/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/first-person-review-of-the-national-videogame-arcadeOne of the best things about my job at element14 is the diverse work I get to participate in. So when I was given the opportunity to go and visit the National Videogames Arcade in Nottingham I jumped at the chance. Videogames were a big part of ...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/first-person-review-of-the-national-videogame-arcadeWed, 24 Jun 2015 11:10:47 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:4f3e3810-cca0-4384-8816-e1743a832592sleuz0<p>Hey Simon</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks a lot for this great post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was visiting Berlin a few weeks back and heard about a museum that features only video games.</p><p>As I also wasted a lot of time of my precious childhood staring at the tv box, I always kept these times in great memory. So I had to go there.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Something I found really intersting, is how quickly I was set back in time. These unhandy controllers and blurry colors just dragged me back into their world.</p><p>I guess I spent 40min playing Mario on the NES!</p><p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/327x244/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-4f3e3810-cca0-4384-8816-e1743a832592/contentimage_5F00_179176.jpg:327:244]</span><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/325x242/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-4f3e3810-cca0-4384-8816-e1743a832592/contentimage_5F00_179177.jpg:325:242]</span></p><p>The cool thing about the museum is the mixture of gaming and providing interesting information about the time and technology being used. There were so many great things to explore and do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I can make it to Nottingham one day, I will definitely check out The National Videogame Arcade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cheers</p><p>Simon</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21068&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">