Class of 2016

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Chris Tang

Chris Tang

1990’s Era Gamer
Class of 2016 Inductee
Chris is an accomplished game designer, cosplayer, and video game champion.When the Nintendo World Championships arrived in his native state, he joined the competition and was eventually crowned Hawaii State Champion.
Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima

Game Developer
Class of 2016 Inductee
Regarded as one of the pioneering auteurs of video games, he developed
Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson

Isaiah “TriForce” Johnson

2000's Era Gamer
Class of 2016 Inductee
On November 11, 2017, Isaiah TriForce Johnson was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame as a member of the IVGHOF Class of 2016.
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

1990s Era Game
Class of 2016 Inductee
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a 1991 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Lonnie McDonald

Lonnie McDonald

Golden Age Gamer
Class of 2016 Inductee
Lonnie “Joustmaster” McDonald, holds just about every world record there is on the classic game of Joust and has traveled around the world exhibiting his talents and training new players on the strategies and techniques of how to master various classic arcade games.
Minecraft

Minecraft

2000's Era Game
Class of 2016 Inductee
Minecraft is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios.
Patrick O’Malley

Patrick O’Malley

Community Action Award
Class of 2016 Inductee
Patrick O’Malley has been described as “a passionate, ambitious, and imaginative leader of the video game culture.” The creation of Star Worlds Arcade has provided a wonderful outlet for his passion.
Satoru Iwata

Satoru Iwata

Industry Leader
Class of 2016 Inductee
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, he was the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo of America from 2013 until his death in 2015.
Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak

Walter Day Lifetime Achievement Award
Class of 2016 Inductee
Wozniak is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer with his early business partner Steve Jobs.
Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

Golden Age Game
Class of 2016 Inductee
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is the successor to the 1983 arcade game Mario Bros. and the first game in the Super Mario series.
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2000's Era Game
Class of 2016 Inductee
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.
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