Science Fiction Year 1994
Overview
◄◄ | ◄ | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | Science Fiction Year 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ► | ►►
Other events
Literary prizes
Arthur C. Clarke Award
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Jeff Noon | Vurt | yellow | |
British Science Fiction Association Award
| British Science Fiction Association Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Iain Banks | Feersum Endjinn | Terrible machines | Best novel |
| Paul Di Filippo | The Double Felix | Best short story | |
Campbell Award
| Campbell Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Category not assigned | Best novel | ||
| Amy Thomson | Best new author | ||
German Science Fiction Award
| German Science Fiction Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Dirk C. Fleck | GO! The eco-dictatorship | Best novel | |
| Wolfgang Jeschke | Bad news from the Vatican | Best short story | |
Hugo Award
| Hugo Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Kim Stanley Robinson | Green Mars | Green Mars | Best novel |
| Harry Turtledove | Down in the Bottomlands | Best short novel | |
| Charles Sheffield | Georgia on My Mind | The South Georgia adding machine | Best story |
| Connie Willis | Death on the Nile | Best short story | |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Ursula K. Le Guin | The Matter of Seggri | ||
Kurd Laßwitz Prize
| Kurd Laßwitz Prize | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category | |
| Thomas Ziegler | The voices of the night | Best novel | ||
| Wolfgang Jeschke | Bad news from the Vatican | Best story | ||
| Gert Prokop | Love, you tender, trembling bird | Best short story | ||
| Connie Willis | Doomsday Book | The years of the black death | Best foreign plant | |
| Walter Brumm | Best translator | |||
| Karel Thole | Best graphic artist | |||
| Hermann Ebeling , director: Andreas Weber-Schäfer | Dream business | Best radio play | ||
| Friedrich Bestereiner , director: Thomas Werner , music: Matthias Thurow | Dream War - The war of dreams | |||
| Organizing committee of the SF Days North Rhine-Westphalia | Special Price | |||
Locus Award
| Locus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Kim Stanley Robinson | Green Mars | Green Mars | Best SF novel |
| Patricia Anthony | Cold allies | Cold allies | Best first novel |
| Harlan Ellison | Mefisto in onyx | Mephisto in onyx | Best short novel |
| Dan Simmons | Death in Bangkok | Best story | |
| Connie Willis | Close encounter | Best short story | |
| Connie Willis | Impossible Things | Best collection | |
| Gardner Dozois | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection | Best anthology | |
Nebula Award
| Nebula Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Greg Bear | Moving Mars | Home Mars | Best novel |
| Mike Resnick | Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge | Seven views of the Olduvai Gorge | Best short novel |
| David Gerrold | The Martian Child | Best story | |
| Martha Soukup | A Defense of the Social Contracts | Best short story | |
Philip K. Dick Award
| Philip K. Dick Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| Robert Charles Wilson | Mystery | ||
Prometheus Award
| Prometheus Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| author | Original title | German edition | category |
| L. Neil Smith | Pallas | Best novel | |
| Yevgeny Zamyatin | We | We | Hall of Fame |
New publications literature
Film awards
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BAFTA Award
- Jurassic Park
- Best special effects for Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett, Michael Lantieri
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Emmy
- The Stand - for outstanding individual make-up performance
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Oscar
- Jurassic Park
- Best mix for Gary Summers , Gary Rydstrom , Shawn Murphy , Ron Judkins
