The Strong National Museum, located in Rochester, New York, has announced a list of finalists for the entry into World Video Game Hall of Fame. The website has now started voting, which will last from March 19 to April 2 of this year. Visitors can choose one of 12 submitted projects (during the day you can vote only once).
The list of finalists is as follows:
The project, first created in 2001 as a flash game, popularized the genre of puzzle games “three in a row” and became one of the most iconic mobile games in history. In 2013, it became known that Bejeweled has been downloaded over 500 million times. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly called Bejeweled “Gone With the Wind” of the casual game world – the most commercially successful and influential puzzle game in the short history of the genre. “.
Atari debuted in 1981, an arcade shooter from Atari suggested that players destroy a zigzag intersecting insect. The game, developed by Dona Bailey, one of the few female programmers in the era of arcade games of the 80s, helped to attract more women to arcade games. The project was a resounding success and became synonymous with the golden age of slot machines. Later, the game received many reprints for home consoles, handheld game systems, and mobile devices. Many clones have also been released (from Bug Attack to War of the Bugs) and the sequel, Millipede.
In a puzzle game first released by Konami in 1981 for arcade systems, players had to help the frog cross the screen from bottom to top. The mechanics were very simple, but the gameplay was constantly complicated from level to level. The game was even more successful when ported to home console systems. More than 25 official and unofficial sequels, as well as rebuts, were released for the project, but its popularity in pop culture became the most enduring legacy. Frogger became the object of the song of the punk rock band Bad Religion, appeared in the animated film “Ralph” and was the central theme of one of the episodes of the comedy series “Seinfeld”.
GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 platform, it burst into the living rooms of gamers in 1997 and proved that playing in the first-person shooter genre could succeed on home consoles. The plot is based on the seventeenth film about the legendary British spy James Bond, authored by Ian Fleming. The game greeted the players with exciting gameplay and a deep storyline. Despite the fact that the single-player mode has gained popularity, do not forget about the split-screen for 4 players, which was innovative at that time. The above factors allowed GoldenEye 007 become the third most popular game for Nintendo 64. In addition, it served as a source of inspiration for the creation of future console shooters, including the famous Microsoft Halo series.
Released in 2005, a musical game from the studio Harmonix allowed to reveal a rock star in each of the gamers. The goal was to simulate the performance of a musical composition on an electric guitar using a special game controller that looks like a smaller Gibson SG guitar. A wide audience, licensed music and uncomplicated gameplay spawned the creation of other similar projects, including the popular Rock Band. Activision, which acquired franchise rights, has released Guitar Hero versions for almost every platform, including home consoles, personal computers, laptops, and mobile devices. Over 25 million copies of the games in the series were sold worldwide, which brought the creators more than $ 2 billion.
Adventure game King’s questdeveloped in 1984 by co-founder and designer Sierra On-Line Roberta Williams, introduced players to the fantastic world of the fictional state of Daventry. Fairytale setting, unique visual effects and specific humor allowed the game to become a hit on personal computers and popularized the genre of graphic adventure games. Sierra On-Line later released seven sequels, and the original game influenced dozens of future adventure projects.
Thanks to its almost limitless possibilities, the indie sandbox Minecraft since its inception in 2009 has become a global phenomenon. Players from all over the world create their own creations using sets of pixel blocks. By 2019, over 176 million copies of the game were sold on all available platforms.
Launched in 1993, a Midway Games studio basketball game offered gravity-challenging slam dunks, insane gameplay, a roster made up of real NBA stars, and incredible comments. In the first year of its existence, the game brought operators revenue of $ 1 billion, becoming one of the most important sports arcade games of all time. Later, the game gained popularity among millions of console gamers around the world and spawned three sequels. Its success prompted Midway Games to create a whole division of sports arcade games, which lasted from 1997 to 2012.
- Nokia Snake (Snake)
In 1997, the Finnish technology company Nokia released a game for its mobile phones with a simple concept – you just had to control a snake and devour food consisting of flickering pixels. The game received a suitable name – Snake. Despite the fact that the “snake” was not the first game for mobile devices, it was the first project that demonstrated that phones can largely play the role of slot machines. The game was pre-installed on more than 350 million phones, which paved the way for the revolution in mobile gaming, which came with the advent of the iPhone from Apple and the App Store.
The second game in the Super Smash Bros. fighting game series. subtitled Melee released in 2001. Her attractive characters, sophisticated controls and accurate gameplay have allowed Nintendo to implement more than 7 million copies of the project worldwide, making Melee the best-selling title for the GameCube.
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
The sequel to the exciting Uncharted Treasure Hunt: Drake’s Fortune game, released in 2009 by Naughty Dog, set a new standard for adventure games with thoughtful storytelling, lush graphics and compelling characters. The critically acclaimed sequel went on to sell over 6 million copies worldwide. “Game of the Year” in 2009.
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Launched in 1985 by Broderbund, an educational computer game, geography was fun for millions of students as they searched for the location of Carmen Sandiego. Later, the game was adapted to the game show, which was released by the public broadcaster PBS from 1991 to 1995, and already in 2019, the animated prequel “Carmen Sandiego” was shot as part of the Netflix franchise.
Previous residents of the Worldwide Video Game Hall of Fame by year:
2015:
- Doom
- Pac-man
- Pong
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tetris
- World of warcraft
2016:
- Grand theft auto iii
- Sonic the hedgehog
- Space invaders
- The legend of zelda
- The oregon trail
- The sims
2017:
- Donkey kong
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Pokémon red and green
- Street fighter ii
2018:
- Final Fantasy VII
- John madden football
- Spacewar!
- Tomb raider
2019:
- Colossal cave adventure
- Solitaire”
- Mortal kombat
- Super mario kart
The World Video Game Hall of Fame was opened in 2015. Previously, games such as World of warcraft, Tetris, The legend of zelda, Final Fantasy VII, Pac-man, Pong, Super Mario Bros. and Mortal kombat.
Games that fall into the World Hall of Fame go through several stages of selection. First, the nominees are represented by the public, and later they are evaluated by a group of journalists, researchers and other experts in the gaming industry and culture. The final list of projects is selected based on their importance, durability, geographical coverage, as well as their impact on gaming, culture, entertainment and society.
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