Gaming awards 1989

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Prince of Persia (Apple II)
Nominees:
Disney's DuckTales (NES)
Golden Axe (Arcade)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PC)
Quest for Glory (PC)
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (PC)

Best arcade game: Golden Axe

Best Gameboy game: Super Mario Land

Best Genesis game: The Revenge of Shinobi

Best Lynx game: Chip's Challenge

Best NES game: Disney's DuckTales

Best PC game: Quest for Glory

Best sidescrolling platformer: Disney's DuckTales (NES)
Nominees:
Batman: The Video Game (NES)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis)
Strider (Arcade)
Super Mario Land (Gameboy)

Best platformer (misc): Shadow of the Beast (Amiga)
Nominees:
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (NES)
David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (NES)
Fire Hawk: Thexder - The Second Contact (PC-88)
IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES)

Best competitive action game: Indianapolis 500 (PC)
Nominees:
Budokan: The Martial Spirit (PC)
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing (PC)
Deathtrack (PC)
The Duel: Test Drive II (Amiga)
Street Rod (PC)

Best action game (misc): Golden Axe (Arcade)
Nominees:
Final Fight (Arcade)
River City Ransom (NES)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
U.N. Squadron (Arcade)
Xenon 2: Megablast (Atari ST)

Best RPGlike: Phantasy Star II (Genesis)
Nominees:
Curse of the Azure Bonds (PC)
Dragon Wars (Apple II)
Hillsfar (PC)
Starflight 2: Trade Routes of the Cloud Nebula (PC)
Sword of Vermilion (Genesis)

Best quest adventure: Quest for Glory (PC)
Nominees:
Code-Name: Iceman (PC)
The Colonel's Bequest (PC)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PC)
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (PC)
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (PC)

Best adventure game (misc): Mean Streets (PC)
Nominees:
Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess (Atari ST)
Manhunter 2: San Francisco (PC)
Project Firestart (Commodore 64)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES)
Willow (NES)

Best strategy game: Populous (Amiga)
Nominees:
Adventures of Lolo (NES)
Blockout (PC)
Chip's Challenge (Lynx)
North & South (Amiga)
Nuclear War (PC)