Went to 'Game ON' at the Barbican Center on Saturday. (An inspired place to hold an exhibition on the history of video games if you ask me - reminds me of a Quake3 Level ) They had everything there - from SpaceWar! all the way through to todays stuff, and a little on some new tech comming out. Loads of authentic coin-ops (all free!), console's and computers from the 70's onwards. They even had a vintage PDP-1 on display! (the system space war was developed on) Well worth a look! The only thing I was disapointed about was the original starwars vector graphics coin op didn't work (Hours of my youth wasted on this machine...)
As anyone else been to this since GOO? Should be going on Saturday cos we're hoping to see 'The End of Play' as well
I've been dying to go to this but I really can't find the time I loved the EDGE special on it, looks great fun.
Heresy! I could almost believe I was Luke Skywalker playing that game, so realistic where the graphics.... You won't be disapointed, Hex. The section on GTA3 is well worth checking out, and so is the 'Cultural Differences' display. The Japanese dating "Simulations" are just plain ODD But hey - it's all good!
I went to that, I have to say it was absolutely fantastic, 3 hours for 11 quid!! Well worth it and then a few hours down the pub too! hee hee.... It was so cool playing super street fighter 2 again, and as a result of playing the Atari Jaguar I have ordered one to be delivered in two days!! Retro Gaming collector! Gotta NES, SNES, MegaDrive, Master System 1 + 2, Dreamcast, PS1, N64, and a Saturn
Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome to the forums BTW. You sig's a bit worying. Does Cheese know you like him?
DURN! I forgot there was someone called Cheese.... I did spot him earlier. The problem is.... I DO like cheese.... mmmmmmmmmm Thanks for the hello! 'lo to everyone else... Now I have to come up with a better sig.......
Play is moving! Gaming fest heads for Scotland "Gamers in Scotland are in for a treat as an exhibition charting 40 years of gaming history heads across the border. The Game On exhibition is moving to the Royal Museum, Edinburgh, from 18 October, following a successful four-month run at London's Barbican Gallery. "
That's the one - looks like some mad Q3 level! Tip - try not to go in from the 'Cripplegate' side - otherwise you'll spend forever trying to figure out how to get across the water....
it is a bit weird having this lake between the flats but i like it. they should have flats underneath the lake with glass windows so yuo can look up in the water.
Oops! Forgot to post that I went in the end! I did really enjoy it, shame my boyfriend was in a mood all day & barely spoke. We went with our mate (BabyChaos) though so at least I had someone to talk to. Did you see the 'Cow Parade'? We saw it on our way back to Moorgate tube. It was a complete nightmare on Saturday cos there were no tube trains between Baker Street & Farringdon & we missed 'End of Play'
it must have been really nice there with all the water. was it ever frozen in winter? you could have used it as a ice skating rink
I was about 9, All I remember is watching sesame street in this huuuge open plan living room overlooking the watery bits. Hmmmm, come to think of it, thats probably why they were soo 70s, It was 1983!!!
