Saturday, 6th March 2021

Electronic Games Arcade Awards: Games of the Year 1979

Electronic Games was a magazine published in the 1980s and the 1990s entirely focused on video games (one of the first ones, if you think about it). Every year, Electronic Games magazine held a Game of the Year "Arcade Awards".

These are the best games published in 1979 according to Electronic Games Arcade Awards.

1979
Air-Sea Battle Best Target Game
Atari VCS
Bally Best Audio and Visual Effects
Arcade/Bally
Basketball Most Innovative Game
Atari VCS
Cosmic Conflict Best S.F. Game
Odyssey
Football Best Sports Game
Bally Professional Arcade
Golf Best Solitaire Game
Odyssey
Space Invaders Game of the Year
Arcade
Video Olympics Best Pong Variant
Atari VCS