10 Best Games Of 1995

[@tec5x5]

Yoshi's Island is graphically flawless because that sprite work is timeless

[@bigbaddawg101]

Thank god there are hacked versions that silence baby Mario.

[@eddiehimself]

Fun fact: Toby Gard who created Lara Croft, was inspired to make a female protagonist after seeing how interested the male staff at Core Design were in playing as the two female characters in Virtua Fighter on the Sega Saturn.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

this is a good fun fact eddiehimself

[@chicken4090]

Ok

[@aperturius]

Sega Rally Championship is so, so good. The physics are absolutely perfect and made the game eminently replayable.

[@mattpritchard2995]

As Canadian child in the 90s, NHL 96 was so beloved because they brought back fighting after it was missing in 94/95.

[@ramrodbldm9876]

A Canadian half head you say he?

[@JaredtheRabbit]

Interestingly, 96 had the Quebec Nordiques instead of the Colorado Avalanche, while 97 correctly had the Phoenix Coyotes instead of the original Winnipeg Jets.

[@Danfrombackhome]

Its hands down the best nhl game ever made imo. 96, 04 and 2010 were the best three. Nothing has been close

[@mattpritchard2995]

@@Danfrombackhome I really agree with 04. I played Dynasty mode in that game for like 3 years. I played the crap out of that game. My copy was early as it had Heatley on the Cover. 2010 was amazing too, played that game a lot in University.

[@mattpritchard2995]

@@JaredtheRabbit It is kind funny that the team that won the Cup was not in the game.

[@KnuxKitsune]

05:09 "...2019, some 14 years after the game's original release." Seiken Densetsu 3 is now one of the best games of 2005.

[@LaRavachole]

Poor Peter is stuck in time just like me, years like 2012 feel just like yesterday.

[@Justforvisit]

In 2 years, "Bloodborne" will be 10 years old. Feeling old now? I do....

[@ForceMaximus84]

I played Yoshi’s Island so many times when it released. I would play it, get 100%, then erase the file to play through it again. It’s that good.

[@KRS2000]

Christmas 1995, I unwrapped DKC2 and Yoshi's Island. They are among the greatest games I've ever played.

[@PeterAtkinson]

That’s an incredible Christmas. In my opinion, the two greatest 2D platformers of all time. 👍👍

[@KRS2000]

@PeterAtkinson Yes, it was. I played the hell out of those games for months. They certainly are among the greatest of all time.

[@PeterAtkinson]

One of my favourite years in video game history. It has 3 of my favourite SNES games of all time Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Yoshi’s Island. Still to this day, Yoshi’s Island is my favourite game of all time. 👍👍

[@prolifik302]

So underrated

[@NeoSamus]

Great video. I am surprised that Virtual Fighter 2 was not on this or 1996 lists as it got just as good reviews and I’m sure that it had more than 7 reviews. Still a great list ❤. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@Isoquant]

1995 was maybe my favorite year ever. Wonderful things have happened in life since, but what an amazing time to be alive.

[@drgonzo123]

Virtual Fighter is a series that endures to this day.. I mean, does it though? When’s the last time you played a Virtual Fighter game? I honestly didn’t know they still made them.

[@petter215jones]

Last year actually😂

[@mattalan6618]

@@petter215jones same. and it happened to be VF 5. the same game that ended up killing the franchise

[@Djordje_Jovanovic]

& here are some honorable mentions: Comix Zone Command & Conquer Descent EarthBound (or Mother 2 if you want to get Japanese about this) Full Throttle Hexen: Beyond Heretic Marvel Super Heroes Rayman Star Wars: Dark Forces Street Fighter Alpha Suikoden Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together Tales of Phantasia The King of Fighters '95

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

The King of Fighters 95 is underrated

[@Danfrombackhome]

@@markofthewolvessucks8930 KOF in general is underrated as a series

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

@@Danfrombackhome Facts

[@matternicuss]

Also MechWarrior 2 and Wing Commander IV! An amazing year for gaming!

