{"id":2387,"date":"2021-08-23T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T22:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/?page_id=2387"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T15:06:36","slug":"world-video-game-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/exhibits\/world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"World Video Game Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n    .heroHome {\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        position: relative;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome img {\n        width: 100vw;\n        height: 350px;\n        object-fit: cover;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout {\n        background-color: #ffd204;\n        color: #2f2b3b;\n        padding: 30px 45px;\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        row-gap: 10px;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout p {\n        margin: 0;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout .title {\n        font-weight: 700;\n        font-size: 24px;\n        line-height: 34px;\n    }\n\n    .heroHome .callout p {\n        font-style: normal;\n        font-weight: 500;\n        font-size: 14px;\n        line-height: 23px;\n    }\n\n    @media screen and (min-width: 961px) {\n        .heroHome img {\n            height: 600px;\n        }\n\n        .heroHome .callout {\n            position: absolute;\n            right: 0;\n            bottom: 0;\n            width: 255px;\n            border-radius: 10px 0 0 0;\n            padding: 30px;\n        }\n    }\n\n    @media screen and (min-width: 1200px) {\n        .heroHome .callout {\n            width: 275px;\n        }\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"heroHome heroBlock\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Home page hero image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.-World-Video-Game-Hall-of-Fame-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container planContainer planHero\">\n    <div class=\"grid align-center\">\n        <div class=\"col-9\">\n            <div class=\"planBox\">\n                <h1 class=\"planBox__title\">World Video Game Hall of Fame<\/h1>\n                <p class=\"planBox__desc\">Explore some of the most influential video games of all time! The World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong recognizes electronic games of all types that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general.<\/p>\n\n                                    <a class=\"link1\" href=\"\/exhibits\/world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/inducted-games\/\" target=\"_self\">View Inductees<\/a>\n                \n\n                                    <a class=\"link2\" href=\"\/about\/\" target=\"_self\">About The Strong<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-3\">\n                <svg class=\"planLine\" width=\"306\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 306 12\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                    <path d=\"M3 3.44446C12.3748 3.44446 12.3748 9.44446 21.7497 9.44446C31.124 9.44446 31.124 3.44446 40.4978 3.44446C49.8722 3.44446 49.8722 9.44446 59.247 9.44446C68.6213 9.44446 68.6213 3.44446 77.9952 3.44446C87.3695 3.44446 87.3695 9.44446 96.7438 9.44446C106.118 9.44446 106.118 3.44446 115.493 3.44446C124.868 3.44446 124.868 9.44446 134.243 9.44446C143.619 9.44446 143.619 3.44446 152.994 3.44446C162.369 3.44446 162.369 9.44446 171.744 9.44446C181.117 9.44446 181.117 3.44446 190.491 3.44446C199.866 3.44446 199.866 9.44446 209.241 9.44446C218.617 9.44446 218.617 3.44446 227.992 3.44446C237.367 3.44446 237.367 9.44446 246.743 9.44446C256.118 9.44446 256.118 3.44446 265.493 3.44446C274.87 3.44446 274.87 9.44446 284.247 9.44446C293.624 9.44446 293.623 3.44446 303 3.44446\" stroke=\"#FFD204\" stroke-width=\"5\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n                <h2 class=\"planRight\">The World Video Game Hall of Fame is housed in ESL Digital Worlds: High Score exhibit at The Strong Museum in Rochester, NY.<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container-inside archive-block-4\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"intro-container\">\n            <div class=\"title-bar\">\n                <div class=\"title\"><h2>Inducted Games<\/h2><\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"cta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/exhibits\/world-video-game-hall-of-fame\/inducted-games\/\">View All Inducted Games<\/a><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                <p>Inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame are on permanent display in \r\nthe ESL Digital Worlds: High Score exhibit located on the second floor in The Strong&#8217;s new expansion.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------>\n        <div class=\"card-container columns-4\">\n                                                <div class=\"column-card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WVGHOF-Defender-SQ.jpg\" alt=\"Atari Defender artifacts and magazines\">\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"card-title\">Defender<\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"excerpt-content\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Inducted: 2025<\/strong>\n\n\nThe conventional game design wisdom of the early 1980s suggested that many of the best video games were \u201ceasy to learn, but difficult to master.\u201d This seemed like sound advice then and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/games\/defender\/\" class=\"card-cta button\" aria-label=\"View Details of Defender post\">View Details<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column-card\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WVGHOF-GoldenEye-SQ.jpg\" alt=\"GoldenEye 007 artifacts\">\n                        <div class=\"card-content\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"card-title\">Goldeneye 007<\/h3>\n                            <p class=\"excerpt-content\">\n\n\n\n\n\n<strong>Inducted: 2025<\/strong>\n\n\nIn 1994, Rare and Nintendo began development of a video game inspired by the upcoming James Bond Film&nbsp;<em>GoldenEye<\/em>(1995). 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