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Gamest Grand Prix (1987)
The 1st Gamest Grand Prix Awards were published in Gamest issue no. 17, February 1988.
Gamest's Best Games of 1987
Darius
After Burner
R-Type
Outrun
Dragon Spirit
The Genji & Heike Clans
Street Fighter
Shadowland
Ninja Kid II
Best Soundtrack Composition
The Genji & Heike Clans
Psycho Soldier
Wonder Momo
Victory Road
Life Force
Street Fighter
Darius
After Burner
Combat School
Ginga Ninkyouden
Best VGM
Darius
Outrun
Dragon Spirit
After Burner
Super Hang-On
The Genji & Heike Clans
Life Force
Rock 'n Rage
WEC Le Mans 24
Tie: Shadowland and R-Type
Best Graphics
After Burner
Darius
The Genji & Heike Clans
R-Type
Outrun
Street Fighter
Rabio Lepus
Shadowland
Alien Syndrome
Side Arms
Best Endings/Cutscenes
Darius
Dragon Spirit
The Genji & Heike Clans
Shadowland
Outrun
After Burner
Psycho Soldier
Monster Land
R-Type
1943
Top 5 Deluxe Cabinets
Outrun
After Burner
Darius
Super Hang-On
Tie: Street Fighter and Thunder Cepter II
Top 5 Standard Cabinets
R-Type
1943
Double Dragon
Dragon Spirit
Tie: Flying Shark and Shadowland
Most Popular Among Players
Outrun
Darius
After Burner
R-Type
Dragon Spirit
Best Overall Characters
Athema Asamiya (Psycho Soldier)
Tarosuke (Shadowland)
Taira no Kagekiyo (The Genji & Heike Clans)
Momo (Wonder Momo)
Sayo (Kiki Kaikai)
Silver Hawk (Darius)
Ninja Kid
Bub (Bubble Bobble)
Opaopa
Mobichan (Side Arms)
Best Females
Athena Asamiya
Momo
Sayo
Ki (Return of Ishtar)
Princess Alicia (Dragon Spirit)
The Blonde Passenger of the Testarossa (Outrun)
Shoko (Super Real Mahjong PII)
Stella (Alex Kidd in The Lost Stars)
Katsuko Nanno
Tiat (Darius)
Best Males
Tarosuke
Taira no Kagekiyo
Ninja Kid
Yoshitsune (The Genji & Heike Clans)
Yacchan (Ginga Ninkyouden)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
Alex Kidd
Gill (Return of Ishtar)
Amul (Dragon Spirit)
Benkei (The Genji & Heike Clans)
Joe
Best Mechas
Silverhawk
Opa-Opa
Vic Viper (Life Force)
Glico Ratanus
The Great Thing (Darius)
F-14 (After Burner)
Testarossa (Outrun)
Red Rabbit (Rabio Lepus)
R-9 (R-Type)
Tenuki Chaud (Rabio Lepus)
Best Non-Human Characters
Bub
Mobi-chan
Yashichi
Blue Dragon (Dragon Spirit)
Daruma
Mini Dragon
Moai
Montaro
Pac-Man
Hugger
Top Companies
Sega
Namco
Taito
Konami
Capcom
SNK
DECO
IREM
Jaleco
Tecmo