[@StageRight123]

Ah yes, 1995. Such a great year. I graduated high school, got my own apartment. Definitely wasn't playing video games at the moment though.

[@shawnmurphy9245]

Cool story

[@mccallosone4903]

warcraft 2.....perfect game. played it most when i lived in germany. the language was set to german, and it really gave the game a cool vibe. i still say the ghostly "naturlich, meister" when my wife asks me to do something

[@mrwwwebs]

R.I.P. Coolio

[@theartistguy2668]

Chrono Tigger is the greatest RPG of all time imo and is my favorite game. It's, coincidentally, a timeless masterpiece.

[@alexhobbs1208]

I see I found the sophisticated part of KZbin.

[@PeterAtkinson]

I think it is for me too. 1995 is a god tier in terms of SNES games. 👍👍

[@theartistguy2668]

@@3enCooper Absolutely. Earthbound will always be in my top 5, there was nothing else like it at the time.

[@timothyoswald8618]

It is absolutely up there...

[@jimgroz84]

Its awesome but terranigma is the best rpg for me

[@bingobongo1615]

What a great year for gaming. Yoshis island warcraft 2 I both played back in 95 and love them to this day. Chrono Trigger I played years later but it still blew me completely away. Such an amazing game. Sad it never got a sequel.

[@donnystrife1908]

It got two sequels. One near complete fan made and chrono cross on the ps1. I don't recommend either!

[@britneyspearsvillarosa]

I was 10 in 1995 and my favorite games of 1995 are: DOOM (PC)DOOM II(PC), I was still playing Wolfenstein 3D(PC) in 1995 and still playing it today , Mortal Kombat 3(SNES) , Tekken (Arcade) and PS1, Street Fighter Alpha Warrior Dreams(Arcade) and PS1, The Legend Of Zelda : A Link To The Past (SNES) I was still playing all these in 1995 and to this day. I'm almost 38 now.

[@cunott280]

i still have my original warcraft2 disc somewhere. loved playing that game.

[@Googaliemoogalie]

I remember being at the mall arcade playing Mortal Kombat 3 (and the Simpsons game) for far too much time before it was available for snes

[@Butterworthy]

Hi, Panzer Dragoon fan here. The remake was bad for like 2 months, but they fixed it and it's damn good now. It's also often on sale for like $3. Just buy it if you like interesting on rails shooters.

[@conorrynne9694]

Must agree! They fixed it up REAL well!

[@ytjaymz-x]

Yeah exactly, the remake is great!

[@mattalan6618]

i got it for 5 bucks

[@Alianger]

C&C, Full Throttle, Terranigma, Dark Forces, Rayman? Suikoden, Tactics Ogre, Secret of Evermore and Alien Soldier?

[@CaptainJ62]

I’m down for any racing game that (apparently, at least) lets you race as Wheeljack.

[@johnellis3383]

Damn I didn't realize 95 had so many great games! Virtua Fighter, Sega Rally, Chrono Trigger, Yoshi's Island, Panzer Dragoon and Warcraft 2... just one of those would have been a great year!

[@DeathMetalDerf]

RIP Coolio.

[@pieluvr7362]

1234

[@jeremybowers3181]

As a fan of the original PANZER DRAGOON I actually liked the re-make,not to mention it gives the game more exposure because of it.

[@rgfdg4y46]

Time to remake Panzer Dragoon Saga. I refuse to pay those prices.

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

@@rgfdg4y46 didn't Sega lose the files or something ?

[@chrisbg99]

interesting that Virtua Fighter got such high scores. All I remember from that time that people were rather disappointed with it to the point where Sega basically released VF Remix as a mea culpa.

[@mikecoker4007]

Crono isn't eponymous, there's an extra H in the title

[@john_ace]

1:54 - The first arcade game to feature (hardware accelerated) fully 3D polygon graphics was iRobot from Atari in 1984.

