Since EGM is no more I've been going through some of my old Buyers Guides which were magazines that EGM put out at the end of each year ie: the 1994 guide came out at the end of 1993 and so forth. If you'd like any of the actual write-up's let me know and I'll add them.
EDIT: Added 1993 thanks to GAFer Coolio McAwesome
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- 1993 -
Game of the Year - Street Fighter II (SNES)
SNES GOTY - Street Fighter II
Genesis GOTY - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
NES GOTY - TMNT 3
TurboGrafx GOTY - Air Zonk
Portable GOTY - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GG)
RPG of the Year - Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TG16)
Sports Game of the Year - John Madden '93 (GEN/SNES)
Action/Adventure Game of the Year - Super Star Wars (SNES)
Most Innovative New Game - Out of this World
Best Graphics - Viewpoint (NG)
Best Music - Viewpoint (Cart) / Gate of Thunder (CD)
Best Video Game System - Super NES
Best New Peripheral - Sega CD
Best Sequel - A Link to the Past (SNES)
Most Number of Sequels - Mega Man 5 (NES)
Best Ending - Street Fighter II (SNES)
Best New Character - Tails (GEN)
Hottest Babe - TIE: Chun Li / Blaze (Streets of Rage 2)
Video Game Babes to Hot for the U.S. - Dragon Knight 2 (PCE)
Bestd Licensed Game - Batman Returns (GEN?)
Best Movie-to-Game - Super Star Wars (SNES)
Best Cartoon-to-Game - Death Valley Driver
Strangest License - Incredible Crash Test Dummies
Best Game System That is a Year Late - Super SNES CD-ROM
Worst Sequel - Home Alone 2
Best Trick that Didn't Work - Sheng Long in Street Fighter II
Worst Movie-to-Game - The Rocketeer
Most Lawsuits - Sega
Dumbest Lawsuit - Sega vs. Jan Coyle
Best Game that Never Came out in the U.S. - Parodius (SNES?)
Best Game Rumor - Street Fighter II for Genesis and Turbo Duo / Street Fighter III for the arcades
(System Scores - Steve Harris / Ed Semrad / Martin Alessi / Sushi-X)
NES - 4 / 4 / 4 / 5
SNES - 9 / 8 / 9 / 9
Master System - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
Genesis - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8
TurboGrafx - 6 / 6 / 5 / 4
Neo-Geo - 7 / 6 / 7 / 6
GameBoy - 6 / 4 / 5 / 2
Lynx - 5 / 4 / 5 / 7
Game Gear - 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Turbo Express - 6 / 7 / 7 / 6
Sega CD - 8 / 9 / 8 / 8
Turbo Duo - 7 / 7 / 7 / 6
- 1994 -
Game of the Year - Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo)
SNES GOTY - Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Genesis GOTY - Aladdin
Sega CD GOTY - Sonic CD
TurboGrafx GOTY - Bomberman '93
Neo-Geo GOTY - Samurai Shodown
NES GOTY - Kirby's Adventure
Game Boy GOTY - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Game Gear GOTY - Sonic Chaos
Best RPG - Secret of Mana (SNES)
Best Fighting Game - Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo)
Best Shooter - StarFox (SNES)
Best Action Game - GunStar Heroes (GEN)
Best Sports Game - Madden '94 (GEN/SNES)
Best Driving Game - Rock and Roll Racing (SNES)
Best SF2 Wannabee - Clay Fighter (SNES)
Bloodiest Game - Robocop vs. The Terminator (GEN)
Best New Character - Aero the Acrobat (SNES)
Hottest Game Hunk - Goro (Mortal Kombat)
Hottest Game Babe - Cammy (Super Street Fighter II Turbo)
Most Hype for a Character - Bubsy
Dumbest Peripherials - Sega's/EA's four Players Adapter (Genesis)
Most Controversial Game - Mortal Kombat
Worst System Launch - 3DO
Game Company with Worst Reputation - THQ
Most Improved Game Company - THQ
Best Trick That Didn't Work - Street Fighter II (Arcade)
Best Music - Actraiser 2 (SNES)
Best Sound Effects - Clay Fighter
Best Animation - Aladdin (GEN)
Most Lawsuits - Nintendo vs. Atari
Best Lawsuit Results - Sega vs. Accolade
Best AD - Clay Fighter
Best Movie to Game - Aladdin (GEN)
Worst Movie to Game - Home Alone 2 (SNES)
Best Game Duo - Pocky & Rocky (SNES)
Most Sports Sequels - John Madden '94
(System Scores - Ed / Danyon / Martin / Sushi-X)
Super Nintendo - 9 / 9 / 9 / 9
Genesis - 8 / 8 / 7 / 8
Sega CD - 6 / 7 / 7 / 6
Turbo Duo - 4 / 6 / 5 / 6
Neo-Geo - 7 / 8 / 7 / 8
3DO - 6 / 7 / 8 / 8
Jaguar - 7 / 7 / 7 / 7
Amiga CD - 7 / 8 / 8 / 8
Laseractive - 5 / 5 / 6 / 8
Philips CD-I - 4 / 6 / 7 / 7
NES - 3 / 4 / 4 / 5
Game Boy - 3 / 5 / 3 / 3
Game Gear - 7 / 8 / 6 / 4
Atari Lynx - 3 / 4 / 3 / 5
Turbo Express - 4 / 4 / 3 / 7
- 1995 -
Game of the Year - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
SNES GOTY - Donkey Kong Country
Genesis GOTY - Earthworm Jim
Sega CD GOTY- Ground Zero: Texas
3DO GOTY - Road Rash
Neo-Geo GOTY - King of Fighters '94
Jaguar GOTY - Tempest 2000
Game Boy GOTY - Donkey Kong '94
Game Gear GOTY - Bubble Bobble
CD-I GOTY - Burn: Cycle
Best Fighting Game - King of Fighters ' 94 (Neo-Geo)