- Best sound editor for Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns
- Best visual effects for Dennis Muren , Stan Winston , Phil Tippett , Michael Lantieri
New releases films
New releases TV series
| German title | sent | Original title | Episodes | Seasons | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babylon 5 | 1994-1998 | Babylon 5 | 110 | 5 | by J. Michael Straczynski |
| Dead at 21 - Deadly Dreams | 1994 | Dead at 21 | 13 | 1 | |
| The Fantastic Four with new adventures | 1994-1996 | Fantastic Four | 26th | 2 | |
| DNA² | 1994 | Japanese D ・ N ・ A² ～ 何処 か で 失 く し た あ い つ の ア イ ツ ～ , DNA² - Dokoka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu | 12 | 1 | |
| Earth 2 | 1994-1995 | Earth 2 | 21st | 1 | |
| Macross 7 | 1994-1995 | Japanese マ ク ロ ス 7 | 49 + 3 | 1 | |
| Mega man | 1994-1995 | Mega man | 27 | 2 | |
| Ocean girl | 1994-1997 | Ocean girl | 78 | 4th | |
| RoboCop | 1994-1995 | RoboCop: The Series | 23 | 1 | |
| Space Cops - Demeter City crime scene | 1994-1995 | Space Precinct | 34 | 1 | |
| Spellbinder - Trapped in the Past | 1994-1995 | Spellbinder / Dwa światy | 26th | 1 | |
| Tek War - warriors of the future | TekWar | 22nd | 2 | Idea: Ron Goulart & William Shatner | |
| viper | 1994-1999 | viper | 79 | 4th | |
| 1994 | Escape from Jupiter | 6th | 1 | ||
| The invincible Iron Man | 1994-1996 | Iron man | 26th | 2 | |
| 1994-1998 | Weird Science | 88 | 5 | ||
| 1994 | MANTIS | 22nd | 1 | ||
| 1994 | Red Planet | 3 | 1 | ||
| VR Troopers | 1994-1996 | Saban's VR Troopers | 93 | 2 |
New releases computer games
| German title | Original title | Studio | genre | platform | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien vs. Predator | Alien vs. Predator | Capcom | Beat 'em up | Arcade | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Spectrum HoloByte | Adventure | Sega Genesis , Game Gear , SNES | ||
| Cyberia | Cyberia | Xatrix Entertainment | Action adventure | MS-DOS, Playstation , Sega Saturn , 3DO | |
| RayForce | Taito | Shoot 'em up | Arcade , Sega Saturn, Windows | ||
| Great metroid | Nintendo R & D1 , Intelligent Systems | Action adventure | SNES | ||
| System shock | System shock | Looking Glass Technologies | First person shooter , RPG | MS-DOS, Mac OS , PC-98 , Windows | |
| Shockwave Assault | Shockwave Assault | Electronic Arts | Combat simulation | 3DO, PlayStation, Windows, Mac OS, Sega Saturn | |
| Policenauts | Konami | Adventure, interactive film | PC-9821 , 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | ||
| Star Wars: TIE Fighter | Star Wars: TIE Fighter | LucasArts | Combat simulation | MS-DOS, Macintosh | |
| Wild guns | jap. ワ イ ル ド ガ ン ズ | Natsume | Shoot 'em up | SNES | |
| Armored Warriors | Japanese. パ ワ ー ド ギ ア ： ス ト ラ テ ジ ッ ク ヴ ァ リ ア ン ト ア ー マ ー イ ク イ プ メ ン ト , Pawādo Gia: Sutoratejikku Vuarianto Amā Ikuipumento | Capcom | Beat 'em up | Arcade | |
| Doom 2: Hell on Earth | Doom II: Hell on Earth | id software | Ego shooter | MS-DOS, Windows, MacOS, PC-98 | |
| Killer instinct | Killer instinct | Rare | Fighting Game | Arcade | |
| Blake Stone: Planet Strike | Blake Stone: Planet Strike | JAM Productions | Ego shooter | MS-DOS, Windows, Linux , MacOS | |
| Under a killing moon | Under a killing moon | Access software | Adventure, interactive film | MS-DOS | |
| Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Sculptured software | Shoot 'em up | SNES, Game Boy , Game Gear | ||
| Cosmic Carnage | Givro | Fighting Game | Sega 32X | ||
| X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse | Capcom | Beat 'em up, jump' n 'run | SNES | ||
| Demolition Man | Demolition Man | Acclaim Entertainment | Action game , jump 'n' run | Sega Mega Drive, SNES, Sega CD , 3DO | |
| Wing Commander 3 | Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger | Origin Systems | Space flight simulation, interactive film | MS-DOS, Windows, MacOS, 3DO, Playstation | |