[@mjdf122]

1995 was another great year for gaming - guy from the 1980s

[@chaospoet]

Honestly, I don't remember playing anything in 1995 other than Warcraft 2. I don't even rememeber anything about 1995 other than playing Warcraft 2. I sunk an obscene amount of hours into that game and beat it both as human and orc. Used to know all the cheat codes by heart too. You know, for the 3rd and 4th playthroughs to feel like an invincible god commanding my unbeatable army.

[@jrbowler84]

Every little thing she does Make it so That’s all I remember lol

[@ggn3]

Surprised with the high score for the Saturn port of Virtua Fighter. Recall it being barebones in features and enough polygonal breakup during gameplay due to Sega rushing the Saturn to market outside Japan.

[@DodgaOfficial]

God I love those chunky 3d graphics, there's something about it I've always loved, the creativity needed to make characters and other items out of a very small amount of polygons is crazy.

[@Valkysas]

Virtua fighter surprised me on here, since the first release was such a mess that they had to do Remix later on.

[@Alexandre-rt7xk]

So much variety and inovation. Many genres, with very different mechanics geting seminal games. Those times were so good that even EA was cool.

[@miamimagicians]

Sega Genesis 1995 was on FIRE!

[@luliby2309]

Wow, thanks to Dan Avidan, I actually understand everything that's going on in the second Gabriel Knight game. I know about him being an author, the voodoo murders, and how he's a schattenjager. That means "Shadow Hunter" in German. By the by..."Jager" meaning "Hunter" might be relevant to Attack On Titan fans with our main protagonist boy.

[@trudipower4914]

Everytime I played Yoshi's Island back in the day. My mum thought baby Mario's cry was a real baby.

[@geoffgero6081]

I didn't get the Yoshi's Island hype back then and I don't get it now. A good game for sure, but better than Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros 3? No way

[@justinratcliffe947]

My favorite games of 1995 1. Yoshi's Island 2. DKC 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 3. Twisted Metal 4. Zombie Raid 5. Area 51 6. Comix Zone 7. Ecco Jr 8. Phantom 2040 9. Toy Story (snes) 10. Cutthroat Island 11. Virtua Fighter 12. Mortal Kombat 3 13. Gex 14. Castlevania: Dracula X 15. Gargoyles

[@jamalvargas6146]

1995 Was The Year I First Got Into Mighty Morphin Power Rangers on Fox Kids a franchise I'd stick with for years and years

[@rgfdg4y46]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO SPORTS TIME! I've played a hockey game before...regardless, I am going to give this EVERYTHING I'VE GOT!

[@mattalan6618]

OH YEAH, HERE WE GO me kicking your ass time!!

[@lautaross13]

Sega rally championship is amazing. Its too bad SEGA didnt innovate and just clone the game for a decade afterwards, but in 1995 it was a GAME changer. Im doing a full chronologically correct gaming session. I have a full collection of Pc Gamer, Pc Zone, Game pro and computing magazine. I cant believe i forgot about panzeer dragoon from saturn. Im already in 1998 and playing when i can. Playing old school games, considering the graphics improvements each year is incredible. I totally recommend it!

[@fhs4137]

That sounds really fun, I think I'm gonna try that!

[@lautaross13]

@@fhs4137 I use RetroArch for the interface and then an emulator for each console and a special one for windows 98 where i can install msdos and win 95 & 98 games. The other option is to buy each game and console, but where i live that's impossible. Emulation is the only option i have.

[@dbone3356]

It wasn't until hearing Tiny Peter pronounce it with his British accent and cadence, that it finally sank in. Diddy's Kong Quest is supposed to be a play on Diddy's Conquest.

[@Funtasters]

Nice bro. Great content!! Continue for the Top 10 Best Games of 1994 bro.. 👍

[@Justforvisit]

Man, the Sega Saturn Games really look great, it's a shame it got overshadowed by the PS1 so much that there even aren't that many game collections of it available for sale on platforms like Steam or GoG, while they of course have tons for the Mega Drive / Genesis. Come on Sega, there are some great games on Saturn and Dreamcast as well! Give us collections to buy of them! And I mean more than Shenmue 1 & 2 for the PS4. WAY more!

