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[Kosheh]

d-did you just quote me out of context for your response? wtf >(

But for fucks sake though it really fucking steams me when people complain about "why isn't ___ an black lesbian? : (" 

I get why someone might want more diversity in games but why not make a new character instead of recoloring an existing one??

easy for u to say when all protags look like u

na it's because the extremely vocal, equally judgemental people on social media complain that it makes games stale when it's the same balding white machismo guy is on the cover of a game (because, apparently, the bald white machismo is the "ideal" avatar to appeal to the majority of its consumers)


though, come to think of it, it's funny how Nintendo is being shat on over these things lately (Tomodachi Life, Fire Emblem, etc. and now...this?) and it seems like no one in Japan really gives a shit as long as it's a good game

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I mean, I think you're getting at people being pissed at the fact that Boy Pac-Man got in because misogyny, but there are some real strong arguments for why Ms. Pac-Man should be in the HoF as well. Real strong technical arguments. Also strong arguments against it, and the original Pac-Man did save the industry...

IMO, they should both be in there. Those two games are both incredibly historically important to the medium.

a-are people really getting behind a soapboxing kotaku editor on this one? waht
i'm shocked because it's not Patricia Hernandez for once, it's another blogger who can't write his way out of a paper bag

The Strong’s committee included journalists from outlets like Game Informer, Polygon, and Wired, and academics from places like Georgia Tech, New York University, and Stanford. The committee was restricted to a list of 15 nominees—Angry Birds, Doom, FIFA, The Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, The Oregon Trail, Pac-Man, Pokémon, Pong, The Sims, Sonic the Hedgehog,Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and World of Warcraft—provided by the Strong, which sifted through thousands of nominations from the public.

first of all, look at those names. this is a case of a kotaku editor splitting hairs, and his argument is literally "Ms. Pac Man should have been nominated, because it's better. There I said it"
I mean Super Mario Bros. 3 was the best-selling Mario game of all time and I think the best-selling videogame of all time for a LONG time until GTA I think? came along. I don't see that title up there in the nominations.

those are franchises. When there's a nominee, it's based on their legacy, not the individual title by itself. so...Pac-Man getting into the hall of fame includes the rest of its legacy as well, like ms. pac man
and that shitty new cartoon

I mean, the Museum of Play even said

The World Video Game Hall of Fame recognizes electronic games that meet the following criteria: icon-status, the game is widely recognized and remembered; longevity, the game is more than a passing fad and has enjoyed popularity over time; geographical reach, the game meets the above criteria across international boundaries; and influence, the game has exerted significant influence on the design and development of other games, on other forms of entertainment, or on popular culture and society in general. (A game may be inducted on the basis of the last criterion without necessarily having met all of the first three.)

I'm pretty sure "influence" spreads to "design and development of other games" like Crazy Otto, the derivative that eventually turned into Ms. Pac-Man