| Critical Path | Mechadeus | Adventure, interactive film | MacOS, MS-DOS | ||
| Wolverine: Adamantium Rage | Teeny Weeny Games , Bits Studios | Action game | Sega Genesis, SNES | ||
| Beneath a Steel Sky | Beneath a Steel Sky | Revolution software | Adventure | Amiga, MS-DOS | |
| Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II | Nintendo IRD | Action adventure | NES | ||
| UFO: Enemy Unknown | UFO: Enemy Unknown | MicroProse , Myth Games | Turn-based strategy game | MS-DOS, Amiga, PlayStation | |
| Cons: Hard Corps | Konami | Shoot 'em up | Sega Mega Drive | ||
| The Death and Return of Superman | Blizzard Entertainment , Sunsoft | Beat 'em up | SNES, Sega Mega Drive | ||
| marathon | marathon | Bungie software | Ego shooter | Mac OS, Windows | |
| Metaltech: Earth victories | Metaltech: Earth victories | Dynamix | Combat simulation, first person shooter | MS-DOS | |
| Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage | Software Creations , Acclaim Entertainment | Beat 'em up | SNES, Sega Mega Drive | ||
| Shadowrun | Shadowrun | BlueSky software | Action adventure | Sega Genesis | |
| Universe | Universe | Core design | Adventure | Amiga, MS-DOS | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Spectrum HoloByte | Adventure | Sega Genesis, Game Gear, SNES | ||
| Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Starship Bridge Simulator | Interplay | Space flight simulation | Sega 32X , SNES | ||
| Iron Soldier | Iron Soldier | Eclipse software design | First person shooter, combat simulation, open world game | Atari Jaguar | |
| Rise of the Robots | Rise of the Robots | Mirage software | Fighting Game | MS-DOS, Amiga, SNES, Game Boy, 3DO, CD-I, Arcade, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive | |
| Alien Breed: Tower Assault | Alien Breed: Tower Assault | Team17 | Shoot 'em up | Amiga, MS-DOS | |
| Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park | Sega | Shoot 'em up | Arcade | |
| Wing Commander: Armada | Wing Commander: Armada | Origin Systems | Space flight simulation | MS-DOS, FM Towns , PC-98 | |
| Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus | Absolute entertainment | Action game, puzzle video games , strategy game | Game Boy, Game Gear | ||
| Mega Turrican | Factor 5 | Shoot 'em up, jump' n 'run | Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Virtual Console | ||
| Novastorm | Psygnosis | Action game | PlayStation, MS-DOS, FM-Towns, 3DO, Sega CD | ||
| seaQuest DSV | Sculptured software | Shoot 'em up, strategy game | SNES, Sega Genesis | ||
| DreamWeb | DreamWeb | Creative Reality | Adventure | MS-DOS, Amiga | |
| Delta V | Bethesda Softworks | Combat simulation | MS-DOS | ||
| Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller | Take-Two Interactive | Adventure | MS-DOS, 3DO, MacOS | |
| MechWarrior 3050 | MechWarrior 3050 | Malibu Interactive | Mech simulation | Sega Mega Drive, SNES | |
| Final Fantasy VI | Japanese. フ ァ イ ナ ル フ ァ ン タ ジ ー VI , Fainaru Fantajī Shikkusu | Square | RPG | SNES, PlayStation | |
| Vay | Vay | hertz | RPG | Sega mega CD | |
| Galactic Civilizations | Galactic Civilizations | Stardock | Global strategy game | OS / 2 | |
| Reunion | Reunion | Digital reality | Strategy game | MS-DOS, Amiga | |
| Robinson's Requiem | Robinson's Requiem | Silmarils | RPG | 3DO, MS-DOS, Atari ST , Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Mac OS |
Conventions
- 17. Eurocon , Timisoara
- 52nd Worldcon , 1st – 5th September, Winnipeg ; Chairman: John Mansfield, Guests of Honor: Anne McCaffrey (pro) & George Barr (artist) & Robert Runte (fan)
Died
- Robert Bloch (* 1917)
- Raymond Z. Gallun (* 1911)
- David Graham (pseudonym of Robert Hale) (* 1919)
- Raymond F. Jones (born 1915)
- CH Kölbl (* 1912)
- Frank Belknap Long (* 1901)
- Harvey Patton (born 1923)
- Gert Prokop (* 1932)
- Rick Raphael (* 1919)
- Robert Shea (* 1933)
- Sergei Alexandrowitsch Snegow (* 1910)
- Paolo Volponi (* 1924)
