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Title: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: idolminds on Monday, February 20, 2017, 09:06:04 AM

Link (https://goo.gl/photos/sxVFQtfw3DhYXVYW7)

Went to visit Pyro and Belmonto so we all decided to go to the National Videogame Museum. Really cool place, lots of extremely rare stuff from actual rare games to development platforms and weird things like the hubcap used to make the loot drop sound in Diablo 2. Seriously.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, February 20, 2017, 11:04:34 AM

Damn!  The last 40-some years just flashed before my eyes (literally).  I have an Atari 800 and C64 in the garage somewhere.  Had a Magnavox Pong-precursor hardwired console.  (Pong is the clone of that.)  I worked on an Apple 2 Plus.  I have every one of those old Nintendo consoles and a few of the handhelds, and I've seen most of the devices there in person (in their time).  That place is awesome.  Nice pix too.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: idolminds on Monday, February 20, 2017, 02:14:37 PM

Thanks! The combination of the lighting and most everything being behind glass made taking pictures tough since a flash was basically useless unless you wanted glare. Steady hands saved the day, I guess.

Its a really cool museum, with more stuff than I even took pictures of. Its not gigantic or anything, but a lot of things in every case to go read about.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: Cools! on Monday, February 20, 2017, 04:31:08 PM

Nice photos idol! Thanks for sharing!

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, February 20, 2017, 07:21:51 PM

Great shots! Bummed I couldn't see it in person. What a cool place.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 12:32:17 AM

Thanks for uploading the pics Idol.  It was a fun trip.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 06:28:48 AM

Wow that place looks amazing.

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: Xessive on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 06:54:01 AM

Damn, that was a sweet trip down memory lane :P wish I were there!

Title: Re: National Videogame Museum photos
Post by: idolminds on Thursday, March 16, 2017, 02:24:42 PM

Hey so I don't think too many of you can make use of this but admission will be free April 1st and 2nd (https://www.facebook.com/events/1186714001445136/) to celebrate their anniversary.

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As a thank you to the community, general admission will be FREE to the public, and a slew of activities will take place including: gaming tournaments, photo opportunities with cosplay characters, giveaways and more. Check back here for exact details soon!

They also have discounts on yearly memberships if thats a thing you're into.