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PC classics Ultima, SimCity and Myst have been added to the World Video Game Hall of FamePlus some game called “Resident Evil”?
Plus some game called “Resident Evil”?
Image credit:The Strong
Image credit:The Strong
Deep in my heart I know that Hall of Fame-type accolades are largely just a way of dressing up a way of marketing your awards show/museum/whatever, but I also like to occasionally cast away the cynic in me and imagine a world in which this industry’s most important games and creators are rightly recognised, celebrated and preserved rather than beinglocked away in the vault of billion-dollar companies and left to rot. Imagine!
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This year’s video game additions were whittled down from a list of a dozen finalists that also includedGuitar Hero,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater,Neopets,You Don’t Know Jack, Tokimeki Memorial, Metroid andEliteto ultimately induct five classics into the pantheon of influential games.
The inductees will now appear in a permanent exhibition in The Strong’s physical museum in Rochester, NY, joining the more than 40 other video games added since the non-profit organisation’s World Video Game Hall of Fame started in 2015. If you’re wondering, other big PC nameson the full listinclude the likes ofDoom,World of Warcraft, Oregon Trail,Tomb Raider, Colossal Cave Adventure,Minecraft,Bejeweled,King’s Quest,StarCraftand evenMicrosoft Solitaire. All worthy additions, though now I can’t help but wonder what the video game equivalents of “sand” or “stick” are - suggestions welcome below.