Best Shooter - R-Type III (SNES)
Best Action Game - Super Metroid (SNES)
Best Sports Game - NBA Jam (SNES)
Best Driving Game - Road Rash (3DO)
Best RPG - Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Best New Character - Earthworm Jim (GEN)
Bloodiest Game - Mortal Kombat II (Arcade)
Most Improved Company - Takara
Hottest Game Hunk - (Tie) EGM's Al Manuel & U.S. Gold's Incredible Hulk
Hottest Game Babe - Mai Shiranui
Best Shooter (Japanese) - Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (SNES)
Best RPG (Japanese) - Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
Best Action Game (Japanese) - Dracula X (PCE)
Best Music Cartridge - Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Best Music CD - Road Rash (3DO)
Best Sound Effects - Sparkster (SNES)
Best Animation - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Worst Movie to Game - Cliffhanger (SNES/GEN)
Best Movie to Game - Super Return of the Jedi (SNES)
Best Game Duo - Donkey & Diddy Kong (SNES)
Best AD - Equniox (SNES)
Most Appalling Trend - Too Many fighting Games
Trick of the Year (Arcade) - The Akuma Codes (Arcade)
Trick of the Year (Home Systems) - Megaman X's Fireball Trick (SNES)
Most Anticipated Release - Mortal Kombat II (Home Systems?)
Grossest Character - Boogerman (GEN)
Worst System Lanuch - Jaguar
Strangest Game - Agressors of Dark Kombat (Neo-Geo)
(System Scores - Ed / Danyon / Al Sushi-X)
Super Nintendo - 9 / 9 / 8 / 9
Genesis - 7 / 8 / 7 / 7
Sega CD - 5 / 5 / 5 / 5
Neo-Geo - 7 / 6 / 7 / 8
3DO - 7 / 9 / 7 / 7
Sega 32X - 8 / 7 / 8 / 8
Jaguar - 6 / 4 / 4 / 4
Neo-Geo CD - 8 / 8 / 7 / 8
Philips CD-I - 7 / 8 / 5 / 5
Lazeractive - 4 / 3 / 4 / 4
Game Boy - 5 / 7 / 5 / 5
Game Gear - 6 / 8 / 6 / 7
NES - 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Amiga CD - 2 / 2 / 2 / 3
- 1996 -
Game of the Year - Twisted Metal (PSX)
SNES GOTY - Chrono Trigger
Arcade GOTY - Tekken 2
Genesis GOTY - Vectorman
Playstation GOTY - Twisted Metal
Saturn GOTY - Panzer Dragoon
3DO GOTY - Gex
Virtual Boy - Red Alarm
Sega CD GOTY - Lunar: Eternal Blue
32X GOTY - Virtual Fighter
Game Boy GOTY - Donkey Kong Land
Game Gear GOTY - Super Return of the Jedi
Neo-Geo GOTY - King of Fighters '95
Jaguar GOTY - Cannon Fodder
Best Fighting Game - Battle Arena Tochinden (PSX)
Best RPG - Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Best Flight Sim - Air Combat (PSX)
Best Action Game - Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Best Sports Game - NFL GameDay (PSX)
Best Driving Game - Ridge Race (PSX)
Best Shooter - Philosoma (PSX)
Best New Character - Rayman
Best Game Hunk - Fo (Toshinden)
Best Game Babe - Sophia (Toshinden)
Best Sound Effects - Twicted Metal (PSX)
Best Music Cartridge - Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Best Music CD-Rom - Rayman (PSX/SAT?)
Best Animation - Rayman (PSX/SAT?)
Beat Peripheral - PSX Memory Card
Best Movie to Game - True Lies (GEN/SNES)
Worst Movie to Game - Batman Forever (PSX)
Best AD - Loaded (PSX)
Best Game Intro - Philosoma (PSX)
Worst System Lanuch - Jaguar CD
Most Anticipated Release Software - Mortal Kombat 3 (Home Version)
Most Anticipated Release Hardware - Playstation
Strangest Game - Jumping Flash (PSX)
Worst Sequel - Batman Forever (PSX)
Biggest Game Flop - Mazer (by American Lazer Games)
Most System Peripherals - Sega: Activator, Mencer
Game on Most Systems - Myst
(System Scores - Andrew / Mark / Mike / Scott)
Super Nintendo - 7 / 8 / 7 / 8
Genesis - 6 / 4 / 5 / 6
Playstation - 9 / 10 / 9 / 9
Saturn - 8 / 6 / 7 / 8
Sega CD - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
32X - 3 / 3 / 3 / 2
Neo-Geo CD - 6 / 7 / 7 / 7
3DO - 7 / 5 / 6 / 7
Jaguar - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
Virtual Boy - 5 / 6 / 5 / 5
Game Boy - 5 / 6 / 4 / 4
Game Gear - 7 / 7 / 7 / 8
- 1997 -
Game Most Bought by EGM staff - Tetris Attack (SNES)
Worst Game for Kids - Virtua Fighter Kids (SAT)
Biggest Vaporware - M2
Game Company with most Promise - Capcom
Most Killing in a Game - Die Hard Trilogy (PSX)
Best Sound Effects - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
Game System with One Foot in the Grave - 3DO
Hottest Game Hunk - Oliems (Tobal No. 1 / PSX)
Hottest Game Babe - Lara Croft (Tomb Raider / PSX/SAT)
Deadest System of the Year - Jaguar
Most Addictive Game - Tetris Attack (SNES)
Worst Sequel - Rise 2 (3DO)
Strangest Enemy - Walking Butts (PO'ed / 3DO)
Best Introduction - Gun Griffon (SAT)
Game That The Pope Wouldn't Buy - Re-Loaded (PSX)
Full Frontal Nudity - Three Dirty Dwarves (SAT)
Best Ending - Tekken 2 (PSX)
Best Print Ad - Sega Saturn
Weirdest Print Ad - Krazy Ivan (PSX)
Worst Voice Acting - Resident Evil (PSX)
Best Packaging - Psychopad K.O.
Worst Packaging - Psychopad K.O.
Most Military Propganda - Return Fire (3DO)
Anti-Drug Message - Black Dawn (PSX/SAT)
Coolest Fighting Game Move - King's OctopusCombo (Tekken 2 PSX)
Worst Game Based on a Movie - Congo (SAT)
Game that Should Have Stayed on the PC - System Shock (SAT)
Biggest Cross Platform Title - Mortal Kombat Series
Best Sports Game for People Who Don't Like Sports - Decathlete (SAT)
Most Educational Game - Baku Baku Animal (SAT)
Best Television Ad - Crash Bandicoot (PSX)
(System Scores - Dan Hsu / Crispin Boyer / Shawn Smith / Sushi-X)
Nintendo 64 - 7.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 8.0 / 9.0 / 8.0 / 8.5
Sega Saturn - 7.5 / 7.0 / 6.5 / 7.0
Virtual Boy - 3.0 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 2.0
Game Gear - 5.5 / 4.0 / 5.0 / 8.5
Game Boy Pocket - 4.5 / 7.5 / 8.0 / 7.0
Sega Nomad - 7.5 / 6.0 / 5.5 / 7.5
Super Nintendo - 9.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.5
Genesis - 4.5 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 4.0
3DO - 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.0 / 3.5
Neo-Geo CD - 4.5 - 4.0 - 5.5 - 5.0
- 1998 -
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Most Addictive Game - GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - M2
Best Voice Acting - Oddworld: Abe;s Oddysee (PSX)
Worst Voice Acting - Mega Man 8 (PSX/SAT)
Best Middle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
Worst Makeover: Pandemonium's Nikka (PSX)
Back from the Dead - Game Boy (Pocket)
Games That Should've Stayed on the PC - Hexen
Games That Should've Stayed in the Acrade - War Gods
Most Diarrhea in a Game - PaRappa the Rapper (PSX)
Coolest PR Goodies - E3: Resident Evil Squishy Eye
EGM's Favorite Non Work Related Activity - Decapitato
Worst Music - NASCAR '98 (PSX)
Hottest Game Babe - Tifa Lockheart (FF7/PSX)
Hottest Game Hunk - John Madden (Madden '98)
Most Overexposed - Lara Croft
Best Movie to Game - Goldeneye 007 (N^$)
Worst Movie to Game - The Crow: City of Angels (PSX)
Worst Use of a Good License - Fantastic Four (PSX)
Worst Use of Adam West - Golden Nugget (PSX)
Most Hype for a Game - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Best Sequel - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - FIFA 64 (N64)
Biggest Reason For Missed Deadlines - Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Best use of Silicon - Lara Croft (PSX)
Best Cure for Insomnia - Tail of the Sun (PSX)
Best Intro - Soul Blade (PSX)
Worst Intro - The Crow: City of Angles (PSX)
Best Ending - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Game You Need a Ph.D to Play - Carnage Hearts (PSX)
Best Use of Treats - Harvest Moon (SNES)
Most Promising Game Company - Rare
Biggest 180-Degree Turnaround - Acclaim
Best Print Ad - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Worst Print Ad - Nanotek Warrior
(System Scores - Shawn Smith / Dan Hsu / Crispin Boyer / John Ricciardi / Sushi-X)
Nintnedo 64 - 8.0 / 7.0 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.5 / 8.5 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.5
Saturn - 6.5 / 7.5 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 8.5
Super Nintendo - 5.5 / 8.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 8.0
Gensis - 4.5 / 5.0 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 7.5
(Handheld Scores - Shawn Smith / Crispin Boyer / John Ricciardi / Sushi-X)
Game Boy Pocket - 7.5 / 7.0 / 8.0 / 2.0
Game.com - 5.5 / 4.5 / 5.0 / 4.0
Nomad - 8.0 / 6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5
- 1999 -
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Tekken 3 (PSX)
Best Party Game - WCW/nWo Revenge (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - N64DD
Coolest Gosses G. Darius (PSX)
Worst Use of a License - Spawn (PSX)
Worst Music - Spice Girls
Retro Game That Should've Stayed Retro - Pitfall 3D (PSX)
Best Artwork - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Game Most Likely to Drive You Lnsane - Colony Wars: Vengeance (PSX)
Game That Should've Stayed in the Arcades - San Francisco Rush (N64)
Best Butt Shot - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst NFL Bliz Rip-Off - NFL Xtreme (PSX)
Best Showing of Wood - Mokujin (Tekken 3/PSX)
Best Cure for Insomnia - Legend of the River King (GB)
Hottest Game Babe - Tiffany (Rival Schools/PSX)
Hottest Game Hunk - Mokujin (Tekken 3/PSX)
Most Annoying Character - Brian (Quest 64/N64)
Best Voice Work - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst Voice Work - The Grandstream Saga (PSX)
Best Voice Work w/o Real Voices - Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
Most Hype for a Game - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Best Play-by-Play - NHL 99 (PSX)
Best Sequel - Tekken 3 (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - Yoshi's Island 64 (N64)
Best Way to Destroy a Franchise - C: The Conta Advanture (PSX)
#1 Game We Love to Hate - NFL Xtreme (PSX)
#1 Game We Hate to Love - Jeopardy! (N64)
Best Ending - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst Ending - Quest 64 (N64)
Best Intro - Resident Evil 2 (PSX)
