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Dang, four games just scored big time by getting into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Yep, the Strong National Museum of Play spilled the beans on Thursday. Who made it this time? Oh, just Defender from Williams Electronics, GoldenEye 007 from those Rare folks, Quake by id Software, and, wait for it—Tamagotchi. Remember those tiny virtual pets? Go figure.
Anyway, there was a bunch of games fighting for a spot this year. Let me think—Age of Empires, Angry Birds (kind of addictive, right?), and like, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Also Frogger—who hasn’t tried to get that frog across the road? Oh, and some others like Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, and that epic NBA 2K.
So here’s the thing, these four games didn’t just pop up outta nowhere. The Strong says they basically flipped the gaming world upside down and all. A game’s gotta be iconic, last through the years, go global, and influence the whole scene to get that Hall of Fame nod. Quake’s not new to this; seems Doom from the same crew got in the Hall in 2015. Guess they know their stuff.
Now, why were these four a big deal? The folks at the museum had their reasons. But who am I to say? I mean, Defender, GoldenEye, Quake, Tamagotchi—they each brought something to the table. But I digress.
Since it kicked off in 2015, they’ve inducted, like, 49 games into this Hall of Fame shindig. Just last year, they ushered in some real heavyweights—Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, Ultima, and SimCity. Can you believe it? Anyway, that’s the scoop.
