Video Game Hall of Fame List

[vivster]

SegataSanshiro said:

vivster said:

To cut this pointless discussion short:

Selection Criteria

The World Video Game Hall of Fame recognizes individual electronic games of all types—arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile—that meet the following criteria:

• Icon-status: the game is widely recognized and remembered.
• Longevity: the game is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time.
• Geographical reach: the game meets the above criteria across international boundaries.
• Influence: The game 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. A game may be inducted on the basis of this criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.

Neither of the games you mentioned are widely recognized or have geographical reach. They might have had longevity and influence on the industry but they fall very short on the fame factor. What distinguishes all of the games in the HOF are that they fulfil all of the criteria.

It does meet htat criteria but this Video Game Hall of Fame is as much bullshit as the WWE HOF. Instead of putting games or franchises that actually deserve it...it's a popularity contest of what is most recent in mainstream gamers minds in the west. The first Sonic doesn't deserve it. Game sucks balls,it's actually pretty bad. Sonic 2 on the other hand,one of the very few games ever made that is as close to perfect as Super Metroid.

The gaming industry does not solely contains videogame archeologists and experts, it also comprises the fans. Popularity among fans is one thing  that shapes the industry, as in if something is popular more of it will be made. So yes, in some way it is a popularity contest, but all games included have also massively impacted the industry with gameplay alone.

I agree that Sonic does not belong in this list, none of the Sonic games do. The rest is fine.

If it was solely about popularity you would find things like GTAV, Minecraft or Skyrim in there but you don't because that's not all there is to it. It's about having a massive impact on the future of video games.

Games that have only been very popular in a single country or in a very fringe genre with small but dedicated fanbases do not belong in this list. No matter how good they are or how many spinoffs they have. Weren't you the guy who didn't even know about Touhou? The most popular bullet hell shooter in the world. Also does not belong in this list.