GOTY 30: 1994

 

Best NES

Mega Man 6

Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers 2

Wario’s Woods

Zoda’s Revenge Star Tropics II

 

Best SNES:

Mega Man X

Donkey Kong Country

Final Fantasy III (AKA Final Fantasy VI)

Super Metroid

Illusion of Gaia

Super Bomberman 2

Super Punch Out!

Maximum Carnage

Best Genesis:

Sonic 3

Sonic & Knuckles

Castlevania Bloodlines

Dynamite Headdy

Streets of Rage III

Rocket Knight Adventures II/Sparkster

Shining Force II

Mega Man: the Wily Wars

Mega Bomberman

Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition

Ecco: Tides Of Time

 

Best Turbografx:

Dynastic Hero

Super Air Zonk

Bonk 3: Bonk’s big adventure CD

 

Best Jaguar?

Best Handheld:

Shining force: sword of Hajya

X-Men (GG)

Donkey Kong (‘94)

Mario Land III: Wario Land

Mega Man V

Wario Blast!

Lemmings (GB)

Contra: The Alien Wars (GB)

Best PC

Elder Scrolls: Arena

XCOM: UFO Defense

TIE Fighter

Doom II

King’s Quest VII

Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

System Shock

Best Arcade

Tekken

Killer Instinct

Darkstalkers: the night warriors

The King of Fighters ‘94

(so many fighting games)

Ridge Racer

Alien Vs Predator

Windjammers

Top Hunter: Roddy and Cathy

Cruis'n USA

 

Best Soundtrack

Mega Man X 

Donkey Kong Country

Final Fantasy III

Streets of Rage III

Ridge Racer (arcade)

 

Best Multiplayer

The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey and Minnie

Super Bomberman 2

Mega Bomberman

Streets of Rage III

Lost Vikings (Genesis)

Arcade fighting games

 

Most Innovative

Stunt Race FX

XCom:UFO defense

System Shock

Final Fantasy III

Blackthorne

PLOK Award for Outstanding Weirdness

Earthworm Jim

The Twisted Tale of Spike McFang

Dynamite Headdy

Robotrek

Biker Mice From Mars

Mega Man Soccer

Uniracers

Clayfighter

Stop That Roach!

 

Underdog GOTY

Mega Turrican

Twisted Tale of Spike McFang

Dragon View

X men: Children of the Atom

X Men Mutant Apocalypse

Contra Hard Corps

Claymates

Breath Of Fire

Demon’s Crest

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

Skitchin’

 

1994 GOTY:

Mega Man X

Donkey Kong Country

Final Fantasy III

Super Metroid

Sonic 3 Sonic & Knucles

Honorable Mentions:

Primal Rage 32X (Doom, Star Wars Arcade, Virtua Racing Deluxe)

Atari Jaguar (Tempest 2000, Wolfenstien 3D, Alien VS Predator)