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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).
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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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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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