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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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