World Video Game Hall of Fame


The World Video Game Hall of Fame is an international hall of fame that opened on June 4, 2015. It is located in The National Museum of Play's eGameRevolution exhibit; the hall's administration is overseen by The Strong and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. The World Video Game Hall of Fame's creator is Jon-Paul C. Dyson, who is The Strong's Vice President for Exhibit Research and Development and the Director of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games.
Video games become eligible for the World Video Game Hall of Fame by meeting four basic criteria:
Nominations from the general public were accepted from February 17, 2015 through March 31, 2015. The finalists were chosen by an internal committee, while an international selection committee made up of journalists, scholars, and other individuals choose the inaugural inductees to the hall of fame. The finalists were :
GameRelease DateNotes
Doom1993
Pac-Man1980
Pong1972
Super Mario Bros.1985
Tetris1984
World of Warcraft2004
Angry Birds2009
FIFA International Soccer1993
The Legend of Zelda1986
Minecraft2011
The Oregon Trail1971
Pokémon Red and Blue1996
The Sims2000
Sonic the Hedgehog1991
Space Invaders1978

Class of 2016

Nominations were again accepted from the public. The finalists were announced on March 19, 2016, and the inductees were announced on May 5, 2016. The finalists were :
Nominations were again accepted online from the public. The finalists were announced on March 16, 2017, and the inductees were announced on May 4, 2017. The finalists were :
Nominations were once again accepted online from the public. The finalists were announced on March 27, 2018. The finalists are:
The inductees in 2019 are marked in bold below.
Finalists for consideration were announced on March 19, 2020. On June 18, 2020, the 2020 inductees were announced. The finalists were :