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Weekend in a box
Jun. 8th, 2008 03:36 pmSo, this weekend I decided to actually do stuff and go out, and so I decided I'd head off to the Game On exhibit with friends of mine. Of course, I had gone and been rather short-notice on it all, so only ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
danielrh and his partner Rhianna actually turned up. It was, however, an awesome exhibit - I was really glad that I had at least a couple of people to share the experience with. I got to see a whole bunch of really old games and see a whole lot of video game history that I could never have seen anywhere else (like an old Communist Arcade cabinet, which was one of only three surviving cabinets in the world!). I got to play a whole bunch of fun game (like the original Katamari!), I got to see a whole bunch of really old consoles and old hand-helds (and got to feel all nostalgic). I got to feel proud that I have a Power Glove (as there was one in the exhibit), I got to retell my history with Pokemon in front of the cabinet with a bunch of pokemon merchandise (including Pokemon ramen, I kid you not). I also got to see possibly the most convoluted and complex game controller I've ever seen (it was the controller for a mech game - it included 9 comms buttons that did different things in different missions, had levers for all the subsystems, had separate ignition, hatch close and start buttons... INSANE!!!)
God, it was a brilliant exhibit. I cannot more heartily recommend that people go. It has a great deal of focus on much older games than newer games, but that warmed the heart of myself - I got to see a whole bunch of really old games that took me back to my childhood. I also got to see a bunch of cool games that I might actually download and play myself. And there are some more recent games running around. Also, funkily enough, Smash Brothers Melee on the big screen for people to play, as well as Bomberman. Didn't actually get to play any of them, but then I was there on a Saturday Afternoon, when all the kids were around.
So, yeah. Go see it. Really. Dedicate an afternoon at least, and a day if you can. I was only there for three hours by the time I started to wilt, but I know I missed out on a ton of stuff. I will so be going back...
danielrh and his partner Rhianna actually turned up. It was, however, an awesome exhibit - I was really glad that I had at least a couple of people to share the experience with. I got to see a whole bunch of really old games and see a whole lot of video game history that I could never have seen anywhere else (like an old Communist Arcade cabinet, which was one of only three surviving cabinets in the world!). I got to play a whole bunch of fun game (like the original Katamari!), I got to see a whole bunch of really old consoles and old hand-helds (and got to feel all nostalgic). I got to feel proud that I have a Power Glove (as there was one in the exhibit), I got to retell my history with Pokemon in front of the cabinet with a bunch of pokemon merchandise (including Pokemon ramen, I kid you not). I also got to see possibly the most convoluted and complex game controller I've ever seen (it was the controller for a mech game - it included 9 comms buttons that did different things in different missions, had levers for all the subsystems, had separate ignition, hatch close and start buttons... INSANE!!!)God, it was a brilliant exhibit. I cannot more heartily recommend that people go. It has a great deal of focus on much older games than newer games, but that warmed the heart of myself - I got to see a whole bunch of really old games that took me back to my childhood. I also got to see a bunch of cool games that I might actually download and play myself. And there are some more recent games running around. Also, funkily enough, Smash Brothers Melee on the big screen for people to play, as well as Bomberman. Didn't actually get to play any of them, but then I was there on a Saturday Afternoon, when all the kids were around.
So, yeah. Go see it. Really. Dedicate an afternoon at least, and a day if you can. I was only there for three hours by the time I started to wilt, but I know I missed out on a ton of stuff. I will so be going back...