A month ago we got the 3D re-release a Jurassic Park, 'n a few weeks later we got Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon featuring dinosaurs a all kinds shining under neon lights. This happy coincidence provides us an opportunity t' gather some a the most amazing video games with dinosaurs stomping around inside them. Raptors, T-Rex 'n Pterodactyls all have their cool statuses safely secured, but they be even more fearsome with mounted cannons or lazer guns on their back. ye just don't mess with that. As we march forward in time the changes be easily noticable. In 30 years we went from the cute little Bubble Bobble characters t' the most insane, blazing neon monsters with rocket launchers. 'n this be an awesome thing! B.C.'s Quest For Tires (1983) In Quest for Tires we have t' rescue our girlfriend on a stone uncycle who has been kidnapped by a dinosaur, who apparently looks like a really cool lad. Dino Eggs (1983) Save the scattered dinosaur eggs from prehistoric creatures a all kinds as our time traveller main character. Bubble Bobble (1986) Taito's classic, popular arcade game that be later ported t' almost everything featured Bub 'n Bob, who easily can be considered as the cutest dinosaurs in video games. Rampage (1986) Lizzie, once a young woman, be mutated into a godzilla-like dinosaur be one a the playable characters in Midway's 80s arcade game Rampage. Super Mario World (1990) Mario's number one dinosaur buddy Yoshi first appeared in Super Mario World as a mountable pet. Jurassic Park (1993) The 1993 movie resurrected the dinosaur craze with the speed a light that resulted in several video games linked t' the film. Sega's side scroller be among the better titles. Jurassic Park Arcade Game (1993) Sega also had a Jurassic Park themed arcade rail shooter that wasn't half bad. E.V.O.: Search for Eden (1993) We have t' navigate through Earth's geological periods including the Mesozoic Era full a dinosaurs in Square's really unique game for the SNES. Cadillacs 'n Dinosaurs (1993) Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Earth have t' face dinosaurs in one a the best Capcom side scroller beat'em ups based on the comics a the same name. Primal Rage (1994) A traditional 2D fighter also set in a post-apocalyptic Earth featuring seven playable dinosaurs (mostly). Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (1997) Acclaim's dino themed first-person shooter be one a the first games that utilized the capabilities a the very first 3D graphics cards. Dino Crisis (1999) Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami's survival horror be set on a remote island where a failed military time travel experiment spawned hundreds a dinosaurs from another era. Dino D-Day (2011) World War II with a little bit extra mad. The dinos with cannons mounted on their backs or on their jaws look absolutely insane in 800 North's first-person shooter. Tokyo Jungle (2012) Survival with dinos can be hard in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, even when they be supposed t' be at the top a the food chain. World a Warcraft: Mists a Pandaria's 5.2 content patch (2013) Azeroth had dinosaurs before (just think about Un'Goro crater or Epicus Maximus) but the latest content patch took it t' another level with the Isle a Giants. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013) Everyone wanted t' hunt for giant dinosaurs in the vast jungles a Far Cry 3, 'n we finally got them in the standalone expansion. Not enough dino craziness? Then ye best post the most awesome ones ye know from any video game in the comments below! sources: Wowhead, CGR, Frankomatic, MamePlayer, CosmicCheese, Retrojuegoschile, HardcoreGaming101 t' contact the author a this post, write t': gergovas@kotaku.com