Cybermania '94
| Cybermania '94 | |
|---|---|
Poster by Peter Max | |
| Date | November 5, 1994 |
| Venue | Universal Amphitheatre |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | |
| Highlights | |
| Most wins | Voyeur (2) |
| Most nominations | MegaRace and Myst (3) |
| Best Overall Game | Mortal Kombat |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | TBS |
| Runtime | 2 hours |
| Viewership | 1.1% (Nielsen ratings) |
| Produced by | Peter Hayman |
| Directed by | Sue Brophey |
Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Gamer Awards was the first televised video game awards show. Created by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the two-hour event was broadcast live on TBS on November 5, 1994, with Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas as the hosts. Out of twelve award categories, Mortal Kombat won "Best Overall Game". Although the show was received negatively, it was seen by 1.1% of US households and the AIAS produced a less successful follow-up in 1996. Geoff Keighley, who had been part of the production for Cybermania '94, went on to work on video game awards for other networks and created The Game Awards in 2014.