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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. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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.