Gaming awards 1991

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (PC)
Nominees:
Civilization (PC)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Lemmings (Amiga)
Out of This World (Amiga)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)

Best arcade game: Street Fighter II

Best Gameboy game: Metroid II: Return of Samus

Best Genesis game: Sonic the Hedgehog

Best NES game: Battletoads

Best PC game: Civilization

Best SEGA Master System game: Sonic the Hedgehog

Best SNES game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Best action/adventure: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Nominees:
Alien Breed (Amiga)
Golden Axe Warrior (SEGA Master System)
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)
ToeJam & Earl (Genesis)
ZZT (PC)

Best hop & bop platformer: Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
Nominees:
Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Master System)
Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)

Best run & gun platformer: Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy! (PC)
Nominees:
Commander Keen: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! (PC)
Duke Nukem (PC)
Sunset Riders (Arcade)
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES)
Turrican II: The Final Fight (Commodore 64)

Best sidescrolling platformer (misc): Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
Nominees:
Adventure Island II (NES)
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Gameboy)
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (PC)
DEcapAttack (Genesis)
Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES)

Best platformer (misc): Out of This World (Amiga)
Nominees:
Battletoads (NES)
Gods (Amiga)
Metroid II: Return of Samus (Gameboy)
QuackShot starring Donald Duck (Genesis)
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES)

Best competitive action game: Street Fighter II (Arcade)
Nominees:
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 (Amiga)
Micro Machines (NES)
Road Rash (Genesis)
Street Rod 2: The Next Generation (PC)
World Circuit (Amiga)

Best vehicular action game: Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (PC)
Nominees:
Chuck Yeager's Air Combat (PC)
F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 (PC)
Falcon 3.0 (PC)
Gunship 2000 (PC)
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (PC)

Best action game (misc): Streets of Rage (Genesis)
Nominees:
Golden Axe II (Genesis)
Paganitzu (PC)
The Simpsons (Arcade)
Supaplex (Amiga)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)

Best RPGlike: Eye of the Beholder (PC)
Nominees:
Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (PC)
Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
Knights of Xentar (PC-98)
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra (PC)
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 - Martian Dreams (PC)

Best quest adventure: Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (PC)
Nominees:
The Adventures of Willy Beamish (PC)
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (PC)
Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (PC)
Police Quest 3: The Kindred (PC)
Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (PC)

Best adventure game (misc): Gobliiins (PC)
Nominees:
Castle of Dr. Brain (PC)
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance (PC)
Timequest (PC)

Best strategy game: Civilization (PC)
Nominees:
Jones in the Fast Lane (PC)
Lemmings (Amiga)
Oh No! More Lemmings (Amiga)
Paganitzu (PC)
Scorched Earth (PC)