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INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS - RECIPIENTS

A. CONTENT AWARDS

I. CONSOLE

Action Game of the Year

    Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of America/Rare (N64)

Adventure Game of the Year

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)
Fighting Game of the Year

    WCW/NWO Revenge, THQ/Asmik of Japan (N64)

Racing Game of the Year

    Gran Turismo, Sony Computer Entertainment America/ Polyphony Digital Inc. (PS)

Role Playing Game of the Year

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Sports Game of the Year

    1080 Snowboarding, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Console Game of the Year

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)


II. PERSONAL COMPUTER

Action Game of the Year

    Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

Adventure Game of the Year

    Grim Fandango, LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C/ LucasArts Entertainment Company L.L.C

Role Playing Game of the Year

    Baldur's Gate, Interplay Productions/BioWare Corp.

Simulation Game of the Year

    Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada

Sports Game of the Year

    FIFA 99, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts Canada

Strategy Game of the Year

    Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Electronic Arts/Firaxis Games

Computer Game of the Year

    Half-Life, Sierra Studios/Valve

Creativity Title of the Year

    TIE

    3-D Castle Creator, IBM/Gravity, Inc.

    Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM, Mattel, Inc./ Gorilla

Children's Entertainment Title of the Year

    Disney/ Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game, Disney Interactive/ Traveller's Tale

Family Title of the Year

    National Geographic Maps, Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive/Broderbund/National Geographic Interactive

Educational Title of the Year (0-8 years)

    JumpStart Preschool, Knowledge Adventure/Knowledge Adventure

Educational Title of the Year (9-16 years)

    Thinkin' Science ZAP!, Edmark/Edmark


III. ONLINE

Action/Strategy Game of the Year

    Starsiege Tribes, Sierra Online/Dynamix, Inc.

Role Playing Game of the Year

    Ultima Online: The Second Age, Electronic Arts/Origin Systems, Inc.

Family/Board Game of the Year

    TIE

    Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online, Sony Online Entertainment/Sony Online Entertainment

    What's the big Idea?, Berkeley Systems/ Berkeley Systems

Entertainment Site of the Year

    Gamespot, Gamespot Inc./Gamespot Inc.

News/Information Site of the Year

    CNN.com/ColdWar, CNN Interactive/CNN Interactive

B.) CRAFT AWARDS

Outstanding Achievement in Art and Graphics

    Banjo-Kazooie, Team Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo of
Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Team Zelda Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music

    Road Rash 3D, Don Veca, Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts (PS)

Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Team Zelda Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)

Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development

    DMG Pokemon, Team Pokemon, Nintendo of America/Creatures Inc./Game Freak, Inc. (Game Boy)

B.) GAME OF THE YEAR

    Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo of America/Nintendo Co. Ltd. (N64)