The quartet of honored video games of this 2022 are none other than Ms. Pac-Man, Sid Meier’s Civilization, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Dance Dance Revolution.
The finalists who missed out on a spot this time around are Assassin’s Creed, Candy Crush Saga, Minesweeper, NBA Jam, PaRappa the Rapper, Resident Evil, Rogue, and Words with Friends.
All of those are classics in their own way, but it’s hard to argue that they’re superior to any of the four picks.
The great legacy of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time entered the Hall of Fame as a first-time nominee. The first 3D Zelda title is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time and remains the highest scoring game on Metacritic.
It set the tone for the path of the last two and a half decades of action games. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time laid the right ground for Breath of the Wild to run on.
Influential strategy simulation title Sid Meier’s Civilization was named a finalist for the first time in 2016 and again in 2019. Arcade icons Ms. Pac-Man and DDR made the list once before.
They join the likes of Super Mario Bros., Doom, Mortal Kombat, Tetris, and Animal Crossing. As revealed by Eurogamer, Zelda and Pac-Man are the first two series with more than one entry into the Video Game Hall of Fame, although Super Mario Kart is there too.
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