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Previous Golden Joystick award winners

Here a small selection of some of the smash-hit, epic Golden Joystick winners from previous years, now rendered in loving tribute as teensy-sized Flash versions on the web. Plus ca change, hein?

1982

Ultimate Game of the Year: Jetpac

The first ever winner was the amazing Jetpac for Sinclair Spectrim, by Ultimate Play the Game (who are still going strong in the form of Rare, and still producing modern games like Viva Pinata).

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1983

Strategy Game of the Year: The Hobbit

Complex, but addictive, text and simple-graphics version of the JRR Tolkien classic by Melbourne House. Shipped with a free copy of the novel (the single biggest cheat sheet ever).

Play an unofficial Flash version online (click on “Hobbit” when you get to that page)

1984

Best Original Game: Elite

Acornsoft's first big free-roaming game, Elite put a whole universe of fighting and adventure onto your home computer. Includes code based on the Fibonacci sequence!

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1986

Ultimate Game of the Year: Gauntlet

A splendid adaptation of the all-conquering arcade game won US Gold the title in 1986.

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1988

Ultimate Game of the Year: Outrun

Another excellent arcade cabinet made its debut on home machines as Sega’s master designer Yu Suzuki struck gold once more.

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2002

Ultimate Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto III

Rockstar’s free roaming crime-a-thon took all the plaudits for its 3D world and sandbox gameplay.

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2004

Ultimate Game of the Year: Doom 3

id’s all conquering blaster invented a new genre the first person shooter, with its brutal and horror themed gameplay.

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