Rochester, New York – The final contestants in the world’s video game Hall include Trailblazers in electronic sports, electronic pets and portable games, as well as the favorite arcade brought in the “Seinfeld” episode in 1998.
The Hall of the Celebrity revealed the 12 final candidates for extrapolation on Thursday and opened a week of public vote. The winners will be devoted on May 8 in the area of the new hall inside the strong National Museum to play in Rochester.
The finalists of 2025 are: Empires of Empire, angry birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frgger, Golden Eye, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quick, NBA 2K and Tamagotchi.
“All of these games have greatly affected the pop culture or the game industry itself,” John Paul C Desson, Director of the International Center at The Strong’s History of Electronic Games, said in a press release.
Mattel Football was released in 1977, the first mobile electronic game. It paved the way for systems like Nintendo’s Game Boy and mobile devices today, according to the hall. Three decades later, mobile phones put another candidate in the hands of countless players. Rovio’s Angry Birds was downloaded for 2009 billion times and launched movies and goods.
It is worth noting because of its impact on electronic sports, according to the Celebrity Hall, candidates: Tee Golden: Fore! Through incredible technologies, the ARCADE 1989 Golf game that included the 1995 version allowed championships; Sega’s 1999 NBA 2K, which inspired the Professional Electronic Sports League, and the ID Software, one of the first electronic sports to become its three -dimensional engine of the first person from this field.
Tamagotchi, who created a digital pet for its owner, got a nomination to list games and video games in 1996. It was born again as an application in 2013.
The candidates also include two ARCADE matches released in 1981: Defender, written by Williams Electronics, which the famous hall said that the installed players will host more complex and challenging games; And Frogger, developed by Konami. Frogger strengthened a place in the pop culture with the 1998 episode of “Seinfeld”, where George moves in Arogger’s wardrobe via a crowded road, simulating frogs in the game.
Age of Empires of 1997 from Microsoft was the best -selling computer game for the company to that date and is still played by millions around the world. Farming Game Harvest Moon, which was released in 1996, provided a peaceful alternative to the fighting and movement games that dominated this industry – and will be essential for their colleagues, Goldneye 007, issued by Rare and Nintendo in 1997; And Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, 2007 batch of Activision concession.
World Video Games Hall gets thousands of online nominations every year for Arcade, Console, Computer and Handheld. Employees choose the final candidates based on the longevity, geographical access and influence on the game design and pop culture. The recruits are then chosen in voting by the International Experts Committee.
The three games that get the most public votes are one ballot in the final outcome. The general vote will be concluded on March 13.
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