Saturday, 17th December 2016

Electronic Games Arcade Awards - 1984

Electronic Games was a computer magazine focused entirely on early video games. Every year, the Electronic Games Arcade Awards crowned a few Games of the Year. This is a list of the best games published in 1984, the year that Ghostbusters came out.

1984
Agent USA Electronic Educational Game of the Year
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Buck Rogers Best Action Videogame
Atari 2600/5200, ColecoVision, Intellivision, SG-1000
Congo Bongo Best Videogame Audio-Visual Effects
ColecoVision, Atari 5200, Intellivision
Gateway to Apshai Best Computer Adventure Game
Atari 400/800, Commodore 64
Joust Best Arcade-to-Home Translation
Commodore 64
Miner 2049er Mini-Arcade Game of the Year
Tiger
One on One Electronic Game of the Year (Players Pick)
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Pitfall II Best Adventure Videogame
Atari 2600
Punch-Out Most Innovative Coin-Op Game
Quest for Tires Most Humorous Video Computer Game
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX
Space Shuttle Videogame of the Year
Atari 2600
Star Wars Coin-Op of the Year
TX-1 Best Coin-Op Audio-Visual Effects
Ultima III: Exodus Computer Game of the Year
Apple II, Atari 800, Commodore 64
Zaxxon Stand-Alone Game of the Year
Coleco Mini-Arcade