18 most awesome video games of the 90’s that you must have played

While video games are so graphically rich and visually inviting these days, back in the 90’s the big gaming companies were still in their larva stage and the games though not a visual extravaganza but defined awesomeness for the kids and the console was a device that could turn your television into a magic box of characters that you could control, come and take a refreshing dive in the pool of nostalgia, these games were not much of the graphic miracles we have  nowadays but they have their own charm, starting with

1. Contra
A real gem from Konami, coolest thing ever to happen in the gaming industry.

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2. Alladin
Rolling out the Arabian Nights.

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3. Street Fighter II
Let’s kick some virtual ass.

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4. Tekken 3
King and his lethal combos.

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5. Mortal Combat
Approaching “Sub-Zero” Temperatures.

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6. King of Fighters
Kyo and Iori.

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7. Cadillac and Dinosaurs a.k.a Mustapha
Beat’em Up.

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8. Duck Hunt
And we all hated this dog.

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9. Adventure Island
Skateboards spouting out of eggs.

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10. Circus Charlie
The one with that annoying background music that you can’t get out of your head.

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11. Super Mario Bros
The classic.

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12. Tetris
The one you’ve yelled expletives at and still do.

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13. Double Dragon
The one you stamped as lame but still loved to play.

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14. Road Rash
Bikers using Nunchuks.

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15. Pacman
On a quest to pop cherries.

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16. Pinball
The one you never actually got.

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17. Chip and DaleThe Rescue Rangers.

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18. Snakes
Perpetual, vicious and helped in selling Nokia phones.