TheArtofVideoGames VotingResults
TheArtofVideoGames exhibitionwillexplorethe40yearevolutionofvideogamesasanartisticmedium,withafocuson strikingvisualeffects,thecreativeuseofnewtechnologies,andthemostinfluentialartistsanddesigners.Awebsite (www.artofvideogames.org)offeredparticipantsachancetovotefor80gamesfromapoolof240proposedchoicesin variouscategories,dividedbyera,gametypeandplatform.VotingtookplacebetweenFebruary14,2011andApril17,2011. TheexhibitionwillbeondisplayattheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumfromMarch16,2012throughSeptember30,2012 (www.americanart.si.edu/taovg). Visitwww.artofvideogames.orgtosignuptoreceiveupdatesaboutthisexhibition.

Era1:Start!

System AtariVCS Image Genre Action WinningGame OtherNominees PacMan ,1981,ToruIwatani/Tod HauntedHouse Frye.andNAMCOBANDAI TunnelRunner GamesInc.

Adventure

Pitfall! ,1982,DavidCrane. ActivisionPublishing.Alltrade namesandtrademarksare propertiesoftheirrespective parties.Allrightsreserved.
Adventure E.T.TheExtraTerrestrial

Target

SpaceInvaders ,1980,RickMaurer. MissileCommand YarsRevenge

Combat/Strategy

Combat ,1977,SteveMayer,Joe StarRaiders Decuir,LarryKaplan,LarryWagner. VideoChess Decuir Larry Kaplan Larry Wagner Video Chess 1978AtariInteractive,Inc.

ColecoVision

Action
DonkeyKong ,1982,Createdby JungleHunt ShigeruMiyamoto. Smurf:Rescuein GargamelsCastle
PitfallII:LostCaverns ,1984,David Alcazar:TheForgotten Fortress Crane,adaptedbyRobert Rutkowski.ActivisionPublishing. GatewaytoApshai Alltradenamesandtrademarks arepropertiesoftheirrespective parties.Allrightsreserved. Zaxxon ,1982,DavidWeselyand DanNicholson,Programmers. AdaptedbyLawrenceSchick. SEGA.AllRightsReserved. BuckRogers:Planetof Zoom Carnival
ArtilleryDuel StarTrek:StrategicOperations Evolution Simulator ,1983(1984on Colecovision),AdaptedbySam Palahnuk.SEGA.2009 ParamountPictures.STARTREK andrelatedmarksandlogosare trademarksofCBSStudiosInc.All RightsReserved. Microsurgeon TRON:MazeAtron, 1982,Russ Haft.IntellivisionProductions,Inc. MastersoftheUniverse: CourtesyofDisney. ThePowerofHeMan

MattelIntellivision

AdvancedDungeonsandDragons , ThunderCastle SwordsandSerpents 1982,TomLoughry,.Intellivision Productions,Inc.(partial)
StarStrike ,1981,DavidAkers. IntellivisionProductions,Inc.

SpaceBattle DemonAttack

Utopia ,1981,DonDaglow,Kai ArmorBattle Tran.IntellivisionProductions,Inc. B17Bomber

Era2:8Bit

System Commodore64 Image Genre Action WinningGame Jumpman ,1983,RandyGlover. System3 OtherNominees BoulderDash ImpossibleMission
Wasteland TheBard'sTaleIII:ThiefofFate, 1988,MichaelA.Stackpole,Brian ZakMcKrackenandthe AlienMindbenders Fargo,RebeccaAnnHeineman, BruceSchlickbernd,Designers. 2010ElectronicArtsInc.All trademarksarethepropertyof theirrespectiveowners. AttackoftheMutantCamels, 1983,JeffMinter.Llamasoft RaidonBungelingBay Paradroid
SidMeier'sPirates! 1987,Original LittleComputerPeople designbySidMeier,Arnold M.U.L.E. Hendrick.
Nintendo Entertainment System
Metroid SuperMarioBrothers3, 1988 (1990onNES),ShigeruMiyamoto, MegaMan2 TakashiTezuka,Creators.Emi Tomita,GraphicDesign.Nintendo ofAmerica,Inc.
TheLegendofZelda, 1986(1987 onNES),CreatedbyShigeru MiyamotoandTakashiTezuka. NintendoofAmerica,Inc.

