Gaming awards 1995

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Nominees:
Dark Forces (PC)
Descent (PC)
The Dig (PC)
Full Throttle (PC)
WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)

Best arcade game: Tekken 2

Best Genesis game: Comix Zone

Best PC game: Full Throttle

Best Saturn game: Panzer Dragoon

Best SNES game: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Best action/adventure: Dark Forces (PC)
Nominees:
Crusader: No Remorse (PC)
CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (PC)
Hexen (PC)
Marathon 2: Durandal (Macintosh)
The Terminator: Future Shock (PC)

Best hop & bop platformer: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
Nominees:
Donkey Kong Land (Gameboy)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)

Best run & gun platformer: Abuse (PC)
Nominees:
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Genesis)
Mega Man 7 (SNES)
Mega Man X3 (SNES)
Metal Warriors (SNES)
VectorMan (Genesis)

Best sidescrolling platformer (misc): Rayman (Saturn)
Nominees:
Castlevania: Dracula X (SNES)
Earthworm Jim 2 (Genesis)
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Gameboy)
Ristar (Genesis)
X-Men 2: Clone Wars (Genesis)

Best platformer (misc): Comix Zone (Genesis)
Nominees:
Jumping Flash! (Playstation)
Sonic Labyrinth (Game Gear)

Best competitive action game: Tekken 2 (Arcade)
Nominees:
Destruction Derby (PC)
Grand Prix II (PC)
Hi-Octane (PC)
Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade)
Street Fighter Alpha (Arcade)

Best vehicular action game: Descent (PC)
Nominees:
Frontier: First Encounters (PC)
Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds (PC)
MechWarrior 2 (PC)
Panzer Dragoon (Saturn)
Terminal Velocity (PC)

Best action game (misc): Tyrian (PC)
Nominees:
Extreme Pinball (PC)
Kirby's Block Ball (Gameboy)
Pinball Illusions (Amiga)
Terranigma (SNES)
Virtua Cop 2 (Arcade)

Best RPGlike: Albion (PC)
Nominees:
Secret of Evermore (SNES)
Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
Stonekeep (PC)
Suikoden (Playstation)
Terranigma (SNES)

Best quest adventure: Full Throttle (PC)
Nominees:
The Dig (PC)
Discworld (PC)
Gabriel Knight II: The Beast Within (PC)
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (PC)
Phantasmagoria (PC)

Best survival horror: BioForge (PC)
2nd place:
Clock Tower (SNES)

Best strategy game: WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)
Nominees:
Ascendancy (PC)
Command & Conquer (PC)
Jagged Alliance (PC)
Worms (Amiga)
X-COM: Terror from the Deep (PC)