Gaming awards 1996

From thecrankyhermit

GOTY: Civilization II (PC)
Nominees:
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Quake (PC)
Super Mario 64 (N64)

Best arcade game: Metal Slug

Best Gameboy game: Pokémon

Best N64 game: Super Mario 64

Best PC game: Quake

Best Playstation game: Crash Bandicoot

Best Saturn game: NiGHTS into Dreams...

Best SNES game: Super Mario RPG

Best FPSlike: Quake (PC)
Nominees:
Die Hard Trilogy (Playstation)
Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
Final DOOM (PC)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
Strife (PC)

Best action/adventure (misc): Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (Playstation)
Nominees:
Crusader: No Regret (PC)
Re-Loaded (Playstation)

Best platformer: Super Mario 64 (N64)
Nominees:
Crash Bandicoot (Playstation)
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (SNES)
Kirby Super Star (SNES)
Metal Slug (Arcade)
Tomb Raider (PC)

Best competitive action game: Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Nominees:
Death Rally (PC)
Soul Edge (Arcade)
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Arcade)
Twisted Metal 2 (Playstation)
Wave Race 64 (N64)

Best vehicular action game: Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (PC)
Nominees:
Descent II (PC)
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries (PC)
Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei (Saturn)
Privateer 2: The Darkening (PC)
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (PC)

Best action game (misc): NiGHTS into Dreams... (Saturn)
Nominees:
Guardian Heroes (Saturn)
The House of the Dead (Arcade)
PaRappa the Rapper (Playstation)
Time Commando (PC)
Time Crisis (Arcade)

Best RPGlike: Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Nominees:
Diablo (PC)
The Elder Scrolls: Chapter II - Daggerfall (PC)
Pokémon (Gameboy)
Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva (PC)
Wild Arms (Playstation)

Best quest adventure: Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (PC)
Nominees:
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! (PC)
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (PC)
The Pandora Directive (PC)
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (PC)
Toonstruck (PC)

Best survival horror: Resident Evil (Playstation)
2nd place:
Clock Tower (Playstation)

Best adventure game (misc): Bad Mojo (PC)
Nominees:
Lighthouse: The Dark Being (PC)
The Neverhood (PC)
Spycraft: The Great Game (PC)
Star Trek: Borg (PC)
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands (PC)

Best strategy game: Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
Nominees:
Deadly Rooms of Death (PC)
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (PC)
Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC)
The Settlers II (PC)
Syndicate Wars (PC)