It also inducted “Microsoft Flight Simulator” and “Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?”.
And then there were four. After narrowing down a rundown of 12 finalists, The Strong National Museum of Play has added four new titles to its World Video Game Hall of Fame. Arranged by discharge, they are 1982’s Microsoft Flight Simulator,1985’s Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, 1998’s StarCraft, and 2001’s Animal Crossing.
They beat down any semblance of the first Call of Duty, Portal, Guitar Hero, and — check notes — FarmVille to make it into the current year’s class. Unexpectedly, StarCraft is the subsequent Blizzard game to join the lobby after World of Warcraft was the main choice of games drafted by the historical center in 2015. Anybody can assign a game.
However, every year, a board of writers and computer game history specialists helps The National Museum of Play settle on an official choice. They endeavor to pick participants “that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or popular culture and society in general.”
Past inductees include works of art like Pong, Tetris, Mortal Kombat, and Super Mario Kart.
