{"id":13204,"date":"2019-03-06T15:58:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geekine.com\/?p=13204"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:11:36","slug":"the-gamer-temple-the-video-game-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekine.com\/en\/the-gamer-temple-the-video-game-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gamer Temple: The Video Game Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

It exists a place in the world<\/strong> where all gamers want to visit: Video Game Hall of Fame<\/strong>. A place that permanently exhibits all the titles that have marked history<\/strong>This magical space is located in The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Strong National Museum of Play<\/strong> It was founded by the toy and doll collector Margaret Woodbury Strong in 1968<\/strong>. Originally, it had just one building on 13.5 acres in downtown Rochester. Today, it has grown so much that It is one of the largest history museums in the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place for video games<\/h2>\n

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It all started in 2009<\/strong>, when the museum created CInternational Center for the History of Electronic Games<\/strong>Little by little, what is today began to be built the most complete public collection of video game merchandise<\/b>, currently has with more than 55,000 articles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In view of its growth, June 4, 2015<\/strong> Jon-Paul C. Dyson, director of the History Center, inaugurated the Video Game Hall of Fame<\/strong>. With the aim of recognize the games<\/strong> electronics of all kinds, which have been a great influence in the world of video games and popular culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The nominees<\/h2>\n
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Anyone can enter the race to be nominated, but only a select few can raise the trophy in the Hall of Fame | Image: Official World Videogame Hall of Fame<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n

And like in video games,\u00a0The race for a place in the Hall of Fame is not easy.<\/strong>. Yes ok anyone can nominate a game. <\/strong>But to have a position you must first go through an International Committee made up of academics, video game history specialists and journalists.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The criteria that the video game must meet to be nominated are:<\/p>\n