45 Board Games Popular in the '90s That'll Give You All Sorts of Nostalgia

Everyone in the house knew when you were playing Splat! ($140, originally $175) — you had to yell it so many times!

Who doesn't want to be a princess? Pretty Pretty Princess ($55) was a jewelry dress-up game that made you feel like royalty.

Twister ($16) was the ultimate game if you wanted to flirt with your crush.

There was nothing more exciting than finding out who your secret admirer was in Dream Phone ($200).

As a kid, Monopoly Junior ($19) was where it was at.

While it was first manufactured in 1979, Guess Who? ($30) was a game we all played well into the '90s.

Yahtzee ($10) was a game of luck, but if you did get lucky, it felt pretty freakin' good.

The murder-mystery game 13 Dead End Drive ($130), was such a hit, they released a sequel.

Girl Talk ($147) was basically truth or dare, but with a twist (it told you your fortune).

Zandar, the crystal ball in Ask Zandar ($91), would answer all your questions.

Have a shopping habit? Purchase Mall Madness ($170) and get your shopping cravings filled again and again.

The satisfaction of trapping your mouse friends in Mouse Trap ($37) was just too good.

The most frustrating part of Sorry! ($28) was hearing your opponents say "sorry!" and knowing they were winning.

There was nothing more satisfying than collecting all of the marbles in Hungry Hungry Hippos ($20).

Honestly, Don't Wake Daddy ($14) is so relatable. The object of the game is to tiptoe from your bed to your refrigerator to get a midnight snack without waking dad.

The game Operation ($20) really tested your hand-eye coordination and steadiness, and if you weren't steady enough to do a smooth operation, you lost the game.

To play Planet Hollywood ($5), you really had to be in the know with pop culture. However, if you were (or are), then this game's a piece of cake.

How well do you know Disney? Test your knowledge with The Wonderful World of Disney Trivia Game ($20).

In the game Crackers in My Bed ($30), it's OK to feed the bear . . . but we don't suggest trying that out in real life.

Skillfully remove sticks from the KerPlunk Game ($13) while dropping as few marbles as possible. We remember it being much harder than it looks.

If only real life worked the same as The Game of Life ($14) did — things would be great!

Reaching the candy castle in Candy Land ($77) was the most satisfying feeling.

The ladders were helpful in Chutes and Ladders ($20), but the chutes? Not so much.

The Pop-O-Matic Meter in Trouble ($20) was the coolest part of the whole game.

While The Starfarers of Catan ($50) took a minute to get the hang of, it was such an addicting game.

If you liked the Robin Williams film, you absolutely loved the Jumanji ($18) game.

It took a few tries to get Twilight Imperium ($130) down, but once you had it, it was hard to stop playing.

The goal of Pizza Party ($50) was to match your dice to your card's pizza toppings to create an entire pie.

The Crocodile Dentist ($40) has one bad tooth, and it's up to the player to find out which one that is — before he chomps you.

Using words to describe a word on a card, Taboo ($33) was sort of like charades, minus the acting.

You never knew which way Dizzy (the dinosaur) would go when he let loose on the game board in Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur ($29).

Being a fish in Shark Attack ($21) was a dangerous game — you had to move fast!

You felt like you were in an arcade playing Crossfire ($29). The object of the game was to shoot a small puck into the other player's goal.

The game Cranium ($30) featured a mix of word play, sketching, acting, and more.

Loosely based off Aesop's fables, the Tortoise and the Hare ($18) required animal betting to see who'd win.

There was nothing but fun associated with the Mr. Bucket Game ($20). You'd toss your balls into the bucket, and pray he didn't block or spit them out!

When the bridge guard awakened in Forbidden Bridge ($23), it was never a good sign.

It only took one wrong block in Don't Break the Ice ($10) to sink the polar bear.

The best part about Mystery Mansion ($29) was building a victorian mansion room by room (and finding the gold chest, of course).

Do you have the skills to break a code? In Mastermind ($13), you had to use logic, deduction, and luck to figure it out.

Thin Ice ($11) was an interesting game where you'd place wet marbles on a tissue that acted as ice. Whoever broke the "ice" three times lost the game.

For a game about handling finances, Payday ($10) was quite the hit.

If you like strategy guessing games, you definitely played Battleship ($10).

To this day, Jenga ($9) remains a hit. Although it's not a board game per se, stacking blocks on top of one another and praying they won't fall is a fun challenge.

The name says it all! The goal of Connect Four ($10) is to connect four checkers in a row.