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World Video Game Hall of Fame
	The Strong National Museum of Play at night
Formation	June 4, 2015
Purpose	To highlight the video games that have made an impact on the world
Location	Rochester, New York, U.S.;
Parent organization	The Strong
Website	www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/world-video-game-hall-of-fame/

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The World Video Game Hall of Fame is an international hall of fame for video games. The hall's administration is overseen by The Strong's International Center for the History of Electronic Games, and is located at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, United States.^[1]^[2] The museum began the International Center for the History of Electronic Games in 2009, announced the formation of the hall of fame in February 2015, and opened it on June 4, 2015.^[3]^[4]^[5] It is located in a dedicated part of the "ESL Digital Worlds: High Score" exhibit at the National Museum of Play; prior to an expansion of the museum in 2023 it was located in the museum's "eGameRevolution" exhibit.^[6]^[7]^[8] The Strong has also run the National Toy Hall of Fame since 2002.^[9]

Video games become eligible for the World Video Game Hall of Fame by meeting four criteria:^[1]

Icon Status – is widely recognized and remembered
Longevity – is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time
Geographical Reach – meets the above criteria across international boundaries
Influence – has exerted significant influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment, or on popular culture and society in general

Initial nominations are made each year by a staff committee at The Strong, which takes into account the four criteria, with influence considered the most important. Members of the public can submit games for consideration by the committee as well. The nominees are then voted on by a panel of around 30 "scholars and journalists from around the world", with each panel member ranking their top three choices. A public poll is also included, with the results counting as equivalent to a member of the panel. Afterwards, the staff committee reviews the votes and makes the final selection. While generally there is a clear difference in vote counts for the highest-scoring games, if there are multiple games with similar vote counts near the cutoff point, the committee decides by emphasizing a variety of game types or platforms in any given induction year. Video games that have not been inducted may be nominated in multiple years.^[10] The set of final nominees is typically announced each year in March, and the inductees in May. In its first two years of operation, the hall named six inductees from fifteen finalists; since then, it has named four or five inductees each year from a set of twelve.

In the ten years that the hall of fame has been open, 45 games have been inducted out of 81 nominated. Many of those games have been nominated multiple times. In some cases, the hall may list the first game in a series of similar titles as a proxy for the entire series, such as with The Oregon Trail series or the FIFA International Soccer/FIFA series.^[11]^[12] Nintendo has been the developer of the most games inducted with seven, out of a total of eleven nominations of eight games. Atari has had three games inducted out of six nominations of those three games, and Blizzard Entertainment, Capcom, and Maxis have had two games inducted. Seven other developers have had more than one game nominated. Minecraft has had the most nominations of any game at four and was then inducted, while FIFA International Soccer has had the most nominations without being inducted at three. The earliest game to be nominated is Spacewar! from 1962, while the latest is The Last of Us from 2013, both of which have been inducted.

Inductees and finalists

Release years of inductees
1963
1962	Spacewar!
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971	Computer Space
1971	The Oregon Trail
1972	Pong
1973
1974
1975
1976	Colossal Cave Adventure
1977
1978	Space Invaders
1979	Asteroids
1980	Pac-Man
1981	Centipede
	Ultima
	Donkey Kong
1982	Ms. Pac-Man
1982	Microsoft Flight Simulator
1983
1984	King's Quest
1985	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
	Super Mario Bros.
	Tetris
1986	The Legend of Zelda
1987
1988
1989	SimCity
1990	Microsoft Solitaire
1990	John Madden Football
1991	Street Fighter II
	Sonic the Hedgehog
	Sid Meier's Civilization
1992	Super Mario Kart
1992	Mortal Kombat
1993	Myst
1993	DOOM
1994
1995
1996	Pokémon Red and Green
	Resident Evil
	Tomb Raider
	Barbie Fashion Designer
1997	Final Fantasy VII
1998	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
	StarCraft
	Dance Dance Revolution
1999
2000	The Sims
2001	Animal Crossing
	Bejeweled
	Grand Theft Auto III
	Halo: Combat Evolved
2002
2003
2004	World of Warcraft
2005
2006	Wii Sports
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Minecraft
2012
2013	The Last of Us

