Best Console Game

1997 : Super Mario 64

Super Mario 64

is a platform game, published by Nintendo and developed by its EAD division, for the Nintendo 64. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, and later in North America, Europe, and Australia. Super Mario 64 has sold over...

1998 : (not awarded)

1999 : The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

is an action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development division for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1998; in North America on November 23, 1998; and in Europe on December 11, 1998...

Best PC/Mac Game

1997 : Civilization II

Civilization II

Sid Meier's Civilization II is a turn-based strategy computer game designed by Brian Reynolds, Douglas Caspian-Kaufman and Jeff Briggs. Although it is a sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization, neither Sid Meier nor Bruce Shelley was involved in its development.Civilization II was first released in...

1998 : (not awarded)

1999 : Half-Life

Best Action Game

1997 : Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D

Duke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive Software. The full version was released for the PC . It is a sequel to the platform games Duke Nukem and Duke Nukem II published by Apogee...

1998 : Quake II

Quake II

Quake II, released on December 9, 1997, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Id Software and distributed by Activision. It is not a sequel to Quake; it merely uses the name of the former game due to Id's difficulties in coming up with alternative names.The soundtrack for Quake II...

1999 : Half-Life

Best Adventure Game/RPG

1997 : The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall is a first-person, traditional role-playing video game for MS-DOS developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996. It is a sequel to the RPG The Elder Scrolls: Arena and the second installment in The Elder Scrolls series. On July 9, 2009, it was made available...

1998 :

1999 : Baldur's Gate

Best Multiplayer Game

1997 : Quake

1998 : Quake II

Quake II

Quake II, released on December 9, 1997, is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Id Software and distributed by Activision. It is not a sequel to Quake; it merely uses the name of the former game due to Id's difficulties in coming up with alternative names.The soundtrack for Quake II...

1999 : StarCraft

StarCraft

StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...

Best Strategy/War Game

1997 : Command and Conquer: Red Alert

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1999 : StarCraft

StarCraft

StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The first game of the StarCraft series was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1998. With more than 11 million copies sold worldwide as of February 2009, it is one of the best-selling...

Best Simulation Game

1997 : MechWarrior II: Mercenaries

1998 : (not awarded)

1999 : Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo (video game)

is a racing simulator designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 1997 for the PlayStation video game console...

Best Trivia or Puzzle Game

1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL

1998 :

1999 : You Don't Know Jack 4: The Ride

Best Educational/Children's Game

1997 : Freddi Fish II

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1999 : Lego Creator

Best Use of Audio

1997 : Quake

1998 :

1999 : Half-Life

Best Script, Story or Interactive Writing

1997 : You Don't Know Jack XL

Lifetime Achievement Award for Game Design and Development

1998 : Dani Bunten Berry

1999 : Louis Castle

Louis Castle

-Career:Castle co-founded Westwood Studios with Brett Sperry in 1985. Castle remained with Westwood when it was bought by Electronic Arts in 1998 and he was a vice president and General Manager of EA's Blueprint Studio...