Electronic Games Arcade Awards - Best of 1980

1. Retro gaming news
2. top games and awards

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Electronic Games was a magazine (yes, on paper) published in the 1980s and then, after a hiatus, in the 1990s. Electronic Games was one of the first computer magazines entirely focused on video games. Every year, E.C. held a Game of the Year "Arcade Awards".

This is a list of the best games published in 1980, according to Electronig Games.

• 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