The Video Game Hall of Fame

Put 'em up, punk! We're nominating fighting games for the Hall of Fame! Voting's finished for this one (this is a re-upload), so listen to Episode 49 to find out the winning game! Come say hi @VG_HOF on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky and send emails to videogamehof@gmail.com

We can be your hero, baby. That's right, we're here to kiss away your pain with four superhero game nominations for the Video Game Hall of Fame. The pickings may be a bit slim, but we still come out of it with four bangers. Just remember that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is already in the HOF so there's no rush to induct, say, its predecessor. Just FYI. Go to @VG_HOF on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to vo...

What a console the PS2 is. So many classic games for us to nominate for the Hall of Fame (and a fair few we already have). Join us in a celebration of one of the GOATs. Once you've heard the pod, head over to @VG_HOF on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSky to vote for the PS2 game you want in the HOF. Send us an email to videogamehof@gmail.com

In this episode, we chill out by nominating therapeutic games for the Hall of Fame. Remember, therapy is a very subjective activity! Voting's closed on this one now, so tune in to episode 46 to hear the winner. Please say hi @VG_HOF on Twitter or @vghof on Bluesky and/or send emails to videogamehof@gmail.com

Is it too late to say happy new year? It is isn't it. Well, hope you had a good one anyway, and to celebrate the beginning of 2025 we're doing another de facto GOTY pod and inducting a 2024 game into the Hall of Fame. Steve doesn't really play new games that aren't Shenmue homebrew mods, so we bring in a special guest to nominate for him. We also have a big ol' chat about games consoles we own and...

Putting the 'ho' in your ho ho, we are here for another Christmas special episode to introduce the nominees for the last game going into the Video Game Hall of Fame Class of 2024 - it's games featuring snow. Loads of games to choose form on this one, but that's not all. We also have a special Xmas quiz you can play along to at home. Rob's early podcast notion of "I'm not arguing, it's Christmas" q...

Considering Goldeneye 007 is already in, and one of them Lord of the Rings PS2 games has already been nominated this year, we had slim pickings for this one! We needed movie tie-in games only - no movie licence games! See if you can guess the one Rob was denied by his not-so-subtle hints later in the pod. Go vote for the game you want in the Hall of Fame over @VG_HOF on Twitter or @vghof on BlueSk...

Four bitter beings join together to force in games you peasants decided weren't good enough for our Hall of Fame. Well, bollocks to you, we're sticking four of them in anyway! We also do some thoroughly exciting admin by deciding on the next run of episode themes. You'll love it! You'll also love the email we got from a returning amphibian. Go to @VG_HOF on Twitter or vghof on BlueSky to vote in t...

We missed the Halloween deadline because Alex went on holiday and forgot to transfer his audio to his MacBook, but we're belatedly here with an episode that isn't really spooky anyway. Still, Halloween is all about pumpkins, so that's what all our nominees had to feature. If you hear a game nominated that you like, go vote for it to be in the Hall of Fame over @VG_HOF Send us an email to videogame...

Goooooooal! Touchdown! Boomshakalaka! Deuce! Oh, he's snookered him! That's icing! Cricket! Yeah, it's an episode where we nominate four sports games for the Hall of Fame. Everyone's loved at least one sports game in their life, even if it's just Wii Sports like an old granny. Go vote for the sports game you want inducted over @VG_HOF, and send us an email to videogamehof@gmail.com

Are you ready for an adventure? Good. It's adventure games this time. Not action adventure, you cheeky sod! Slow ones. Ones with puzzles and reading. Good ones. Say hi @VG_HOF, SEND US AN EMAIL to videogamehof@gmail.com. Rate/review/sub etc etc. Bye.

This was such a supreme bastard banger of a year, you'll be fuming at us for what we actually went with. Honestly still in shock at what Simon went for. Make sure you head over to @VG_HOF on X and vote in the poll for the 2001 game you want in the Hall of Fame - the poll should be up right... NOW! Please rate/review the pod on your platform of choice, tell your friends/enemies about it, and se...

