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1987 Nominees
Arcade/Shooter
| Midi Maze -- Hybrid Arts, © 1987 |
| Oids -- FTL, © 1987 |
Jump and Run/Platform
| Tower Toppler (Nebulus) -- Epyx/U.S. Gold (Hewson), © 1987 |
| Great Giana Sisters -- Rainbow Arts, © 1987 |
| Black Magic -- Datasoft, © 1987 |
| Wizball -- Ocean, © 1987 |
Flight Combat Simulator
| Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer -- Electronic Arts, © 1987 |
Sports
| Earl Weaver Baseball -- Electronic Arts, © 1987 |
Fantasy Sports
| Skate or Die -- Electronic Arts, © 1987 |
Fighting
| Death Sword (Barbarian) -- Epyx, © 1987 (licensed from Palace Software, Ltd.) |
Action/Strategy
| Pirates -- Microprose, © 1987 |
| The Sentry (The Sentinel) -- Firebird, © 1987 |
Action/Adventure
| Rocket Ranger -- CINEMAWARE, © 1987 |
| The Last Ninja -- Activision (System 3), © 1987 |
| The Three Stooges -- CINEMAWARE, © 1987 |
RPG
| Ultima V -- Origin Systems, © 1987 |
Adventure
| Leisure Suit Larry -- Sierra On-Line, © 1987 |
| Space Quest II -- Sierra On-Line, © 1987 |
| The Lurking Horror -- Infocom, © 1987 |
| Maniac Mansion -- Lucasfilm Ltd, © 1987 |
Strategy
| Empire "Wargame of the Century" -- Walter G. Bright and
Northwest Software © 1978 (© 1987 Intersel) |
| Breach -- Omnitrend, © 1987 |
| Strike Fleet -- Electronic Arts, © 1987 |
| Oil Imperium -- ReLine Software, © 1987? |
Wargame
| Battle Cruiser -- SSI, © 1987 |
| Wooden Ships and Iron Men -- Avalon Hill, © 1987 |
Board/Puzzle game
| Tetris -- Spectrum Holobyte, © 1987 (is this earliest version?) |
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