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First Games Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-wasted-hours dept.

An anonymous reader writes: From 15 finalists, the first inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame were picked for 2015. Only one of the titles added to the list of legends was launched in the last 15 years. The six games inducted this year are: Pong, Pac-Man, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Doom, and World of Warcraft. The World Video Game Hall of Fame says it recognizes games across all platforms, and all have the possibility of being included.

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  1. WoW? by DigiShaman · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I disagree with WoW being on the list. All others are legit entries.

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    1. Re:WoW? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Name the single most iconic MMO of all time. WoW. "They have to be iconic, have longevity, have reached across international boundaries and also have exerted influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment or on popular culture and society." Yes it strongly fits in all of those categories. You can't say that for any other MMO.

    2. Re:WoW? by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Yeah, absolutely. If we're doing introductory inductees (say that 10 times fast) WoW doesn't really belong with Pong and Pac Man, especially in the abscence of Space Invaders and/or Galaga.

    3. Re:WoW? by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What about EverQuest? It predates WoW and had quite a following.

      EverQuest and Ultima Online have the same problem. Outside of gamers, only in one or two countries do people other than gamers know anything about them. But WoW is culturally pervasive across much of the world. The same logic must have placed Doom over Wolf3D.

      Personally I think BattleZone, Tempest or the Star Wars Arcade Game should have been on the list. Vector games never get any love in popularity contests targeted at today's 12 year olds though.

      The problem with any of those games is that they don't have cultural influence. Only gamers know about them. (The SW arcade game is still one of my favorites of all time, if I could own just one cabinet...) Space Invaders, on the other hand... that's got some influence, I think it ought to have made the list.

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  2. ...and the award for Lifetime Achievement goes to: by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 5, Funny

    Duke Nukem Forever!!!

  3. Re:what? when did this happen? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... I know but... like... I've seen nothing about this until now and who the fuck are these people... and etc etc?

    I mean, should I take this more seriously than any jackass saying "I like this"... is this supposed to be like the academy awards or golden globes or something?

    The very idea of this thing is baffling to me because I don't think the community or industry is organized enough to have such a thing.

    I don't really have a problem with their selections, I just think the way in which they go through this needs to be declared and obvious.

    It's at the Strong Museum of Play which is the recognized Toy Hall of Fame by the International Toy Industry and the Strong Museuem is also home to the International History of Electronic Games. The Strong also has over 65,000 video game artifacts in its collection which is the largest collection in the world. It's a world-class museum. So yes it is worthy of creating this Hall. You should check it out if you ever have a chance. It's arcade game collection is also amazing.