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2004 Video Game Walk of Fame Inductees

Posted by Zonk on from the these-people-get-shines! dept.

The Metreon's Walk of Game, discussed previously, has chosen the first inductees. From the article: "Lifetime Achievement category - Shigeru Miyamoto, Nolan Bushnell. Favorite Game/Character - Halo, Link, Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog" Congratulations to every man and hedgehog who won the honor.

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  1. who votes for these things? by fireduck · · Score: 4, Insightful

    i've never understood these "hall of fame" type things and why a game that's just a few years old, like Halo, makes the list over something like Pac-Man, or if we're sticking to the revolutionary FPS category, Half-Life or Goldeneye (and even those are arguable, but at least have been around long enough to be more than a popularity contest).

    It's like MTV's video awards. If anyone serious were judging these categories, best video would go to a band like Tool, who makes these amazing pieces of work. Instead we get a popularity contest and best video really goes to most overproduced pop drivel song with dancing on the screen.

    1. Re:who votes for these things? by samsmithnz · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I agree, they should vote for games that are at least 10 years old and have stood up to the test of time...

    2. Re:who votes for these things? by clu76 · · Score: 2, Informative

      Agreed. If any FPS deserves to be up there it's Doom. There are at least a couple of dozen or so games that would have been better. Not because I think Halo is a terrible game, but Halo has yet to stand up to the test of time. My vote is for Tetris or Pac-Man.

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    3. Re:who votes for these things? by LWATCDR · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I have to admit that not including Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Battlezone, Frogger, Spacewars, Adventure, Planetfall, Kingsquest, Zork and a few hundred other games seems to be very odd. Halo but not Doom or Quake?
      BTW comparing a hall of fame to the video music awards is just wrong. The VMA are supposed to be a snap shot in time of what is popular at the moment. Hall of Fame is different. These are people or things that have stood the test of time. Mario was the one that I thought fit that category and maybe Link.

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    4. Re:who votes for these things? by fireduck · · Score: 2, Insightful

      BTW comparing a hall of fame to the video music awards is just wrong.

      I agree. However, I was comparing them in the sense that Halo's inclusion was more due to its current popularity, rather than it being something that fits the category (standing the test of time), in much the same way that most popular award shows give awards based on popularity.

      As for the actual list of potential inductees, it can be found here. The other 2 FPSs on the list were Doom and Half-life. Popularity-wise, sure Halo deserves to be nominated. For essentially starting the FPS phenomena, Doom would have to get the nod. Half-life for both introducing the concept of a real storyline driven FPS as well as well as establishing fan created mods as legitimate (yes, they existed before, but one can't deny that HL took that to an all new level).

      How Halo has had more of an impact on the entertainment industry than the above 2 FPSs or even Tetris, I'll never really comprehend...

  2. I'm Sorry, But.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Halo should not be on this list. Before you flame me or accuse me of trolling, I want to say that I really like Halo and Halo 2.

    I just think that any franchise or character that only spans 2 games should not be eligible for a spot in any kind of hall of fame. It's like putting someone in a sports hall of fame who's only played for 2 seasons.

    To summarize: Mario - yes. Sonic - yes. Halo - not yet.