The Video Game Hall of Fame

STRIKER! We've got football pie all over our shirts in this episode as, to celebrate the start of the 2026 World Cup, we're nominating liquid football games to go into the Video Game Hall of Fame. We've also got a sweepstakes, where the winner gets to induct a previously-nominated game of their choice, some predictions on the tournament itself and, as mentioned, four absolutely bangin&...

It's time for the category you all voted for: spin-off games! This time we're nominating games that deviate from their existing IP to create something different. There were an insane amount of games to choose from - especially when you consider Mario himself is a spin-off of Donkey Kong! Once you've heard the pod, head over to @vg_hof on Twitter and/or @vghof on BlueSky to vote in the...

The Video Game Hall of Fame sits at 99 games strong. This inductee is special. In honour of what will be our 100th inductee, we are nominating games in the Metacritic Top 100. Also, Alex denunks his own conspiracy, Steve refuses to take his daughter to The Library, and Simon brings a gun and a cat to the recording. Vote for the game you want in the Hall of Fame over @vg_hof on Twitter, @vghof on B...

It's spreadsheet time, lads. Lots of things to do in this episode and, as always, that means lots of new inductees into the Hall of Fame.  Each host gets one free hit - a previous losing pick from episodes 61-69 they can put straight into the HOF. A fifth inductee can be chosen from any previous nomination by the winner of Simon's quiz. We also pick a bunch of awesome new categories - you&...

Sure, some games are so hard they make you lob your controller through a window or insult some poor American teenager's mother, but that doesn't mean that difficult games can't be incredible, Hall of Fame-worthy classics. We've got four such examples for you here, and you can vote your favourite of them into via one (or all) of the polls @vg_hof on Twitter, @vghof on BlueSky or @tv...

Perm your hair and run from the Terminator, or something else equally '80s, as we're going back to the time when the video game industry crashed and then sorted itself back out again - the 1980s. There are some arcade and early home console classics for you to vote on here. Also there's the game Steve picks. Whatever you decide, you can go and vote in the polls at the following places:...

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Mate, you got any 50ps I can borrow? We're talking about arcade games on this episode, y'see, so I've definitely got next. Who doesn't love a good arcade game, eh? A cornerstone of the gaming industry since its inception - we all miss the heyday of arcades dearly. Well, miss it no more (kinda) as we've got four bangin' arcade classics to nominate for the Hall of Fame. Go to...

Welcome to year four of the Video Game Hall of Fame! As is tradition, we begin the new year by talking about games from last year. It's your de facto game of the year episode! Four excellent games to choose from on this one, so make sure you vote for your favourite over @vg_hof on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to determine the winner and the first inductee of the class of 2026. Send emails to video...

Merry Christmas! To celebrate, we've got four games set during this festive period for you to vote on. It's the last pod and poll of the year, so make it count! Thanks for listening to us in 2025. We hope you have a great holiday and a happy new year, and we'll see you in 2026 for our GOTY special. Go vote on the Christmas games @vg_hof on Twitter and/or @vghof on BlueSky. Oh, and tell...

Let's get niche, baby! We're dipping out of our (and most people's, really) comfort zones to nominate some games outside of the 'Big Four' console manufacturers. Think SNK, NEC/Hudson Soft, Atari, Philips, 3DO Company... you get it. There's a huge number of bangers still available for their machines, some that defined the entire industry (and some that crashed it). The only...

We're back! After a brief hiatus (albeit one where we've recorded three pods and Alex just needs to get his arse in gear and edit them faster), we return to celebrate the golden era of gaming. That's right, it's time to dust off your SNES or Mega Drive (or Mega CD, TurboGrafx-16 or Neo Geo) and get 16-bits of glory in ya. So many classics to choose from, and we've got four bang...

It's Halloween again, and you know what that means! Yes, it means nobody on the podcast aside from Alex will nominate anything even remotely spooky on our spooky special episode. Other things happen: Steve bails on yet another pod but almost makes up for it with a delicious pun in his phoned-in entry Simon hears a ghost (that didn't come out in the recording... or did it?) Alex steals Rob&...

