Gaming awards 1990

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Super Mario World (SNES)
Nominees:
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (PC)
Loom (PC)
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (PC)
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Wing Commander (PC)

Best arcade game: Columns

Best NES game: Mega Man 3

Best PC game: The Secret of Monkey Island

Best SNES game: ActRaiser

Best Turbografx game: Bomberman

Best action/adventure: Sid Meier's Covert Action (PC)
Nominees:
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
Snake's Revenge (NES)
StarTropics (NES)

Best platformer: Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons (PC)
Nominees:
ActRaiser (SNES)
Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (NES)
Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis)

Best competitive action game: Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (Atari ST)
Nominees:
Bomberman (Turbografx)
F-Zero (SNES)
Ski or Die (PC)
Stunts (PC)
Test Drive III: The Passion (PC)

Best vehicular action game: Wing Commander (PC)
Nominees:
LHX: Attack Chopper (PC)
Pilotwings (SNES)
Red Baron (PC)
Silent Service II (PC)
Wings (Amiga)

Best action game (misc): Smash T.V. (Arcade)
Nominees:
Alien Storm (Arcade)
Crime Wave (PC)
Ghostbusters II (NES)
M.U.S.H.A. (Genesis)
Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship (NES)

Best RPGlike: Ultima VI: The False Prophet (PC)
Nominees:
Champions of Krynn (PC)
Crystalis (NES)
Final Fantasy III (NES)
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom (Genesis)
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (PC)

Best quest adventure: The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Nominees:
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail (PC)
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (PC)
Loom (PC)
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (PC)
Rise of the Dragon (PC)

Best war strategy game: Centurion: Defender of Rome (PC)
Nominees:
Command H.Q. (PC)
Overlord (Amiga)
PowerMonger (Amiga)
Star Control (Amiga)
Warlords (PC)

Best economic sim: Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (PC)
2nd place:
A-Train (PC-98)

Best strategy game (misc): Dr. Mario (NES)
Nominees:
Adventures of Lolo 2 (NES)
Bomberman (Turbografx)
Columns (Arcade)
King's Bounty (PC)
Rampart (Arcade)