Wondering how to see a collection of gaming memorabilia? The United States is the answer!
Located in the suburb of Frisco, Texas, USA, The National Videogame Museum is the absolute answer to every gamer's dream of seeing a collection of gaming memorabilia. They house the most extraordinary cartridges, systems and prototypes and these are all guarded as if they were the Mona Lisa, according to Ars Technica.
One-of-a-kind finds like a mint-condition Ultra Hand toy, a Nintendo World Championship cartridge, or the only known white-molded Atari 2600 in the world are all here. Such treasures are so unbelievable that visitors can be caught off guard.
The giant museum gives shelter to tons of playable games from every age that anyone can think of as well as with interactive exhibits. "We hate museums," NVM (National Videogame Museum) co-founder John Hardie told Ars Technica during its tour at the museum. He also highlighted that he wanted his creation to "feel different than any other museum in the world".
Started in 1999, John Hardie, Sean Kelly and Joe Santulli hosted the first Classic Gaming Expo in Las Vegas to organize "the world's first event paying tribute to the people, systems and games of yesteryear". For many years, they were retro-gaming collectors prior to taking their collections to expos and conventions.
Most of the gaming collections were pulled together years ago when different systems and prototype cartridges used to have a zero value although most of the best finds at the museum were donated from people who want their uncommon gaming collectibles protected for the next generations.
NVM was a travelling exhibition of classic games and systems that was shown at the Expo and it was also displayed at trade conventions such as GDC (Game Developers Conference) and E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). National Videogame Museum was opened in April this year.