This year's finalists for The Strong Museum's Video Game Hall of Fame have been announced, and influential titles have once again been chosen. As with previous years, the nominees include games from multiple eras, including classics like Asteroids, Elite, and Metroid.
Released in 1979, Asteroids made the list for its challenging gameplay and intense sound effects, while Elite was praised as an early pioneer in 3D graphics. Nintendo's Metroid achieved this popularity thanks to its innovative gameplay, alien atmosphere, and memorable soundtrack. Moving into the 90's, Strong Museum was credited with “The Mist” with puzzles and his adoption of CD-ROM technology, “Resident Evil” with his popularization of the survival horror genre, and with his mainstreaming of the sport and culture of skateboarding. “Tony his Hawk pro his skater'' highlighted.
When Guitar Hero first launched in 2005, it combined licensed music and plastic instruments to create a new wave of rhythm-based games with broad appeal. You Don't Know Jack reimagined the game show format as a social video game experience, and Ultima helped define it. An early computer role-playing genre of PC games. A complete list of candidates can be found below.
Strong Museum Video Game Hall of Fame 2024 Nominees
- asteroid
- guitar hero
- elite
- metroid
- mist
- neopets
- resident evil
- sim city
- Tokimeki Memorial
- tony hawk pro skater
- altima
- you don't know jack
As in previous years, the Strong Museum says these nominees have had “long-lasting popularity” and influenced the video game industry, popular culture, and society in general. Anyone who wants to see a specific match in this lineup can vote in the Player's Choice poll. Once voting is complete, the selected games will be displayed at the Strong Museum in Rochester, New York.
Last year's Video Game Hall of Fame inductees included Barbie Fashion Designer, Computer Space, The Last of Us and Wii Sports, while the 2022 Hall of Fame inductees include Sid Meier's Civilization, Ms. Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Dance Dance Revolution.
