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9-519: Oil Barons received mixed reviews and was awarded a Certificate of Merit in the category of "1984 Best Multi-Player Video Game/Computer Game" at the fifth annual Arkie Awards . Ahoy! criticized the pace of the game, noting that each player had to "sit at the computer for several minutes. Other players can use this time to strategize, but things can get pretty slow. Oil Barons , for all its complexity, may not keep you entertained while you are waiting." This strategy video game –related article

18-616: A slightly different cover than initially advertised. Electronic Games is notable for hosting the Arcade Awards , or Arkie Awards , the first " Game of the Year " award ceremony simultaneously running in Video ' s " Arcade Alley " column. The following games are the winners of the magazine's annual Arcade Awards. The awards for each year took place in the January of the following year. No single game

27-620: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arkie Awards Electronic Games was the first dedicated video game magazine published in the United States and ran from October 15, 1981, to 1997 under different titles. It was co-founded by Bill Kunkel , Joyce Worley, and Arnie Katz. The history of Electronic Games originates in the consumer electronics magazine, Video . Initially video games were covered sporadically in Deeny Kaplan's regular "VideoTest Reports" column. In

36-411: The golden age of arcade video games and the second generation of consoles , up until 1985, following the video game crash of 1983 . The magazine was briefly revived during the 16-bit era in the early 1990s, but ended in 1995 and was renamed to Fusion . Initially, the release of the first issue was scheduled for October 15, 1981. However, the release was postponed to October 29, 1981 and featured

45-639: The January 1985 issue of Electronic Games . Following the magazine's revival in 1992, it published the Electronic Gaming Awards in March 1993, where editors nominated several games for each category and the readers would vote which games win. The following were the winners and nominees for 1992. The following games were the winners and nominees for the EG Awards of 1993, with nominees chosen by editors and winners voted by readers. From May 1982 onwards,

54-405: The field of video games of the year 1981. The 1982 Arcade Awards were published in the March 1982 issue of Electronic Games . The 4th "Arkies" cover games published between October 1, 1981, and October 1, 1982, and were published in the January 1983 issue of Electronic Games . The 5th "Arkies" were published in the January 1984 issue of Electronic Games . The 6th "Arkies" were printed in

63-424: The magazine carried out a reader poll in each issue to see which are the most popular games of the month among its readers, up until the January 1985 issue. The top-ranking games in these polls are listed below. The games that were top-ranked the most in these 1982 polls were: The games that were top-ranked the most in these 1983 polls were: The games that were top-ranked the most in these 1984 polls were: There

72-419: The summer of 1979, Video decided to launch a new column to focus on video games. Arcade Alley became a regular column and would represent a journalistic first. Written by Bill Kunkel, Arnie Katz (initially pseudonymously writing as Frank T. Laney II), and Joyce Worley, the three writers became close friends and in 1981 they founded Electronic Games magazine. The magazine was active from Winter 1981, during

81-615: Was allowed to win more than one award in the same year. According to the Winter 1981 issue of Electronic Games , the 1980 Arcade Awards (i.e., the first set of "Arkies") were announced in February 1980 and covered all hardware and software produced prior to January 1, 1980. The 1981 edition of the awards reflects accomplishments during the 12 months of the preceding year. The third annual Arcade Awards were sponsored jointly by Video and Electronic Games and honored outstanding achievements in

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