The first Game of the Year I remember is the Academy of Interactive Arts & Science debut award, now known as the D.I.C.E. Awards. It was GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64, which beat out an interesting list of titles such as Final Fantasy VII, PaRappa the Rapper, and Age of Empires.
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