My Top 30 Games of the Fourth Generation

Here's an alphabetically ordered list of my top 30 games of the fourth generation.

Rank Game Release Date GameSpot Score Widdowson91's Score
18

The Secret of Monkey Island

Developer: Lucas Film Games

9
14

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)

Developer: Nintendo EAD

9.5
13

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Developer: Nintendo EAD

9
30

Tetris

Developer: Alexey Pajitnov

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29

Terranigma

Developer: Quintet

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9
28

Super Metroid

Developer: Nintendo R&D 1

9.5
27

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Developer: Nintendo EAD

9.5
26

Super Mario World

Developer: Nintendo EAD

9.5
25

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Developer: Squaresoft

9
24

Super Mario Kart

Developer: Nintendo EAD

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9.5
23

Super Castlevania IV

Developer: Konami

9
22

Streets of Rage 2

Developer: Sega AM7

9
21

Street Fighter II

Developer: Capcom

9
20

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Developer: Sonic Team

10
19

Sonic the Hedgehog

Developer: Sonic Team

9
17

Secret of Mana

Developer: Squaresoft

9.5
16

Phantasy Star IV

Developer: Sega AM7

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9
15

Phantasy Star II

Developer: Sega AM7

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9
12

Herzog Zwei

Developer: Technosoft

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11

Gunstar Heroes

Developer: Treasure Video Games

9
10

Golden Axe (1989)

Developer: Sega AM1

9
9

Final Fantasy VI

Developer: Squaresoft

10
8

Final Fantasy IV

Developer: Square

9.5
7

EarthBound

Developer: Ape Incorporated and HAL Laboratory

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9.5
4

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Developer: RareWare

9.5
6

DOOM II

Developer: id Software

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5

DOOM (1993)

Developer: id Software

10
3

Chrono Trigger

Developer: Squaresoft (Game of the Generation)

10
2

Beneath a Steel Sky

Developer: Revolution Software

9.5
1

ActRaiser

Developer: Quintet

9