The Sims, Animal crossing, Pacman either grand theft auto iii… All these games have one thing in common: they are part of the World Video Game Hall of Fame, a hall of fame dedicated to video games. 36 games made this select list of the greatest games of all time. This May 4, four new games have been added to the list: Wii Sports, Fashion Designer Barbie, Computer Space AND The last of us.
To choose the lucky winners, the Strong National Museum of Play once again relied on four selection criteria: the status of the game icon (almost everyone knows and remembers it), its longevity (it had a long-term popularity) , its geographical extension (it is known in several countries) and finally its influence, to find out if the game had an impact on other games, other universes and on society in general.
Bowling competitions and series adaptations.
wii sports, the iconic game associated with the WII console when it was launched in 2006, was thus able to enter this very closed ranking. Allowing you to play golf, tennis or baseball all at once, the game still enjoys a real reputation today, especially with the unusual bowling competitions among the elderly.
The last of us it also marked its era in broader pop culture in another way with a first release in 2013 and other subsequent game projects. The saga has also gained new life with the release of a remake in September 2022 and a series with actor Pedro Pascal in 2023.
The game barbie fashion designer remonte lui à plus de 25 ans, avec une sortie en 1996. Et pour l’époque, le jeu vidéo permettant de concevoir des vêtements et tenues est un succès franc avec plus de 500,000 sales et un bénéfice de 120 million dollars en à peine one year.
computer space is a true relic of video games, an arcade space fighter released in 1971. Other World Video Game Hall of Fame candidates were also in the running, such as Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or even FIFA International Soccerancestor of fifa launched in 1993. But we will have to wait for the next edition to aspire to be part of the elite of video games.
Source: BFM TV
