1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Date	May 28, 1998
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Country	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Highlights
Most awards	GoldenEye 007 (4)
Most nominations	Final Fantasy VII; GoldenEye 007; Riven: The Sequel to Myst (6);
Interactive Title of the Year	GoldenEye 007
Hall of Fame	Shigeru Miyamoto

The 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 1st edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 1997 and the first three months of 1998. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held on the first day of E3 1998 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. There was not an official host of the award ceremony.^[1]^[2] All titles eligible for nomination were publicly release in North America between January 1, 1997 and March 31, 1998.^[3]

Final Fantasy VII, GoldenEye 007, and Riven: The Sequel to Myst were tied for receiving the most nominations. GoldenEye 007 took home the most awards, including "Interactive Title of the Year". Electronic Arts received the most nominations and had the most nominated games. Electronic Arts also tied with Broderbund for having the most awarded games. Rare and Nintendo won the most awards, with Rare as the developer and Nintendo as the publisher. There was a tie between Age of Empires and StarCraft for "PC Strategy Game of the Year". Carmen Sandiego had two award-winning titles for the PC awards "Edutainment" and "Skills Building" with Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? and Carmen Sandiego Word Detective, respectively. There was a category for "Arcade Game of the Year" in the initial category listing, but there weren't any finalists named for the category.^[4] This would be the only year "Interactive Title of the Year" was offered, and would be renamed "Game of the Year" going forward.

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of several of Nintendo franchises including Donkey Kong, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, and Star Fox, was the first inductee of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[5]^[6]^[7]^[2]

Interactive Title of the Year GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo‡ Age of Empires — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Blade Runner — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive Final Fantasy VII — SquareSoft, Sony Computer Entertainment PaRappa the Rapper — NanaOn-Sha, Sony Computer Entertainment Quake II — id Software, Activision Riven: The Sequel to Myst — Cyan Worlds, Red Orb Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment Turok: Dinosaur Hunter — Iguana Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design PaRappa the Rapper — NanaOn-Sha, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Dungeon Keeper — Bullfrog Productions, Electronic Arts Final Fantasy VII — SquareSoft, Sony Computer Entertainment GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo	Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics Riven: The Sequel to Myst — Cyan Worlds, Red Orb Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment‡ Blade Runner — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive Final Fantasy VII — SquareSoft, Sony Computer Entertainment GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, GT Interactive The Curse of Monkey Island — LucasArts
Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music PaRappa the Rapper — NanaOn-Sha, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Fallout — Black Isle Studios, Interplay Productions Interstate '76 — Activision Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, GT Interactive Outlaws — LucasArts Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — High Voltage Software, Interplay Productions	Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo‡ Blade Runner — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — Aces Game Studio, Microsoft NFL GameDay 98 — Sony Interactive Studios America NFL Quarterback Club 98 — Iguana Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — High Voltage Software, Interplay Productions Temujin — SouthPeak Interactive Ultima Online — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts

Content Awards

Console

Console Game of the Year^[a] GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo‡
Console Action Game of the Year GoldenEye 007 — Rare, Nintendo‡ Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Gex: Enter the Gecko — Crystal Dynamics, Midway Games Resident Evil 2 — Capcom Turok: Dinosaur Hunter — Iguana Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment	Console Adventure Game of the Year Final Fantasy VII — SquareSoft, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night — Konami Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee — Oddworld Inhabitants, GT Interactive Resident Evil 2 — Capcom Riven: The Sequel to Myst — Cyan Worlds, Red Orb Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment
Console Fighting Game of the Year WCW vs. nWo: World Tour — Asmik Ace Entertainment, THQ‡ Bloody Roar — Hudson Soft, Sony Computer Entertainment Bushido Blade — Lightweight, Sony Computer Entertainment Street Fighter EX Plus α — Arika, Capcom WCW Nitro — Inland Productions, THQ	Console Racing Game of the Year Diddy Kong Racing — Rare, Nintendo‡ Mario Kart 64 — Nintendo EAD Moto Racer — Delphine Software International, Electronic Arts NASCAR 98 — Stormfront Studios, Electronic Arts
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year Final Fantasy VII — SquareSoft, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Alundra — Matrix Software, Working Designs, Sony Computer Entertainment, Psygnosis Suikoden — Konami Wild Arms — Media.Vision, Sony Computer Entertainment	Console Sports Game of the Year International Superstar Soccer 64 — Konami‡ NASCAR 98 — Stormfront Studios, Electronic Arts NBA Live 98 — EA Canada NFL GameDay 98 — Sony Interactive Studios America NFL Quarterback Club 98 — Iguana Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment World Series Baseball '98 — Sega

