The World Video Game Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees (polygon.com)

Dave Knott writes: The 2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. The Hall Of Fame "recognizes individual electronic games of all types -- arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile -- that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general." The 2017 inductees are: Donkey Kong, Halo: Combat Evolved, Pokemon Red and Green, and Street Fighter II. These four titles join the inaugural 2015 class, which included Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom and World of Warcraft, and the 2016 class which included Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda, The Oregon Trail, The Sims, Sonic the Hedgehog and Space Invaders.

Comments

who?

[Anonymous Coward]

What are they and what are their credentials? Whats with all the shitty advertising on slashdot? I went to their site, they dont even have a list of all their games in their 'hall of fame' so you can see if their list is reputable or not.

New respect

[MMC Monster]

I recently watched the Donkey Kong documentary 'King of Kong', I found new respect for the game, which I found extremely frustrating back in the day.

While I've played the 70s and 80s games in their list, I never got around to picking up Halo or Sonic.

I guess I've got some video game playing to look forward to.