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America's First Video Game Museum Is Trying To Level Up

Posted by samzenpus on from the getting-bigger dept.

martiniturbide writes: Did you ever dreamed of a Museum where you can take your kid and show him/her what you used to play when young? This museum exists and it is called "The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment (MADE)" in Oakland, California. This is non-profit videogame museum that preserves old games, has playable exhibitions, give free classes to learn to code using Scratch and host several kinds of gaming events. This museum has over 5,000 games and over 100 consoles and computers and hosted free classes for more than 400 students. Now they are launching a Kickstarter campaign because they need a bigger space.

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  1. No. I did not ever dreamed. by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 3, Insightful

    >> Did you ever dreamed of a Museum where you can take your kid and show him/her what you used to play when young?

    No, I have YouTube, emulators and in some cases, the actual consoles and games I used to play.

  2. Re:No. I did not ever dreamed. by ArmoredDragon · · Score: 2

    I think the appeal that museums like this would provide is the old style arcade cabinets, physical console devices (including much maligned yet now rare devices like ROB) and other accessories that can't be had from an emulator or a youtube clip.

    One thing that they might also be able to provide, is the old 80's style arcades, maybe even 90's style (not much difference other than better graphics.) Sure, modern arcades exist, but they aren't quite the same atmosphere that was found back then.

    Again, if you wanted that kind of thing.

  3. there is such a museum in Nottingham by ihtoit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    although I wouldn't exactly call it a museum, I'd call it a fucking leech, it costs a fucking fortune to get in (£9 for a non-member!) and half the "exhibits" are either hand-off or locked in demo mode, or nonfunctional. In fact I was so disappointed in it when I went last month I won't even bother linking the website.

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  4. I also own a video game museum... by RumGunner · · Score: 2

    It's called "my closet".

    I bet a lot of other people on here do as well.

  5. Level Up Target by greggman · · Score: 2

    They should aim a little higher. Right now the MADE is basically a cheap office space with some folding tables and stuff. Hats off to them that they are trying but ... for some aspirational goals they should really check out places like:

    The National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham

    The Game Science Center in Berlin

    The Computer Game Museum in Berlin

    If the MADE was called the Oakland Game Club or something it would be fine as is but something called "The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment" really needs to set up their game ;)

  6. I'm impressed! by NotDrWho · · Score: 3, Funny

    They have tens of thousands of dollars worth of rare videogame stuff in a walk-up in Oakland and they haven't been robbed??

    Shit, I'm impressed! KUDOS!

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  7. Not the first video game museum by russbutton · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just across the estuary, in the city of Alameda, is the High Scores Interactive Arcade Museum. They've been there for over 2 years now.

    http://www.highscoresarcade.co...

    Very cool joint.