The Video Game Hall of Fame

The polls across Twitter and BlueSky have now ended and we have a clear and obvious 𝖾̶𝗋̶𝗋̶𝗈̶𝗋̶ winner

With almost 50% of the votes, the 2025 game going into the Hall of Fame is, of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!

Podcast ep '65. 2025 Games' in the places: open.spotify.com/episode/1kkt...

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is a lighting fast, challenging and gorgeous kart racer that cemented 2025 as one of the best years for arcade racing ever. If you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #SonicRacingCrossworlds #Sonic #Sega #Xbox #PS5 #Nintendo #GameSky

Silent Hill is most certainly back. After 2024’s excellent remake of 2, Silent Hill f carried on the series’ revival with one of the most disturbing and creepy entries in series history. If you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #SilentHillf #SilentHill #PS5 #Xbox #GOTY #Horror

Donkey Kong Bananza is THE reason to own a Switch 2. Gorgeous, ingenious, riotous, colourful, charming, brilliant. If you want to kong smash this game into the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #DonkeyKongBananza #DKC #Nintendo #Switch2 #GameSky #GOTY

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 properly blew up last year - causing shockwaves across the industry and sweeping awards. If you want this modern classic in the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #Expedition33 #JRPG #Xbox #PS5 #GOTY #GameSky

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is a lighting fast, challenging and gorgeous kart racer that cemented 2025 as one of the best years for arcade racing ever. If you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #SonicRacingCrossworlds #Sonic #Sega #Xbox #PS5 #Nintendo #GameSky

Silent Hill is most certainly back. After 2024’s excellent remake of 2, Silent Hill f carried on the series’ revival with one of the most disturbing and creepy entries in series history. If you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #SilentHillf #SilentHill #PS5 #Xbox #GOTY #Horror

Donkey Kong Bananza is THE reason to own a Switch 2. Gorgeous, ingenious, riotous, colourful, charming, brilliant. If you want to kong smash this game into the Video Game Hall of Fame, like this post! #DonkeyKongBananza #DKC #Nintendo #Switch2 #GameSky #GOTY

65. 2025 Games

Episode 65 of our podcast is now live! It's our first of the year, so it's our traditional de facto #GOTY episode. Four games from 2025 are up for nomination into the Video Game Hall of Fame. You decide the winner. Poll incoming!

In all pod places: open.spotify.com/episode/1kkt...

We’ll be back with a new pod episode on Monday! The delay in episodes is all down to us putting the finishing touches to Sega Mania Issue 9, which has now gone to press!

There’s still time to grab one of the limited remaining copies from Sega-mania.com

#GameSky #Sega #Sonic #RetroGame #Magazine

The polls across Twitter and BlueSky have been tallied and we have a clear winner. The game set at Christmas going into the Video Game Hall of Fame is...

Parasite Eve!

Thanks to all who voted, and check out the pod where it was nominated in all the usual places: open.spotify.com/episode/6DPu...

Oh hell yeah it is! Merry Christmas to you, dude! Hope you and the wee ones had a blast playing retro games (10/10 parenting).

Happy new year!

A game full of whimsy and charm that packs in gorgeous animation and family-friendly co-op, World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck has delighted players for decades. And look at the size of that Xmas tree! Vote it into the HOF below!

#Sega #Disney #MegaDrive #Xmas2025 #GameSky

Snatcher is an adventure game masterpiece from Hideo Kojima and even features kinda-sorta-Santa it! It doesn’t get more Christmassy than that, so if you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, vote below!

#Kojima #Snatcher #Sega #retrogames #Xmas2025 #GameSky

Parasite Eve opens on Christmas Eve and takes the player on a spooky, horror JRPG adventure unlike pretty much anything else. If you want this bona fide cult classic in the Video Game Hall of Fame, vote now!

#Xmas2025 #SquareEnix #JRPG #ParasiteEve #PlayStation #PS1 #Retro #GameSky

Which of these games set at Christmas goes in the Video Game Hall of Fame?

1️⃣ Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2️⃣️ Parasite Eve
3️⃣ Snatcher
4️⃣ World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

📅 Ends: December 28, 2025, 7:00 PM UTC

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🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS!🎅 Here, enjoy episode 64 of our podcast on this festive day. Go for a lovely, frosty walk and hear us nominate four games set at Christmas as a treat. It's in all pod places now, and the poll's coming right up!

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Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle - SimFiction NEO-GEO Nostalgia I’m not lucky enough to have a NEO-GEO floating about in the rumpus room (obviously, I really wish I did), and until recently I don’t think I’d ever even seen one. I am interested in...

I nominated it for @vghof.bsky.social, and totally forgot I'd written about it too. Anyway I remembered now so here it is #SNK #NeoGeo #RETROGAMING
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The polls across Twitter and BlueSky have ended with a clear winner - it was only ever going to be the mighty Space Invaders, wasn't it!

Thanks to all for voting!

Hear it nominated on pod ep. '63. Games on Consoles Not Made by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft or Sega'

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Barring a late miracle, there's only going to be one winner of this vote - and it's only right that any Video Game Hall of Fame include the mighty Space Invaders. If you want to help it seal the victory, vote now!
#Taito #Atari #retrogames #GameSky #Atari2600 #Retro #Gaming

A game given a new lease on life by French hyper-enthusiasm, Giant Bomb’s brilliant streaming, a spot at Evo, and a passionate reboot by @dotemu.bsky.social - if you want the timeless Windjammers in the Video Game Hall of Fame, vote below!
#NeoGeo #SNK #DotEmu #Windjammers #arcade #GameSky

You might not have heard of this absolute banger but just LOOK AT IT. Undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous Neo Geo games, and a cult classic fighter - get Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle in the Hall of Fame by voting below! #NeoGeo #SNK #Arcade #GameSky

Purple Saturday! 💜

#RetroGaming #RetroComputing #PurpleSaturday #Purple

Other than that Shakespeare game, there’s only one thing worth caring about on the Atari Jaguar. Rebellion’s atmospheric Doom clone is that thing. If you want Alien vs Predator in the Hall of Fame, vote now!

#Alien #Atari #RETROGAMING #Predator #GameSky

63. Games on Consoles Not Made by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft or Sega

Episode 63 of our podcast is live! In it we're nominating games on consoles not made by Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft or Sega. You've probably not heard of one of the nominations. Get it in all pod places now - poll incoming!

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The polls across Twitter and BlueSky have ended, and we have a winner.

The 16-bit game going into the Video Game Hall of Fame is...

Chrono Trigger!

Thanks for voting. If you haven't heard pod episode '62. 16-bit Games' yet, it's in all pod places now: open.spotify.com/episode/3XmB...

Excited for Mega Man Dual Override? Celebrate by voting Mega Man X into the Video Game Hall of Fame below!

#TheGameAwards #TGA2025 #MegaMan #CAPCOM #GameSky #SNES #Nintendo

Put together by some of the greatest talents the industry has seen, all-star development led to an all-timer JRPG. Chrono Trigger is undoubtedly a Hall of Fame game. Do you agree? Vote below!

#ChronoTrigger #JRPG #SNES #Nintendo #Square #GameSky #SuperNintendo #RetroGame

Which of these 16-bit games goes into the Video Game Hall of Fame?

1️⃣ Chrono Trigger
2️⃣️ Mega Man X
3️⃣ The Revenge of Shinobi
4️⃣ Sonic The Hedgehog

📅 Ends: December 13, 2025, 5:00 PM UTC

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