Best Special Effects - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
The Fashionably Late Award - Body Harvest (N64)
Best Reason to Use a Mute Button - Gex 64 (N64)
Best Use of a Vibrator - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Most Improved - Tecmo
Best Print Ad - Trubo Prop Racing (PSX)
Worst Print Ad - Crach Bandicoot (PSX)
Game Bob Vila Would Enjoy Playing - WWF War Zone (N64/PSX)
Game Most Likely Yo Take Years To Finish - Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (N64)
(System Scores - John Davison / Dan Hsu / John Ricciardi / Shawn Smith / Sushi-X)
Playstation - 9.0 / 8.5 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0
Nintendo 64 - 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.5 / 8.5 / 7.5
Game Boy Pocket - N/A / 4.5 / 8.0 / 7.5 / 2.0
Nomad - N/A / 6.0 / 6.5/ 6.5 / 6.0
- 2000 -
Best Sequel - Soul Calibur (DC)
Worst Sequel - NFL Quarterback Club 2000 (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - Nuon
Most Hyped, Most Delayed - Perfect Dark (N64)
Best Party Game - You Don't Know Jack (PSX)
Most Ridiculously Ecpensive Game - Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Most Number of Sequels Within a Sequel Street Fighter 3rd Strike (AC)
Retro Game that Should've Stayed Retro - Centipede (DC/PSX)
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Soul Calibur (DC)
Most Innovative Controls - Ape Excape (PSX)
Worst Use of a License - Superman (N64)
Coolest Japanese Game (That Will Never Come Out Here) - Pepsi Man (PSX)
Game Most in Need of a Director's Cut - Lok: Soul Reaver (PSX)
Most Worthless Accessory - Dance Performer (by Naki)
Game Franchise We're Most Sick Of - Mortal Kombat
So Cute It Makes Us Sick - Pokemon Snap (N64)
Best Reason to Grow a Mullet - NASCAR 2000 (PSX)
Best Reason for Kryptonite - Superman (N64)
Most Blantant Pimping of a Mascot Character - Chocobo in Chocobo Racing (PSX)
Game that Should've Been the Coolest but was Crap - Superman (N64)
Hottest Game Babe - Soul Calibur Gals (DC)
Hottest Game Hunk - E-Sak of WWF Attitude (N64)
Best Dressed - The House of the Dead 2 Crew (DC)
Best Game for Lesbians - Xena: Warrior Princess (PSX)
Biggest Comeback - Sonic the Hedgehog
Most Blantant Rip-Off - Donkey Kong 64 ripping off BanjoKazooie ripping off Super Mario 64
Hardest Game - Choanki: Great Brother (PSX/JPN)
Biggest Loser in this Year's Awards - Superman (N64)
(System Scores - Che Chou / John Davison / Dan Hsu / Chris Johnson / Shawn Smith)
Dreamcast - 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.0 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.0 / 9.5 / 8.0 / 9.0 / 8.5
Nintendo 64 - 9.5 / 8.5 / 8.0 / 6.0 / 6.5
Game Boy Color - 9.0 / 9.0 / 3.5 / 9.0 / 6.0
- 2001 -
Most Disappointing Sports Title - World Series Baseball 2001 (DC)
Biggest Time Sucker - RPG Maker (PSX)
Best Sequel - Chrono Cross (PSX)
Game You Either Love or Leave - Ecco the Dolphin (DC)
Hardest Game - Alien Resurrection (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - Legend of Mana (PSX)
Hottest Game Babe- Ulala (Space Channel 5/DC)
Most Innovative - Seaman (DC)
Hottest Game Hunk - Tony Hawk
Best Mullet Placement - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (DC/PSX)
EGM Editor's Most Bought Game - Perfect Dark (N64)
Best Game for Making Your Own Game - RPG Maker (PSX)
Best Sound Effects - Medal of Honor: Underground (PSX)
Less Is More Award - Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (PSX)
So Cute it Made us Sick - PS One (Hardware)
Ad We Never Want To See Again - Sega's Virtua Tennis Ad
(System Scores - Kraig Kujawa / Dan Leahy / Mark MacDonald / Greg Sewart / Michael Stassus)
Playstation 2 - 9.0 / 9.0 / 6.5 / 8.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.5 / 6.0 / 9.0 / 9.5 / 8.0
PC Computers - 6.5 / 7.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 8.0
Nintendo 64 - 8.0 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 7.0 / 6.0
Game Boy Color - 7.5 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 8.0 / 7.0
Dreamcast - 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.5
EDIT: Added 1993 thanks to GAFer Coolio McAwesome
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- 1993 -
Game of the Year - Street Fighter II (SNES)
SNES GOTY - Street Fighter II
Genesis GOTY - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
NES GOTY - TMNT 3
TurboGrafx GOTY - Air Zonk
Portable GOTY - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GG)
RPG of the Year - Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TG16)
Sports Game of the Year - John Madden '93 (GEN/SNES)
Action/Adventure Game of the Year - Super Star Wars (SNES)
Most Innovative New Game - Out of this World
Best Graphics - Viewpoint (NG)
Best Music - Viewpoint (Cart) / Gate of Thunder (CD)
Best Video Game System - Super NES
Best New Peripheral - Sega CD
Best Sequel - A Link to the Past (SNES)
Most Number of Sequels - Mega Man 5 (NES)
Best Ending - Street Fighter II (SNES)
Best New Character - Tails (GEN)
Hottest Babe - TIE: Chun Li / Blaze (Streets of Rage 2)
Video Game Babes to Hot for the U.S. - Dragon Knight 2 (PCE)
Bestd Licensed Game - Batman Returns (GEN?)
