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Six Games Inducted Into World Video Game Hall Of Fame
The second class of World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees has been announced. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has whittled down the list of fifteen nominees to six new entrants.
The new inductees include:
- Grand Theft Auto III
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Oregon Trail
- The Sims
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Space Invaders
These six bring the total number of inductees to twelve. They join the following games in the inaugural class:
- Doom
- Pac-Man
- Pong
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tetris
- World of Warcraft
You can learn more about the World Video Game Hall of Fame on the Strong National Museum of Play. (Disclosure: Game Informer editor-in-chief Andy McNamara was a member of the selection committee.)
[Source: World Video Game Hall of Fame]
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