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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The polls across Twitter and BlueSky are over. Steve's reign of terror continues with his 6th win on the spin, and he didn't even pick his own game this time! That's right, the Shenmue nutters descended upon our hallowed turf again and pushed Yakuza to the win Pod: open.spotify.com/episode/3zOt...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Three hours left to vote in our poll for which spiritual successor goes in the Video Game Hall of Fame. Cast your vote below for one of: #AssassinsCreed #CitiesSkylines #PerfectDark #Yakuza

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

As winners of our World Cup sweepstakes, Steve could induct anyone else's previous nominee into the Hall of Fame, and Rob could pick any previous nominee he wanted. They made their choices, so our two newest HOF members are: Bubble Bobble and The Revenge of Shinobi!

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Which of these spiritual successors goes in the Video Game Hall of Fame? 1️⃣ Assassin's Creed 2️⃣ Cities: Skylines 3️⃣ Perfect Dark 4️⃣ Yakuza 📊 Show results

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Episode 75 of our podcast is now live! In it, we're nominating spiritual successors for the Video Game Hall of Fame. Get it now wherever you get your pods: open.spotify.com/episode/3zOt...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The poll has ended and the Dreamcast public have spoken. The Dreamcast game going in the Video Game Hall of Fame is: Jet Set Radio! It joins Shenmue, Shenmue II, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, SoulCalibur, and Skies of Arcadia in the HOF Dreamcast Wing and marks a 5th win in a row for Steve!

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

There's still a few hours left to vote in our poll for the Dreamcast game you want in the Video Game Hall of Fame. Hit the link to vote: www.polltab.com/mr3cf7x5kk #Sega #Dreamcast #RetroGame #GameSky #JetSetRadio #Capcom #ResidentEvil #PSO #Gaming #Sonic #HOF

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Which of these #Dreamcast games goes into the Hall of Fame? Your choices: - Dino Crisis - Jet Set Radio (Jet Grind Radio) - Phantasy Star Online - Resident Evil CODE: Veronica Vote here: www.polltab.com/mr3cf7x5kk #Sega #GameSky

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Episode 74 of our podcast is now live! In it we're nominating Sega Dreamcast games for the Hall of Fame. It's in all pod places now, and the poll is coming soon - get ready to vote! open.spotify.com/episode/0zs3... #SEGA #Dreamcast #Retro #Gaming #GameSky

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We've got plenty of N64 games in the Hall of Fame, and as the console turns 30 today, why not check out our sister show's episode all about the iconic console? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... #Nintendo64 #N64 #Nintendo #GameSky #RetroGame

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Episode 139: Celebrating the Nintendo 64's 30th Anniversary pt. 1 (1996-1999)

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The football games poll has ended and, in the true spirit of the sport, we had a draw! That just means two games go in the Video Game Hall of Fame, however, so your newest inductees are: FIFA International Soccer & Sensible World of Soccer! Cheers for voting. Up next is Dreamcast games!

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

30 mins to go! Sensible Soccer and FIFA are currently in joint-1st place. Vote now to get your chosen football game in the Video Game Hall of Fame: www.polltab.com/kky4hcc85m #WorldCup #RetroGame #GameSky #Gaming #FIFA #Mario #Nintendo #Amiga #Sega #PlayStation #PS2

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Time's running out to vote in our latest poll. Which of these football games do you want in the Video Game Hall of Fame? Your choices: #FIFA International Soccer #Mario Smash Football Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Sensible Soccer Vote here: www.polltab.com/kky4hcc85m #WorldCup #PES #Football #Soccer

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Which of these football games goes into the Video Game Hall of Fame? Your choices: - FIFA International Soccer - Mario Smash Football (Super Mario Strikers) - Pro Evolution Soccer 5 - Sensible World of Soccer Click the link below to vote! www.polltab.com/kky4hcc85m

