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candyflip · 11-14-2010, 05:49 PM

A 5,000 square foot video game exhibit is opening at the National Museum of Play, which is here in Rochester, NY where I live, at the end of the month.

We've got passes to get in to check it out tomorrow. Looks pretty cool, especially if you're a gamer.

Arcade Video Game Collections

The arcade video game collection of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games® (ICHEG) includes more than 120 arcade games from the earliest classics to the latest specialty products being manufactured today.
Early Games, 1971?1978

ICHEG?s arcade video game collection includes examples of the most significant games from the early years of the video game arcade business, starting with the first game, Computer Space (1971), created by Nolan Bushnell for Nutting Associates. Other significant items include Bushnell?s and Al Alcorn?s breakthrough-hit Pong (1972); Gunfight (1975), the first game to use a microprocessor; Atari Breakout (1976), designed by Steve Jobs; Fire Truck (1978), a two-player cooperative game; and Football (1978), the game that popularized the use of the trackball.
Golden Age Games, 1978?1985

This portion of ICHEG?s arcade video game collection includes more than 50 of the most important games from the era. Highlights include Space Invaders (1978), the game that launched the video game boom; Pac-Man (1980) and Ms. Pac-Man (1981), two of the most popular video arcade games of all time, and Baby Pac-Man (1982), a hybrid of video games and pinball; Donkey Kong (1981), Shigeru Miyamoto?s classic that introduced the Mario character (then known as Jumpman); the space shooters Galaxian (1979) and Galaga (1981); Missile Command (1980), the emblematic Cold War game; Centipede (1980), the first arcade video game designed by a woman; I, Robot (1983), the first game to use three-dimensional polygon graphics; and Eugene Jarvis?s Robotron: 2084 (1982) and Defender (1990).
Vector-Based Graphic Games, 1977?1985

ICHEG owns more than a dozen of the most important vector-based graphic arcade games. Key titles include: Space War (1977), the first vector-based game; Lunar Lander (1979) and Asteroids (1979), the latter of which is Atari?s best-selling arcade game ever; Ed Rotberg?s Battlezone (1980) and Red Baron (1980), which introduced three-dimensional images from a first person perspective; Tempest (1980); Star Wars (1983); and a cockpit version of The Empire Strikes Back (1985).
Simulator Specialty Games, 1985?Present

ICHEG?s collection of simulator specialty games includes numerous large games such as Sega?s Galaxy Force (1988) fighting game in which the player sits in a cockpit that rotates 360 degrees; piloting games like S.T.U.N. Runner (1989) and F-15 Strike Eagle (1991); racing games like Sega Virtua Racing (1992) and Super GT (1997); and others, such as Namco?s pedaling game Prop Cycle (1996), and unique items like the pioneering holographic game Time Traveler (1991).

http://www.icheg.org/

Jason Voorhees · 11-14-2010, 05:57 PM

Awesome, get some pics for us.

candyflip · 11-14-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Voorhees

Awesome, get some pics for us.

Definitely the plan.

They did a temp exhibit last year that was basically a big giant arcade that spanned from the first games to the most recent. And you could stand there all day and play if you wanted to.

I got some photos of that, but now actually have a nice camera and enjoy taking photos

Twoface31 · 11-14-2010, 08:01 PM

wow this is cool ;)

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 11-14-2010, 08:08 PM

Sounds pretty sweet to me.

MiLo · 11-14-2010, 08:32 PM

Holy shit. I remember playing and losing horribly to Time Traveler. I feel so old.

They are missing Mad Dog McCree.

candyflip · 11-14-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MiLo

Holy shit. I remember playing and losing horribly to Time Traveler. I feel so old.

That's the Sega hologram one with the Cowboy if I'm not mistaken. That was pretty cool for it's time.

Rochard · 11-14-2010, 08:52 PM

My step-father's business was located next to a shop that repaired video games, both old and new. One year for Christmas he got us a full sized pinball machine. Talk about cool!

candyflip · 11-14-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

My step-father's business was located next to a shop that repaired video games, both old and new. One year for Christmas he got us a full sized pinball machine. Talk about cool!

My dad was in a building with another company that did that too. They donated a few machines to the temp exhibit that was up last year.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-14-2010, 11:58 PM

Cool...there was a video game history exhibit which was travelling around various science museums a few years back. We managed to catch it in both Chicago and London and were just as entertained both places. It was also packed in both places which doesn't make it too shocking that somebody would decide to make a static museum on the topic.

Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life · 11-15-2010, 12:14 AM

If they have an 82 monaco gp standup mini, steal it. I would trade my real wheels for one...

JFK · 11-15-2010, 02:31 AM

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candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,052	Video Game Museum A 5,000 square foot video game exhibit is opening at the National Museum of Play, which is here in Rochester, NY where I live, at the end of the month. We've got passes to get in to check it out tomorrow. Looks pretty cool, especially if you're a gamer. Arcade Video Game Collections The arcade video game collection of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games® (ICHEG) includes more than 120 arcade games from the earliest classics to the latest specialty products being manufactured today. Early Games, 1971?1978 ICHEG?s arcade video game collection includes examples of the most significant games from the early years of the video game arcade business, starting with the first game, Computer Space (1971), created by Nolan Bushnell for Nutting Associates. Other significant items include Bushnell?s and Al Alcorn?s breakthrough-hit Pong (1972); Gunfight (1975), the first game to use a microprocessor; Atari Breakout (1976), designed by Steve Jobs; Fire Truck (1978), a two-player cooperative game; and Football (1978), the game that popularized the use of the trackball. Golden Age Games, 1978?1985 This portion of ICHEG?s arcade video game collection includes more than 50 of the most important games from the era. Highlights include Space Invaders (1978), the game that launched the video game boom; Pac-Man (1980) and Ms. Pac-Man (1981), two of the most popular video arcade games of all time, and Baby Pac-Man (1982), a hybrid of video games and pinball; Donkey Kong (1981), Shigeru Miyamoto?s classic that introduced the Mario character (then known as Jumpman); the space shooters Galaxian (1979) and Galaga (1981); Missile Command (1980), the emblematic Cold War game; Centipede (1980), the first arcade video game designed by a woman; I, Robot (1983), the first game to use three-dimensional polygon graphics; and Eugene Jarvis?s Robotron: 2084 (1982) and Defender (1990). Vector-Based Graphic Games, 1977?1985 ICHEG owns more than a dozen of the most important vector-based graphic arcade games. Key titles include: Space War (1977), the first vector-based game; Lunar Lander (1979) and Asteroids (1979), the latter of which is Atari?s best-selling arcade game ever; Ed Rotberg?s Battlezone (1980) and Red Baron (1980), which introduced three-dimensional images from a first person perspective; Tempest (1980); Star Wars (1983); and a cockpit version of The Empire Strikes Back (1985). Simulator Specialty Games, 1985?Present ICHEG?s collection of simulator specialty games includes numerous large games such as Sega?s Galaxy Force (1988) fighting game in which the player sits in a cockpit that rotates 360 degrees; piloting games like S.T.U.N. Runner (1989) and F-15 Strike Eagle (1991); racing games like Sega Virtua Racing (1992) and Super GT (1997); and others, such as Namco?s pedaling game Prop Cycle (1996), and unique items like the pioneering holographic game Time Traveler (1991). http://www.icheg.org/ __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

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