FinalFantasy Shadowgate

1943:TheBattleofMidway, 1988, TopGun YoshikiOkamoto.Capcom LifeForce Entertainment,Inc.
DesertCommander, 1989, Unidentifiedartist.Kemco
NorthandSouth Archon:TheLightand theDark

SEGAMaster System

MarbleMadness, 1986(1992on Shinobi SEGAMasterSystem),MarkCerny, MickeyMouseinthe SteveLamb. LandofIllusion
UltimaIV:Questforthe PhantasyStar, 1987,YujiNaka, LeadProgramming.RiekoKodama, Avatar HeroesoftheLance ExecutiveDesign.SEGA.All RightsReserved.
AfterBurner, 1988DesignedbyYu FantasyZone Suzuki.SEGA.AllRights MissileDefense3D Reserved.
SpyvsSpy, 1984(1986onSEGA Rampart MasterSystem),MichaelJ.Riedel. GainGround

Era3:Bitwars!

System SEGAGenesis Image Genre Action WinningGame OtherNominees SonicCD EarthwormJim ,1994,Original MichaelJackson's conceptbyDougTenNaple. StephenCrow,LeadArtist.1994 Moonwalker InterplayEntertainmentCorp. EarthwormJim,theEarthwormJim logo,Interplay,theInterplaylogo, and"ByGamers.ForGamers."are trademarksofInterplay EntertainmentCorp. PhantasyStarIV ,1993,Original Flashback:TheQuestfor storybyToruYoshida.SEGA.All Identity RightsReserved ShiningForce2

GunstarHeroes ,1993,Tetsuhiko Kikuchi,CoolCharacterCreator. HiroshiIuchi,BackgroundArt. SEGA.AllRightsReserved

RangerX Viewpoint

DuneII:BattleforArrakis ,1994, MatthewHansel,SandyDobbs, Artists.AaronE.Powell,Joseph Bostic,Designers.
NobunagasAmbition HerzogZwei
SuperNintendo Entertainment System
SuperMarioWorld ,1991,Shigeru DonkeyKongCountry Miyamoto,TakayaImamura, SuperStarWars y , y , p Creators.NintendoofAmerica,Inc.
ChronoTrigger TheLegendofZelda:Linktothe Past ,1991(1992onSNES),Shigeru EarthBound Miyamoto,TakayaImamura, Creators.SuCholLee,Mitsuaki Araki,JokoKazuki,GameDesign. NintendoofAmerica,Inc. StarFox ,1993,Shigeru Miyamoto,TakayaImamura, Creators.TakayaImamura, TsuyoshiWatanabe,Designers. NintendoofAmerica,Inc. GradiusIII SuperSmashTV
ActRaiser SimCity ,1989(1991onSNES), OriginalconceptanddesignbyWill Syndicate Wright.2010ElectronicArtsInc. Alltrademarksarethepropertyof theirrespectiveowners.

Era4:Transition

System DOS/Windows Image Genre Action WinningGame OtherNominees DeusEx DOOMII, 1994,JohnCarmack, Unreal JohnRomero,DaveTaylor, Programming.AdrianCarmack, KevinCloud,GraphicsandArtwork. idSoftware,aZeniMaxcompany.
Fallout, 1997,JasonD.Anderson, Baldur'sGateII: ShadowsofAmn LeonardBoyarsky,GaryPlatner, LeadArtists.BethesdaSoftworks,a GrimFandango ZeniMaxcompany.
DiabloII, 2000,VariousArtists. StarWars:TIEFighter 2000BlizzardEntertainment,Inc. CrimsonSkies Allrightsreserved.Diabloisa trademarkorregisteredtrademark ofBlizzardEntertainment,Inc.
StarCraft, 1998,VariousArtists. CommandandConquer 1998,BlizzardEntertainment,Inc. Uplink:HackerElite Allrightsreserved.StarCraftisa trademarkorregisteredtrademark ofBlizzardEntertainment,Inc.

