Video Game Legends To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame

killdashnine writes "Last year we discussed the creation of the International Video Game Hall of Fame and Museum in Ottumwa, Iowa, and a first event in 2009 which brought 3,500 people to witness it. Since then, there's been much progress toward creation of the museum, including the upcoming 'Big Bang 2010' exhibition. Their first event kicks off with formal induction ceremonies, tournaments, record-setting attempts, and an array of concerts from 8-bit music to modern rock. This serves as the first official fundraiser for this new non-profit. Iowa is positioning itself as the Video Game Capital of the World. While some sneer and scoff at this, pointing to LA or Seattle as gaming giants and rightful heirs to the title, the real goal is not to glorify software developers but rather to memorialize the 'heroes of video games,' from the iconic Pac Man to pioneers such as Ralph Baer." Here's a list of this year's inductees. Who gets your vote for next year?

Comments

Did I miss something?

[Nemyst]

Why is half the list consisting of "champions" when there isn't even a mention of such names as Sid Meier, Will Wright, Gabe Newell, Richard Garriott or John Carmack? I couldn't find any other list, so I must assume this is the first one, right?

Wait just a damn minute

[ceraphis]

Now this is really bugging me. I like mah xboxes and such, but why is the xbox design team part of this list and not the design team from the many other much more influential consoles than of all things, THE FIRST XBOX?!

Re:Wait just a damn minute

[Anonymous Coward]

The only rational reason I can think of for the list of names chosen is that there's a fair bit of Microsoft sponsorship money involved. Is there any other possible explanation for choosing all those Microsoft staff and leaving out so many important game developers and designers in favour of them?

Strange list

[zr-rifle]

I don't understand what they're celebrating here, since its got videogame designers, characters and gamers, all on the same list! Also, it says "Class of 2010", but the nominees span more or less 30 years of history.

Anyway, I'd would nominate Rob Hubbard, a brilliant video game musician.

Huh?

[AtariKee]

No Ed Logg. No Ed Rotberg. No Tim Skelly. No Toru Iwatani. No Eugene Jarvis. No FUCKING EUGENE JARVIS?!?!

Instead they honor such douche nozzles as Billy "Kenny Loggins is my long lost dad" Mitchell. Great.

Hall of fames are a joke, just like the lame, political, glad-handing "Rock N Roll" Hall of Fame...

So many names missing

[jd]

Ian Bell (Elite), David Braben (Elite, Zarch, Virus, Virus 2000), Jeremy Smith (Thrust, Exile), Peter Irvin (Starship Command, Exile), Nigel Alderton (Chuckie Egg), Geoff Crammond (Revs, Formula One Grand Prix), Tim and Chris Stamper (Knight Lore), Nick Pelling (Firetrack, Frak!, Wing Commander, Mortal Kombat 2, Duke Nukem), Peter Molyneux (Populous). And that's within a few minutes of looking. Of these, Ian Bell and David Braben deserve MBEs for their service to gaming and a lifetime of free psychiatric care to help with their feud).

Re:So many names missing

[Anonymous Coward]

And what about the whole crew of Lucasfilm Games?, including Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Michael Z. Land, Aric Wilmunder, Brian Moriarty... they made history!

Re:Whoever wrote the Gerudo's Theme from OOT

[Karlprof]

I think that was Koji Kondo: certainly he was the main composer for Ocarina of Time, as well as most of the other Zelda games. He's also done a lot of composition work for the Super Mario Bros. series. A very talented man!

Alexey Pajitnov and Tetris

[Sven-Erik]

And what about russian Alexey Pajitnov and his Tetris game...