Any 90s kid can tell you there are several things from that decade that bring up a solid doseꦑ of nostalgia. There are too many good memories of the slightly off-beat fashion, the music, the humungous cell phones. And then there are the hilarious television shows we grew up watching that just don't compare to today's options. But one 💞of the things any gamer can tell you is that no matter how high-tech the video games of today may be, there's just something about certain 90s games that are in a league of their own.
Some of these video games, in particular, left us wanting more. Maybe it was because the first game left us on a total cliffhanger, or maybe the game was just so good we wanted to see a continuation of💟 the story, but regardless, a lot of the games in question never had a sequel and left us feeling rather disappointed.
On the other hand, there were other video games from the 90🥀s that did have sequels, or just a very solid first game, that we are anxiously waiting for the gaming world to realize they need to reboot them. When you think about how phenomenal the graphics could be if given the chance to be updated, not to mention having better storylines and gameplay overall, it seems like a no-brainer.
So that is why we have compiled a list of both sequels that never happened for some of our favorite 90s games, as well as 9💃0s games that♊ never got the reboot treatment - even though they really should have.
Here are the 15 Consolꦇe Games From The 90s That Never Got Sequels (And 15 Classics Thaꦐt Need A Reboot).
30 Need✅s A Sequel: Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire
When Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire was released in 1996 on Nintendo 64, it was a part of a multimedia project that was going to have several different projects all centering on events occurring between The Empire Strikes Back and The Return Of The Jedi.
The video game was well-received as it told the story of Dash Rendar and his attempts to help Lu🔯ke Skywalker so they could rescue Princess Leia from Prince Xizor. As great of a game, as it was, it has never had a sequel. It was re-released,ꦇ though, in 2016.
29 ♔ Needs A Reboot: Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis w🍬as a fan favorite video game amongst gamers back in the late-90s/early-00s. It was a Capcom game that was the perfect survival horror storyline with multi-player gameplay.
The story revolves around a team on an island who are literally being hunted by dinosaurs (and other monsters).
As fun as this game was to play in the 90s/00s, imagine if it waꦅs updated for consoles now with new graphics and storylines. It would be incredible and an instant hit.
28 🍸 Needs A Sequel: GoldenEye 007
This first-person shooter game based off of the James Bond film by the same name was a huge hit when it was first released for Nintendo 64 in 1997. Which makes sense, being that James Bond itself is a wildly popular 𝔉franchise and this game was a great way to allow gamers to feel as if they were 007 too.
The game was, in🌊 fact, rebooted in 2010, but for some reason, despite its huge success with the original, it never had an official sequel made. This was much to the dismay of its many fans.
27 Needs A Re🐷boot: Chr♉ono Trigger
This role-playing video game was released for Super Nintendo in 1995. It followed the protagonist and his friends as they navigate different eras on a planet very similar to Earth. For instance, they could be in the prehistoric a💞ge, the Middle Ages, or even a post-apocalyptic future.
It was the third best-selling game the year it came out, so it would make complete sense for꧂ a reboot to happen for this game. Everyone who enjoyed the gameplay back in the 90s would surely love it just as much, if not more if it were updated.
26 Needs A Sequel: Comix ♑Zone
This “beat ‘em 🐎up” video game was first released in 1995 for Sega Ge🏅nesis and had a unique style to it. The entire game looked as if it was in comic book panels.
This included speech bubbles for the speaking parts.
Some loved this game, while others weren’t feeling it as much, but regardless, you’d think they would have proceeded with a sequel due to the number of people who did enjoy the game and wanted more from it. But for whatever reason, they never went ahead with a seque🍬l, so all we have now is the originaꦑl Comix Zone to keep us entertained.
25 Needs A Reꩵboot: Half-Life
Half-Life has long been regarded as one of the greatest video games of all time since its initial release in 1998. That was becau🦩se its graphics were fantastic and the narrative mixed with the realiಞstic gameplay made it a game unlike any other, at least at the time.
After this first-person shooter game was released, many future video games were heavily influenced by Half-Life, even to this day. Which is exactly why it should have its time to shine - again - 20 years after it was first released. Just imagine how amazing the graphics and game🅘play could be now with modern technology…
24 Needs A Sequel: Diddy Kong Racing ♏
Thiไs was a very successful racing game that was released for Nintendo 64 in 1997. It received critical acclaim upon its release 🍷and has been remade for Nintendo DS in 2007.
But it has not been given the sequel treatment even though many loved this game growing up and would have loved to see a continuation. It seems all hope may be lost on that🏅 front, but at least we have tᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚhe memories of playing this back in the 90s.
23 🐼 ꦉ Needs A Reboot: Star Wars: X-Wing
Star Wars: X-Wing was a simulation video game that allows players to feel as if they are getting the experience of starfighter combat. In the trilogy of video games in this series, they manage to stay true to the movies while making players feel immersed in the Star Wars universe as they complete missions.
This would be a great game to reboot, particularly if it was formatted and updated for PlayStation VR.
Then it would be a truly immersive experience.
22 Needs A Sequel: Gunst🍬ar Heroes ꦏ
This run and gun shooter video game was released for Sega Genesis in 1993 and has b💃een regarded as one of the best video games of all time🌳 by many different publications, which is seriously saying something in the competitive world of gaming.
Even though it was so successful and well-received by most who played it, it has never had a sequel.
It has been released for other systems, however, bu😼t it just is not meant to have🌃 a sequel, evidently.
21 Needs A Reboot: Hydro Thunder 🎃
This was a personal favorite of mine growing up, even though the game as a whole didn’t ♏have a lot of story and was pretty one-dimensional. It first came out in 1999 and since then has had one “reboot” for Xbox One. The problem is, this reboot was way too similar to the or🍃iginal and didn’t actually have a lot of updates to it.
As fun as theꦏ original game was to play, it would be nice to get a reboot that actually has a bit of a story to tell and advanced gameplay.