Seven years after its creation, some of the best video games ever made are inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame.
The mighty National Games Museum in Rochester, N.Y., which holds the Hall of Fame, announced Thursday, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Miss. pac-man, Sid Meier’s civilizationand dance dance revolution Class of 2022 including halls.
for Miss. pac-manthe museum summons more complex enemies and labyrinths than the original pac-manWhat’s more, Ms. Pac-Man helped change the idea that video games are only for men, the museum’s representative wrote.
and dance dance revolutionthe museum highlighted its influence on the genre of peripheral-based music games, especially the mainstream phenomenon that later emerged in Guitar Hero and rock bands.
for civilizationthe museum praised the series for its emphasis on creation over destruction—still not necessarily common in video games today, and even more so in 1991.
At last, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThe 1998 game defined the potential of 3D action games for future generations, and highlights its impact on many modern developers.
The World Video Game Hall of Fame was established in 2015 to honor excellence in arcade, console, computer, handheld and mobile gaming. Fans can already nominate the competition for the Class of 2023; finalists will eventually be selected based on suggestions from journalists, academics and people familiar with video game history.
The Class of 2022 joined 32 other games in the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Here are the full members of 36: