As the name implies, the game allowed players to not only design outfits for Mattel’s Barbie doll, but also make them real with special fabric paper that could be run through an inkjet printer-bridging the physical and digital worlds. The most controversial inductee into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year is undoubtedly Barbie Fashion Designer: a CD-ROM based PC game. Wii Sportsīarbie Fashion Designer CD ROM commercial 1996 But they’ll all have to wait until next year, because only four titles made the cut for 2023.
Remembering Enterprise: The Test Shuttle That Never Flew to SpaceĪll of the short-listed titles can make a strong case for why they deserve a spot in the hall of fame: Quake brought an extra dimension to first-person shooters with the ability to finally look up and down and jump, Angry Birds helped make the smartphone as popular as it is today, GoldenEye 007 showed the world that FPS titles could work great on consoles, and Wizardy, a classic role-playing game first released for the Apple II, strongly influenced later classics like the Final Fantasy series. These Winning Close-Up Photos Show Life That's Often Overlooked The game packaging for this year's Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees, and a photo of a classic Computer Space cabinet.Īhead of introducing the world to a 20-foot tall Donkey Kong arcade cabinet next month, the Strong National Museum of Play revealed this year’s inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, with Wii Sports, The Last of Us, Computer Space, and Barbie Fashion Designer getting the nod.Įvery year, the museum reveals a list of finalists vying for a spot in the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and this year’s official inductees managed to beat out several other incredibly popular titles, including Angry Birds, Age of Empires, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, GoldenEye 007, NBA 2K, FIFA International Soccer, Quake, and Wizardry.
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