'Pong to Playstation' exhibition at the Museum of Computing

[Simon Webb]

35 years of working computer games consoles will be starring in a new 
exhibition at the Museum of Computing in Swindon.  The exhibition charts 
the machines, the companies and the games characters that are now part of 
gaming history.  The exhibition is open daily, is free of charge and runs 
until early August 2007.

'Pong to Playstation' shows the earliest and most unusual machines that 
ever graced a living room.  From the world’s first TV tennis game, through 
the rise of gaming companies such as Atari, Nintendo, Sega and Sony, over 
40 of the best-loved consoles and accessories will be on display.

Throughout the exhibition there will be a number of hands-on machines 
allowing adults to relive their youth and children to play classic games 
that people still rave about today.  The original Super Mario, Sonic the 
Hedgehog and Space Invaders are just some of the games available on 
original 1980’s machines.

As well as playing the vintage consoles, visitors will be able to explore 
the design of game characters and build their own or existing characters 
from Lego!  'Pong to Playstation' runs from Saturday 17th February to 
Saturday 18th August, Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00, Sat 09:00-13:00.  Admission 
free.

Simon Webb
Curator, Museum of Computing
www.museum-of-computing.org.uk
Tel: 07939 582544