'90s Video Game Face-Off: The Winner Revealed

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Earlier this week, as part of '90s week at IGN, we asked for your help in choosing the greatest video game from that wonderful decade, whether it be Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario 64, Sonic the Hedgehog, or something completely different. Now, after nearly 2 million votes and countless heart-wrenching 1v1 battles with such behemoths as Goldeneye 007 vs. Metal Gear Solid and Super Metroid vs. Resident Evil 2, the ultimate '90s video game has been chosen.

So, which game from the '90s claimed the top spot and rose above the other 162 games that competed in this face-off? Drumroll please...

While it may not be a surprising outcome, it's a welcome one nonetheless as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been crowned our winner. Tears of the Kingdom may now be our choice for the best Zelda game of all time, but there is no denying the importance of Ocarina of Time and that it reigns supreme in this battle of '90s video games.

"Not only did it redefine action/adventure games, but it completely changed the way the industry thought about 3D combat and exploration," we said of Ocarina of Time in our list of the top 100 games of all time. "An epic tale that introduced new characters, new lore, and an ever-expanding timeline theory, this version of Zelda took what was great about its predecessors and expanded on those themes and ideas exponentially."

Ocarina of Time was a clear winner with a win percentage of 86.5%, but Super Mario 64 gave it a good fight with a win percentage of 79.9%. Much like Ocarina of Time, Super Mario 64 changed what we thought was possible with video games and ushered us into the spectacular world of 3D.

The Mario train continued as Super Mario World placed third with a win percentage of 78.7%. We went back to