National Videogame Museum

I was looking for a unique spot to take the family to and came across this attractions. It is located in a large entertainment strip mall with tons of parking available in the mall's private lot. They host parties, private events and field trips here. This Museum is committed to the preservation of the rich and diverse history of the video game industry.This museum is a walk down memory lane. They have all the old game system and games that we grow up on. Remember left, right, left, right, up, down, up , down, A, B, B, A.They have the Nintendo-64 system, Sega Genesis, X-box, Atari 64, NES (without having to blow the cartridges), Nintendo Gamecube, Commodore 64, Apple II and the Atari 2600. When you first walk into the museum, you see a huge Pong game that you can play. There is also a photo op with game character statues. Visitors will also find a bunch of game systems set up around the museum that you can play for free. It was nice to play some of the games that I played as a kid, like Street Fighter, and using a controller with only a few buttons. The museum is broken of in different sections called Stages. Some notable stages are handheld games, Rise of the computers, Virtual Reality, Pokémon, and Timeline of Consoles. You will also find a station where you can send a picture and message between 2 computer terminals across the room from each other using different speeds based on the year that you select. The museum also has a 1980s bedroom display with a room decorated like a kids room in the 80s with a video game that you can play. It is across from a living room area decorated in 80s furniture as well.The tour is self guided and is heavy on the interactive exhibits. I never had a long wait to play any of the consoles. Be on the lookout for the Doom game that is programmed to look like you are going through the museum. I will admit that I enjoyed the museum more than than 5 and 9 year olds, but they were still engaged and had a good time.Visitors end their tour in the arcade. Each visitor gets a few tokens with their admission and you can purchase more (if you are in the arcade long enough, you may come across people just wanting to leave and giving their tokens away). They have also the classics there including Rampage, Puchout, Pac Mac, Ms. Pac Man, Space Invaders Burger Time, and Donkey Kong. If you are good, you can have yourself memorialized on the museum's high school board.I spent a bout an hour and a half here and my family I had had a lot of fun, me reliving my childhood and the littles learning about classic game and systems. This is a nice and unique attraction that you will find about 30 minutes outside of Dallas. I am glad that I came here and it is definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.

I planned a surprise day of activities for my videogame loving boyfriend's birthday (he's in his 30s for context). He had a great time visiting!The museum isn't huge but there is a ton of content within the space. There are stations where you can play old games. They have a ton of vintage games on display throughout the museum. Plenty of other videogame nostalgia and even a "bedroom" setup with vintage decor and an old tv. At the very end you can use tokens to play old arcade games. Also, at the time we went, our wristbands got you 10% off at nearby Nerdvana, if you want to go play more games while you eat and drink.

My husband and I had been to this video game museum many years ago, but this time we wanted to take our 9 year old who is into retro consoles and their history. It has definitely gotten so much better in that time.The building that it's in is very well kept and clean. There is a lot of parking outside, but even on a weekday about half an hour after they opened, the parking lot was already kind of full. This is because the building the video game museum is in has a bunch of other activities inside. The video game museum is a little on the pricey side, but it is so well kept and nicely done that I can see why they charge the price they do. They also give each person four tokens for the arcade at the end of the museum exhibits, but there are plenty of console (both older and newer) that are available to play throughout the museum. There are a lot of interesting facts peppered throughout, and the museum itself has each exhibit so well organized. The nostalgic vibes are definitely there for those of us older kids who were born in the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s. Lots of video games to keep everyone interested.My favorites exhibits were the living room and bedroom made up to look like they were from the 90s. Definitely a trip down memory lane. The big statues of the video game characters were also pretty cool.There is also a small gift shop at the end if you want to bring some nostalgia home with you or if you are after modern video game souvenirs.Be sure and check this place out! It has definitely improved a lot since the last time we were there.

This was just the COOLEST spot! Didn't know this was even here but wow is it worth the visit. So much nostalgia, fun, and history all wrapped into one! Absolutely loved all the very well preserved electronics and games. It was a real blast from the past to see some of the consoles I used to play featured in here but great all the same! It was laid out in an easy to follow way even if you aren't super into video games. And there was a cute arcade at the end where you can play the games! Absolutely recommend this ish you're in the area!

While the overall size of the museum is small, don't be fooled by the amount of video game paraphernalia and exhibits that are packed into this space. The museum covers the history of video games with information and interactive exhibits for each generation of gaming.If you want to relive your nostalgic gaming years (and see your youth now showcased behind glass as a spectacle), I'd highly recommend the National Videogame Museum. They also give you a few tokens to play in the retro arcade area as part of admission. There are also free play games around the museum showcasing each generation of gaming.

This place is pure nostalgia! Entrance fee is $12.00. They also give you some tokens to use at their arcade.I don't think many people think to go to this place when they visit Dallas. I think we spent a good 1.5 hour in this place? A few photo opportunities here and there. Love learning about the history of certain items. I found the Pokemon section the most interesting.Definitely worth checking out if you are in town! Cute little date spot.

Super cool collection. It's smaller than I thought it would be, but there's some AWESOME stuff you'll rarely see, especially in the wild. Everything is really intractable, and there's a ton to learn, especially about 70's-80's computer games. The arcade at the end is a blast too. Make sure you don't spend extra money on the merch at the end, you can get it all on Amazon.

Lovely pit stop. It's hard to find a good interactive way to spend an hour or two and this little museum was a perfect way to spend an hour. It was small but packed with nostalgia. It wasn't too crowded when we went.

Very cool little museum for the video game enthusiasts in your life. There are easter eggs you can look for as well as lots of great history and art. There are a bunch consoles through out the museum that you can play on as well as an arcade at the end that you can play in. Tickets are $12 for adults and come with 4 tokens to play in the arcade. Very reasonable. You could spend an hour or several here. It seemed to me like it might be more fun for your middle aged folks who grew up playing all the different games and consoles but the kids here were having fun as well.

This was a really nice place to bring your family or even go on a date! I had no idea this was near me! I was looking up places to bring my baby and I'm happy I found this museum. The entrance was $12 for adults and kids 3 and under a free. They're open from 10-5pm. I had no idea the first video game was made in 1972 I always thought it was the Atari system. It's crazy to see how the evolution of gaming has changed over the last 40-50 years! They had every gaming system ever created, my baby love the Pokémon section the most, he loves Pikachu. When you purchase your wristband you receive 4 tokens for the arcade in the back which allows you to play 4 games. The museum isn't super huge but it's a decent size, after viewing everything me and baby went to play the old school games, of course I had to hit packman. I definitely recommend coming here with your kids!