Last May, four games, including the original “The Last of Us” and “Wii Sports,” were newly inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, hosted by New York's “The Strong” National Museum of Play. Fame” (Video Game Hall of Fame), but “The Strong” has newly announced the finalists of “Video Game Hall of Fame 2024”, which will be held for the 10th time this year.announcement. It has been revealed that 12 works have been nominated, including “Guitar Hero'', “Metroid'', “SimCity'', “Tokimeki Memorial'', “Resident Evil'', the original “Elite'', and the original “Ultima''.
In addition, we have started accepting user votes in conjunction with the announcement, and the final works inducted into this year's Hall of Fame will be selected from the top three works of user votes and the top three works selected by the museum's advisory committee. I am. (Award ceremony will be held on May 9th)
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■ 12 finalists for “Video Game Hall of Fame 2024”
- Asteroids
- Elite
- Guitar Hero
- metroid
- Myst
- Neopets
- resident evil
- SimCity
- Tokimeki Memorial
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
- Ultima
- You Don't Know Jack
Past Hall of Fame works
■ Works inducted into the 2023 (9th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Barbie Fashion Designer
- Computer space
- The Last of Us
- Wii Sports
■ Works inducted into the 2022 (8th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Ms. Pacman
- dance dance revolution
- the legend of zelda ocarina of time
- WSid Meier's Civilization
■ Works inducted into the 2021 (7th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- animal crossing
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- StarCraft
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
■ Works inducted into the 2020 (6th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Centipede
- Minecraft
- Bejeweled
- King's Quest
■ Works inducted into the 2019 (5th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Colossal Cave Adventure
- Microsoft Solitaire
- Mortal Kombat
- super mario kart
■ Works inducted into the 2018 (4th) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Spacewar!
- Tomb Raider
- Final Fantasy VII
- John Madden Football
■ Works inducted into the 2017 (3rd) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Pokemon red/green
- street fighter ii
- Donkey Kong
- Halo: Combat Evolved
■ Works inducted into the 2016 (2nd) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Grand Theft Auto III
- legend of zelda
- The Oregon Trail
- The Sims
- Sonic the hedgehog
- space invaders
■ Works inducted into the 2015 (1st) “Video Game Hall of Fame”
- Doom
- Pac-Man
- Pong
- Super mario bros
- Tetris
- World of Warcraft
■ Criteria for judging the World Video Game Hall of Fame
- Iconic: Must be a symbolic work that is widely recognized and unforgettable.
- Longevity: It must be a “long-lived” work that will survive beyond temporary trends.
- Geographical Reach: The work must meet the two conditions mentioned above and be widely recognized “beyond national borders”.
- Influence: The design and development of the work must have had a deep “influence” on other games, entertainment, society, or popular culture.