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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Smithsonian game inclusions announced.

    The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced the winners of its open vote for inclusions in the Art of Video Games Exhibit. Some standouts include several Mario games, Metal Gear Solid, and Minecraft.
    May 05, 2011 11:00am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Smithsonian game inclusions announced.

    The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced the winners of its open vote for inclusions in the Art of Video Games Exhibit. Some standouts include several Mario games, Metal Gear Solid, and Minecraft. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      heh no sonic for genesis and flow for modern PC? simcity for SNES? : dantasticThis person is cool!
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        flOw was first released as a free title on PC, and if you're questioning Simcity representing on the SNES... : RaptorII
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          it's for this generation though : dantasticThis person is cool!
          • I guess. The generations are pretty uneven, some lasting over a decade, while others just 3 years but dif... : RaptorII
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      Desert Commander for the NES? Seems like a very odd choice. : deathofratsThis person is cool!
      • oh nevermind, i was thinking of that generic helicopter shooter..this looks like a precurser to Advance W... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
    • No Quake? Wow? : Pneum0This person is cool!
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      Ok...they have no quake Half Life Half Life 2 Bauldors Gate Freespace 2 Descent Wolfenstein 3D U... : Epsilon Sector
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        What did you expect? It was done through an online vote. All the people who played those good old games ... : Memphis-Ahn
        • I'm not that old, let alone dead. All of those games are no older than ~15 years. Unless the average huma... : Epsilon Sector
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        all of those games suck why would they bother including them : justwr!ght
        • If you're going to troll, at least put in some effort. : Epsilon Sector
        • The exhibit is about art, not gameplay. Although I find some of the choices on the five playable games od... : Psydswipe
      • Half life and Half Life 2....No list means anything without those on it as least. : Yumcheese
      • oh my gosh. Dude step back and take a breath. You're nerding out. Descent? Like you're just slappi... : geedeckThis person is cool!
      • Bauldor? Really? : Marrbe
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      With a limit of 4 representative titles per system per era there are going to be a ton of worthy games ex... : fuellThis person is cool!
      • PC in "Transition" covers about 13 years. Yeah. That's representative. : RaptorII
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      Only one missing that I can see is Diablo. Spooky, random dungeons, so much variety in loot. Was a magica... : Zerbyte
      • It's not a matter of "crying", it's a matter of determining which games were groundbreaking for their tim... : Epsilon Sector
    • "Attack Of The Mutant Camels" for the C-64 (1983) is pretty LOL : MatthewPhillipsThis person is cool!
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      Fable 2 is listed under the original Xbox, this is incorrect. : Begawkiness
      • You're right, that should read "Fable" in the original Xbox category. Corrected. : SporkyReeve
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      And again the Dreamcast shows us why it's still boss. : Memphis-Ahn
      • i loved my dreamcast.... it pwned. : megreedy
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      No way in hell is MGS2 a top 4 representative PS2 game. : ughhhhhhh
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        I like 2 but yeah, Snake Eater should be there. : justwr!ght
        • You could blindfolded throw a dart at the wall of PS2 titles and come up with a better representative tha... : ughhhhhhh
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      Qbert!, Super Breakout, Haunted Mansion, any of the Fatal Frame series and God of War. : tortuga121
      • Also Grand Theft Auto 3 : ughhhhhhh
    • Their choice of 'chronology' for PC is simply non-sensical... Skipping 8 years? wth? : pillzerThis person is cool!
    • Hmm. Would definitely of had Gran Turismo instead of Final Fantasy Tactics on there on the PS1 selection : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Where's the Apple][e!? Where's ULTIMA?! Pac Man and Space Invaders were two examples of AWFUL examples o... : AxeMan808This person is cool!