XYZZY Awards (Best Individual PC)

Browse the XYZZY Awards either by year:

• 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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• Best Game | Best Writing | Best Story | Best Setting | Best Puzzles | Best NPCs | Best Individual Puzzle | Best Individual NPC | Best Individual PC | Best Use of Medium (1997–2009) | Best Implementation (2010–) | Best Use of Innovation (2010–) | Best Technological Development (2010–) | Best Supplemental Materials (2010–2013) | Best Use of Multimedia (2014–) | Other awards

See also:

• Statistics

Best Individual PC Winners

• 1997 Best Individual PC: Tracy Valencia, in Interstate Zero (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
• 1998 Best Individual PC: The employee, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
• 1999 Best Individual PC: Primo Varicella, in Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
• 2000 Best Individual PC: Rameses Alexander Moran, in Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
• 2001 Best Individual PC: The Kissing Bandit, in The Tale of the Kissing Bandit (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
• 2002 Best Individual PC: Pierre in Savoir Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
• 2003 Best Individual PC: The player character in Episode in the Life of an Artist (Peter Eastman; TADS 2).
• 2004 Best Individual PC: Julia in Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
• 2005 Best Individual PC: Wendy Little in Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
• 2006 Best Individual PC: PC in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).

Best Individual PC Winners and Finalists

• 1997 Best Individual PC: Tracy Valencia, in I-0 (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
  • Finalist: David, in Babel (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: The bear, in A Bear's Night Out (David Dyte; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Improv, in The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (Neil deMause; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Mattie, in The Lost Spellmaker (Neil James Brown; Z-code).
• 1998 Best Individual PC: The employee, in Little Blue Men (Michael Gentry; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Mover #005, in Bad Machine (Dan Shiovitz; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Rev. Stephen Dawson, in Muse: An Autumn Romance (Christopher Huang; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The agent, in Spider and Web (Andrew Plotkin; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The troll, in Zork: A Troll's Eye View (Dylan O'Donnell; Z-code).
• 1999 Best Individual PC: Primo Varicella, in Varicella (Adam Cadre; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The player character in Aisle (Sam Barlow; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The cat, in A Day for Soft Food (Tod Levi; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The wife, in Exhibition (Ian Finley; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Sarah, in Winchester's Nightmare (Nick Montfort; Z-code).
• 2000 Best Individual PC: Rameses Alexander Moran, in Rameses (Stephen Bond; Z-code).
  • Finalist: [unspecified], in Being Andrew Plotkin (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The MULE, in LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup (Paul O'Brian; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The alchemist, in Nevermore (Nate Cull; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The player character in Shade (Andrew Plotkin as "Ampe R. Sand"; Z-code).
• 2001 Best Individual PC: The Kissing Bandit, in The Tale of the Kissing Bandit (J. Robinson Wheeler; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Aubrey Foil, in The Beetmonger's Journal (Scott Starkey; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: Helen Tsakis, in Best of Three (Emily Short; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Delarion Yar, in Fallacy of Dawn (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
  • Finalist: Troy Sterling, in Fine Tuned (Dennis G. Jerz; Z-code).
• 2002 Best Individual PC: Pierre in Savoir-Faire (Emily Short; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Dutch Dapper in Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage.
  • Finalist: Goldilocks in Goldilocks is a FOX! (J. J. Guest; ADRIFT).
  • Finalist: The janitor in Janitor (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Jack Downer in Photograph (Steve Evans; Z-code).
• 2003 Best Individual PC: The player character in Episode in the Life of an Artist (Peter Eastman; TADS 2).
  • Finalist: The chef in Gourmet (Aaron A. Reed; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Eugene Oregon in Narcolepsy (Adam Cadre; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Enra in Shadows on the Mirror (Chrysoula Tzavelas; TADS 3).
  • Finalist: Dr. Thomas Xavier in Slouching Towards Bedlam (Daniel Ravipinto and Star Foster; Z-code).
• 2004 Best Individual PC: Julia in Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Dante in Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Tomasz Pudlo in Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Austin in Luminous Horizon (Paul O'Brian; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Jarrett Duffy in Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; Hugo).
• 2005 Best Individual PC: Wendy Little in Tough Beans (Sara Dee; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Inspector Maltelli in Beyond (Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi, and Alessandro Peretti; publisher: Mondi Confinanti; Glulx).
  • Finalist: Conan in Conan Kill Everything (Ian Haberkorn; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Jacques in Flat Feet (Joel Ray Holveck; Z-code).
  • Finalist: The abbot in Vespers (Jason Devlin; Z-code).
• 2006 Best Individual PC: PC in Delightful Wallpaper (Andrew Plotkin as "Edgar O. Weyrd"; Z-code).
  • Finalist: Legion in Legion (Jason Devlin as "Ian Anderson"; Z-code).
  • Finalist: PC in The Baron a.k.a. De Baron (Victor Gijsbers; Z-code; English and Dutch).
  • Finalist: PC in The Primrose Path (Nolan Bonvouloir; Z-code).
  • Finalist: PC in The Traveling Swordsman (Mike Snyder as Anonymous; Hugo).

Links

• XYZZY Award for Best Individual PC at Wikipedia.