The Arcade Game Diaries

If you thought the Ms Pacman cocktail arcade game was at the World Video Game Hall of Fame, you would be wrong. It has been on the shortlist for entrance -- it had been about the shortlist both this season and last year. It still hasn't made the cut yet, though.
Actually, no 1980s arcade games combined the Hall of Fame this past year. Nevertheless, the judges did choose a classic 1990s arcade game. This was in addition to games console gamesconsole, a mid-70s text-based adventure game, and a game that was packaged free in the Microsoft Windows operating platform.
Vintage 1980s (and Pre-1980s) Arcade Games around the Shortlist but Which Missed the Cut

The World Video Game Hall of Fame is managed by The Strong's National Museum of Play.
These are some of the great 1980s arcade games that have cut in the final hurdle this season:
• Ms Pac-Man -- a finalist for 2 years now so, hopefully, It Is Going to Find the recognition it deserves in future decades
• Centipede -- the 1981 award-winning classic from Atari that provided gameplay similar to Space Invaders but with insects Rather than spaceships
• Asteroids -- the brilliant multidirectional shooter released by Atari in 1979 which was among the very first arcade games to Attain widespread popularity

The 2019 Inductees


What about the video games that did get inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year?
• Mortal Kombat -- that is the only arcade game to get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019. Through time, various titles and versions of the game have been published on a range of different platforms. The initial four incarnations, however, starting in 1992, were arcade only.
• Microsoft Solitaire -- packed in the Windows operating system, it's been automatically installed on countless computers across the world. Since 1990, it has helped office workers pretend to be busy and is currently played 35 billion times annually.
• Super Mario Kart -- the fun and still popular racing game which was first published in 1992.
• Colossal Cave Adventure -- an obscure (compared to another huge video game titles mentioned in this article) text-based adventure game published in 1976. To play it, you compose commands and there are no graphics. The intention is to locate treasures and solve puzzles.
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