For some people, video games were a pleasant way to pass the time in the 1990s. For others, they were a cultural crisis.

Here are 15 of the best handheld video games pre-’90s. Aubrey Caldwell / Pinterest Year: 1988 Nintendo's Game and Watch units were a popular franchise in the '80s. Super Mario Bros. was at the ...

Several consoles struggled in the '90s due to poor designs ... despite ambitious attempts at innovation. When video games became a major industry in the 1990s, gamers gained access to iconic ...

It goes without saying that the Terminator franchise has had a huge impact on video games. Considered the best ... This entire game is one big ‘90s time capsule. Edgy graphics, guns, explosions ...

Young gamers were spoiled for choice and this led to a steady diet of some of the best video games ... gaming industry. Games Became Better Than Ever Because of the ’90s Console Wars The early ...

From Guitar Hero's plastic instruments to Metal Slug's run-and-gun chaos, these mostly-abandoned video game genres once ruled arcades and consoles.

Once a prominent video game company of the 80s and 90s, it was responsible for publishing copious amounts of licensed games based on all manner of properties, from The Simpsons and Beetlejuice to ...