The World Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester has announced four classic video games that will be inducted into the hall for 2019.

The games feature classic cartoon kart racing, brutal two player fighting, text-based adventure and a card game everyone with a computer has played at least once.

"The four inductees span multiple decades, countries of origin, and gaming platforms, but all have significantly affected the video game industry, popular culture, and society in general," said the Hall of Fame in a press release.

Take a look at the 2019 inductees below, and read about why the Hall of Fame chose each one.

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SUPER MARIO KART (1992)

"Super Mario Kart truly excelled as a social game that appealed to players of all skill levels, especially with its engaging multi-player settings," says Julia Novakovic, Hall of Fame Archivist. "It invited friends, family, and gaming fans of all ages along for an unforgettable ride that has made it the longest-running racing series in gaming history."

The game features characters from Nintendo's popular Super Mario Bros. franchise, and has sold millions of copies on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It has also spawned numerous sequels and spinoffs on other video game consoles which have sold more than 100 million units.

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MORTAL KOMBAT (1992)

In it's time, Mortal Kombat had cutting edge graphics and brought a unique experience to arcades in the form of over-the-top violence that also sparked an international debate about video games.

Congressional hearings in the United States over Mortal Kombat resulted in the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) in 1994.

The series grew into a franchise that includes movies, games, comic books and many sequel video games.

"Beyond its controversial content and role in triggering debate about the role of violent video games in society, Mortal Kombats's compelling gameplay, iconic characters, and many sequels have kept players coming back again and again," says Digital Games Curator Andrew Borman.

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COLOSSAL CAVE ADVENTURE (1976)

Colossal Cave Adventure had no graphics to speak of, so calling it a "video" game is almost a challenge. Nevertheless, this text-based fantasy adventure had players typing in commands to find treasures and solve puzzles in a fully-realized realm.

Colossal Cave Adventure would lay the foundation for the entire popular genre of fantasy and adventure games, including Adventureland and Zork--games that helped launch the computer game industry.

"The best games fire the imagination," says Jon-Paul Dyson, director of The Strong's International Center for the History of Electronic Games. "Anyone who first typed a command like 'get lamp' into Colossal Cave Adventure could see the power of electronic games to create magical worlds of the imagination."

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MICROSOFT SOLITAIRE (1990)

If you've only ever played one video game, there's a decent chance it's Microsoft's Solitaire, which first shipped with new computers in 1990 on Windows 3.0. To this day, the game, and its newer versions, are played more than 35 billion times per year.

"The game proved that sometimes analog games can be even more popular in the digital world and demonstrated that a market existed for games that appeal to people of all types," says Jeremy Saucier, assistant vice president for electronic games and interpretation. "In many ways, it helped pave the way for the growth of the casual gaming market that remains so popular today."

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2019 nominees

The four 2019 inductees were chosen from a competitive list of nominees, which also included:

Candy Crush Saga

Centipede

Dance Dance Revolution

Half-Life

Myst

NBA 2K

Sid Meier's Civilization

Super Smash Bros. Melee

The Hall of Fame was established at the Strong Museum in 2015 "to recognize individual electronic games of all types—arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile—that have enjoyed popularity over a sustained period and have exerted influence on the video game industry or on popular culture and society in general."

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