90s gaming
Pre-broadband console generation
90s gaming refers to video game culture from roughly 1990 to 1999, an era defined by the shift from 2D to 3D graphics, the console wars between Nintendo and Sega, and the rise of Sony PlayStation.
The period produced landmark titles and genres that shaped modern gaming: I grew up on 90s gaming—Sonic, Mario 64, Final Fantasy VII.
The term often carries nostalgic connotations, evoking cartridge-based systems, split-screen multiplayer, and arcades before online play dominated.
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
- SegaJapanese gaming company
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
joystick · multiplayer · cheat codes · strategy guide · splitscreen · save point · start screen · polygon · 3D graphics · Sonic · Tomb Raider · Final Fantasy · high score · lives · controller · button mashing · rumble pack · memory card
90s gaminggame streaming
Broadcasting gameplay online
digital downloads · mobile gaming · board games · tabletop gaming · card games