Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Console Wars Face-Off Results: What's the Best '90s Game of All Time?

Last week, we asked you to help us rank the best games from the Super Nintendo and SEGA Genesis systems, and after over 1.5 million 1v1 battles with matchups like Super Metroid vs. Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI vs. Sonic the Hedgehog, the ultimate winner has been decided. So, who claimed the top spot in this version of  the Console Wars? Drumroll please... Super marioWith a 91.2% win percentage, claiming victory in 18,563 of its 20,354 battles, SNES' Super Mario World has officially come out on top. Super Mario World narrowly beat out The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario Kart, games that placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Super Nintendo games - including Super Metroid, Donkey Kong Country, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - claimed the top six spots, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was the first Sega Genesis game at #7. Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, and Super Mario All-Stars rounded out the top 10. Top10BlackAs for the bottom of the barrel, Magical Taruruto-kun came in last place with only a 17.1% win percentage. It was joined by Herzog Zwei, which had a 21.8% win percentage, Target Earth, Sword of Vermilion, Pulseman, Wings of Wor, Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter, Zero Tolerance, Steel Empire, and General Chaos. Bottom 10DDDD Are you wondering where your favorite SNES or Genesis game landed? Like Final Fantasy VI, perhaps? (It took 20th place, just above Mortal Kombat!) For all the rankings, You can check out the full list of the best '90s game of all time results here. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/18/the-100-best-games-of-all-time-in-10-minutes"] Be sure to check out Power Ranking our new community-focused polling series, dedicated to settling important arguments like the what's the best Star Wars games of all time and who's the greatest video game characters of all time. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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