Most Fantastic Award winner Kyle Reimergartin (l) and arcade master of ceremonies Wiley Wiggins

Between the Barfcade competition and the afterparty, the Fantastic Arcade revealed the awards presented to the eight spotlight games. All of the titles got an award unique to the game before the Audience and Most Fantastic awards were announced. And the winners are:

Most Fantastic Award winner Kyle Reimergartin (l) and arcade master of ceremonies Wiley Wiggins

Leap of Faith Award – Fotonica (Santa Ragione)
Worst Honeymoon Award – Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Asteroid Base)
Mountain Dü Award for Most Extreme No-Player Thrill Ride – Mountain (David O’Reilly)
Worst Housecleaner Award – Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon (Tiger Style)
Thrustiest Pelvis Award – Gang Beasts (Boneloaf)
Human Friendipede Award – Push Me Pull You (House House)
Holier Than Thou Award – Donut County (Ben Esposito)
Best Fed Ghost Cat Award – Banana Chalice (Kyle Reimergartin)

Audience Award – Donut County
Most Fantastic Award – Banana Chalice

This article appears in September 19 • 2014.

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James graduated from Columbia University in 2000 and moved to Austin a year later. Ever since, he has followed the arts and video game scene in ATX, editing and writing stories for the Chronicle along the way. Over his more than 20 years with the paper he has climbed the "corporate" ladder from lowly intern to managing editor.