Best Movie-to-Game - Super Star Wars (SNES)
Best Cartoon-to-Game - Death Valley Driver
Strangest License - Incredible Crash Test Dummies
Best Game System That is a Year Late - Super SNES CD-ROM
Worst Sequel - Home Alone 2
Best Trick that Didn't Work - Sheng Long in Street Fighter II
Worst Movie-to-Game - The Rocketeer
Most Lawsuits - Sega
Dumbest Lawsuit - Sega vs. Jan Coyle
Best Game that Never Came out in the U.S. - Parodius (SNES?)
Best Game Rumor - Street Fighter II for Genesis and Turbo Duo / Street Fighter III for the arcades
(System Scores - Steve Harris / Ed Semrad / Martin Alessi / Sushi-X)
NES - 4 / 4 / 4 / 5
SNES - 9 / 8 / 9 / 9
Master System - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
Genesis - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8
TurboGrafx - 6 / 6 / 5 / 4
Neo-Geo - 7 / 6 / 7 / 6
GameBoy - 6 / 4 / 5 / 2
Lynx - 5 / 4 / 5 / 7
Game Gear - 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
Turbo Express - 6 / 7 / 7 / 6
Sega CD - 8 / 9 / 8 / 8
Turbo Duo - 7 / 7 / 7 / 6
- 1994 -
Game of the Year - Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo)
SNES GOTY - Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Genesis GOTY - Aladdin
Sega CD GOTY - Sonic CD
TurboGrafx GOTY - Bomberman '93
Neo-Geo GOTY - Samurai Shodown
NES GOTY - Kirby's Adventure
Game Boy GOTY - Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Game Gear GOTY - Sonic Chaos
Best RPG - Secret of Mana (SNES)
Best Fighting Game - Samurai Shodown (Neo-Geo)
Best Shooter - StarFox (SNES)
Best Action Game - GunStar Heroes (GEN)
Best Sports Game - Madden '94 (GEN/SNES)
Best Driving Game - Rock and Roll Racing (SNES)
Best SF2 Wannabee - Clay Fighter (SNES)
Bloodiest Game - Robocop vs. The Terminator (GEN)
Best New Character - Aero the Acrobat (SNES)
Hottest Game Hunk - Goro (Mortal Kombat)
Hottest Game Babe - Cammy (Super Street Fighter II Turbo)
Most Hype for a Character - Bubsy
Dumbest Peripherials - Sega's/EA's four Players Adapter (Genesis)
Most Controversial Game - Mortal Kombat
Worst System Launch - 3DO
Game Company with Worst Reputation - THQ
Most Improved Game Company - THQ
Best Trick That Didn't Work - Street Fighter II (Arcade)
Best Music - Actraiser 2 (SNES)
Best Sound Effects - Clay Fighter
Best Animation - Aladdin (GEN)
Most Lawsuits - Nintendo vs. Atari
Best Lawsuit Results - Sega vs. Accolade
Best AD - Clay Fighter
Best Movie to Game - Aladdin (GEN)
Worst Movie to Game - Home Alone 2 (SNES)
Best Game Duo - Pocky & Rocky (SNES)
Most Sports Sequels - John Madden '94
(System Scores - Ed / Danyon / Martin / Sushi-X)
Super Nintendo - 9 / 9 / 9 / 9
Genesis - 8 / 8 / 7 / 8
Sega CD - 6 / 7 / 7 / 6
Turbo Duo - 4 / 6 / 5 / 6
Neo-Geo - 7 / 8 / 7 / 8
3DO - 6 / 7 / 8 / 8
Jaguar - 7 / 7 / 7 / 7
Amiga CD - 7 / 8 / 8 / 8
Laseractive - 5 / 5 / 6 / 8
Philips CD-I - 4 / 6 / 7 / 7
NES - 3 / 4 / 4 / 5
Game Boy - 3 / 5 / 3 / 3
Game Gear - 7 / 8 / 6 / 4
Atari Lynx - 3 / 4 / 3 / 5
Turbo Express - 4 / 4 / 3 / 7
- 1995 -
Game of the Year - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
SNES GOTY - Donkey Kong Country
Genesis GOTY - Earthworm Jim
Sega CD GOTY- Ground Zero: Texas
3DO GOTY - Road Rash
Neo-Geo GOTY - King of Fighters '94
Jaguar GOTY - Tempest 2000
Game Boy GOTY - Donkey Kong '94
Game Gear GOTY - Bubble Bobble
CD-I GOTY - Burn: Cycle
Best Fighting Game - King of Fighters ' 94 (Neo-Geo)
Best Shooter - R-Type III (SNES)
Best Action Game - Super Metroid (SNES)
Best Sports Game - NBA Jam (SNES)
Best Driving Game - Road Rash (3DO)
Best RPG - Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Best New Character - Earthworm Jim (GEN)
Bloodiest Game - Mortal Kombat II (Arcade)
Most Improved Company - Takara
Hottest Game Hunk - (Tie) EGM's Al Manuel & U.S. Gold's Incredible Hulk
Hottest Game Babe - Mai Shiranui
Best Shooter (Japanese) - Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (SNES)
Best RPG (Japanese) - Final Fantasy VI (SNES)
Best Action Game (Japanese) - Dracula X (PCE)
Best Music Cartridge - Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Best Music CD - Road Rash (3DO)
Best Sound Effects - Sparkster (SNES)
Best Animation - Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Worst Movie to Game - Cliffhanger (SNES/GEN)
Best Movie to Game - Super Return of the Jedi (SNES)
Best Game Duo - Donkey & Diddy Kong (SNES)
Best AD - Equniox (SNES)
Most Appalling Trend - Too Many fighting Games
Trick of the Year (Arcade) - The Akuma Codes (Arcade)
Trick of the Year (Home Systems) - Megaman X's Fireball Trick (SNES)
Most Anticipated Release - Mortal Kombat II (Home Systems?)
