Notable Games

"Top 100" lists on other websites are an arbitrary list of popular games. The "notable games" listed here are all those non-Sports US releases that have been noted by more than one person for specific gameplay related reasons. As such the list should be viewed as a list of games US game players have recommended for repeatable demonstrable reasons.

The Noted Game option is set to off by default to make it easier to see which games have not been noted. To set the list to only display noted games left click "Yes" and hit apply. To deselect this option hold CTRL and left click "Yes" again and then apply. The Noted option is the only way to eliminate games from other regions for those systems that did not require hardware modification to play them.

To submit a game based on these criteria please visit the WAG Forums.
Title System sort icon Publisher Region Notable
Burning Force Sega Genesis 1990 Namco North America
Columns Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
Cyberball Sega Genesis 1990 Tengen North America
Dick Tracy Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
DJ Boy Sega Genesis 1990 Kaneko North America
Dynamite Duke Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
ESWAT: Cyber Police - City Under... Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Final Zone Sega Genesis 1990 Renovation North America
Fire Shark Sega Genesis 1990 DreamWorks North America
Granada Sega Genesis 1990 Renovation North America Yes
Hellfire Sega Genesis 1990 Seismic North America Yes
Insector X Sega Genesis 1990 Sage's Creation North America
Ishido: The Way of Stones Sega Genesis 1990 Accolade North America
James 'Buster' Douglas... Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
Joe Montana Football Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
John Madden Football Sega Genesis 1990 Electronic Arts North America
Junction Sega Genesis 1990 Micronet North America
Klax Sega Genesis 1990 Tengen North America
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA... Sega Genesis 1990 Electronic Arts North America
M.U.S.H.A. Sega Genesis 1990 Seismic North America Yes
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Midnight Resistance Sega Genesis 1990 Data East North America
Pat Riley Basketball Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
Phantasy Star II Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Phelios Sega Genesis 1990 Namco North America
Rastan Saga II Sega Genesis 1990 Taito North America
Sagaia Sega Genesis 1990 Taito North America
Shadow Blasters Sega Genesis 1990 Sage's Creation North America
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of... Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Shove It! The Warehouse Game Sega Genesis 1990 DreamWorks North America
Sword of Sodan Sega Genesis 1990 Electronic Arts North America
Sword of Vermilion Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Technocop Sega Genesis 1990 Razor Soft North America
Tecmo World Cup Sega Genesis 1990 Atlus North America
Thunder Force III Sega Genesis 1990 Hot-B North America Yes
Trampoline Terror Sega Genesis 1990 DreamWorks North America
Triple Score Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America
Whip Rush Sega Genesis 1990 Renovation North America Yes
Zany Golf Sega Genesis 1990 Electronic Arts North America
Ghouls 'n Ghosts Sega Master System 1990 Sega North America Yes
Bimini Run Sega Genesis 1990 NuVision North America .
Super Monaco GP Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
After Burner II Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Splatterhouse TurboGrafx-16 1990 NEC North America Yes
Castle of Illusion starring Mickey... Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Ninja Spirit TurboGrafx-16 1990 Irem North America Yes
Strider Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Astyanax Nintendo 1990 Jaleco North America Yes
Bloody Wolf TurboGrafx-16 1990 Data East North America Yes
Super Hydlide Sega Genesis 1990 Seismic North America .
Target Earth Sega Genesis 1990 DreamWorks North America Yes
NARC Nintendo 1990 Acclaim North America .
Ghostbusters Sega Genesis 1990 Sega North America Yes
Battle of Olympus, The Nintendo 1990 Broderbund North America Yes
Stormlord Sega Genesis 1990 Razor Soft North America Yes
Smash TV Nintendo 1991 Acclaim North America
Snow Brothers Nintendo 1991 Capcom North America Yes
Space Shuttle Project Nintendo 1991 Absolute North America Yes
Star Wars Nintendo 1991 JVC North America
Super Cars Nintendo 1991 Electro Brain North America
Super Jeopardy! Nintendo 1991 GameTek North America
TaleSpin Nintendo 1991 Capcom North America
Tecmo Super Bowl Nintendo 1991 Tecmo North America Yes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:... Nintendo 1991 Ultra North America Yes
Thunder & Lightning Nintendo 1991 Romstar North America
Times of Lore Nintendo 1991 Toho North America
Tiny Toon Adventures Nintendo 1991 Konami North America
Toki Nintendo 1991 Taito North America Yes