Personal Computer

Computer Entertainment Title of the Year^[b] StarCraft — Blizzard Entertainment‡
PC Action Game of the Year Quake II — id Software, Activision‡ Carmageddon Max Pack — Stainless Games, Interplay Productions Die By the Sword — Treyarch, Interplay Productions Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II — LucasArts Redneck Rampage — Xatrix Entertainment, Interplay Productions Wing Commander: Prophecy — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts	PC Adventure Game of the Year Blade Runner — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive‡ Realms of the Haunting — Gremlin Interactive, Interplay Productions Riven: The Sequel to Myst — Cyan Worlds, Red Orb Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment Tex Murphy: Overseer — Access Software The Curse of Monkey Island — LucasArts The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time — Presto Studios, Red Orb Entertainment
PC Role-Playing Game of the Year Dungeon Keeper — Bullfrog Productions, Electronic Arts‡ Fallout — Black Isle Studios, Interplay Productions Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive Entertainment	PC Simulation Game of the Year Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — Aces Game Studio, Microsoft‡ F-22: Air Dominance Fighter — Digital Image Design, Infogrames Jane's Combat Simulations: F-15 — EA Baltimore Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow 2 — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — High Voltage Software, Interplay Productions
PC Sports Game of the Year FIFA Road to World Cup 98 — EA Canada‡ Links LS 1998 — Access Software NBA Action '98 — Visual Concepts, Sega NHL 98 — EA Canada Virtual Pool 2 — Celeris, VR Sports, Interplay Productions Warlords III: Reign of Heroes — Strategic Studies Group, Red Orb Entertainment	PC Strategy Game of the Year^[c] Age of Empires — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft‡ StarCraft — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Command & Conquer Gold — Westwood Studios, Virgin Interactive Entertainment Sid Meier's Gettysburg! — Firaxis Games, Electronic Arts Total Annihilation — Cavedog Entertainment, GT Interactive Warlords III: Reign of Heroes — Strategic Studies Group, Red Orb Entertainment
PC Creativity Title of the Year Orly's Draw-A-Story — ToeJam & Earl Productions, Broderbund‡ Barbie Cool Looks Fashion Designer — Mattel Media Disney's Magic Artist — ImageBuilder Software, Disney Interactive Print Artist Platinum — Sierra Home Print Master Platinum 4.0 — Mindscape The American Girls Premiere — The Learning Company	PC Edutainment Title of the Year Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? — Broderbund, The Learning Company‡ Ariel's Story Studio — Media Station, Disney Interactive Crayola Magic Wardrobe — Hyperspace Cowgirls, IBM Reader Rabbit's 1st Grade — KnowWare, The Learning Company Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool Deluxe — Children's Television Workshop, The Learning Company
PC Family/Kids Title of the Year Lego Island — Mindscape‡ Backyard Baseball — Humongous Entertainment, GT Interactive Secret Paths in the Forest — Purple Moon, Media Concrete, Convivial The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures — MECC, The Learning Company Tonka Search and Rescue — Media Station, Hasbro Interactive Ultimate Family Tree — Palladium Interactive	PC Skills Building Title of the Year Carmen Sandiego Word Detective — Broderbund‡ Disney's Learning: Ready to Read with Pooh — Disney Interactive Inside the SAT and ACT 98 Deluxe — The Princeton Review, Mindscape JumpStart 2nd Grade Math — Knowledge Adventure The ClueFinders' 3rd Grade Adventures — The Learning Company

