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The World Video Game Hall of Fame will announce the 2024 inductees today during a ceremony at the Strong National Museum of Play.
Winners include Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity, and Ultima. These five of his games that have had a huge impact on popular culture and the video game industry are from a field of finalists including Elite, Guitar Hero, Metroid, Neopets, Tokimeki Memorial, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and You Don't Know Jack Was born.
These games are housed in the rotunda of the museum's World Video Game Hall of Fame, part of the museum's ESL Digital World exhibit in Rochester, New York. I'm one of the judges and I'm happy to see some of my votes finally pay off.
asteroid Atari's Asteroids offered players challenging gameplay, sparkling graphics, and intense sound effects in an action-packed space setting. The game quickly replaced the popular Space Invaders in many arcades, selling over 70,000 arcade units and becoming Atari's best-selling coin-operated game. The home version of the game, now available on the Atari 2600, took the game's popularity to new heights and brought it into the living rooms of millions.
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Jeremy Saucier, assistant vice president for interpretation and electronic games, said in a statement: It is the most widely played and influential video game of all time. ”
mist Myst welcomed players to an enchanting world of mysterious puzzles and unforgettable scenery. The game utilizes early CD-ROM technology, which has large storage capacity but slow loading times. However, this disc fit well with the slow-paced, meditative style of the game, allowing for a level of player immersion never before experienced in a computer game. Myst became his best-selling computer game of the 1990s, selling over 6 million copies.
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“Few other games can match Myst's ability to open up imaginative worlds,” collection manager Christy Heissert said in a statement. This is a work of artistic genius that captivated the imagination of an entire generation of computer gamers, and its influence can be seen in many open-world games today. ”
resident evil: Although it wasn't the first horror video game, Resident Evil (as it was known in Japan) was the first to popularize the “survival horror” genre. Created by game director Shinji Mikami and released by Capcom in 1996, Resident Evil spawned a billion-dollar media franchise and made video games a popular form of entertainment for teens and adults alike. It helped us prove that we can deliver. As of 2022, the cumulative box office gross of films based on the Resident Evil series has exceeded his $1.2 billion.
Video game curator Lindsey Crano said in a statement: “Resident Evil's combination of cheesy B-movie dialogue, immersive gameplay, and chilling suspense has made it a favorite of gamers looking for a more mature video game, making it one of the most popular games in gaming. “It helped establish an enduring franchise. ”
sim city: Released by Maxis in 1989, SimCity helped expand the video game audience by offering a city-building simulator that appealed to kids and adults alike. Based on real-life urban design principles, players can now build their cities and respond to ever-changing problems. The game has spawned numerous sequels and offshoots, including The Sims, which was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2016, and many city-building simulation games and real-time games such as Command and Conquer and Age of Empires. Influenced the development of strategy games.
Arior Prater, a research expert on black play and culture, said in a statement: At a time when many people thought of video games in terms of arcade shooters and console platformers, SimCity appealed to players looking for intellectually stimulating fun on their newly purchased personal computer. ”
altima: Ultima: The First Age of Darkness helped define the computer role-playing genre. Designed by Richard Garriott and released in 1981, Ultima combined his science fiction themes with role-playing mechanics, a huge fictional world, and fantasy.
Ultima's innovative gameplay laid the foundation for one of the most enduring and influential game series of all time (eight sequels). Many top game designers believe that this game inspired later role-playing games such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.
“Ultima helped define the computer role-playing game genre,” Digital Preservation Director Andrew Bowman said in a statement. is legendary among role-playing game fans and game developers around the world.
The Strong's World Video Game Hall of Fame was established in 2015 to recognize individual electronic games of all types that have enjoyed lasting popularity and influenced video games, including arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile. Established.industry or popular
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The Hall of Fame inductees will be announced on May 9, 2024 at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, and are on permanent display on the second floor of the museum. Anyone can nominate a game to the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The final selection will be made based on the advice of journalists, academics, and other individuals familiar with the history of video games and their role in society.
