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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Time Trial]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Time Trial]]||''[[Destiny Software]] (?)'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Casey McCann]])'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Eggplant Adventure]]||''[[Draconic Creations]]<br>([[Casey McCann]])'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]] ([[inmate2993]])'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans ][]]||''[[Destiny Software]]<br>([[inmate2993]])'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dylan's Gems]]||''[[Stargazer]]'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]] ([[Eric Drobile]])'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies]]||''[[Draconic Creations]]<br>([[Eric Drobile]])'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Darren Hewer]])'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest Special Edition]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]<br>([[Darren Hewer]])'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Xenogenesis]]||''[[Autumn Dreams]]'' | ||
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20010405044452/mzxea.wmute.net/about.html Original MZXEA 2000 Page] | |||
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|+'''Council Members''' | |||
|'''[[Hercules|Sander Pieterse]]''' (chairman) | |||
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|[[Kevin Vance]] | |||
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|[[Wervyn]] | |||
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|[[Matt Williams]] | |||
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|[[Niels Reyngoud]] | |||
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|[[Exophase|Gilead Kutnick]] | |||
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|[[Kayin Nasaki|Michael O'Reilly]] | |||
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|[[Luke Drelick]] | |||
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|[[Ibrahim]] | |||
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|[[Xwing1056]] | |||
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{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px" | |||
|+ '''Nominees''' | |||
!colspan=2|Best Action Game | |||
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!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Combat Trainer]]||''[[Arctic Fusion]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dungeons of Dismay]]||''[[PenguZ]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[A Hidden Anomaly]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]'' | |||
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!colspan=2|Best Comedy Game | |||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Inmate2993]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Gates: the Puzzles]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[MenTaLguY]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Snarfoogle]]||''[[Cheezit]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Keep Smilin']]||''[[Sai'ke|Spazz]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MZX Tetris]]||''[[ASTeRiCk]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdland|Weirdland 5]]||''[[Esdemo1]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Doom Keep]]||''[[seanarcher]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Insanifest]]||''[[Inmate2993]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness Special Edition]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[RPG-RPG]]||''[[Eurakarte]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Brotherhood]]||''[[Hercules]]'' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=2|Best Graphics | |||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Akwende]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;background:#743;"|[[Adlo]]||style="background:#743;"|''[[craNKGod]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Corner]]||''[[Draconic Creations]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fiona's Sepulcher]]||''[[Chris van Wagoner]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Emotion MZX]]||''[[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#763;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||style="background:#763;"|''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;background:#556;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||style="background:#556;"|''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Kikan]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Blocks]]||''[[Big Bubba]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]'' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=2|Best Demo | |||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Day of Zeux Entry | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[Dark Nova]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]]<br>and [[Exophase]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Booshkies|Booshkies Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Beginning]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Battlesuits|Battlesuits Demo 2]]||''[[Gemini]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Freedom Bound]]||''[[Exophase]], [[Casey McCann|Starfire]]<br>and [[Ghent]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Amnesia|Amnesia Demo]]||''[[Graham Peet]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shadows of War]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zane: Professional Idiot|Zane: Professional Idiot Demo]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[War 2000]]||''[[Eric Drobile|Duhreetoh]] and [[zixyer]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Captain Proton and the Reality Rippers]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]] and [[Lipid]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Silent Thunder|Silent Thunder Demo]]||''[[Zoox1 and Zoox2]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Shiloh]]||''[[Myth]], [[Creator]] and [[Nebulah]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Fury of the Fuzzies]]||''[[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]], [[Lipid]]<br>and [[Diamond|Sei Mamoruno]]'' | |||
|- | |||
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine | |||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]],<br>[[MenTaLguY]]<br>and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia 2b]]||''[[Matt Williams]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[mWorld]]||''[[Matt Williams]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Circle Engine]]||''[[Exophase]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Interactive Fantasies|Interactive Fantasies ZZT/MZX Page]]||''[[Hercules]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Random Namer Engine]]||''[[Crusader]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Mode 7 Engine]]||''[[Akwende]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux 3D Engine]]||''[[Nathan Platt]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Get Password]]||''[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[GDMplay]]||''[[ajs|wizdom]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Original RPG Engine]]||''-unknown-'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zombie Engine]]||''[[zombieguy|ZombieBoy]]'' | |||
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|+'''Ampersands''' | |||
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author | |||
|- style="background:#763;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#556;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#743;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]'' | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="padding:1em; border:1px solid black;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3px" | |||
|+'''Category Winners''' | |||
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author | |||
|- style="background:#743;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Adlo]]||''[[craNKGod]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bernard the Bard]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#556;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Cans|Cans 3]]||''[[Inmate2993]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Gates: The Puzzles]]||''[[MenTaLguY]]'' | |||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude|Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo]]||''[[Akwende]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#763;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine: The Second Attack]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Endless Journey: Ethen's Test|Endless Journey Demo]]||''[[Almighty Cow]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Day of Zeux Entry'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Dark Nova]]||''[[Guyver|Lacan]], [[Wervyn]]<br>and [[Exophase]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux#Spider Versions|MegaZeux Spider series]]||''[[Spider124]], [[JZig]],<br>[[MenTaLguY]]<br>and [[Kevin Vance|Kev Vance]]'' | |||
|- | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[DigitalMZX]]||''[[joshdw1]] and [[Maverick]]'' | |||
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Revision as of 15:32, 18 January 2008
The MegaZeux Excellence Awards (also known by its abbreviation, MZXEA) were conceived by Adam (myth) Parrish as an annually-held awards ceremony where the community voted on their favorite MegaZeux games released that year. In actuality, only three were ever held: the first two were held in 1996 and 1997, after which community interest began to wane. A final effort was made by Hercules to revive the tradition in 2000, which was ultimately to be the last MZXEA. In general, the perception was and is that there are not enough high-quality MZX games released on a yearly basis to justify the ceremony, and everyone is already aware of those games that are high-quality anyway. In addition, controversy over Luke Drelick engaging in ballot stuffing for his game, Engine 2, caused a decline in faith in the legitimacy and credibility of the awards.
