Game of the Year 1996
Super Mario 64
2 Game of the Year awards
Super Mario 64 took 50.0% of the 4 GOTY awards tracked for 1996, ahead of Diablo and Sakura Wars.
Partial season.
Our census begins in 2003. For 1996 we list only the awards we could source one at a time, so this is a record that these awards happened — not a count of how many were given. It must not be compared with a tracked season; see the methodology.
Award totals — 1996
Every game that won at least one Game of the Year award in 1996, ranked by wins.
Who voted for what
All 4 tracked awards for 1996, from 3 countries. 0 were readers' or community votes. Tap a column heading to sort.
| Media outlet | Country | Their GOTY |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) | United States | Super Mario 64 |
| GameSpot | United States | Diablo |
| Golden Joystick Awards | United Kingdom | Super Mario 64 |
| Japan Game Awards | Japan | Sakura Wars |