If you thought the Ms Pacman cocktail arcade game was at the World Video Game Hall of Fame, you would be wrong. It's been on the shortlist for entrance -- it was on the shortlist both this season and last year. It still hasn't made the cut yet, though.
Actually, no 1980s kids arcade games games joined the Hall of Fame this year. Nevertheless, the judges failed to choose a classic 1990s arcade game. This was also to games console games, a mid-70s text-based adventure game, and a game that has been packaged free in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Vintage 1980s (and Pre-1980s) Arcade Games on the Shortlist but What Makes the Cut

These are some of the great 1980s arcade games which got cut in the Last hurdle this season:
• Ms Pac-Man -- a finalist for 2 Decades now so, hopefully, It Is Going to Find the recognition it deserves in future decades
• Centipede -- the 1981 award winning classic from Atari that provided gameplay similar to Space Invaders but with insects instead of spaceships
• Asteroids -- the brilliant multidirectional shooter released by Atari in 1979 which was one of the first arcade games to Attain widespread popularity

The 2019 Inductees


What about the video games that did get inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year?
• Mortal Kombat -- this is the only arcade game to get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame at 2019. Through the years, various titles and versions of this game have been published on a range of different platforms. The initial four incarnations, however, starting in 1992, were arcade just.
• Microsoft Solitaire -- packed in the Windows operating system, it has been mechanically installed on countless computers across the world. Since 1990, it has helped workplace workers pretend to be busy and is currently played 35 billion times annually.
• Super Mario Kart -- the fun and still popular racing game which was first published in 1992. It features characters from the Mario Bros video game franchise and continues to be published on several consoles and platforms.
• Colossal Cave Adventure -- an obscure (compared to the other huge gaming names mentioned in this article) text-based adventure game released in 1976. To play it, you compose commands and there are no graphics. The intention is to locate treasures and resolve puzzles.
Hopefully, Ms Pac-Man gets her chance next year. You don't need to wait until then to play it however, particularly in the event that you've got your own arcade machine. Check out our range today.