Jorpho
08-19-2013, 05:21 PM
I couldn't seem to find a thread about this, so here we go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_On_(exhibition)
This thing was pretty cool! I would highly recommend taking the trip if it is at all reasonable for you to do so. Just a big ol' room of vintage consoles running old video games. I finally got to play Rez, Vib Ribbon, Twinkle Star Sprites, Saturn Bomberman, and even the arcade version of Buck Rogers! There was even a PC Engine with Magical Chase on hand.
It wasn't perfect, of course - there were a number of games that were frozen or inoperable, including the Jaguar with Tempest 2000. But there was more than enough. And the rest of the Ontario Science Center is pretty darn nifty, too.
I hope the exhibit comes back some place closer to where I live next year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_On_(exhibition)
This thing was pretty cool! I would highly recommend taking the trip if it is at all reasonable for you to do so. Just a big ol' room of vintage consoles running old video games. I finally got to play Rez, Vib Ribbon, Twinkle Star Sprites, Saturn Bomberman, and even the arcade version of Buck Rogers! There was even a PC Engine with Magical Chase on hand.
It wasn't perfect, of course - there were a number of games that were frozen or inoperable, including the Jaguar with Tempest 2000. But there was more than enough. And the rest of the Ontario Science Center is pretty darn nifty, too.
I hope the exhibit comes back some place closer to where I live next year.