/vr/ - Retro Games

The Smithsonian exhibit "The Art of Video Games" is probably the most serious exhibit to have occurred so far on this topic. Their methodology was to try to create a gallery that accurately represented the development of the media. Video games were categorized by four Eras, "Start!" "8-bit" "Bit Wars!" "Transition" and :Next Generation" then four genres per Era, "Target" "Adventure" "Action" and "Tactics". Four games were selected by Academics for each genre in each Era on each platform then one featured game was selected by the public through online polling. The final featured list was

>Space Invaders
>Pitfall!
>Pac-Man
>Combat
>Zaxxon
>Pitfall II
>Donkey Kong
>Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
>Star Strike
>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
>Tron: Maze-A-Tron
>Utopia

>Attack of The Mutant Camels
>Bard's Tale 3
>Jumpman
>Sid Meier's Pirates
>1943
>The Legend of Zelda
>Super Mario Brothers 3
>Desert Commander
>After Burner
>Phantasy Star
>Marble Madness
>Spy vs Spy

>Gunstar Heroes
>Phantasy Star IV
>Earthworm Jim
>Dune II
(Turbografx-16 notably excluded)

>Diablo II
>Fallout
>Doom II
>Starcraft
>Starfox 64
>Occarina of Time
>Super Mario 64
>Worms Armageddon
>Rez
>Shenmue
>Sonic Adventure
>ChuChu Rocket
>Panzer Dragoon II
>Panzer Dragoon Saga
>Tomb Raider
>Sim City 2000
>Einhander
>Final Fantasy 7
>Metal Gear Solid
>Final Fantasy Tactics

You can see all the nominees at the Wikipedia article and get butthurt about your favs not being nominated as well as see the non-/vr/ exhibits. I personally think some platforms got more recognition than they deserved and some deserving platforms were overlooked but apparently I don't know Art.