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The best games of 1991.

45 games compete in this selection. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past tops it with 1,911 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911
  2. 2 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 · Point-and-click 1,827
  3. 3 Street Fighter II 1991 · Fighting 1,788
  4. 4 Final Fantasy IV 1991 · JRPG 1,727
  5. 5 Super Castlevania IV 1991 · Platformer 1,715
  6. 6 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,713
  7. 7 Out of This World 1991 · Platformer 1,610
  8. 8 QuackShot Starring Donald Duck 1991 · Platformer 1,555
  9. 9 Streets of Rage 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,548
  10. 10 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,539
  11. 11 Mega Man 4 1991 · Platformer 1,522
  12. 12 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,519
  13. 13 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,518
  14. 14 Captain Commando 1991 · Platformer 1,501
  15. 15 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,498
  16. 16 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,491
  17. 17 Super Ghouls'n Ghosts 1991 · Platformer 1,487
  18. 18 Knights of the Round 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,477
  19. 19 Duke Nukem 1991 · Platformer 1,476
  20. 20 ToeJam & Earl 1991 · Roguelite 1,471
  21. 21 Gobliiins 1991 · Point-and-click 1,469
  22. 22 The King of Dragons 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,466
  23. 23 Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 · Action RPG 1,458
  24. 24 Battletoads 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  25. 25 Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 · Platformer 1,451
  26. 26 Road Rash 1991 · Racing 1,449
  27. 27 Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 · Metroidvania 1,448
  28. 28 The Simpsons Arcade Game 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,442
  29. 29 Batman: Return of the Joker 1991 · Platformer 1,442
  30. 30 Fatal Fury 1991 · Fighting 1,435
  31. 31 Tiny Toon Adventures 1991 · Platformer 1,432
  32. 32 James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod 1991 · Platformer 1,429
  33. 33 Sunset Riders 1991 · Arcade 1,428
  34. 34 Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom 1991 · Platformer 1,427
  35. 35 Adventure Island II 1991 · Platformer 1,418
  36. 36 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  37. 37 Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,414
  38. 38 SimAnt 1991 · Strategy 1,410
  39. 39 Eye of the Beholder 1991 · Action RPG 1,385
  40. 40 Micro Machines 1991 · Racing 1,383
  41. 41 Golden Axe II 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,375
  42. 42 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,363
  43. 43 Captain America and the Avengers 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,359
  44. 44 Caveman Ninja 1991 · Platformer 1,346
  45. 45 Disney's The Little Mermaid 1991 · Platformer 1,320

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