OK, some of us weren't paying attention in 2002, so let's take a trip back in time... :scatter:
REMEMBER: this relates to games released in 1982 ONLY!
What games should be in the TOP 10?
Best System?
Best Sleeper?
Best Graphics?
Best Soundtrack?
Best New Character?
Best Developer?
Best Peripheral?
Worst Game of the Year?
Worst New Character?
Most Disappointing?
Add your own categories if you want.
CrazyImpmon
12-20-2002, 01:58 PM
Best System? Atari 2600 (it was still selling strong)
Best Sleeper? Vectrex - I think they were released in '82
Best Graphics? Atari 5200
Best Soundtrack? ??? most games didn't have soundtracks anyway. When was Pitfall 2 released?
Best New Character? Pac Man
Best Developer? Activision
Best Peripheral? Wico controller for 5200
Worst Game of the Year? ET for 2600
Worst New Character? can't think of any.
Most Disappointing? ET for 2600
digitalpress
12-20-2002, 02:03 PM
Our choices, by Digital Press, December 20th, 1982:
What games should be in the TOP 10?
Advanced D&D Cloudy Mountain (Intellivision)
B-17 Bomber (Intellivision)
Burgertime (Intellivision)
Dragonstomper (Atari 2600)
Escape from the Mindmaster (Atari 2600)
Ladybug (ColecoVision)
Megamania (Atari 2600)
Solar Fox (Atari 2600)
Starmaster (Atari 2600)
Towering Inferno (Atari 2600)
Best System?
What a year it was! Vectrex, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision... our nod goes to the ColecoVision. C64 won out in the long run but not in 1982.
Best Sleeper?
ColecoVision Ladybug. This Universal coin-op was so rarely seen in the arcades, but Coleco saw something in it. Rightly so, the game is brilliant, and just the change of pace maze game fans were looking for.
Best Graphics?
Super Zaxxon (C64). Mmmm... robot boss.
Best Soundtrack?
Who can forget the finger-snapping, toe-tapping beat of Mattel's Snafu? Hands down best music of the year, and the sound effects are pretty memorable too.
Best New Character?
Bounty Bob (Miner 2049'er) over Pitfall Harry by a nose. Pitfall Harry will probably go on to be the more recognized character by 1990 but damn if Bounty Bob can't do it all. He's got offensive powers, jumping skillz, and he can operate heavy machinery! We love him.
Best Developer?
Activision. What a track record! Barnstorming, Grand Prix, Megamania, Pitfall!, River Raid, Sky Jinks, Starmaster... all in one year! Head and shoulders above the rest here.
Best Peripheral?
Arcadia/Starpath SuperCharger showed us what the Atari 2600 could do with just a little help. And... WOW.
Worst Game of the Year?
This game might be heralded some day as "worst game EVER"! That's right, it's Data Age's Sssnake. What the hell? Is it a Centipede clone? Am I being attacked by a snake or a locomotive? Why can't I move freely inside this block and what exactly is holding me back?
Worst New Character?
Either the Gopher or the farmer from Gopher. You want to kill both of them!
Most Disappointing?
Tough one. Both are Atari headscratchers, and we're torn between the much-hyped and much-maligned (and much boring) Swordquest Series. Neither Earthworld or Fireworld held our attention for very long, even with the promise of a priceless piece of jewelry as incentive... and then there's E.T. ... well, it's not a terrible game but it's not what we expected. I wouldn't be surprised if this fails miserably this holiday season and ends up in a landfill in the desert! Haw haw.