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=== Arcade Awards / Electronic Gaming Awards === {{main|Electronic Games}} The Arcade Awards, also known as the Arkie Awards, was one of the first video game awards, dating back to the [[golden age of arcade video games]] and lasting up until the [[North American video game crash of 1983|North American video game industry crash]]. It was held since 1980 (for games released in 1979 and earlier) and were announced annually by ''[[Electronic Games]]'' magazine since 1981, covering several different platform categories.<ref name="eg_archive"/> Following the magazine's revival in 1992, it published the Electronic Gaming Awards in January 1993 for the best video games released in 1992.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Electronic Gaming Awards|journal=Electronic Games|year=1993|month=January|issue=38|pages=26β7|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/00_happy_new_year_1993.htm|accessdate=5 February 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| Year ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[Arcade game|Arcade]] ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[Dedicated console|Standalone]] ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[Console game|Console]] ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[PC game|Computer]] |- | '''1992''' (7th) |colspan="2" | ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' |colspan="2" | ''[[NHLPA Hockey '93]]''<br />''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' |- | '''1984''' (6th) | ''[[Star Wars (1983 video game)|Star Wars]]'' | ''[[Zaxxon]]'' | ''Space Shuttle'' | ''[[Ultima III: Exodus]]'' |- | rowspan="2" | '''1983''' (5th) | rowspan="2" | ''[[Pole Position (video game)|Pole Position]]'' | rowspan="2" | ''[[Q*bert]]'' | '''Over 16K''': ''[[Lady Bug (video game)|Lady Bug]]'' | rowspan="2" | ''[[Lode Runner]]'' |- | '''Under 16K''': ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' |- | '''1982''' (4th) | ''[[Tron (video game)|Tron]]'' | ''[[Galaxian]]'' | ''[[Demon Attack]]'' | ''[[David's Midnight Magic]]'' |- | '''1981''' (3rd) | colspan="2" | ''[[Pac-Man]]'' | ''[[Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]]'' | ''[[Star Raiders]]'' |- | '''1980''' (2nd) | colspan="2" | ''[[Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]]'' | colspan="2" | ''[[Superman (Atari 2600 video game)|Superman]]'' |- | '''1979''' (1st) | colspan="4" | ''[[Space Invaders]]'' |}
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