National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom) Explained

The National Videogame Museum is located in Sheffield, England and exhibits contemporary and historic video games.^[1]

History

In 2015, the National Videogame Arcade opened in Nottingham, as the world's first cultural centre dedicated entirely to videogames.^[2]

The NVA moved to Castle House in Sheffield in 2018, and was renamed the National Videogame Museum.^[3]

In November 2023, the NVA celebrated its fifth birthday in which was its busiest year to date with over 50,000 visitors to the Castle House venue.^[4]

Collection

The museum features playable exhibits^[5] including the following hardware:

• BBC Micro
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sega Megadrive
• Game Boy Advance
• Nintendo Switch
• PlayStation
• Xbox
• PC

The exhibited games include:

• Dancing Stage Fusion
• Duck Hunt
• Gunblade NY
• QWOP
• Rock Band

Notes and References

1. Web site: Back to the future: why are we opting for nostalgic pop culture?. Duggins. Alexi. 31 Jan 2020. The Guardian. 24 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200214134349/https://www.theguardian.com/safe-is-the-new-bold/2020/jan/31/back-to-the-future-why-are-we-opting-for-nostalgic-pop-culture. 14 February 2020.
2. Web site: National Videogame Museum history. 28 May 2019.
3. Web site: National Videogame Museum reopens in Sheffield. 28 May 2019. 24 November 2018.
4. Web site: 5 lessons from five years of the National Videogame Museum. 23 April 2024. 22 November 2023.
5. Web site: Now Playing. National Videogame Museum. 10 February 2020.