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

Yippee !!! Virtua fighter was so amazing bro !!!

[@mattalan6618]

at the time sure. now its a bit rough to look at or even play

[@Nbflowers1989]

Another great list from TTJ!

[@CanalTARA]

In Trials of Mana they weren't 14 years, they were 24 years...

[@JustCurious-ne5sb]

Me: ah this is a waste of time I am not gonna learn anything from this video. Me 2 seconds later: learns about trials of mana and has to play it now. Now I have to finish the video! 👏

[@meleymel]

Bravo triple jump . Bravo

[@thegamingchef3304]

Nhl 96 was good. I remember my brother and I always tried to trigger fights 😂.

[@silverhawk7324]

Where's MechWarrior 2? It was one of the most unique graphical combat simulators for its time.

[@curlybob17]

Trials of mana, "... official release in 2019, some 14 years after the games original release". 2019 - 14 = 2005...... Oops lol

[@solidfkingsnake]

Was I the only kid calling it "Diddy Kong's Quest"?

[@KyrosTheWolf]

"Virtua Fighter was the first Arcade game to use fully 3D graphics" I'm not sure who does the research at Triple Jump, but it was actually Winning Run back in 1988

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

I'm not sure who does the research at tailz with a z, but it was actually Atari's I Robot, in 1984.

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

@@juststatedtheobvious9633 ooof

[@theREALfearsKLOWNs]

I remember playing NHL '96 on my buddy's Genesis just so I could take Gretzky out in a fight. 😂

[@mattalan6618]

i always laughed when the other players formed a circle around the fighters and made it look a schoolyard brawl

[@ristoherranen816]

How this is the first time I get the "kong quest" pun? It isn't like super subtle or anything

[@evolancer211]

Oh hell yeah, NHL96 was the best game of the year. Although goal scoring was very exploitable lol

[@ricenoodles632]

A great year for gaming

[@luliby2309]

Damn. 1995 was a bang up year for all sorts of creative works. The games here are insane. 95 had Chrono Trigger, DK Country 2, and Yoshi's Island among others. I'm kinda shocked that CT wasn't number 1. Look, I adore Yoshi's Island, but is it better than Chrono Freaking Trigger and DK Country 2? I wouldn't say so. DK Country 2 is also shockingly low. That game and CT are some of the closest to perfect I've ever played. 1995 also saw Neon Genesis Evangelion come out and Opeth debuted. Sure, Opeth had been around since 1990, but 95 was when they officially began with their first album. What a year.

[@PeterAtkinson]

Yoshi’s Island is my personal favourite game of all time and I think it is the best of the 3. Not by much though as DKC2 is my second favourite SNES game, followed by Super Metroid and Chrono Trigger comes in at 4. Was certainly an unbelievable year for SNES games. 👍👍

[@saskatoonguy]

Ah yes, nothing like 24-year-olds waxing poetic about their gaming youth in 1995. Great video mates

[@devanshouse5027]

The real best game of 1995? My birth!

[@adamrenfrow]

Mario dominated the 80s and 90s.

[@RickinBaltimore]

TIL 2019-1995=14. Who knew?

[@svenfruiti494]

I think yoshis island still looks nice today :)

[@AM-el4iv]

Fun fact: Chrono Trigger character's theme, Robo's theme, is a rip off of the Rick Roll meme.

[@Martynde]

I don’t think there were any “others” back in 1995. They came years later.

[@WhatInTheActual]

89.57% = 90% .. . Stop the madness!! 🤔🎮😉🏝

[@springer90]

It's 95 we go for the hive!

[@stefanewers1471]

Diddy Kong's Quest, not Diddy's Kong Quest 😂

[@greenkoopa]

Ngl I always thought dkc 2 was called Diddy Kong's Quest

[@pauls4522]

Meh to #1. I'm certain because it was a Mario game and the art direction it helped bring up review scores at the time. While I do not think it is a badgame, I just cannot help but get board every time I attempt to play it. Maybe its the extra side things they added to the game that they give you that kills the more satifying straightforward nature of super mario world one.

