The World Video Game Hall of Fame has received four new inductees: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ms. Pac-Man, Dance Dance Revolution and Sid Meiers' Civilization.

As announced earlier today, the Strong National Museum of Play has inducted the four titles to its prestigious World Video Game Hall of Fame. The titles won out over an array of impressive nominees, including Resident Evil, Minesweeper, Candy Crush Saga, NBA Jam, PaRappa the Rapper and Assassin's Creed. New games have been inducted into Strong's Hall of Fame annually since 2015. Every new inductee has been nominated at least once before, except for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

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Ms. Pac-Man joins her male counterpart in the Hall of Fame, as Pac-Man was inducted in 2015. Similarly, Ocarina of Time is the second Legend of Zelda title to earn induction, as the original game earned its place in 2016. Sid Meiers' Civilization and Dance Dance Revolution are currently the only titles from their respective series in the Hall of Fame, although both have spawned numerous sequels that will have a chance in future years' inductions.

According to the Strong National Museum of Play, the qualifications for induction are sustained popularity and influence. Like those that came before them, the newly inducted games were selected due to their perceived cultural importance and enduring popularity. The process starts with a virtual submission form that allows absolutely anybody to nominate a game, but popularity and cultural significance are decided upon by the museum alone.

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Other titles in the museum that have been deemed significant include genre-defining games like Super Mario Bros., Halo: Combat Evolved and Doom. The four inductees selected last year were the strategy classic Starcraft, the boundary-pushing Microsoft Flight Simulator, the edutainment icon Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Nintendo's adorable life-sim Animal Crossing. While each of these games received a number of sequels, the originals were the ones selected for glory -- although, as Ocarina of Time and Ms. Pac-Man have demonstrated, it's never too late for the follow-ups.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame is an installation at the Strong National Museum of Play and is updated annually to reflect the new inductees. It's positioned inside eGameRevolution, the museum's video game-focused permanent installation, which is the first of its kind in the United States.

Source: The Strong National Museum of Play