Online

Online Game of the Year Ultima Online — Origin Systems, Electronic Arts‡ Air Warrior II — Kesmai, Interactive Magic Aliens Online — Kesmai, Mythic Entertainment, Fox Interactive GemStone III — Simutronics SubSpace — Burst Studios, Virgin Interactive
Online Entertainment Site of the Year Bezerk — Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision‡ Comedy Central Online Disney's Daily Blast - Disney Interactive Entertainment Asylum — AOL NBC TV's Home on the Web	Online News/Information Site of the Year CNN Online‡ ABC News Online Discovery Channel Online ESPN Sportszone GameSpot The Wall Street Journal Online The Washington Post Online

Hall of Fame Award

Shigeru Miyamoto^[8]

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Any game that was nominated for a console genre award was also a nominee for "Console Game of the Year". The same can be applied to nominees for personal computer awards and "Computer Entertainment Title of the Year".

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Game
6	Final Fantasy VII
	GoldenEye 007
	Riven: The Sequel to Myst
5	Blade Runner
4	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
4	Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
3	Age of Empires
	Dungeon Keeper
	Fallout
	Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
	NASCAR 98
	NFL GameDay 98
	NFL Quarterback Club 98
	PaRappa the Rapper
	Quake II
	Resident Evil 2
	The Curse of Monkey Island
	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
	Warlords III: Reign of Heroes
2^[d]	Ultima Online

Nominations by company
Nominations	Games	Company
24	10	Electronic Arts
21	8	Sony Computer Entertainment
17	7	Interplay Productions
12	6	The Learning Company
11	3	Red Orb Entertainment
10	4	Virgin Interactive
10	3	Nintendo
9		Westwood Studios
8		GT Interactive
	2	Acclaim Entertainment
	2	Rare
7	4	Disney Interactive
6	3	Broderbund
		Konami
		LucasArts
		Mindscape
		Origin Systems
	2	Iguana Entertainment
	2	Microsoft
	1	Cyan Worlds
	1	SquareSoft
5	2	Capcom
4		Activision
		Media Station
		Sega
		THQ
	1	High Voltage Software
		Oddworld Inhabitants
3		Black Isle Studios
		Bullfrog Productions
		Ensemble Studios
		NanaOn-Sha
		Strategic Studies Group
2^[e]		Kesmai

Multiple Awards

Games that received multiple awards
Awards	Game
4	GoldenEye 007
2	Final Fantasy VII
	PaRappa the Rapper
	StarCraft

Awards by company
Awards	Games	Company
5	2	Nintendo
5		Rare
4		Sony Computer Entertainment
3	3	Broderbund
3	3	Electronic Arts
2	2	Microsoft
	1	Blizzard Entertainment
		NanaOn-Sha
		SquareSoft

External links

Notes

^ All finalists for console awards are finalists for Console Game of the Year.
^ All finalists for personal computer awards are finalists for Computer Entertainment Title of the Year.
^ Ties between finalists.
^ Only listing games that were neither nominated for a console nor personal computer award.
^ Only listing companies that did not receive a nomination for a console or personal computer award.

References

^ "First Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "And the Winners Are..." GameSpot. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "News - Press Release 5". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "The Award - Categories". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
^ "The Award - Updates". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
^ "The Award - Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "And the Winner is..." GameSpot. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[8] All finalists for console awards are finalists for Console Game of the Year.

[9] All finalists for personal computer awards are finalists for Computer Entertainment Title of the Year.

[10] Ties between finalists.

[12] Only listing games that were neither nominated for a console nor personal computer award.

[13] Only listing companies that did not receive a nomination for a console or personal computer award.

[1] "First Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[WinnersAre-2] "And the Winners Are..." GameSpot. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[3] "News - Press Release 5". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[CategoryList-4] "The Award - Categories". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

[Finalists1998-5] "The Award - Updates". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 28 December 2022.

[Winners1998-6] "The Award - Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 15, 1998. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[7] "And the Winner is..." GameSpot. GameSpot. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[SpecialAwards-11] "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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