Nintendo64

SuperMario64 ,1996,Shigeru Miyamoto,GameDirector. Miyamoto Game Director NintendoofAmerica,Inc.
BanjoKazooie StarWars:Shadowsof Star Wars: Shadows of theEmpire
TheLegendofZelda:Ocarinaof Time, 1998,ShigeruMiyamoto, Producer.NintendoofAmerica, Inc.
TheLegendofZelda: Majora'sMask PaperMario
Goldeneye007 ,1997,Martin StarFox64 Hollis,Director.KarlHilton,Scenic Pilotwings 64 ArtDirector.
WormsArmageddon ,1999(2000 TomClancy'sRainbow onN64),DanCartwright,Lead Six Artist.Team17 OgreBattle64:Personof LordlyCaliber

SEGADreamcast

SonicAdventure ,1998(1999on CrazyTaxi JetGrindRadio SEGADreamcast),Kazuyuki Hoshino,ArtDirector.SEGA.All RightsReserved

Shenmue ,2000,YuSuzuki,Story. PhantasyStarOnline KeijiOkayasu,GameDirector. SkiesofArcadia SEGA.AllRightsReserved
Rez ,2001,TetsuyaMizuguchi, Producer.SEGA.AllRights Reserved
TheTypingoftheDead ToyCommander
ChuChuRocket!, 1999,YujiNaka, RhapsodyofZephyr(The Director.YujiUekawa,ArtDirector. WarofGenesis) SEGA.AllRightsReserved PanzerFront

SEGASaturn

TombRaider ,1996,TobyGard, HeatherGibson,NealBoyd, GraphicArtists.
NiGHTSintoDreams ClockworkNight
PanzerDragoonSaga, 1998,Yukio BlazingDragons Futatsugi,DesignerandDirector. DarkSavior KatsumiYokoto,Artist.SEGA.All RightsReserved PanzerDragoonII:Zwei, 1996, BlackFire YukioFutatsugi,ManabuKusunoki, WingArms OriginalDesign.KentaroYoshida, O i i lD i K Y hid ArtDirector.SEGA.AllRights Reserved SimCity2000, 1993(1995onSEGA CommandandConquer BlazingHeroes Saturn),Originalconceptand designbyWillWrightandFred Haslam.2010ElectronicArtsInc. Alltrademarksarethepropertyof theirrespectiveowners. MetalGearSolid, 1998,Hideo Kojima,originaldesign.Yoji Shinkawa,characterand mechanicaldesign.KonamiDigital Entertainment,Inc. Oddworld:Abe's Oddysee CrashBandicoot: Warped

SonyPlayStation

FinalFantasyVII ,1997,Yoshinori Lunar:SilverStarStory Kitase,Director.YusukeNaora,Art Complete Director.YoshitakaAmano,Image Grandia Illustrator.TetsuyaNomura, CharacterDesign.1997SQUARE ENIXCO.,LTD.AllRightsReserved. CHARACTERDESIGN:TETSUYA NOMURA.
Einhander, 1998,YujiAsano,Main ColonyWarsIII:RedSun Designer.1997,1998SQUARE PointBlank ENIXCO.,LTD.AllRightsReserved.
FinalFantasyTactics, 1998,Hiroshi CommandandConquer: Minagawa,ArtDirection.1997, RedAlert CarnageHeart 1998SQUAREENIXCO.,LTD.All RightsReserved.

