History of video games CLOSED

Information

The History of Video Games is a free play arcade and games display in The Galleries on the ground floor featuring modern and retro games.

Tickets can be bought online or at the front desk, where you can then enter through the curtains into the arcade area.

1 Hour - £8
Full day - £12
Month pass - £30

The venue does not sell eAmusement passes

Location marked as closed.

pop\'n music 解明リドルズ (Japan) added.

GuitarFreaksV7 (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "Whole cabinet was out of operation.".
• Condition changed from Perfect to Not Working.

Galaga (International) added.

Location opening times updated.

The Simpsons Arcade Game (International) added.

Time Crisis 4 (International) updated.
• Location changed to "Near the windows.".
• Comment changed to "P1 gun is a bit misalligned, you can't really hear the game as the volume is set quite low.".
• Condition changed from Perfect to Moderate.

Rage Racer (International) updated.
• Free play enabled.

Manx TT Superbike (International) deleted.

Time Crisis 4 (International) updated.
• Comment removed.
• Condition changed from Moderate to Perfect.

Rage Racer (International) added.

MAME Board (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "Crappy pandoras box cabs, 7 of them".

MAME Board (International) added.

Rage Racer (International) updated.
• Rage Racer (International) is now a Ridge Racer (International).

Rush'n Attack (North America) deleted.

Sega Rally Championship (International) deleted.

Area 51 (North America) updated.
• Condition changed from Unknown to Great.

Manx TT Superbike (International) added.

Galaga (International) deleted.

Final Fight (North America) added.

Black Tiger (International) added.

Rage Racer (International) added.

Donkey Kong Jr. (International) added.

Mr. Do! (North America) added.

Robotron: 2084 / Joust (North America) added.

Defender (North America) added.

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (International) deleted.

Mr Driller G (Japan) added.

Puzzle Bobble 3 (Japan) added.

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) is now a Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Round 2 (Japan).

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) is now a Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Round 2 (Japan).

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "2 machines for VS play, namco noir".

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "2 machines for VS play, namco noir".

Blazblue: Central Fiction Ver. 2.0 (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "1 Player only, vewlix ".

Location information updated.

Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "Vewlix, 1 Player".

Blazblue: Central Fiction Ver. 2.0 (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "1 Player only".

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Free play enabled.

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "2 machines for VS play".

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) added.

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (Japan) added.

pop'n music 解明リドルズ (Japan) updated.
• Condition changed from Great to Perfect.

pop'n music 解明リドルズ (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "ANIMELO cab, Card support".
• Condition changed from Unknown to Great.

pop'n music (Japan) updated.
• pop'n music (Japan) is now a pop'n music 解明リドルズ (Japan).
• Comment changed to "ANIMELO cab, Profiles support".

ParaParaParadise 2ndMIX (Japan) added.

pop\'n music (Japan) added.

舞蹈进化 (DanceEvolution ARCADE) (China) added.

DrumManiaV7 (Japan) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Not Working.

GuitarFreaksV7 (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "Player one works great, player two currently in repair.".

Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "Well and often maintained, running Extreme pro. Bracketless pads. Pads are beautiful, screen looking ropey, but not affecting game play".

Point Blank (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "Gun calibration slightly off. Shoots up and to the right of your aim, but is accurate enough to adapt to.".
• Condition changed from Unknown to Great.

Location information updated.

Sega Rally Championship (International) updated.
• Comment changed to "1 Player".

Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME (Japan) updated.
• Comment changed to "Well and often maintained, running Extreme pro. Bracketless pads".

Location Twitter, opening times updated.

Blazblue: Central Fiction Ver. 2.0 (Japan) added.

Tekken 5 (Japan) added.

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (International) added.

Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct (Japan) added.

Time Crisis 4 (International) added.

Location information, geolocation updated.

Galaga (International) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Unknown.

Rush'n Attack (North America) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Unknown.

Point Blank (International) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Unknown.

Area 51 (North America) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Unknown.

Sega Rally Championship (International) updated.
• Condition changed from Perfect to Unknown.

Galaga (International) added.

Rush\'n Attack (North America) added.

Area 51 (North America) added.

Sega Rally Championship (International) added.

Point Blank (International) added.

GuitarFreaksV7 (Japan) added.

DrumManiaV7 (Japan) added.

Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME (Japan) added.