Awards
The MZXEA had three major awards for best overall game, each represented by an ampersand (&). The Gold Ampersand went to the best game released that year, while the Silver and Bronze Ampersands were awarded to the two runners-up. Genre-specific awards were also given, including awards for Best Unfinished/Demo Game and Best DoZ Game. (This needs to be rewritten with specific rules and regulations, including a description of the council system. Relevant details are at [1])
History
1996
Adam Parrish (chairman) |
Gregory Janson |
Matt Williams |
Kevin Vance |
Darren Hewer |
Scott Hammack |
Luke Drelick |
Nathan Ridley |
Barney9651 |
Evan Furchgott |
Award | Winner | Author |
---|---|---|
Gold | Orb of the Twisted Demo | Nathan Ridley |
Silver | Weirdness | Software Visions |
Bronze | Honor Quest | Darren Hewer |
Category | Winner | Author |
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Best Action-Oriented Game | Damaged Mind | Darren Hewer |
Best Adventure Game | Honor Quest | Darren Hewer |
Best Comedy Game | Darkness | Darren Hewer |
Best Puzzle-Oriented Game | Weirdness | Software Visions |
Best Graphics | Orb of the Twisted Demo | Nathan Ridley |
Best Sound/Music | Weirdness | Software Visions |
Best Demo/Unfinished Game | Quest of Durin Prerelease | Adam Parrish |
Best Utility/Engine | MegaZeux Encyclopedia v1a | Software Visions |
Best Website/Internet Resource | MegaZeux Stockpile | Barney9651 |
1997
Casey McCann (chairman) |
Mike Sartin |
Brandon Franklin |
Ben Krause |
Henry Truong |
MenTaLboY |
Adam Parrish |
Brett Smith |
Evan Furchgott |
Jessamin Yu |
Award | Winner | Author |
---|---|---|
Gold | Honor Quest Special Edition | Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer) |
Silver | Eggplant Adventure | Draconic Creations (Casey McCann) |
Bronze | Cans ][ | Destiny Software (inmate2993) |
Category | Winner | Author |
---|---|---|
Best Action-Oriented Game | Time Trial | Destiny Software (?) |
Best Adventure Game | Eggplant Adventure | Draconic Creations (Casey McCann) |
Best Comedy Game | Cans ][ | Destiny Software (inmate2993) |
Best Puzzle-Oriented Game | Dylan's Gems | Stargazer |
Best Graphics | Booshkies | Draconic Creations (Eric Drobile) |
Best Sound/Music | Honor Quest Special Edition | Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer) |
Best Demo | Xenogenesis | Autumn Dreams |
Best Utility/Engine | MZX Encyclopedia IIa | Matt Williams |
Best Website/Internet Resource | MegaZeux World | Evan Furchgott |
2000
Sander Pieterse (chairman) |
Kevin Vance |
Wervyn |
Matt Williams |
Niels Reyngoud |
Gilead Kutnick |
Michael O'Reilly |
Luke Drelick |
Ibrahim |
Xwing1056 |
Award | Winner | Author |
---|---|---|
Gold | Engine: The Second Attack | Luke Drelick |
Silver | Bernard the Bard | Jeremy Lamar |
Bronze | Adlo | craNKGod |
Category | Winner | Author |
---|---|---|
Best Action-Oriented Game | Adlo | craNKGod |
Best Adventure Game | Bernard the Bard | Jeremy Lamar |
Best Comedy Game | Cans 3 | Inmate2993 |
Best Puzzle-Oriented Game | Gates: The Puzzles | MenTaLguY |
Best Graphics | Final Fantasy: Dynasty Prelude Demo | Akwende |
Best Sound/Music | Engine: The Second Attack | Luke Drelick |
Best Demo/Unfinished Game | Endless Journey Demo | Almighty Cow |
Best Day of Zeux Entry | Dark Nova | Lacan, Wervyn and Exophase |
Best Utility/Engine | MegaZeux Spider series | Spider124, JZig, MenTaLguY and Kev Vance |
Best Website/Internet Resource | DigitalMZX | joshdw1 and Maverick |