Grossest Character - Boogerman (GEN)
Worst System Lanuch - Jaguar
Strangest Game - Agressors of Dark Kombat (Neo-Geo)
(System Scores - Ed / Danyon / Al Sushi-X)
Super Nintendo - 9 / 9 / 8 / 9
Genesis - 7 / 8 / 7 / 7
Sega CD - 5 / 5 / 5 / 5
Neo-Geo - 7 / 6 / 7 / 8
3DO - 7 / 9 / 7 / 7
Sega 32X - 8 / 7 / 8 / 8
Jaguar - 6 / 4 / 4 / 4
Neo-Geo CD - 8 / 8 / 7 / 8
Philips CD-I - 7 / 8 / 5 / 5
Lazeractive - 4 / 3 / 4 / 4
Game Boy - 5 / 7 / 5 / 5
Game Gear - 6 / 8 / 6 / 7
NES - 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Amiga CD - 2 / 2 / 2 / 3
- 1996 -
Game of the Year - Twisted Metal (PSX)
SNES GOTY - Chrono Trigger
Arcade GOTY - Tekken 2
Genesis GOTY - Vectorman
Playstation GOTY - Twisted Metal
Saturn GOTY - Panzer Dragoon
3DO GOTY - Gex
Virtual Boy - Red Alarm
Sega CD GOTY - Lunar: Eternal Blue
32X GOTY - Virtual Fighter
Game Boy GOTY - Donkey Kong Land
Game Gear GOTY - Super Return of the Jedi
Neo-Geo GOTY - King of Fighters '95
Jaguar GOTY - Cannon Fodder
Best Fighting Game - Battle Arena Tochinden (PSX)
Best RPG - Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Best Flight Sim - Air Combat (PSX)
Best Action Game - Yoshi's Island (SNES)
Best Sports Game - NFL GameDay (PSX)
Best Driving Game - Ridge Race (PSX)
Best Shooter - Philosoma (PSX)
Best New Character - Rayman
Best Game Hunk - Fo (Toshinden)
Best Game Babe - Sophia (Toshinden)
Best Sound Effects - Twicted Metal (PSX)
Best Music Cartridge - Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Best Music CD-Rom - Rayman (PSX/SAT?)
Best Animation - Rayman (PSX/SAT?)
Beat Peripheral - PSX Memory Card
Best Movie to Game - True Lies (GEN/SNES)
Worst Movie to Game - Batman Forever (PSX)
Best AD - Loaded (PSX)
Best Game Intro - Philosoma (PSX)
Worst System Lanuch - Jaguar CD
Most Anticipated Release Software - Mortal Kombat 3 (Home Version)
Most Anticipated Release Hardware - Playstation
Strangest Game - Jumping Flash (PSX)
Worst Sequel - Batman Forever (PSX)
Biggest Game Flop - Mazer (by American Lazer Games)
Most System Peripherals - Sega: Activator, Mencer
Game on Most Systems - Myst
(System Scores - Andrew / Mark / Mike / Scott)
Super Nintendo - 7 / 8 / 7 / 8
Genesis - 6 / 4 / 5 / 6
Playstation - 9 / 10 / 9 / 9
Saturn - 8 / 6 / 7 / 8
Sega CD - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
32X - 3 / 3 / 3 / 2
Neo-Geo CD - 6 / 7 / 7 / 7
3DO - 7 / 5 / 6 / 7
Jaguar - 2 / 2 / 3 / 3
Virtual Boy - 5 / 6 / 5 / 5
Game Boy - 5 / 6 / 4 / 4
Game Gear - 7 / 7 / 7 / 8
- 1997 -
Game Most Bought by EGM staff - Tetris Attack (SNES)
Worst Game for Kids - Virtua Fighter Kids (SAT)
Biggest Vaporware - M2
Game Company with most Promise - Capcom
Most Killing in a Game - Die Hard Trilogy (PSX)
Best Sound Effects - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
Game System with One Foot in the Grave - 3DO
Hottest Game Hunk - Oliems (Tobal No. 1 / PSX)
Hottest Game Babe - Lara Croft (Tomb Raider / PSX/SAT)
Deadest System of the Year - Jaguar
Most Addictive Game - Tetris Attack (SNES)
Worst Sequel - Rise 2 (3DO)
Strangest Enemy - Walking Butts (PO'ed / 3DO)
Best Introduction - Gun Griffon (SAT)
Game That The Pope Wouldn't Buy - Re-Loaded (PSX)
Full Frontal Nudity - Three Dirty Dwarves (SAT)
Best Ending - Tekken 2 (PSX)
Best Print Ad - Sega Saturn
Weirdest Print Ad - Krazy Ivan (PSX)
Worst Voice Acting - Resident Evil (PSX)
Best Packaging - Psychopad K.O.
