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NICK EICHER, HOST: The World Video Game Hall of Fame in New York just announced a few new inductees.

There’s a good chance you’ve played at least one of these games, depending on when you were born and what games were big during your prime video game playing years.

The first title is a legendary 1980s video game. We’ll give you a hint:

AUDIO: [Ms Pac-Man sound effects]

That is of course Ms. Pac-Man, released in 1981. That was back in the days of pinball and the video arcades.

The other new inductees are The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Dance Dance Revolution, and Sid Meier’s Civilization.

Now, this is more my speed.

AUDIO: [Pong sound effects]

Hear that scintillating game play? This is my own personal video game hall of fame short list: the unmistakable sound of Pong. Yes, I’m old enough to have been had an old picture-tube TV and my very own copy of Pong.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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