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The
exhibition, which is based at the University of Bath's Oakfield
Campus, runs until May 2004 contains a selection of classic consoles
from the 1970s and 80s.
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| Simon
Webb, curator of Swindon's Museum of Computing. |
The
games, ranging from 'Pong' to 'Pacman', 'Space Invaders' to 'Sonic
the Hedgehog', are on show courtesy of the Museum's Simon Webb and
Abi Waddell.
Hearing
the sound of those early computer games certainly brings back memories
of spending hours of fun with just a black and white screen, two
buttons, an industrial sized console and a white dot!
And
Swindon's Museum of Computing is allowing people to relive those
halcyon days by encouraging visitors to play some of the early games.
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| Close-up
of the Odyssey games console - the first of its kind. |
Amongst
the artefacts is the first ever console - an Odyssey One from the
early 1970s.
There
are more than 60 different models on show in the Museum - including
several versions of 'Pong' from the late 1970s.
As
the games became more advanced, with games like the sophisticated
'Space Invaders', more became available.
Abi
Waddell says that they cleared their own attics to put the games
and consoles on show.
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| A
selection of table-top and handheld games. |
The
exhibition runs until May at the Oakfield Campus of the University
of Bath in Swindon (on Marlowe Avenue) with special Gaming Days
lined-up too.
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Click here to listen
to Simon Webb and Abi Waddell from Swindon's Museum of Computing
talk about their gaming exhibition.
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Click here
for more great nostalgia!
STOP
PRESS: The museum is holding its third gaming day on Saturday
3rd April. It's a Nintendo Super Mario Marathon! Free entry, prizes
for the top scores and everyone gets a certificate!
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