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1982 Nominees
Arcade/Shooter
 | Parsec -- Texas Instruments, © 1982 |
 | Choplifter -- Broderbund, © 1982 |
 | Fort Apocalypse -- Synapse, © 1982 |
 | Grid Runner -- HES, © 1982 |
 | Pinball Construction Set -- Electronic Arts, © 1982 |
 | Cloudburst -- Tensor Technology, Inc., © 1982 (VIC-20) |
 | Serpentine -- Broderbund, © 1982 |
 | Necromancer -- Synapse, © 1982 |
Jump and Run/Platform
 | Lode Runner -- Broderbund, © 1982 |
 | Miner 2049er -- Big Five, © 1982 |
 | Shamus -- Synapse, © 1982 |
 | Aztec Challenge -- Cosmi, © 1982 |
Flight Sim
 | Hellcat Ace -- Microprose, © 1982 (Sid Meir and Wild Bill Stealey
created and formed Microprose) |
Adventure
 | Deadline -- Infocom, © 1982 |
RPG
 | Telengard -- Avalon Hill, © 1982 |
 | Wizardry II -- Sir-Tech, © 1982 |
 | Ultima II -- Sierra On-Line, © 1982 |
Strategy
 | The Cosmic Balance -- SSI, © 1982? |
 | Galactic Gladiators -- SSI, © 1982 |
Wargame
 | Dnieper River Line -- Avalon Hill, © 1982 |
 | North Atlantic 86 -- SSI, © 1982 |
 | Germany 1985 -- SSI, © 1982 |
 | Legionnaire -- Avalon Hill, © 1982 |

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