Era5:NextGeneration

System MicrosoftXBox Image Genre Action WinningGame Halo2, 2004,PaulBertone,Jaime Griesemer,DesignLeads.Marcus Lehto,ArtDirector. OtherNominees Psychonauts JSRF:JetSetRadio Future
Fable, 2004,PeterMolyneux,Dene IndigoProphecy Carter,BenHuskins,MarkWebley, ShenmueII Designers.
PanzerDragoonOrta, 2003, SniperElite:Berlin1945 Variousartists.SEGA.AllRights Xyanide Reserved.

TomClancy'sSplinterCell, 2002, HugoDallaire,ArtDirector.Steve Dupont,LeadAnimator.Nathan Wolff,LeadGameDesigner.
SidMeier'sPirates! SteelBattalion

MicrosoftXBox360

Bioshock ,2007,KenLevine,Story Halo3 andCreativeDirection.Scott GearsofWar2 Sinclair,ArtDirector.
MassEffect2, 2010,Preston TheElderScrollsIV: Watamaniuk,LeadDesigner.Derek Oblivion Watts,ArtDirector.2010 Limbo ElectronicArtsInc.Alltrademarks arethepropertyoftheirrespective owners. GeometryWars:RetroEvolved2 , 2008,StephenCakebread,Game DesignandProgramming.Bizarre Creations Ikaruga AssaultHeroes2
LordoftheRings:BattleforMiddle HaloWars EarthII, 2006,MattJ.Britton,Art Darwinia+ Director.2010ElectronicArts Inc.Alltrademarksarethe propertyoftheirrespective owners.

ModernWindows

Portal, 2007,Variousartists. Valve.
HalfLife2 CallofDuty:Worldat War
Fallout3, 2008,ToddHoward, GameDirector.EmilPagliarulo, LeadWriterandDesigner.Istvan Pely,LeadArtist.Bethesda Softworks,aZeniMaxcompany.
WorldofWarcraft StarWars:Knightsofthe OldRepublic
flOw ,2006,JenovaChen,Nicholas Shatter EverydayShooter Clark,GameDesign.Sony ComputerEntertainmentAmerica LLC. Minecraft ,2010,MarkusPersson. StarCraftII:Wingsof MojangSpecifications. Liberty AgeofEmpires3

Nintendo GameCube

MetroidPrime2:Echos, 2004, MarkPacini,GameDirector.Jason Behr,KarlDeckard,MikeWikan, SeniorDesign.Nintendoof America,Inc.
PrinceofPersia:The SandsofTime EternalDarkness: Sanity'sRequiem
TalesofSymphonia TheLegendofZelda:TheWind Waker, 2003,ShigeruMiyamoto, PaperMario :The ThousandYearDoor Producer.YoshikiHaruhana, SatoruTakizawa,Masanao Arimoto,DesignManagers. NintendoofAmerica,Inc. StarFox:Assault, 2005, YoshinobuShimada,LeadCG Design.YoshihikoArawi,Artand StoryboardDesign.Manabu Okano,LeadBackgroundDesign. NintendoofAmerica,Inc. AlienHominid P.N.03
Pikmin2, 2004,ShigeruMiyamoto, FireEmblem :Pathof TakashiTezuka,Producers.Hiroaki Radiance Takenaka,TotalDesignManager. BattalionWars NintendoofAmerica,Inc.

NintendoWii

SuperMarioGalaxy2, 2010,Kenta MetroidPrimeTrilogy Motokura,DesignDirector. DisneyEpicMickey NintendoofAmerica,Inc.
SuperPaperMario TheLegendofZelda:Twilight Princess, 2006,SatoruTakizawa, MonsterHunterTri ArtDirector.NintendoofAmerica, Inc.

