Rochester, New York, USA (AP) – The world Video games Hall on Thursday introduced four honored, paying tribute to games that challenged the players and changed the industry.
The 2025 generation is composed of: Defend, the 1981 Arcade game that raised the level of difficulty; Tamagotchi, digital pets that joined toys and video games; Goldeneye 007, whose way for four people influenced the multiplayer games that followed him, and Quake, which debuted in 1996 with a 3D engine that became the new standard for the industry.
The winners emerged from a group of 12 finalists that included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football and NBA 2K.
The Hall of Fame recognizes every year arcade, console, computer, laptops and mobile games that have had power to permanence and influenced the video game industry or pop culture.
Quake of Software, launched in 1996, was recognized for its lasting influence, with a game code that “is a literal legacy” and continues to be used in some games after almost 30 years, said Lindsey Kurano, curator of electronic games.
John Romero, co-creator of Quake, present to see his consecrated game, said he and the other developers worked in the game for an exceptionally long time, a year and a half, constantly playing it.
“We knew that what we were building in the game was going to make the people who had played our previous game, Doom, were even happier with the addition of a programming language incorporated into the game,” he said in statements transmitted in Rochesterfirst.com.
“We are really happy with the impact that Quake had on the world,” he said.
Defender, the best selling, launched by Williams Electronics, showed that players would accept complex and challenging games in the Arcade, experts said. He combined an intense game and a complicated control scheme with a horizontal displacement shooter.
“The defend game raised the level of competition in the Arcades, and was one of the first to truly separate the dedicated players from the most casual,” said Jeremy Saucier, vice president of an interpretation assistant and electronic games.
The launch of Tamagotchi in 1996 is accredited with having initiated the popularity of pet simulation video games. The portable electronic game in the form of an egg allowed owners to take care of a virtual pet from birth to their death, feeding it, playing with it and cleaning after it by pressing buttons. Collections manager Kristy Hisert said that Tamagotchi offered something different to the popular video game electronics of the time.
“He provided the players feelings of connection, care and customization, a break in competition and fighting games,” he said. Neopets, Nintendags and other versions based on social networks and applications of pet simulation games would follow.
Goldeneye 007 was based on the 1995 James Bond spy film multiplayer games that followed.
The World Video Games Hall of Fame is located within the National Museum of The Strong. Anyone can nominate a video game for consideration. The museum staff appoints 12 finalists every year and requests votes from experts and fans before announcing the winners.
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This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool.
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