* Inductees

** Inductees at a later date

Winners and nominees
Year	Game	Developer	Year released	Ref
2015	DOOM*	id Software	1993	^[13]
	Pac-Man*	Namco	1980	^[13]
	Pong*	Atari	1972	^[13]
	Super Mario Bros.*	Nintendo	1985	^[13]
	Tetris*	Alexey Pajitnov	1985	^[13]
	World of Warcraft*	Blizzard Entertainment	2004	^[13]
	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	2009	^[14]
	FIFA International Soccer	EA Canada	1993	^[14]
	The Legend of Zelda**	Nintendo	1986	^[14]
	Minecraft**	Mojang Studios	2011	^[14]
	The Oregon Trail**	Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger	1971	^[14]
	Pokémon Red and Green**	Game Freak	1996	^[14]
	The Sims**	Maxis	2000	^[14]
	Sonic the Hedgehog**	Sonic Team	1991	^[14]
	Space Invaders**	Taito	1978	^[14]
2016	Grand Theft Auto III*	DMA Design	2001	^[6]
	The Legend of Zelda*	Nintendo	1986	^[6]
	The Oregon Trail*	Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger	1971	^[6]
	The Sims*	Maxis	2000	^[6]
	Sonic the Hedgehog*	Sonic Team	1991	^[6]
	Space Invaders*	Taito	1978	^[6]
	Elite	David Braben, Ian Bell	1984	^[15]
	Final Fantasy	Square	1987	^[15]
	John Madden Football**	Park Place Productions	1990	^[15]
	Minecraft**	Mojang Studios	2011	^[15]
	Nürburgring	Reiner Foerst	1976	^[15]
	Pokémon Red and Green**	Game Freak	1996	^[15]
	Sid Meier's Civilization**	MicroProse	1991	^[15]
	Street Fighter II**	Capcom	1991	^[15]
	Tomb Raider**	Core Design	1996	^[15]
2017	Donkey Kong*	Nintendo	1981	^[16]
	Halo: Combat Evolved*	Bungie	2001	^[16]
	Pokémon Red and Green*	Game Freak	1996	^[16]
	Street Fighter II*	Capcom	1991	^[16]
	Final Fantasy VII**	Square	1997	^[17]
	Microsoft Solitaire**	Wes Cherry (Microsoft)	1990	^[17]
	Mortal Kombat**	Midway Games	1992	^[17]
	Myst**	Cyan	1993	^[17]
	Portal	Valve Corporation	2007	^[17]
	Resident Evil**	Capcom	1996	^[17]
	Tomb Raider**	Core Design	1996	^[17]
	Wii Sports**	Nintendo	2006	^[17]
2018	Final Fantasy VII*	Square	1997	^[18]
	John Madden Football*	Park Place Productions	1990	^[18]
	Spacewar!*	Steve Russell and others	1962	^[18]
	Tomb Raider*	Core Design	1996	^[18]
	Asteroids**	Atari	1979	^[19]
	Call of Duty	Infinity Ward	2003	^[19]
	Dance Dance Revolution**	Konami	1998	^[19]
	Half-Life	Valve Corporation	1998	^[19]
	King's Quest**	Sierra On-Line	1984	^[19]
	Metroid	Nintendo	1986	^[19]
	Minecraft**	Mojang Studios	2011	^[19]
	Ms. Pac-Man**	General Computer Corporation	1982	^[19]
2019	Colossal Cave Adventure*	William Crowther, Don Woods	1976	^[20]
	Microsoft Solitaire*	Wes Cherry (Microsoft)	1990	^[20]
	Mortal Kombat*	Midway Games	1992	^[20]
	Super Mario Kart*	Nintendo	1992	^[20]
	Candy Crush Saga	King	2012	^[21]
	Centipede**	Atari	1981	^[21]
	Dance Dance Revolution**	Konami	1998	^[21]
	Half-Life	Valve Corporation	1998	^[21]
	Myst**	Cyan	1993	^[21]
	NBA 2K	Visual Concepts	1999	^[21]
	Sid Meier's Civilization**	MicroProse	1991	^[21]
	Super Smash Bros. Melee	HAL Laboratory	2001	^[21]
2020	Bejeweled*	PopCap Games	2001	^[22]
	Centipede*	Atari	1981	^[22]
	King's Quest*	Sierra On-Line	1984	^[22]
	Minecraft*	Mojang Studios	2011	^[22]
	Frogger	Konami	1981	^[23]
	GoldenEye 007	Rare	1997	^[23]
	Guitar Hero	Harmonix	2005	^[23]
	NBA Jam	Midway Games	1993	^[23]
	Nokia Snake	Nokia	1997	^[23]
	Super Smash Bros. Melee	HAL Laboratory	2001	^[23]
	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Naughty Dog	2009	^[23]
	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?**	Broderbund	1985	^[23]
2021	Animal Crossing*	Nintendo	2001	^[24]
	Microsoft Flight Simulator*	Sublogic	1982	^[24]
	StarCraft*	Blizzard Entertainment	1998	^[24]
	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?*	Broderbund	1985	^[24]
	Call of Duty	Infinity Ward	2003	^[25]
	FarmVille	Zynga	2009	^[25]
	FIFA International Soccer	EA Canada	1993	^[25]
	Guitar Hero	Harmonix	2005	^[25]
	Mattel Football	Mattel	1977	^[25]
	Pole Position	Namco	1982	^[25]
	Portal	Valve Corporation	2007	^[25]
	Tron	Bally Midway	1982	^[25]
2022	Dance Dance Revolution*	Konami	1998	^[26]
	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time*	Nintendo	1998	^[26]
	Ms. Pac-Man*	General Computer Corporation	1982	^[26]
	Sid Meier's Civilization*	MicroProse	1991	^[26]
	Assassin's Creed	Ubisoft Montreal	2007	^[27]
	Candy Crush Saga	King	2012	^[27]
	Minesweeper	Curt Johnson (Microsoft)	1990	^[27]
	NBA Jam	Midway Games	1993	^[27]
	PaRappa the Rapper	NanaOn-Sha	1996	^[27]
	Resident Evil**	Capcom	1996	^[27]
	Rogue	A.I. Design	1980	^[27]
	Words with Friends	Zynga	2009	^[27]
2023	Barbie Fashion Designer*	Digital Domain	1996	^[28]
	Computer Space*	Syzygy Engineering	1971	^[28]
	The Last of Us*	Naughty Dog	2013	^[28]
	Wii Sports*	Nintendo	2006	^[28]
	Age of Empires	Ensemble Studios	1997	^[29]
	Angry Birds	Rovio Entertainment	2009	^[29]
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	Infinity Ward	2007	^[29]
	FIFA International Soccer	EA Canada	1993	^[29]
	GoldenEye 007	Rare	1997	^[29]
	NBA 2K	Visual Concepts	1999	^[29]
	Quake	id Software	1996	^[29]
	Wizardry	Sir-Tech	1981	^[29]
2024	Asteroids*	Atari	1979	^[30]
	Myst*	Cyan	1993	^[30]
	Resident Evil*	Capcom	1996	^[30]
	SimCity*	Maxis	1989	^[30]
	Ultima*	Richard Garriott, Origin Systems	1981	^[30]
	Elite	David Braben, Ian Bell	1984	^[31]
	Guitar Hero	Harmonix	2005	^[31]
	Metroid	Nintendo	1986	^[31]
	Neopets	Adam Powell, Donna Powell	1999	^[31]
	Tokimeki Memorial	Konami	1994	^[31]
	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Neversoft	1999	^[31]
	You Don't Know Jack	Jellyvision	1995	^[31]