Worst Packaging - Psychopad K.O.
Most Military Propganda - Return Fire (3DO)
Anti-Drug Message - Black Dawn (PSX/SAT)
Coolest Fighting Game Move - King's OctopusCombo (Tekken 2 PSX)
Worst Game Based on a Movie - Congo (SAT)
Game that Should Have Stayed on the PC - System Shock (SAT)
Biggest Cross Platform Title - Mortal Kombat Series
Best Sports Game for People Who Don't Like Sports - Decathlete (SAT)
Most Educational Game - Baku Baku Animal (SAT)
Best Television Ad - Crash Bandicoot (PSX)
(System Scores - Dan Hsu / Crispin Boyer / Shawn Smith / Sushi-X)
Nintendo 64 - 7.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 8.0 / 9.0 / 8.0 / 8.5
Sega Saturn - 7.5 / 7.0 / 6.5 / 7.0
Virtual Boy - 3.0 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 2.0
Game Gear - 5.5 / 4.0 / 5.0 / 8.5
Game Boy Pocket - 4.5 / 7.5 / 8.0 / 7.0
Sega Nomad - 7.5 / 6.0 / 5.5 / 7.5
Super Nintendo - 9.0 / 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.5
Genesis - 4.5 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 4.0
3DO - 3.5 / 3.5 / 3.0 / 3.5
Neo-Geo CD - 4.5 - 4.0 - 5.5 - 5.0
- 1998 -
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Most Addictive Game - GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - M2
Best Voice Acting - Oddworld: Abe;s Oddysee (PSX)
Worst Voice Acting - Mega Man 8 (PSX/SAT)
Best Middle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
Worst Makeover: Pandemonium's Nikka (PSX)
Back from the Dead - Game Boy (Pocket)
Games That Should've Stayed on the PC - Hexen
Games That Should've Stayed in the Acrade - War Gods
Most Diarrhea in a Game - PaRappa the Rapper (PSX)
Coolest PR Goodies - E3: Resident Evil Squishy Eye
EGM's Favorite Non Work Related Activity - Decapitato
Worst Music - NASCAR '98 (PSX)
Hottest Game Babe - Tifa Lockheart (FF7/PSX)
Hottest Game Hunk - John Madden (Madden '98)
Most Overexposed - Lara Croft
Best Movie to Game - Goldeneye 007 (N^$)
Worst Movie to Game - The Crow: City of Angels (PSX)
Worst Use of a Good License - Fantastic Four (PSX)
Worst Use of Adam West - Golden Nugget (PSX)
Most Hype for a Game - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Best Sequel - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - FIFA 64 (N64)
Biggest Reason For Missed Deadlines - Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Best use of Silicon - Lara Croft (PSX)
Best Cure for Insomnia - Tail of the Sun (PSX)
Best Intro - Soul Blade (PSX)
Worst Intro - The Crow: City of Angles (PSX)
Best Ending - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Game You Need a Ph.D to Play - Carnage Hearts (PSX)
Best Use of Treats - Harvest Moon (SNES)
Most Promising Game Company - Rare
Biggest 180-Degree Turnaround - Acclaim
Best Print Ad - Final Fantasy VII (PSX)
Worst Print Ad - Nanotek Warrior
(System Scores - Shawn Smith / Dan Hsu / Crispin Boyer / John Ricciardi / Sushi-X)
Nintnedo 64 - 8.0 / 7.0 / 7.5 / 7.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.5 / 8.5 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.5
Saturn - 6.5 / 7.5 / 5.0 / 5.0 / 8.5
Super Nintendo - 5.5 / 8.0 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 8.0
Gensis - 4.5 / 5.0 / 4.0 / 4.5 / 7.5
(Handheld Scores - Shawn Smith / Crispin Boyer / John Ricciardi / Sushi-X)
Game Boy Pocket - 7.5 / 7.0 / 8.0 / 2.0
Game.com - 5.5 / 4.5 / 5.0 / 4.0
Nomad - 8.0 / 6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5
- 1999 -
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Tekken 3 (PSX)
Best Party Game - WCW/nWo Revenge (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - N64DD
Coolest Gosses G. Darius (PSX)
Worst Use of a License - Spawn (PSX)
Worst Music - Spice Girls
Retro Game That Should've Stayed Retro - Pitfall 3D (PSX)
Best Artwork - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Game Most Likely to Drive You Lnsane - Colony Wars: Vengeance (PSX)
Game That Should've Stayed in the Arcades - San Francisco Rush (N64)
Best Butt Shot - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst NFL Bliz Rip-Off - NFL Xtreme (PSX)
Best Showing of Wood - Mokujin (Tekken 3/PSX)
Best Cure for Insomnia - Legend of the River King (GB)
Hottest Game Babe - Tiffany (Rival Schools/PSX)
Hottest Game Hunk - Mokujin (Tekken 3/PSX)
Most Annoying Character - Brian (Quest 64/N64)
Best Voice Work - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst Voice Work - The Grandstream Saga (PSX)
