Award Winner (8-bit)[8] Winner (16-bit) Runners-up Game of the Year Operation Wolf Speedball Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2 Best Graphics of the Year Armalyte Rocket Ranger Last Ninja 2, Starglider 2 Best Soundtrack of the Year Bionic Commando International Karate + RoboCop, Starglider 2 Best Simulation Game of the Year Microprose Soccer Falcon Project Stealth Fighter, F/A-18 Interceptor Adventure Game of the Year Corruption Fish! Ingrid's Back Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year Operation Wolf Operation Wolf R-Type, Pac-Mania Software House of the Year Ocean Software Mirrorsoft U.S. Gold Programmer of the Year John Phillips The Bitmap Brothers Mev Dink, John Twiddy C&VG Console Award Thunder Blade (Sega Master System) R-Type (PC Engine)