Tom & Jerry Nintendo 1991 Hi-Tech Express North America
Totally Rad Nintendo 1991 Jaleco North America
Touchdown Fever Nintendo 1991 SNK North America
Trog Nintendo 1991 Acclaim North America
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar Nintendo 1991 FCI North America Yes
Uncharted Waters Nintendo 1991 Koei North America Yes
Uninvited Nintendo 1991 Seika North America Yes
Untouchables, The Nintendo 1991 Ocean North America
Vice: Project Doom Nintendo 1991 Sammy North America Yes
Videomation Nintendo 1991 T*HQ North America
Wayne Gretzky Hockey Nintendo 1991 T*HQ North America
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? Nintendo 1991 Konami North America Yes
Where's Waldo? Nintendo 1991 T*HQ North America
Whomp 'Em Nintendo 1991 Jaleco North America Yes
Wolverine Nintendo 1991 Acclaim North America
World Champ Nintendo 1991 Romstar North America Yes
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the... Nintendo 1991 Asmik North America Yes
WWF Wrestlemania Challenge Nintendo 1991 LJN North America
Zombie Nation Nintendo 1991 Meldac North America
Andre Panza Kick-Boxing TurboGrafx-16 1991 Loriciel North America
Bonk's Revenge TurboGrafx-16 1991 Hudson North America Yes
Cadash TurboGrafx-16 1991 Taito North America Yes
Champions Forever Boxing TurboGrafx-16 1991 Distinctive Software Inc. North America Yes
Dead Moon TurboGrafx-16 1991 Natsume North America Yes
Hit the Ice TurboGrafx-16 1991 Taito North America Yes
Impossamole TurboGrafx-16 1991 NEC North America
Jackie Chan Action Kung-Fu TurboGrafx-16 1991 Hudson North America Yes
Legend of Hero Tonma TurboGrafx-16 1991 Irem North America Yes
Magical Chase TurboGrafx-16 1991 Quest North America Yes
Neutopia II TurboGrafx-16 1991 Hudson North America Yes
Night Creatures TurboGrafx-16 1991 NEC North America Yes
Parasol Stars TurboGrafx-16 1991 Taito North America Yes
Raiden Trad TurboGrafx-16 1991 Hudson North America Yes
Silent Debuggers TurboGrafx-16 1991 Data East North America Yes
Tale Spin TurboGrafx-16 1991 NEC North America
Turrican TurboGrafx-16 1991 Ballistix North America Yes
Yo' Bro TurboGrafx-16 1991 Camp California inc. North America
Addams Family Turbo CD 1991 NEC Avenue, Ltd. North America
Buster Bros. Turbo CD 1991 Hudson Soft North America Yes
Cosmic Fantasy 2 Turbo CD 1991 Working Designs North America Yes
Dragon Slayer, The Legend of Heroes Turbo CD 1991 Falcom / Hudson Soft North America Yes
It Came From The Desert Turbo CD 1991 NEC Avenue, Ltd. North America Yes
J.B. Harold Murder Club Turbo CD 1991 NEC Avenue, Ltd. North America Yes
Sherlock Holmes Consulting... Turbo CD 1991 NEC North America Yes
Y's III: Wanderers From Y... Turbo CD 1991 NEC Avenue, Ltd. North America Yes
Adventures of Lolo III, The Nintendo 1991 HAL North America Yes
American Gladiators Nintendo 1991 GameTek North America
Arch Rivals Nintendo 1991 Acclaim North America Yes
Bandit Kings of Ancient China Nintendo 1991 Koei North America
Barbie Nintendo 1991 Hi-Tech Express North America
Bard's Tale, The Nintendo 1991 FCI North America
Base Wars: Cyber Stadium Series Nintendo 1991 Ultra North America Yes
Bases Loaded 3 Nintendo 1991 Jaleco North America
Batman: Return of the Joker Nintendo 1991 SunSoft North America Yes
Battletoads Nintendo 1991 Tradewest North America Yes
Beetlejuice Nintendo 1991 LJN North America
Bill & Ted's Excellent... Nintendo 1991 LJN North America
Bill Elliot's NASCAR Challenge Nintendo 1991 Konami North America
Bo Jackson Baseball Nintendo 1991 Data East North America
Captain America and the Avengers Nintendo 1991 Data East North America
Captain Planet and the Planeteers Nintendo 1991 Mindscape North America
Castelian Nintendo 1991 Triffix North America
Conan: Mysteries of Time Nintendo 1991 Mindscape North America
Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat Nintendo 1991 Tradewest North America
Darkman Nintendo 1991 Ocean North America Yes
Death Race Nintendo 1991 AGC Inc North America Yes
Deja Vu Nintendo 1991 Seika North America Yes
Digger T. Rock: Legend of the Lost... Nintendo 1991 Milton Bradley North America
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stone Nintendo 1991 Acclaim North America
Dragon's Lair Nintendo 1991 Sony North America
Eliminator Boat Duel Nintendo 1991 Electro Brain North America
Family Feud Nintendo 1991 GameTek North America
Faria Nintendo 1991 Nexoft North America
Flight of the Intruder Nintendo 1991 Mindscape North America
Flintstones: Rescue of Dino and... Nintendo 1991 Taito North America
Flying Warriors Nintendo 1991 Culture Brain North America Yes
Frankenstein: The Monster Returns Nintendo 1991 Bandai North America
Fun House Nintendo 1991 Hi-Tech Express North America Yes
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Nintendo 1991 Taxan North America Yes
Galaga: Demons of Death Nintendo 1991 Bandai North America
Galaxy 5000 Nintendo 1991 Activision North America Yes
Golf Grand Slam Nintendo 1991 Atlus North America