Saturday, 6th March 2021
Electronic Games Arcade Awards: Games of the Year 1979

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Electronic Games was a magazine published in the 1980s and the 1990s entirely focused on video games (one of the first ones, if you think about it). Every year, Electronic Games magazine held a Game of the Year "Arcade Awards".
These are the best games published in 1979 according to Electronic Games Arcade Awards.
- 1979
- Air-Sea Battle Best Target GameAtari VCS
- Bally Best Audio and Visual EffectsArcade/Bally
- Basketball Most Innovative GameAtari VCS
- Cosmic Conflict Best S.F. GameOdyssey
- Football Best Sports GameBally Professional Arcade
- Golf Best Solitaire GameOdyssey
- Space Invaders Game of the YearArcade
- Video Olympics Best Pong VariantAtari VCS