Friday, 19th May 2023

Electronic Games Arcade Awards: 1983

Electronic Games was the first magazine dedicated to the video game world, published in the United States. Electronic Games ran from October 15 1981 to 1997 under different titles (Computer Entertainment, Intelligent Gamer, etc). The magazine is notable for holding the first Game of the Year Award ceremony, called (obviously) the Arcade Awards. The Arcade Awards were an annual award that took place every year from 1979 to 1984, then, after a hiatus, in 1992 and 1993.

This is a list of the best games published in 1983.

1983
3-D Sky Attack Mini-Arcade Game of the Year
Tomytronic 3D
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Best Adventure Game
Intellivision
Archon: The Light and the Dark Most Innovative Computer Game
Atari 8-bit
Centipede Best Computer Action Game
Atari 8-bit
Donkey Kong Jr. Best Videogame Audio/Visual Effects
ColecoVision
Dragon's Lair Best Coin-Op Game Audio/Visual Effects
Free Fall Most Humorous Computer Game
Apple II
Frogger Best Arcade-to-Home Computer Game Translation
Atari 8-bit
Kangaroo Best Arcade-to-Home Videogame Translation
Atari 5200
Lady Bug Videogame of the Year (16K or more ROM memory)
ColecoVision
Learning With the Leeper Best Educational Computer Game
Apple II
Lode Runner Computer Game of the Year
Apple II
M.U.L.E. Best Multi-Player Computer Game
Atari 8-bit
Miner 2049er Electronic Game of the Year (Players Pick)
Apple II, Atari 8-bit
Ms. Pac-Man Videogame of the Year (Less than 16K ROM memory)
Atari 2600
Pole Position Coin-Op Game of the Year
Q*bert Most Innovative Coin-Op Game
Q*bert Stand-Alone Game of the Year
Parker Brothers
River Raid Best Action Videogame
Atari 2600
Vanguard Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Videogame
Atari 5200
Witness Best Computer Adventure
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS
Xevious Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op Game