Earlier it was revealed that first games inducted into the recently created official Video Game Hall of Fame by the Strong National Museum of Play. These inductees include iconic games and franchises like Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Tetris, Doom and World of Warcraft, and it's not hard to see why for these have been some of the most impactful and legendary franchises in not just video games, but in all of media, and each have helped revolutionized gaming in one way or another, from gaming's conception(Pong), to the rise of Arcade Gaming(Pac Man), to flat out saving the gaming industry(Super Mario). Sometime down the future however, hopefully we'll see more games and franchises earn their spots in the Hall of Fame

Keep in mind that I'm going with entire franchises rather than single games to make my life a lot easier

Legend of Zelda

Legend of Zelda actually barely missed out on being inducted. However, even with that said, this just means that it's inclusion is inevitable in the future, as nearly every game in the franchise has always left an impact on gaming in some way or another...yes even those historically awful CD-i games

Metroid

Another franchise known for it's high quality. The Metroid franchise was one of the first of it's kind for it's mixture of adventuring and platforming, one of the first known for having atmosphere as it's appeal, and introduce who is easily one of gaming's most iconic female characters through one of gaming's biggest twists

Pokemon

Pokemon is one of the most notable franchises that helped portable gaming become as big as it is now, as well as introducing some of gaming's most diabeetus-inducing creatures out there. It was also one of the biggest world-wide crazes ever, and one that's still going strong.

Half-Life

If Doom was responsible for being one of the first gaming's earliest PC games(as well as popularizing FPS games), then Half-Life sure as hell helped popularized PC gaming. The game was one of the first for PC gaming juggernaut Valve and had a huge influence on the FPS genre as a whole

Goldeneye 007/Halo

Putting these two together since they had a similar effect on gaming. If Half-Life and Doom helped popularized the FPS genre on PC, then the same could be said for these games on consoles. Not only that however, but these two were also responsible for popularizing Multiplayer in FPS gaming, and in Halo's case online gaming, which would influence many developers to include an online mode in their games. As for Goldeneye, it's what happens when developers put love and care into a movie-licensed game

Street Fighter

One of gaming's most iconic fighting games and arcade games along with Mortal Kombat. The Street Fighter style of fighting games would eventually become the basis of many fighting games in the future

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a game known for its excessive violence and gore and everyone loved it for it as well as being one of the most beloved Fighting games along with Street Fighter, and along with a game called "Night Trap", it was responsible for creating the ESRB. The only reason I'm including MK in this and not Night Trap in this is because Night Trap is awful

Metal Gear Solid

One of the best examples of the stealth-genre, Metal Gear Solid was also known for it's cinematic approach in regards to both it's story and its gameplay, which would influence many, many future developers to adopt a cinematic approach to their games, for better or for worse.

Grand Theft Auto

When it comes to Sandbox and open world games, the Grand Theft Auto series definitely set the standard for what kind of game they should be like, full of exploration and the ability to do anything you want. It also helps that the GTA series is one that loves to get itself into some of the most controversial moments in the gaming industry.

Final Fantasy

One of the premiere examples for not only Japanese-Style RPGs, but for the RPG genre itself. The series, also lauded for it's visuals, character, and music, single-handedly saved Square from bankruptcy

I know there are plenty of other games people would love to see included in the Hall of Fame, so feel free include your ideas in the description