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Topic | 2024 Video Game Hall of Fame nominees |
Colonel_Lingus 03/21/24 6:08:10 AM #28: | From that wiki article: Video games become eligible for the World Video Game Hall of Fame by meeting four criteria: Icon Status is widely recognized and remembered Longevity is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time Geographical Reach meets the above criteria across international boundaries Influence has exerted significant influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment, or on popular culture and society in general Initial nominations are made each year by a staff committee at The Strong, which takes into account the four criteria, with influence considered the most important. Members of the public can submit games for consideration by the committee as well. The nominees are then voted on by a panel of around 30 "scholars and journalists from around the world", with each panel member ranking their top three choices. A public poll is also included, with the results counting as equivalent to a member of the panel. Afterwards, the staff committee reviews the votes and makes the final selection. While generally there is a clear difference in vote counts for the highest-scoring games, if there are multiple games with similar vote counts near the cutoff point, the committee decides by emphasizing a variety of game types or platforms in any given induction year. Video games that have not been inducted may be nominated in multiple years. The set of final nominees is typically announced each year in March, and the inductees in May. In its first two years of operation, the hall named six inductees from fifteen finalists; since then, it has named four inductees each year from a set of twelve. In the nine years that the hall of fame has been open, 40 games have been inducted out of 81 nominated. Many of those games have been nominated multiple times. In some cases, the hall may list the first game in a series of similar titles as a proxy for the entire series, such as with The Oregon Trail series or the FIFA International Soccer/FIFA series. Nintendo has been the developer of the most games inducted with six, out of a total of nine nominations of seven games. Atari has had three games inducted out of five nominations of four games, and Blizzard Entertainment has had two games inducted, both on their first nomination. Eight other developers have had more than one game nominated. Minecraft has had the most nominations of any game at four and was then inducted, while FIFA International Soccer has had the most nominations without being inducted at three. The earliest game to be nominated is Spacewar! from 1962, while the latest is The Last of Us from 2013, both of which have been inducted. Inductees: 2015 - DOOM Pac-Man Pong Super Mario Bros. Tetris World of Warcraft 2016 - Grand Theft Auto III The Legend of Zelda The Oregon Trail The Sims Sonic the Hedgehog Space Invaders 2017 - Donkey Kong Halo: Combat Evolved Pokmon Red and Green Street Fighter II 2018 - Final Fantasy VII John Madden Football Spacewar! Tomb Raider 2019 - Colossal Cave Adventure Microsoft Solitaire Mortal Kombat Super Mario Kart 2020 - Bejeweled Centipede King's Quest Minecraft 2021 - Animal Crossing Microsoft Flight Simulator StarCraft Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 2022 - Dance Dance Revolution The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Ms. Pac-Man Sid Meier's Civilization 2023 - Barbie Fashion Designer Computer Space The Last of Us Wii Sports 2024 nominees that were nominated in prior years but not inducted: Elite Myst Resident Evil Asteroids Metroid Guitar Hero ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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