1990 in computing, games and technology
102 milestones from 1990: 26 computers and hardware, 10 peripherals, 3 software, 6 games, 30 games, 3 games, 7 movies, 12 events, 1 legal milestones, 4 world events.
Open 1990 in the interactive timeline The 1990s
Computers and hardware
- Hartung Game Master
- Gamate
- Sega Master System II
- Sony ProMavica MVC-2010
- Sony ProMavica MVC-5000
- Atari TT030
- Acorn Archimedes A540
- Motorola 68040
- IBM RS/6000
- HP LaserJet III
- Macintosh IIfx
- Neo Geo MVS
- Neo Geo (Japan)
- Commodore Amiga 3000
- IBM PS/1
- Amstrad GX4000
- Game Boy (Europe)
- Sega Game Gear (Japan)
- Macintosh Classic
- Macintosh LC
- Macintosh IIsi
- Super Famicom (Japan)
- Sega Mega Drive (Europe)
- TurboExpress
- Commodore 64 Games System
- PC Engine GT (Japan)
Peripherals
- Logitech MouseMan
- CH Products Flightstick Pro
- Sound Blaster 1.5
- Cambridge SoundWorks Powered Speakers
- Lucent WaveLAN
- Canon BJ-10
- Galoob Game Genie
- NES Four Score
- Apple Extended Keyboard II
- NewTek Video Toaster
Software
- Adobe Photoshop 1.0
- Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Office 1.0
Games
- Railroad Tycoon
- Dr. Mario
- Wing Commander
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Super Mario World
- Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons
Games
- Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail
- Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
- Red Baron
- Rise of the Dragon
- Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
- Number Munchers
- SimEarth: The Living Planet
- Champions of Krynn
- Sid Meier's Covert Action
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (SCI remake)
- Masterblazer
- DikuMUD
- Loom
- Dragon Quest IV
- Codename: ICEMAN
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet
- Smash TV
- Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
- Final Fantasy III
- MOO
- Solitaire (Windows 3.0)
- Star Control
- Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
- Mega Man 3
- Powermonger
- Night Shift
- Stunts
- King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
- F-Zero
- ActRaiser
Games
Movies
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Back to the Future Part III
- Total Recall
- Ghost
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
- Jacob's Ladder
- Home Alone
Events
- THQ formed
- Revolution Software founded
- Team17 founded
- Cisco goes public
- ARPANET decommissioned
- Secret Service raids Steve Jackson Games
- Nintendo World Championships begins
- Operation Sundevil
- Windows 3.0 launch event in New York
- Electronic Frontier Foundation founded
- 10BASE-T Ethernet standard approved
- Multimedia PC (MPC) standard announced
Legal milestones
World events
- Nelson Mandela released from prison
- Hubble Space Telescope launched
- Iraq invades Kuwait
- German reunification