References

^ ^a ^b Dyson, Jon-Paul C. (2021). Wolf, Mark J. P. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming (2nd ed.). ABC-Clio. pp. 1150–1151. ISBN 978-1-4408-7020-0.
^ "International Center for the History of Electronic Games". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
^ Dyson, Jon-Paul C.; Saucier, Jeremy K. (2018). "A Note from the World Video Game Hall of Fame". In The World Video Game Hall of Fame (ed.). A History of Video Games in 64 Objects. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-283870-4.
^ Kedmey, Dan (February 18, 2015). "This Museum Is Building a Video Game Hall of Fame". Time. Time USA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "Super Mario Bros., Pong among first to enter World Video Game Hall of Fame". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Brightman, James (May 5, 2016). "GTA III, The Sims among 2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2023 Inductees" (Press release). The Strong National Museum of Play. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "ESL Digital Worlds: High Score". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "National Toy Hall of Fame Fact Sheet". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ Dyson, Jon-Paul (May 5, 2022). "How Does a Game Get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame?". Global Toy News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "The Oregon Trail". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced" (Press release). The Strong National Museum of Play. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Thompson, Carolyn (June 4, 2015). "Pong, Tetris make Video Game Hall of Fame's first class". The Post and Courier. Evening Post Industries. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists named". MCV/Develop. Biz Media. April 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dalton, Andrew (May 5, 2016). "Sonic grabs top honors as World Video Game Hall of Fame inductee". Engadget. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Corrigan, Hope (May 5, 2017). "2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Include Donkey Kong, Halo, Pokemon, Street Fighter". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Grant, Christopher (May 4, 2017). "Here are the four 2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Khan, Imran (May 3, 2018). "Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, And Others Inducted To World Video Game Hall Of Fame". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h McWhertor, Michael (March 27, 2018). "12 games are up for Hall of Fame status at The Strong National Museum of Play". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Takahashi, Dean (May 2, 2019). "World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts Super Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, Solitaire, and Colossal Cave Adventure". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "World Video Game Hall of Fame 2019 Finalists Announced". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McGlynn, Anthony (June 20, 2020). "Minecraft leads the World Video Game Hall of Fame 2020 inductees". PCGamesN. Network N. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2020 finalists". KATV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Fahey, Mike (May 6, 2021). "These Are Your 2021 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Marshall, Cass (March 18, 2021). "These are the 2021 nominees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Warner, Noelle (May 5, 2022). "World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees announced for 2022". Destructoid. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Francis, Bryant (March 17, 2022). "PaRappa the Rapper, Ocarina of Time among 2022 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McWhertor, Michael (May 4, 2023). "The Last of Us, Barbie Fashion Designer headline Video Game Hall of Fame 2023 class". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kaser, Rachel (March 15, 2023). "The Strong announces 2023 finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed". TheStrongMuseum.com. May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame draws from 4 decades". Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

