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The 1994 Nintendo Power Awards was the 7th annual Awards published in the May 1995 issue (volume 72) of Nintendo Power magazine. Its nominees were listed in volume 70.

Since there were two gaming devices (Super Nintendo and Game Boy) included in the Awards, some of the categories were divided up for each one. Final Fantasy III and Donkey Kong Country dominated the awards, combining for over half of them.

Winners and Nominees[]

The following is the list of winners and nominees.

Best Graphics and Sound (SNES)

Best Graphics and Sound (SNES)

Best Graphics and Sound (Game Boy)

Best Graphics and Sound (Game Boy)

Best Theme and Fun (SNES)

Best Theme and Fun (SNES)

Best Theme and Fun (Game Boy)

Best Theme and Fun (Game Boy)

Best Challenge (SNES)

Best Challenge (SNES)

Best Challenge (Game Boy)

Best Challenge (Game Boy)

Best Play Control (SNES)

Best Play Control (SNES)

Best Play Control (Game Boy)

Best Play Control (Game Boy)

Best Epic

Best Epic

Best Tournament Fighter

Best Tournament Fighter

Best Sports Game

Best Sports Game

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Hero

Best Hero

Worst Villain

Worst Villain

Best Goodie

Best Goodie

Worst Baddie

Worst Baddie

Best Original Character

Best Original Character

Coolest Weapon or Item
Coolest Weapon or Item
Best Setting or Story

Best Setting or Story

Coolest Transportation

Coolest Transportation

Best Move

Best Move

Best Overall

Best Overall

Total number of nominations[]

The following lists the number of nominations for each game.

  1. Super Metroid - 16 nominations
  2. Donkey Kong Country - 15 nominations
  3. Final Fantasy III - 14 nominations
  4. Earthworm Jim - 10 nominations
  5. Mortal Kombat II (SNES) - 6 nominations
  6. NBA Jam (SNES) - 5 nominations
  7. Super Return of the Jedi - 5 nominations
  8. Blackthorne - 4 nominations
  9. Donkey Kong (GB) - 4 nominations
  10. Mega Man V - 4 nominations
  11. NBA Live 95 - 4 nominations
  12. Super Punch-Out!! - 4 nominations
  13. Uniracers - 4 nominations
  14. Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! - 4 nominations
  15. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - 4 nominations
  16. Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage - 3 nominations
  17. Demon's Crest - 2 nominations
  18. Illusion of Gaia - 2 nominations
  19. The Lion King (SNES) - 2 nominations
  20. Mega Man X2 - 2 nominations
  21. Mortal Kombat II (GB) - 2 nominations
  22. Samurai Shodown - 2 nominations
  23. Super Street Fighter II - 2 nominations
  24. The Adventures of Batman & Robin - 1 nomination
  25. Brain Lord - 1 nomination
  26. Breathe of Fire (SNES) - 1 nomination
  27. Brutal: Paws of Fury - 1 nomination
  28. C2: Judgement Clay - 1 nomination
  29. Contra: The Alien Wars (GB) - 1 nomination
  30. Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions (GB) - 1 nomination
  31. Dragon View - 1 nomination
  32. Fatal Fury 2 - 1 nomination
  33. FIFA International Soccer - 1 nomination
  34. The Jungle Book (GB) - 1 nomination
  35. Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball - 1 nomination
  36. Lester the Unlikely - 1 nomination
  37. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 - 1 nomination
  38. Madden 95 - 1 nomination
  39. NBA Jam (GB) - 1 nomination
  40. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure - 1 nomination
  41. seaQuest DSV - 1 nomination
  42. Super Bomberman 2 - 1 nomination
  43. Tetris 2 (GB) - 1 nomination
  44. Tin Star - 1 nomination
  45. The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang - 1 nomination
  46. Uncharted Waters: New Horizons - 1 nomination
  47. WildSnake - 1 nomination
  48. WWF Raw - 1 nomination

Total number of awards[]

The following lists the number of awards for each game.

  1. Final Fantasy III - 7 awards
  2. Donkey Kong Country - 6 awards
  3. Donkey Kong (GB) - 2 awards
  4. NBA Jam (SNES) - 2 awards
  5. Earthworm Jim - 1 award
  6. Mortal Kombat II (SNES) - 1 award
  7. Mortal Kombat II (GB) - 1 award
  8. Super Metroid - 1 award
  9. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - 1 award

Voting[]

Readers of the magazine were presented with the list of nominees in Nintendo Power volume 70. The internet was still fairly new at that time, so votes had to be cast by sending in the postcard that was included within the pages of the magazine. The votes were then tallied and announced in the pages of Nintendo Power volume 72.

Trivia[]

  • The internet was still fairly new at that time, so votes had to be cast by mailing in the postcard that was included within the pages of the magazine.


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