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Smithsonian announces submissions to its Art of Video Games exhibit

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced the selections which will be shown during its Art of Video Games exhibit.

The submissions were voted for online, and unsurprisingly, winners include offerings from The Legend of Zelda series, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock, Uncharted, and Shadow of the Colossus.

Five games will also be playable at the exhibition which runs March 16 through September 30, 2012, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in DC.

The list of included games is below, courtesy of Shack, or you can look them over through a colorful PDF link.

Era 1: Start!

Atari VCS

  • Pac-Man
  • Pitfall
  • Space Invaders
  • Combat

Colecovision

  • Donkey Kong
  • Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
  • Zaxxon
  • Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
  • Mattel Intellivision
  • Tron: Maze-Atron
  • Advanced Dungons and Dragons
  • Star Strike
  • Utopia

Era 2: 8-Bit

    Commodore 64

    • Jumpman
    • The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate
    • Attack of the Mutant Camels
    • Sid Meier's Pirates!

    Nintendo Entertainment System

    • Super Mario Brothers
    • The Legend of Zelda
    • 1943: The Battle of Midway
    • Desert Commander

    Sega Master System

    • Marble Madness
    • Phantasy Star
    • After Burner
    • Spy vs Spy

    Era 3: Bitwars!

    Sega Genesis

    • Earthworm Jim
    • Phantasy Star IV
    • Gunstar Heroes
    • Dune II: Battle for Arrakis

    Super Nintendo Entertainment System

    • Super Mario World
    • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
    • Star Fox
    • SimCity

    Era 4: Transition

    DOS/Windows

    • Doom II
    • Fallout
    • Diablo II
    • StarCraft

    Nintendo 64

    • Super Mario 64
    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • Goldeneye 007
    • Worms Armageddon

    Sega Dreamcast

    • Sonic Adventure
    • Shenmue
    • Rez
    • Chu Chu Rocket!

    Sega Saturn

    • Tomb Raider
    • Panzer Dragoon Saga
    • Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
    • Sim City 2000

    Sony PlayStation

    • Metal Gear Solid
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Einhander
    • Final Fantasy Tactics

    Era 5: Next Generation

    Microsoft Xbox

    • Halo 2
    • Fable 2
    • Panzer Dragoon Orta
    • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

    Microsoft Xbox 360

    • BioShock
    • Mass Effect 2
    • Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
    • Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II

    Modern Windows

    • Portal
    • Fallout 3
    • flOw
    • Minecraft

    Nintendo GameCube

    • Metroid Prime 2: Echos
    • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
    • Star Fox: Assault
    • Pikmin 2

    Nintendo Wii

    • Super Mario Galaxy 2
    • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    • Boom Blox
    • Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

    Sony PlayStation 2

    • Shadow of the Colossus
    • Okami
    • Gradius V
    • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

    Sony PlayStation 3

    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
    • Heavy Rain
    • Flower
    • Brutal Legend

    Additional Games (available for short play in exhibit, not included in vote)

    • Pac-Man (Arcade)
    • Super Mario Brothers
    • The Secret of Monkey Island
    • Myst
    • World of Warcraft

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