External links

Official website

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[EncVG-1] Dyson, Jon-Paul C. (2021). Wolf, Mark J. P. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming (2nd ed.). ABC-Clio. pp. 1150–1151. ISBN 978-1-4408-7020-0.

[ICHEG-2] "International Center for the History of Electronic Games". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

[64Objects-3] Dyson, Jon-Paul C.; Saucier, Jeremy K. (2018). "A Note from the World Video Game Hall of Fame". In The World Video Game Hall of Fame (ed.). A History of Video Games in 64 Objects. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-283870-4.

[AnounceDate-4] Kedmey, Dan (February 18, 2015). "This Museum Is Building a Video Game Hall of Fame". Time. Time USA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[StartDate-5] "Super Mario Bros., Pong among first to enter World Video Game Hall of Fame". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2016Inductees-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Brightman, James (May 5, 2016). "GTA III, The Sims among 2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees". GamesIndustry.biz. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[Expansion-7] "World Video Game Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2023 Inductees" (Press release). The Strong National Museum of Play. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[ESLexhibit-8] "ESL Digital Worlds: High Score". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[ToyHoF-9] "National Toy Hall of Fame Fact Sheet". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[2022Rules-10] Dyson, Jon-Paul (May 5, 2022). "How Does a Game Get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame?". Global Toy News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[Series1-11] "The Oregon Trail". The Strong National Museum of Play. The Strong. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[Series2-12] "2023 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced" (Press release). The Strong National Museum of Play. March 15, 2023. Archived from the original on June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[2015Inductees-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Thompson, Carolyn (June 4, 2015). "Pong, Tetris make Video Game Hall of Fame's first class". The Post and Courier. Evening Post Industries. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

[2015Nominees-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2015 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists named". MCV/Develop. Biz Media. April 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2016Nominees-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Dalton, Andrew (May 5, 2016). "Sonic grabs top honors as World Video Game Hall of Fame inductee". Engadget. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2017Inductees-16] Corrigan, Hope (May 5, 2017). "2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Include Donkey Kong, Halo, Pokemon, Street Fighter". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2017Nominees-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Grant, Christopher (May 4, 2017). "Here are the four 2017 World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2018Inductees-18] Khan, Imran (May 3, 2018). "Final Fantasy VII, Tomb Raider, And Others Inducted To World Video Game Hall Of Fame". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2018Nominees-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h McWhertor, Michael (March 27, 2018). "12 games are up for Hall of Fame status at The Strong National Museum of Play". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2019Inductees-20] Takahashi, Dean (May 2, 2019). "World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts Super Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat, Solitaire, and Colossal Cave Adventure". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[2019Nominees-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "World Video Game Hall of Fame 2019 Finalists Announced". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2020Inductees-22] McGlynn, Anthony (June 20, 2020). "Minecraft leads the World Video Game Hall of Fame 2020 inductees". PCGamesN. Network N. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2020Nominees-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2020 finalists". KATV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2021Inductees-24] Fahey, Mike (May 6, 2021). "These Are Your 2021 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees". Kotaku. G/O Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2021Nominees-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Marshall, Cass (March 18, 2021). "These are the 2021 nominees for the World Video Game Hall of Fame". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2022Inductees-26] Warner, Noelle (May 5, 2022). "World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees announced for 2022". Destructoid. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

[2022Nominees-27] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Francis, Bryant (March 17, 2022). "PaRappa the Rapper, Ocarina of Time among 2022 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees". Game Developer. Informa. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2023Inductees-28] McWhertor, Michael (May 4, 2023). "The Last of Us, Barbie Fashion Designer headline Video Game Hall of Fame 2023 class". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2023Nominees-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Kaser, Rachel (March 15, 2023). "The Strong announces 2023 finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.

[2024Inductees-30] "World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Revealed". TheStrongMuseum.com. May 9, 2024. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[2024Nominees-31] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame draws from 4 decades". Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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