Every year since 2015, important electronic games have been added to the World Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. On May 4, Computer Space, Barbie Fashion Designer, Wii Sports, and The Last of Us were inducted as the class of 2023.
Nominees for the hall of fame are suggested by the public and voted on by a panel that includes game designers, journalists, and scholars. This year’s finalists included Angry Birds, FIFA International Soccer, and NBA 2K.
Computer Space, released in 1971, was groundbreaking because it was the first coin-operated video game and was available to play in arcades. Before then, games were usually found on computers in private research labs. Barbie Fashion Designer came out in 1996, a time…