Sin&Punishment :Star BoomBlox, 2008,Steven Spielberg,CreativeDirector.Ken Successor BlastWorks:Build, Harsha,ArtDirector.2010 ElectronicArtsInc.Alltrademarks Trade,Destroy arethepropertyoftheirrespective owners. Zack&Wiki:QuestforBarbaros LittleKing'sStory Treasure, 2007,HiroshiYuugen, BattalionWars2 ArtDirector.HarukiSuetsugu,Lead Designer.CapcomEntertainment, Inc. GodofWar ShadowoftheColossus, 2005, TonyHawk's FumitoUeda,GameDesign. Underground2 ShunpeiSuzuki,HitoshiNiwa, CharacterDesign.SonyComputer EntertainmentAmericaLLC kami, 2006,HiroshiShibata,Lead KingdomHeartsII Planner.CapcomEntertainment, FinalFantasyX Inc.

SonyPlayStation2

GradiusV, 2004,HiroshiLuchi, AtsutomoNakagawa,Game PlanningandDirection.Konami DigitalEntertainment,Inc.
Silpheed:TheLostPlanet Espgaluda
MetalGearSolid2:SonsofLiberty, ArmoredCore3 TomClancy'sRainbox 2001,OriginalconceptbyHideo Six:Lockdown Kojima.KonamiDigital Entertainment,Inc.

SonyPlayStation3

Uncharted2:AmongThieves, 2009,BruceStraley,Game Director.AmyHennig,Creative Director.ErickPangilinan,Robh Ruppel,ArtDirection.Sony ComputerEntertainmentAmerica LLC HeavyRain, 2010,Writtenand DirectedbyDavidCage.Sony ComputerEntertainmentAmerica LLC
LittleBigPlanet2 CallofDuty:BlackOps
DragonAge:Origins FinalFantasyXIII
Flower, 2009,JenovaChen, SuperStardustHD CreativeDirector.JohnEdwards, PixelJunkShooter LeadEngineer.Developedby thatgamecompany,LLC.Sony ComputerEntertainmentAmerica LLC BrtalLegend, 2009,TimSchafer, WriterandDirector.LeePetty,Art Director.2010ElectronicArts Inc.Alltrademarksarethe propertyoftheirrespective owners. SidMeier'sCivilization Revolution Command&Conquer: RedAlert3 Commander'sChallenge

AdditionalGames

Fivegameswillbeavailableforvisitorstoplayforafewminutes.Thesewerenotpartofthepublicvote.

Era Era1:Start!

Game PacMan(arcade) ,1980,Tru Iwatani.TM&NAMCOBANDAI GamesInc.
SuperMarioBrothers ,1985, ShigeruMiyamoto,Director. NintendoofAmerica,Inc.
TheSecretofMonkeyIsland ,1990, OriginalConceptandDesignby RonGilbert.TimSchafer,Dave Grossman,Designers.COURTESY OFLUCASARTS,ADIVISIONOF LUCASFILMENTERTAINMENT COMPANYLTD. Myst ,1993,RandMiller,Robyn Miller,Designers.RobynMiller, ChuckCarter,Graphicsand Animation.Copyright1993, 1994,1995,2000Cyan,Inc.All rightsreserved.Mystisa registeredtrademarkofCyan,Inc. WorldofWarcraft ,2004,Various Artists.2004,Blizzard Artists 2004 Bli ard Entertainment,Inc.Allrights reserved.WorldofWarcraftisa trademarkorregisteredtrademark ofBlizzardEntertainment,Inc.

Era5:Next Generation

Pleasenotethattheimagesinthisdocumentareforrepresentativepurposes.Theyarenotnecessarilytheimagesthatwillbeintheexhibition. AllimageryandshortclipsinTheArtofVideoGames websiteandexhibitionaresuitableforvisitorsofallages.Pleasebeadvised,however,thatsome gameimagesfeaturedherearederivedfrommatureratedgamescontainingcontentthatrequiresparentaldiscretionandguidance. TheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseumhasmadeagoodfaithefforttoobtaintherightstothegameimages.Ifyouhavequestions,pleaseemail AmericanArtGames@si.edu.