Hall of Game
Posted: November 10th, 2009 | Author: Chris Jirau | Filed under: Entertainment | Tags: Atari 2600, Cabbage Patch Kids, Hot Wheels, PlayStation, Rubik's Cube, Super Mario, The National Toy Hall of Fame, Xbox | No Comments »
Before there was a PlayStation or an Xbox, there was Nintendo, the originator of all modern home gaming. Now, in honor of its revolutionary features and the iconic-like appeal of Mario, Nintendo’s original Game Boy has been inducted into The National Toy Hall of Fame.
“Over the past two decades, Game Boy has become synonymous with hand-held gaming fun,” the Hall said in a release. “Its portability and efficient design, ability to allow simultaneous multiplayer gaming, and scores of intriguing games (like Tetris and Super Mario Land, featuring Nintendo’s already-iconic character Mario) make it a true innovator.”
Joining the Big Wheel and the “ball,” which I assumed would have been in already, the trio beat out the likes of Hot Wheels, Cabbage Patch Kids and the Rubik’s Cube, to name a few, in this year’s induction class.
Besides the newly inducted Game Boy, the first hand-held gamer, the only other gaming system in the Hall is the Atari 2600.
