Friday, 13th January 2017

GDC Spotlight Awards - 1999

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The Spotlight Awards was a video game awards event hosted in the 1990s at the now popular GDC (Games Developers Conference). The Spotlight awards took a lot of gaming platforms into consideration, but 1999 awarded many PC games.

The best video games for 1999 according to the Spotlight awards were:

1999
Baldur's Gate Best Adventure Game/RPG
Gran Turismo Best Simulation Game
Half-Life Best Action Game
Half-Life Best AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Half-Life Best PC/Mac Game
Half-Life Best Use of Audio
Half-Life Best Use of Graphics
NFL Blitz Best Sports Game
StarCraft Best Multiplayer Game
StarCraft Best Strategy/War Game
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Most Innovative Game Design
You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride Best Trivia or Puzzle Game

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