This is an absolutely mad episode. Loads of fun was had, and we're sure you'll have fun too. Alex does maths. Steve does sailors (again). Rob really wants to stroke a dog. Simon celebrates a birthday. We also induct four previous poll losers directly into the Hall of Fame, set up all the categories for the next 9 episodes, and answer an email from a new listener. You can email us too! vide...

This should be right in our wheelhouse, eh? Well, to make sure we definitely hit our nominations out of the park, we enlisted Sega Mania Magazine creator, Tim Hugall, as a special guest! Because he's so good at making our words into amazing pages, we let Tim nominate three Sega games, with the rest of us voting one directly into the Hall of Fame. There's the usual four nominees for you to...

It's time to put up or shmup up, as we're nominating shoot 'em ups for the Hall of Fame. We decided to include games from the sub genres of horizontal and veritcal-scrolling shooters, twin stick shooters and run and gun games. When you've heard the pod, go to @vg_hof on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to vote for the game you want in the HOF! Thanks to ol' Jeff Bra for his questio...

Fear not, haters of Smash and/or Nintendo (alright, Steve?), Smash Bros. has become a veritable video game museum. There are hundreds of games represented in the Big N's party fighter, so we had a huge range of wildly different games to nominate for the HOF in this one. When you've heard the episode, head on over to @vghof on BlueSky to like the post of the game you want, or vote in the po...

Let's go back in time to a wonderful era in gaming. An era where the first person shooter was perfected, where the RTS was king, where Mario and Sonic never dared to tread. Where PC gaming was magnificent. We've got four classics for you to vote for in this episode, so go to @VG_HOF on Twitter and vote in the poll, or like the post of the game you want in on @vghof on BlueSky. Send emails...

In the midst of this irritatingly annual heatwave, we bring you a podcast featuring sweaty lads with melting brains. You'll see what we mean. Bear with us, it's hot innit. We've got four PlayStation 1 games for you to vote on this time, and with classics like FFVII, Resident Evil 1 and 2, THPS and... er... Die Hard Trilogy already in the Hall of Fame, the lads had to delve a little dee...

The best things in life are three! An undeniable video game fact if this episode is anything to go by. Prepare yourselves for arguably the strongest lineup of games we've ever put to a vote. Also prepare for some Rob-related controversy around percentagegate (he's not happy). Who was right? Alex or Rob? Hit us up at @vg_hof on twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to chime in, and to vote for the t...

You know how it is - you're great. People say you're great. Yet, somehow, you never quite make it big. Just like cult classic video games. Here we are to nominate four games that deserved more than cult status, and you can give them more by voting one into the Hall of Fame! Go to @vg_hof on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to vote in the poll for your favourite cult classic. Also, send an emai...

This episode's category caused a bit of consternation amongst the lads. Maybe that's to be expected, what with Steve ‘I don’t create characters - just make sure the hedgehog is blue’ Andrews, and Rob ‘I don’t understand any categories anymore. Why can’t we have games with bikes instead of this woke nonsense?’ Kirkup on the show. But hey, we've got Simon ‘I’ll pick a category only sligh...

Get your wallet out, you cheap bastards, because in this episode we're nominating games that are rare and/or expensive. You can choose your voting choice for the Hall of Fame based on the rarest, most expensive or just the best game (probably do that). In an explosive pod, Rob nominates something fucking ridiculous and we try to track down and live call an old Spectrum developer. Say hi @vg_ho...

We're here to cram those pesky loser games from the last 8 episodes into the Hall of Fame whether you like it or not! That's not all, though, as we actually induct FIVE games in this episode, because there's a quiz to play and the winner gets to induct ANY game that's lost from any previous episode. You can play along with the quiz, and you also need to vote on the category we pick...

Well, this feels topical doesn't it! Who doesn't love a good console launch (when the games don't cost £75)? We're here to celebrate Gaming Christmas by nominating four incredible console launch titles for potential induction into the Hall of Fame. Oh, and skip to about 9:50 if you hate football and everything to do with it. We had to placate the Geordies just this once. If you want to vote on the...