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

EAT MY GOAL! Episode 73 of our podcast is now live and we're celebrating the start of the 2026 World Cup by nominating four football games for you to vote on for the Hall of Fame. Poll incoming, pod in all places now. Back of the net! open.spotify.com/episode/0mWX... #GameSky #WorldCup2026

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

You still have a couple more days to enter our competition to win copies of volume 1 and 2 of @ongamesjournal.bsky.social! Check out the beginning of episode 72 of our podcast and email us your answer to win! #GameSky #Gaming #Magazine #Competition #Nintendo #PlayStation #Xbox

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The polls across Twitter and BlueSky have been tallied and it's a hat-trick of wins for Steve, and with a Nintendo game to boot! The latest inductee into the Video Game Hall of Fame is Mario Kart 64! Thanks for voting. Win cool stuff here: bsky.app/profile/onga...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This is looking very good for Steve and Rob, but there’s plenty of time to go. Don’t forget to vote!

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

You read that right - you can win copies of the brilliant ON games magazine (on.games) via our sponsored competition on the latest pod episode! Check out the podcast for the details and enter before 5pm on 14th June to win £50 worth of this insanely cool mag. In all pod places now!

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Which of these spin-off games goes in the Video Game Hall of Fame? 1️⃣ Mario Kart 64 2️⃣ Pokémon Go 3️⃣ Portal 4️⃣ Super Smash Bros. Melee 📊 Show results

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Episode 72 of our podcast is now live! In it we're nominating spin-off games for the Hall of Fame. It's an eclectic ol' mix of games this time around. Poll incoming to vote your favourite nominee in the HOF! In all pod places now: open.spotify.com/episode/3NAl...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Spinoffs is our next pod to drop, but the next recording we're doing is football games to coincide with this year's World Cup. As a bonus for the lads, we're doing a sweepstakes - the winner gets to induct any previously nominated game. Results to be aired on the show.

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The polls and comments across Twitter and BlueSky have been tallied and we had an incredibly close contest, but ultimately one game takes the prestigious title of being the 100th inductee into the Video Game Hall of Fame, and that game is Halo 3!

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Gears Intel @gearsintel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Despite this stunning range of picks, I am officially lobbying for Gears of War to go into The Video Game Hall of Fame. Get your vote in! 😄

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Episode 71 of our podcast is now live! In it, we’re celebrating what will be our 100th inductee by nominating games in the Metacritic top 100. It’s in all pod places now! 💯 open.spotify.com/episode/0Sqz...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

99 games strong. The next inductee is historic. You will decide which game it is. Episode '71. Games From the Metacritic 100' coming to all pod places very, very soon.

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Your votes have decided that we will be nominating spinoff games for the Video Game Hall of Fame in Episode 72. The finalised category list for the next 9 episodes is:

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

In our latest bonus inductions special pod, we inducted five more games into the Video Game Hall of Fame Rob picked Pokemon Red/Blue Alex picked Mega Man X & Yakuza 0 Simon picked Undertale Steve picked Stryker's Run Check the episode in all pod places: open.spotify.com/episode/5FK1...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Which category should we nominate games for the Hall of Fame from next? 1️⃣ Games From Dead Franchises 2️⃣ Indie Games Round 2 3️⃣ Sexy Games 4️⃣ Spinoffs 📊 Show results

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Episode 70 of our podcast is now live! It's the 7th bonus inductions special, so we've got a five new inductees into the HOF, a quiz, loads of new categories for the upcoming episodes, and some chat about what we've been playing recently. It's in all pod places now: open.spotify.com/episode/5FK1...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Episode 70 of our podcast is coming later today. As it's our bonus induction special, each host gets to put one of their losing nominees from episodes 61-69 into the Hall of Fame. Which of Steve's eight losing picks would YOU put in the Video Game Hall of Fame? #RedDeadRedemptio #Sonic #PacMan

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Episode 70 of our podcast is coming very soon. As it's our bonus induction special, each host gets to put one of their losing nominees from episodes 61-69 into the Hall of Fame. Which of Simon's six losing picks would YOU put in the Video Game Hall of Fame? #Undertale #TheSims #BubbleBobble

