If you believed the Ms Pacman cocktail arcade game was at the World Video Game Hall of Fame, you would be wrong. It has been on the shortlist for entry -- it had been about the shortlist both this year and last year. It still hasn't made the cut yet, though.
Actually, no 1980s arcade games joined the Hall of Fame this past year. That said, the judges did choose a timeless 1990s arcade game. This was also to games console gamesconsole, a mid-70s text-based adventure game, indoor playground equipment and a game that was packaged free in the Microsoft Windows operating platform.
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 have cut in the Last hurdle this season:
• Ms Pac-Man -- a finalist for 2 years now so, hopefully, it will get the recognition it deserves in future decades
• Centipede -- the 1981 award-winning classic from Atari that offered gameplay like Space Invaders but with bugs Rather than spaceships
• Asteroids -- the most brilliant multidirectional shooter released by Atari in 1979 which was one of the very first arcade games to achieve widespread popularity

What about the video games that did get inducted in the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year?
• Mortal Kombat -- this is the only arcade game to get in the World Video Game Hall of Fame at 2019. Through time, various versions and titles of this game have been released on a range of different platforms. The initial four incarnations, but starting in 1992, were arcade just.
• Microsoft Solitaire -- packed in the Windows operating system, it has been mechanically installed on countless computers around the world. Since 1990, it has helped office workers pretend to be active and is currently played 35 billion times a year.
• 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 big video game names mentioned in this article) text-based adventure game published in 1976. To play it, you compose commands and there are no graphics. The intention is to locate treasures and solve puzzles.
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