Pressing On The Shoulder Buttons Of Giants

Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.


Some even love setting records in that regard

An even more morose notion within the confines of historical perspective is losing it entirely, as is the case with those who fail to preserve it. A broadly problematic issue, though one that has a specific citation within the world of video games, with an ever increasing issue where preservation and archivist standards are concerned. Which is why moments like The Strong’s Video Game Hall of Fame are absolutely essential in reminding people of old titles, the virtual experiences that helped to cultivate our past, and the celebration therein of our history as gamers as a collective…every single one of us.


Except whoever made this

Which is why I was delighted to see that public voting was still open to help decide which of the games nominated as a potential inductee to the Video Game Hall of Fame for 2025. The titles are all worthy entries, as each and every single one has represented either a cultural touchstone in the world of video games, or helped elevate the entire medium in some regard, with some true heavyweights to pick from. The list of nominees are twelve strong, and are as follows: Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, GoldenEye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quake, NBA 2K and Tamagotchi.


A beautiful chunk of nostalgically based gaming excellence right there

Having played all of the titles, and beaten the respective ones that have a conclusive ending, the roster is truly one of endless priase, even though some of the entrants are of a sports variety, which I’ve never been extraordinarily fond of, it’s still hard to eny the staying power of the 2K series, or even the underrated contributions of what Mattel Football and Tamagotchi helped to add to the cultural zeitgeist. Running in line with my recent musings of the Rare variety, it was hard for me not to go with Goldeneye, as the game represents a turning point for FPS games the industry over, beating out Quake slightly in my opinion of cultural influence for what it accomplished in shifting the needle on how massively the game impacted the perspective of shooters on consoles moving forward.


Four person free for all on Facility in Goldeneye: talk
about a core memory unlocked

Voting will remain open to the public till March 13th, so be sure to make your voice heard and help celebrate a piece of our virtual heritage proudly.

~Pashford