The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has named the first six games to its new World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom, and World of Warcraft were chosen for inclusion by an advisory committee of about two dozen journalists, scholars, and game historians. The goal was to choose games "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," according to a statement from the museum, which also houses the International Center for the History of Electronic Games.
The first six inductees were chosen from among 15 finalists chosen in April by curators, educators, and historians at the museum from thousands of public nominations. Each advisory committee member chose five of the 15 finalists for induction, and votes were tabulated by a weighted count.
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