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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
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|+'''Council Members''' | |||
|'''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]''' (chairman) | |||
|- | |||
|[[Alexis|Gregory Janson]] | |||
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|[[Matt Williams]] | |||
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|[[Kevin Vance]] | |||
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|[[Darren Hewer]] | |||
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|[[Scott Hammack]] | |||
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|[[Luke Drelick]] | |||
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|[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]] | |||
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|[[yenrab|Barney9651]] | |||
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| | |[[Creator|Evan Furchtgott]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|+ '''Nominees''' | |+ '''Nominees''' | ||
!colspan=2 style="padding-right:2em;"| | !colspan=2|Best Action Game | ||
!style="padding-right:2em;"| | |||
!colspan=2|Best Adventure Game | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | | | | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#ea6;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#ea6;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Nick Brick]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Nick Brick]]||''[[Jubal Scharold]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Brothers]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bomb Brothers]]||''[[Otto Germain|Jeremy Lamar]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Crystal Cities]]||''[[ZZFreak|Millenium Software]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Crystal Cities]]||''[[ZZFreak|Millenium Software]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Super Zero II]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Super Zero II]]||''[[Visitech]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zog the Hunter]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| || | | | || || | | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zeux series#Zeux II: Caverns of Zeux|Caverns of Zeux]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Zeux series#Zeux II: Caverns of Zeux|Caverns of Zeux]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan=2 | !colspan=2|Best Comedy Game | ||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Puzzle Game | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Darkness]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Darkness]]||style="font-weight:bold"|''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Flik!]]||''[[Helios Software]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Flik!]]||''[[Helios Software]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Funky Chunkey Monkey]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Funky Chunkey Monkey]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Calmness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Calmness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Oh No, Not Another Star Wars Parody!]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Oh No, Not Another Star Wars Parody!]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]'' | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | | | | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#aab;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#aab;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Yapok Sundria|Yapok Sundria 2, Castle of the Aardvarks]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Yapok Sundria|Yapok Sundria 2, Castle of the Aardvarks]]||''[[Yapok Jr.|Daniel Haug]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan=2 | !colspan=2|Best Graphics | ||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Sound/Music | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em;background:#aab;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="background:#aab;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | | | | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;font-weight:bold;background:#aab;"|[[Weirdness]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#aab;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]'' | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | | | | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;background:#ea6;"|[[Honor Quest]]||style="background:#ea6;"|''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Slimed]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Slimed]]||''[[Helios Software]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Engine (game)|Engine]]||''[[Luke Drelick]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;background:#ec6;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||style="font-weight:bold;background:#ec6;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan=2 | !colspan=2|Best Demo | ||
! | |||
!colspan=2|Best Utility/Engine | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||style=" font-weight:bold;"|''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[MZX Encyclopedia]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[Software Visions]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted]]||style=" | |style="padding-right:1em;background:#ec6;"|[[Orb of the Twisted]]||style="background:#ec6;"|''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smileys]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Smileys]]||''[[myth|Adam Parrish]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Sivion]]||''[[Monthigos|Clint Neilson]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Autoscroll]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Autoscroll]]||''[[Kevin Vance]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Bloodgate]]||''[[Tom Ivey]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Majik Boomerang Engine]]||''[[Majik]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Majik Boomerang Engine]]||''[[Majik]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[The Game of Murder, | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[The Game of Murder, Death, Doom and Destruction|TGOMDDAD]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]'' | ||
| | | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Saint Games Sword Engine]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Saint Games Sword Engine]]||''[[Wondercow|Luke St. Clair]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan=2 | !colspan=2|Best Website/Internet Resource | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Megazeux Stockpile]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Megazeux Stockpile]]||style="font-weight:bold;"|''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]'' | ||
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|style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Scott Hammack#Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page|Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]'' | |style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Scott Hammack#Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page|Scott Hammack's Megazeux Page]]||''[[Scott Hammack]]'' | ||
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|+'''Ampersands''' | |||
!style="padding-right:1em;"|Award!!style="padding-right:1em"|Winner!!Author | |||
|- style="background:#ec6;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Gold'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#aab;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Silver'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#ea6;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Bronze'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|+''' | |+'''Category Winners''' | ||
| | !style="padding-right:1em;"|Category!!style="padding-right:1em;"|Winner!!Author | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Action-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Damaged Mind]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | ||
|- style="background:#ea6;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Adventure Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Honor Quest]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Comedy Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Darkness]]||''[[Darren Hewer]]'' | ||
|- style="background:#aab;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Puzzle-Oriented Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#ec6;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Graphics'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Orb of the Twisted|Orb of the Twisted Demo]]||''[[Legendd|Nathan Ridley]]'' | |||
|- style="background:#aab;" | |||
|style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Sound/Music'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Weirdness]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Demo/Unfinished Game'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[Quest of Durin|Quest of Durin Prerelease]]||''[[Adam Parrish]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Utility/Engine'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Encyclopedia|MegaZeux Encyclopedia v1a]]||''[[Software Visions]]'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |style="padding-right:1em;"|'''Best Website/Internet Resource'''||style="padding-right:1em;"|[[MegaZeux Stockpile]]||''[[yenrab|Barney9651]]'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
====1997==== | ====1997==== | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/19981205130919/http://www.inquo.net/~myth/awards/index.html Original MZXEA 1997 Page])'' | [http://web.archive.org/web/19981205130919/http://www.inquo.net/~myth/awards/index.html Original MZXEA 1997 Page])'' | ||
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* [[Veloso's MiniCounters]] -- ''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Greg Falcon]])'' | * [[Veloso's MiniCounters]] -- ''[[Autumn Dreams]] ([[Greg Falcon]])'' | ||
* [[MZXPack]] -- ''[[Brad Faler]]'' | * [[MZXPack]] -- ''[[Brad Faler]]'' | ||
** [[ | ** [[MZX Encyclopedia|MZX Encyclopedia IIa]] -- ''[[Matt Williams]]'' | ||
Best Internet Resource | Best Internet Resource |
Revision as of 15:11, 16 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 Furchtgott |
Award | Winner | Author |
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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
Best Action Game
* Midnight Bomber vs the City -- Impulse Software (?) * Talon's Tale -- Jeremy Lamar ** Time Trial -- Destiny Software (?) * Tae Kwon Do Joe -- Eon Entertainment (?)
Best Adventure Game
* Honor Quest II -- Chapter 1 -- Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer) * Honor Quest Special Edition -- Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer and Adam Parrish) *& Eggplant Adventure -- Draconic Creations (Casey McCann) * Portals -- Damien Wellman/SkidMark Int'l * Blade of Islan -- Duky Incorporated (Luke Drelick)
Best Comedy
*& Cans ][ -- Destiny Software (inmate2993) * Final Fantasy EdVenture -- Duky Incorporated (Luke Drelick) * MegaZeux Superstar -- Autumn Dreams (Greg Falcon) * Smiley RPG -- Destiny Software (?) * Spirit Revenge -- Autumn Dreams (Yenrab)
Best Puzzle Game
** Dylan's Gems -- Stargazer * Bomb Threat -- Intervision Software (?) * Darbytown II -- DNB Productions (?)
Best Graphics
* Xenogenesis -- Autumn Dreams * Zog the Hunter 2 demo -- Autumn Dreams (Nathan Ridley) * Blade of Islan -- Duky Incorporated (Luke Drelick) * Honor Quest Special Edition -- Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer) ** Booshkies -- Draconic Creations (Eric Drobile)
Best Sound/Music
*& Honor Quest Special Edition -- Autumn Dreams (Darren Hewer and Adam Parrish) * Dylan's Gems -- Stargazer * Blade of Islan -- Duky Incorporated (Luke Drelick) * Spirit Revenge -- Autumn Dreams (yenrab) * MegaZeux Superstar -- Autumn Dreams (Greg Falcon)
Best Demo
** Xenogenesis -- Autumn Dreams * Booshkies -- Draconic Creations (Eric Drobile) * Shining Legend demo -- Autumn Dreams (?) * Bernard the Bard Demo -- Jeremy Lamar * Sivion (final) demo -- Autumn Dreams (Clint Neilson)
Best Utility/Engine
* ASTeRiCk's PCX2CHR converter -- ASTeRiCk * Legendd's PALFADE utility -- [[Autumn Dreams (Nathan Ridley) * Veloso's MiniCounters -- Autumn Dreams (Greg Falcon) * MZXPack -- Brad Faler ** MZX Encyclopedia IIa -- Matt Williams
Best Internet Resource
** MegaZeux World -- Evan Furchgott * Realm of MegaZeux -- Adam Parrish * MegaZealot: Links -- Darren Hewer * mWorld -- Matt Williams * MZX Gamer -- Brett Smith
2000
(I will do these later, or someone else can. Relevant details are at [2])