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Episode 70 of our podcast is coming very soon. As it's our bonus induction special, each host gets to put one of their losing nominees from episodes 61-69 into the Hall of Fame. Which of Rob's six losing picks would YOU put in the Video Game Hall of Fame? #Pokemon #DonkeyKong #SpiderMan

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Episode 70 of our podcast is coming very soon. As it's our bonus induction special, each host gets to put one of their losing nominees from episodes 61-69 into the Hall of Fame. Which of Alex's six losing picks would YOU put in the Video Game Hall of Fame? #MegaMan #SilentHill #SuperMarioBros

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The poll results have been tallied and the f*cking hard game going into the Video Game Hall of Fame is... Ghosts 'n Goblins! Cheers for voting, check out when Steve nominated the game on pod ep. '69 . F*cking Hard Games' in all pod places: open.spotify.com/episode/4EBv...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Episode 69 (nice) of our podcast has dropped! In it, we're nominating f*cking hard games for the Video Game Hall of Fame. Get it in all pod places now! open.spotify.com/episode/4EBv...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The polls across Twitter, BlueSky and Inst have been tallied and it's not a close contest. The overwhelming winner with more than half the votes is: Golden Axe! It goes in the HOF as a #Sega game once again comes out on top in one of our polls. Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/4rDF... #GameSky

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Taito’s 1986 classic has a strong claim to being the greatest single screen platformer of all time. If you want Bub and Bob (dragons, apparently) in the Video Game Hall of Fame, vote below!    #Taito #BubbleBobble #Arcade #RetroGaming #Retro #8bit #GameSky

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We all know Sega does beat-‘em-ups to the highest of high standards. 1989’s Golden Axe changed the traditional formula with a fantasy setting, unique playable characters and magic spells. If you want it in the Video Game Hall of Fame, vote below! #Sega #Arcade #RetroGaming #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Steve had his first and second choice nominations taken, so he went with his heart to choose 1986’s Stryker’s Run for the BBC Micro. A game with graphics that took his breath away at the time, if you want it in the Hall of Fame, vote below! #RetroGaming #Retro #BBC #Gaming

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

One of the most important and groundbreaking games ever made, Super Mario Bros. reignited the post-crash gaming industry and cemented Mario as a true icon. If you want Miyamoto’s 1985 work of genius in the Hall of Fame, vote below! #Nintendo #SuperMarioBros #Mario #NES #8bit #RetroGaming

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Which of these games from the 1980s goes in the Video Game Hall of Fame? 1️⃣ Bubble Bobble 2️⃣ Golden Axe 3️⃣ Stryker’s Run 4️⃣ Super Mario Bros. 📊 Show results

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Episode 68 of our podcast is now live and we’re going back to the 1980s to pick some true classics for you to vote on. Poll coming very soon! #RetroGame #Gaming #Arcade #80s #GameSky #Atari #Nintendo #Sega open.spotify.com/episode/4rDF...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Huge thanks to @timeextension.com for the feature for our upcoming issue of #Sega Mania magazine! Wil Overton graces the covers, we slap the meat in the middle It’s our fifth birthday so it’s going to be our best issue yet. Pre-order for proof: sega-mania.com www.timeextension.com/news/2026/03...

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

We're recording a podcast episode tonight! This time we're nominating video games from the 1980s for the Hall of Fame. What's your favourite game from the '80s? Let us know and we'll read them out on the pod. Send an email to videogamehof@gmail.com to ask us anything. ANYTHING. #GameSky #Retro

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The Video Game Hall of Fame @vghof.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Issue 10 of our retro #Sega magazine is now available to pre-order! Focusing on the second half of 1996, expect retrospective reviews for Alien Trilogy, Command & Conquer, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Tomb Raider and dozens more! Over 100 pages. Out in June. Secure your copy now: www.sega-mania.com

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