Inducted: 2025 A dark, medieval world filled with peculiar technology and Lovecraftian creatures. Quake was a first-person shooter built with the mouse in mind, making
The Stick Stands Out
Excitement was building at the start of November as we prepared to induct three new toys-the baby doll, the skateboard, and the stick-into the National Toy Hall of Fame. I'd
CHEGheads Find World Championship Cartridge
The CHEGheads have found and acquired a rare and unique Nintendo World Championships 1990 gray cartridge! Collectors, in general, love that which is rare. Sports memorabilia
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Child’s Play and Investment in the City
“The evolution of the building toy is intertwined with the developmental history of the child as builder.” Toying with Architecture: The Building Toy in the Arena of Play, 1800 to
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What Video Game Crash?
Think for a moment about some great video games. Consider coin-ops such as Atari’s vector-graphic Star Wars, Bally/Midway’s James Bondesque Spy Hunter, and Cinematronics’ laserdisc
A Gift of Scuba-Divers, Sunken Treasure, and Secret Ink
“You are a daring deep-sea diver holed up on Hardscrabble Island, a dying little seaport all but forgotten….” And so begins Infocom’s 1984 text-based adventure, Cutthroats, about a
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StarCraft
Inducted Year: 2021 California-based developer Blizzard Entertainment began development on StarCraft in 1995. The real-time strategy genre was not new for the company, having
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Inducted Year: 2021 Flying has fascinated humanity since ancient times, but it was only in the twentieth century that heavier-than-air flight took off. Thousands of amateur and
Remembering Wink Martindale
By Adam Nedeff, researcher for the National Archives of Game Show History Legendary game show host and producer Wink Martindale passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the
Toys and U.S. History in Playthings Magazine
Sometimes, the “a-ha” moment comes from what you don’t find. I came to The Strong Museum to search the earliest (1902–1929) issues of the toy industry journal Playthings for images
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Anime Adventure Break Week
Spend April break week at The Strong! Enjoy crafts and activities inspired by family-friendly anime, like Studio Ghibli! Visit the Hello Cutie! Our Favorite Kitty
Game Time!
Your turn! Move like a piece on a giant game board through three centuries of American games, puzzles, and public amusements at Game Time! located on The Strong's second floor.
