Electronic Games Arcade Awards

Electronic Games was the first dedicated video game magazine published in the United States and ran from October 15, 1981 to 1997 under different titles. The magazine is notable for holding the first Game of the Year Award ceremony, called the Arcade Awards.

1979
Air-Sea Battle Best Target Game
Atari VCS
Bally Best Audio and Visual Effects
Arcade/Bally
Basketball Most Innovative Game
Atari VCS
Cosmic Conflict Best S.F. Game
Odyssey
Football Best Sports Game
Bally Professional Arcade
Golf Best Solitaire Game
Odyssey
Space Invaders Game of the Year
Arcade
Video Olympics Best Pong Variant
Atari VCS

1980
Adventure Most Innovative Game
Atari VCS
Armored Battle Best Targest/WarGame
Intellivision
Asteroids Best Coin-Op Electronic Game
Arcade
Fishing Derby Best Audio-Visual Effects
Atari VCS
NASL Soccer Best Sports Game
Intellivision
Skiing Best Solitaire Game
Atari VCS
Space Battle Best S.F. Game
Intellivision
Superman Game of the Year
Atari VCS
Volleyball Best Pong Variant
Odyssey

1981
Asteroids Videogame of the Year
Atari VCS
Auto Racing Best Sports Game
Intellivision)
Computer Baseball Best Computer Sports Game
Apple II
Jawbreaker Best Computer Action Game
Atari 800, Apple II, Commodore 64
Kaboom! Best Audio-Visual Effects
Atari VCS
Missile Command Best Solitaire Game
Atari VCS
Pac-Man Best Commercial Arcade Game
Namco Pac-Man
Quest for the Rings Most Innovative Game
Odyssey
Star Raiders Computer Game of the Year
Atari 400/800
Tennis Best Competitive Game
Atari VCS
Warlords Best Pong Variant
Atari VCS

1982
Bosconian Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op Game
Chopper Command Best Action Videogame
Atari VCS
David's Midnight Magic Computer Game of the Year
Apple II
Deadline Best Computer Adventure
Apple II
Demon Attack Videogame of the Year
Atari VCS
Donkey Kong Best Solitaire Videogame
ColecoVision
Frogger Best Arcade-to-Home Videogame Translation
Atari VCS
Galaxian Stand-Alone Game of the Year
Coleco Mini-Arcade
K-razy Shoot-Out Best Arcade/Action Computer Game
Atari 400/800
Pitfall! Best Adventure Videogame
Atari VCS
Scramble Best Mini-Arcade Game Cartridge
Vectrex
Snack Attack Best Solitaire Computer Game
Apple II
Tempest Most Innovative Coin-Op Game
Tron Coin-Op Game of the Year
Turbo Best Coin-Op Game Audio/Visual Effects

1983
3-D Sky Attack Mini-Arcade Game of the Year
Tomytronic 3D
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Best Adventure Game
Intellivision
Archon: The Light and the Dark Most Innovative Computer Game
Atari 8-bit
Centipede Best Computer Action Game
Atari 8-bit
Donkey Kong Jr. Best Videogame Audio/Visual Effects
ColecoVision
Dragon's Lair Best Coin-Op Game Audio/Visual Effects
Free Fall Most Humorous Computer Game
Apple II
Frogger Best Arcade-to-Home Computer Game Translation
Atari 8-bit
Kangaroo Best Arcade-to-Home Videogame Translation
Atari 5200
Lady Bug Videogame of the Year (16K or more ROM memory)
ColecoVision
Learning With the Leeper Best Educational Computer Game
Apple II
Lode Runner Computer Game of the Year
Apple II
M.U.L.E. Best Multi-Player Computer Game
Atari 8-bit
Miner 2049er Electronic Game of the Year (Players Pick)
Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Ms. Pac-Man Videogame of the Year (Less than 16K ROM memory)
Atari 2600
Pole Position Coin-Op Game of the Year
Q*bert Most Innovative Coin-Op Game
Q*bert Stand-Alone Game of the Year
Parker Brothers
River Raid Best Action Videogame
Atari 2600
Vanguard Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Videogame
Atari 5200
Witness Best Computer Adventure
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS
Xevious Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op Game

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

1992
Aces of the Pacific Computer Games of the Year
MS-DOS
Civilization Computer Games of the Year
MS-DOS
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes Multimedia Games of the Year
TurboGrafx-CD
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Computer Games of the Year
MS-DOS
Loom Multimedia Games of the Year
PC-CD
NHLPA Hockey '93 Video Game of the Year
Genesis
Night Trap Multimedia Games of the Year
Sega CD
SimLife Computer Games of the Year
MS-DOS
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Video Game of the Year
Genesis
Spear of Destiny Computer Games of the Year
MS-DOS
Street Fighter II Video Game of the Year
SNES

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