 90's. It was a bit messy at times (some of those early 3D PS1 games are jank looking back at them, controls were still often sloppy and not user friendly in certain genres). But between SNES in the early part of the decade and the advent of online multiplayer on PC as well as the early moves into 3D based environments, the 90's brought us where we are today. Fundamentally, nothing now is drastically different than playing the original counterstrike or Unreal Tournament or Everquest on PC.

That being said, gaming has continued to get better thanks to technology. But it's mostly refining and exploiting the breakthroughs of 90's...hell many 90's launched gaming franchises are still out there raking in the cash today

Current decade. 90s will always be the most special, but i'm aware that nostalgia factor has alot to do with it.

Other than some greedy companies that we can easily avoid, i don't think this industry has ever been in better shape than it is now! Indies are bringing back 2d gaming, new genres, and a ton of experimentation. AAAs finally look like pixar movies, are huge, and super polished. VR is actually more fun and immersive than my most optimistic predictions. We have sales everywhere with prices for all pockets...