[@papermemer8985]

I remember pong being released that year, what a game.

[@illmitchjax]

Gr8 b8

[@shaggymcdaniel3216]

I thought the protagonists name in Panzer Dragoon was “Slash.”

[@NickBLeaveIt]

No Full Throttle?! (The only ‘95 game on Metacritic with 7+ reviews).

[@jimgroz84]

Still don't understand to this day why they did not think it was a good idea to release jrpgs like chrono trigger , ff6 etc to pal territories ....

[@mattalan6618]

probably felt there wasnt a market for them

[@Gingervitus126]

I do love me some best games!

[@frankbrodie5168]

YEESSS! Yoshi's Island beats out Chrono Trigger. Whilst a huge fan of JRPG's, Chrono Trigger is nowhere near a personal favourite of mine. I find it clunky, convoluted plot wise, and the battle system is not my favourite. Don't get me wrong, I owned and finished CT on SNES. And have it in my Steam library. But I'm much more a Chrono Cross man.

[@LoverOfBellies]

What about the Mega Drive?!

[@jefism]

Your cadence man

[@ytjaymz-x]

2:20 it wasn't considered a "perfect port" AT ALL. It was so bad, that Sega released an updated version Virtua Fighter 2 Remix. Nice & entertaining videos, but your "facts" are often just wrong.

[@n3wb1shness]

RIP Coolio

[@Marc_Araujo]

The original Virtua Fighter port for the Saturn sucked as a result of it being rushed...that's why they released Virtua Fighter: Remix for free for those that owned the original a few months later. P.S. DKC2 still looks great today.

[@SvenElven]

I do not have such fond memories of Seiken Densetsu 3. It was amazing at first, but the back half of the game was such a slog, with endless levels of fighting the same monsters over and over between every increment of plot advancement. Chrono Trigger though, now there's a perfect JRPG! I personally rate it higher than FFVI…

[@enricosalerno3621]

The Saturn port of virtua fighter was terrible, that s why when toshinden was showed on PS1 everbody s jaw dropped

[@davidrodgers9382]

Kick Virtua Fighter off the list. Killer Instinct SHOULD BE in top 5 (at least).

[@TheSoliloquist]

32X goodest Virtua Fighter on 32X Ninja Head Bonk is best move 🤕 32X

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

Wow no Real Bout Fatal Fury or The King of Fighters '95 ? I'm disappointed....

[@PhoeniksStorm]

1995 was such a great year. I was born and you know other stuff happened

[@gracekim1998]

And I didn’t exist yet 😅

[@_Wade_]

Jeez peter you were playing video games in 95 i was minus 6 years old back then, ur getting old bud jk

[@mattalan6618]

i was 10 back then still playing the NES

[@_Wade_]

@@mattalan6618 hey gaming is life you gotta do what you gotta do

[@mattalan6618]

@@_Wade_ thank god i didnt say The Master System

[@_Wade_]

@@mattalan6618 lol

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

I loved yoshis Island and used a guide to 100% ... but didn't finish 100% ... cheers !!!

[@Tyjohnable]

I don't get the appeal of Yoshi's Island. I really don't Not only is it so so much uglier than its predecessor (seriously it's hard to look at), but it was also more tedious and the control was looser. I truly hated this game and I find it baffling when people refer to it as one of the greatest platforms of all time.

[@gracekim1998]

‘95, was only 3 years before I was born in 1998🤷‍♀️

[@illmitchjax]

Hello budget Joe Lycett

[@themblan]

I can't stand the repetitive intonation of KZbinrs reading scripts.

[@gracekim1998]

Learning is cool❤

[@Aenima308]

I personally think chrono trigger is better than Yoshi’s island

[@aliensweathands]

👽

[@GVIL1977]

The Simon Miller pisstakes are getting old now!!!