Best Voice Work w/o Real Voices - Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
Most Hype for a Game - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Best Play-by-Play - NHL 99 (PSX)
Best Sequel - Tekken 3 (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - Yoshi's Island 64 (N64)
Best Way to Destroy a Franchise - C: The Conta Advanture (PSX)
#1 Game We Love to Hate - NFL Xtreme (PSX)
#1 Game We Hate to Love - Jeopardy! (N64)
Best Ending - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Worst Ending - Quest 64 (N64)
Best Intro - Resident Evil 2 (PSX)
Best Special Effects - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
The Fashionably Late Award - Body Harvest (N64)
Best Reason to Use a Mute Button - Gex 64 (N64)
Best Use of a Vibrator - Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Most Improved - Tecmo
Best Print Ad - Trubo Prop Racing (PSX)
Worst Print Ad - Crach Bandicoot (PSX)
Game Bob Vila Would Enjoy Playing - WWF War Zone (N64/PSX)
Game Most Likely Yo Take Years To Finish - Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (N64)
(System Scores - John Davison / Dan Hsu / John Ricciardi / Shawn Smith / Sushi-X)
Playstation - 9.0 / 8.5 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0
Nintendo 64 - 8.0 / 8.0 / 7.5 / 8.5 / 7.5
Game Boy Pocket - N/A / 4.5 / 8.0 / 7.5 / 2.0
Nomad - N/A / 6.0 / 6.5/ 6.5 / 6.0
- 2000 -
Best Sequel - Soul Calibur (DC)
Worst Sequel - NFL Quarterback Club 2000 (N64)
Biggest Vaporware - Nuon
Most Hyped, Most Delayed - Perfect Dark (N64)
Best Party Game - You Don't Know Jack (PSX)
Most Ridiculously Ecpensive Game - Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
Most Number of Sequels Within a Sequel Street Fighter 3rd Strike (AC)
Retro Game that Should've Stayed Retro - Centipede (DC/PSX)
Game Most Bought by the EGM Staff - Soul Calibur (DC)
Most Innovative Controls - Ape Excape (PSX)
Worst Use of a License - Superman (N64)
Coolest Japanese Game (That Will Never Come Out Here) - Pepsi Man (PSX)
Game Most in Need of a Director's Cut - Lok: Soul Reaver (PSX)
Most Worthless Accessory - Dance Performer (by Naki)
Game Franchise We're Most Sick Of - Mortal Kombat
So Cute It Makes Us Sick - Pokemon Snap (N64)
Best Reason to Grow a Mullet - NASCAR 2000 (PSX)
Best Reason for Kryptonite - Superman (N64)
Most Blantant Pimping of a Mascot Character - Chocobo in Chocobo Racing (PSX)
Game that Should've Been the Coolest but was Crap - Superman (N64)
Hottest Game Babe - Soul Calibur Gals (DC)
Hottest Game Hunk - E-Sak of WWF Attitude (N64)
Best Dressed - The House of the Dead 2 Crew (DC)
Best Game for Lesbians - Xena: Warrior Princess (PSX)
Biggest Comeback - Sonic the Hedgehog
Most Blantant Rip-Off - Donkey Kong 64 ripping off BanjoKazooie ripping off Super Mario 64
Hardest Game - Choanki: Great Brother (PSX/JPN)
Biggest Loser in this Year's Awards - Superman (N64)
(System Scores - Che Chou / John Davison / Dan Hsu / Chris Johnson / Shawn Smith)
Dreamcast - 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.0 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.0 / 9.5 / 8.0 / 9.0 / 8.5
Nintendo 64 - 9.5 / 8.5 / 8.0 / 6.0 / 6.5
Game Boy Color - 9.0 / 9.0 / 3.5 / 9.0 / 6.0
- 2001 -
Most Disappointing Sports Title - World Series Baseball 2001 (DC)
Biggest Time Sucker - RPG Maker (PSX)
Best Sequel - Chrono Cross (PSX)
Game You Either Love or Leave - Ecco the Dolphin (DC)
Hardest Game - Alien Resurrection (PSX)
Most Disappointing Sequel - Legend of Mana (PSX)
Hottest Game Babe- Ulala (Space Channel 5/DC)
Most Innovative - Seaman (DC)
Hottest Game Hunk - Tony Hawk
Best Mullet Placement - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (DC/PSX)
EGM Editor's Most Bought Game - Perfect Dark (N64)
Best Game for Making Your Own Game - RPG Maker (PSX)
Best Sound Effects - Medal of Honor: Underground (PSX)
Less Is More Award - Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (PSX)
So Cute it Made us Sick - PS One (Hardware)
Ad We Never Want To See Again - Sega's Virtua Tennis Ad
(System Scores - Kraig Kujawa / Dan Leahy / Mark MacDonald / Greg Sewart / Michael Stassus)
Playstation 2 - 9.0 / 9.0 / 6.5 / 8.5 / 9.0
Playstation - 9.5 / 6.0 / 9.0 / 9.5 / 8.0
PC Computers - 6.5 / 7.5 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 8.0
Nintendo 64 - 8.0 / 6.0 / 5.0 / 7.0 / 6.0
Game Boy Color - 7.5 / 7.0 / 7.0 / 8.0 / 7.0
Dreamcast - 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.0 / 9.5
