THE NATIONAL VIDEO GAME AND COIN-OP MUSEUM

 From: woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock)

Subject: Re: Location of Videogame & Coin-Op Museum?

Date: 20 Aug 1993 13:36:15 GMT


ONE MORE TIME!!  It'd be nice if this managed to get into the FAQ...


Since everybody has been asking about this place, I have transcribed all

the information from a pamphlet I received after attending the museum.

Please do not flame me for copyright violation or any such silliness; I

am doing the public (and the museum) a favor.  Text inside [] is mine.


THE NATIONAL VIDEO GAME AND COIN-OP MUSEUM


Replay your favorite video games from the 70's and 80's.

[Picture of Pac-Man machine]

Remember: Pong? Centipede? Donkey Kong? Pac-Man?

Play them again!


Have a Blast In the Past!

Replay the history of pinball on landmark machines dating back to the

50's.  Explore an American cultural phenomenon.  See how "the works"

work in our amazing transparent video game [Ms. Pac-Man].  Enjoy

historical displays and exhibits of classic gaming art.  Replay your

favorite video games games [sic] from the 70's and 80's; Pong, Donkey

Kong, Centipede, The whole Pac-Man family...And many more - 75 in all!


[Picture of old bally pinball (billiars theme)]

[screen shots from Smash TV, TMNT, and Super Pac-Man; why the 1st 2?]


Hours:

10 AM to 10 PM Monday through Saturday

12 PM to 8 PM Sunday


Location: The heart of Laclede's Landing, 2 blocks from the Arch.


Address: 801 North Second Street

         St. Louis, MO 63012


Telephone: (314)621-2900


Admission: (each paid admission gets 4 tokens to play games)

Adults $3

Children under 12 $2

Children under 5 FREE


75 "landmark" video games

Classic pinball machines [at least 1 "woodrail"]

Historical Displays [???]

Classic Gaming Art [great promotional posters, etc.]


[The museum is the asterisk (*); no compass orientation given.]


                                Hiway 70

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               |   |       Mississippi River       |   |


P.S.  On a related note, there was also a videogame exhibit at the

Franklin Institute in Philledelphia, PA which had games from pong up to

the fancy-pants new virtual reality games.  Rumor has it that it has

been taken down (to storage?  to another museum?)...


P.P.S.  I have heard about (but never visited) an area in South New

Jersey called "Ocean City" which, although not containing a musem, has a

mind-boggling collection of golden oldies (pinball and video) in active

service throughout the area.  It is *highly* recommended by several

net.gamers.

--

THANX...Gregg   day 214.684.7380  night 214.530.2495  TEXAS NOT CANADA!

woodcock@bnr.ca  woodcock@sdf.lonestar.org  bn202@cleveland.freenet.edu

*CLASSIC VIDEOGAME COLLECTOR BUY/SELL/TRADE PRE-NINTENDO (ARCADE/HOME)*

"If you quote me on this I'll have to deny it; I won't remember because

I have such a bad memory.  Not only that, but my memory is *terrible*."


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