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1984 Nominees
Arcade/Shooter
 | Raid on Bungling Bay -- Broderbund, © 1984 |
 | Ghostbusters -- Activision, © 1984 |
 | Spy vs. Spy -- First Star Software, © 1984 |
 | G.I. Joe -- Epyx, © 1984 |
 | Skyfox -- Electronic Arts, © 1984 |
Jump and Run/Platform
 | Impossible Mission -- Epyx, © 1984 |
 | Castles of Dr. Creep -- Broderbund, © 1984 |
 | Boulder Dash -- First Star Software, © 1984 |
 | Knight Lore -- Ultimate?, © 1984? (Spectrum) |
Action-Based Sports
 | Summer Games -- Epyx, © 1984 |
Stategy-Based Sports
 | Micro League Baseball -- MicroLeague, ©1984 |
Fighting
 | Karateka -- Broderbund, © 1984 |
Driving
 | Pitstop II -- Epyx, © 1984 |
 | Rally Speedway -- Adventure International, © 1984 |
Military Flight Simulator
 | MiG Alley Ace -- Microprose, ©1984 |
 | F-15 Strike Eagle -- Microprose, © 1984 |
Space Combat Simulator
 | Elite -- Acornsoft, © 1984 (first appeared on the defunct BBC
Microcomputer (Acorn BBC B) in 1984) |
Action/Strategy
 | The Seven Cities of Gold -- Electronic Arts, © 1984 |
 | Mail Order Monsters -- Electronic Arts, © 1984 |
Adventure
 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Infocom, © 1984 |
 | King's Quest -- Sierra On-Line, © 1984 |
 | The Hobbit -- Addison-Wesley Publishing, © 1984 |
RPG
 | Below the Root -- Windham Classics, © 1984 |
 | Sundog -- FTL Games, © 1984 |
Strategy
 | The Ancient Art of War -- Broderbund, ©1984 |
Wargame
 | Carriers at War -- Strategic Studies Group, ©1984 |
 | Breakthrough in the Ardennes -- SSI, © 1984 |
 | Field of Fire -- SSI, © 1984 |

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