...that aren't Halo: CE or Half-Life 2, because they're already in the HOF. Or Hades because Alex is still upset that one didn't get in. Same goes for House of the Dead. Aside from that, enjoy a hell of a lot of hip and happening games beginning with H. That letter was randomly selected back in episode 30, so blame the algorithm or whatever. Once you're done with the episode, go to...

"Moo." "Baa." "Vote Reform." That's right, they're all noises that animals make, and that's handy because this episode sees us nominating games where you play as an animal. Spoilers: Nobody picks a Sonic game. Prepare for a wild ride! Go vote and tell us your animal game over @VG_HOF, and please send us an email about absolutely any old shit to videogameho...

By jove, here we ruddy well go, pip pip, innit blud, you filthy slag. That's right, this episode we're nominating games specifically developed or published in good ol' Blighty. This has to be one of the most eclectic nominee groups you'll ever hear out of us, so drink it in like you're throwing limbs in 'Spoons, ya fackin' melt. Go to @VG_HOF to vote on the one you want...

Keep your stupid comments in your pocket... along with these handheld games! That's right, we're celebrating the pint-sized perfection that comes from holding a brilliant game in the palm of your hand while you take a monster shit to get away from the family for half an hour at Christmas. Oh, and Switch games are banned from our selection pool because, c'mon, that's cheatin'. N...

Disclaimer: this podcast's audio is randomly generated. If you die whilst listening to it, it will be completely different when you listen again. That's right! It's roguelikes! Games that are like Rogue, but not Rogue. Rob only likes one roguelike. Alex likes many roguelikes. Steve likes the one roguelike you know he likes. Simon is also here. Vote for your favourite nominee over @VG_H...

The time has finally come to settle the ultimate argument as the deepest part of VGHOF lore has its moment in the sun. We are both - you and us - going to decide which game with turnips deserves Hall of Fame status. Drink it in, this is momentus. We also have the emails section ruined again by another potentially certified moon-howler. Why does this always happen to us? Don't forget to go vote...

It's everyone's favourite episode type - the one where democracy dies! That's right, we're once again going back through the previous batch of episodes since episode 20 to each pick one game that didn't win a listener poll and just lob it straight into the Hall of Fame because it's ours and we can. Following that, we do a lot of admin where the next nine episodes are all la...

As we approach the Big 3-0 we go 3D with that most quintessential of all late-'90s gaming genres: 3D platformers! There's also an email that has us deciding on which pod member's entire catalogue of inducted games we'd most like to delete. You can email us too! videogamehof@gmail.com Vote for the game you want to be inducted into the Hall of Fame over @VG_HOF on Twitter.

It's not GOTY season anymore... except here! This episode, our nominees all come from the pool of games that have won a Game of the Year award at an event or ceremony. They're all listed here if you want to play along: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards Vote for the game you want in the Hall of Fame over @VG_HOF - the poll should be up soon after the episode dr...

This episode's subject was the result of a random generation of a year in the 90s to pick games from. Now, full disclosure, we were initially rolled 1992 but realised how many games from that year we'd already inducted, so we did another one and got 1996! 1996, as it turns out, was a year that some incredible things happened, and some iconic franchises were born. You can be sure we nominat...

That's right, we're fighting for the underdog this episode, as we're all nominating only games that scored 79 and under on Metacritic. 7/10s, or 'hidden gems', have become a huge part of games media in recent years, and we're getting in on the act to stick one of them in the Hall of Fame. We've got loads of honourable mentions and a discussion on what exactly a 7/10 gam...

We're selling our souls for those sweet license deals this episode, as we nominate four games that license IPs from outside the gaming sphere (not sports, though). Despite having something of a bad rap, there are a huge number of great licensed games, and we cover as many as we can here. Go vote for the one you want in the Hall of Fame over @VG_HOF. Of course, stay tuned for some more incredib...

Year two of the Video Game Hall of Fame commences with a de facto game of the year episode! We're nominating games released in 2023 for this one, and we had a hell of a lineup to pick from, amirite?! Once you've heard the pod and our nominees, head on over to @VG_HOF on Twitter and vote for the one you want to be inducted to the Hall of Fame as the first member of the Class of 2024. Please...