It was fun. Lovely helpful staff. Not in the nicest part of Sheffield! Definitely check opening times before visiting too.
Good place to visit with kids. You can play the classics like Sonic, Mario, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders on different devices. You can also team up with your family/friends on certain games. We spent about an hour here. Small gift shop selling branded merchandise from various games. Would be good if they had Xbox consoles playing COD etc in an adults only area.
Really enjoyed a morning here with a group ranging in age from 12 to 50. Something for everyone. Clean toilets and good facilities including lockers. Parking is close by and also the bus station is a short walk away. The staff were all friendly and welcoming. We loved that the tickets are valid for return visits for a whole year! Excellent value. Highly recommend.
The National Videogame Museum is a fantastic place to visit, especially if you grew up playing classic games. They have a great collection of old, traditional arcade and console games that instantly bring back childhood memories. It’s a real nostalgia trip and also a lot of fun for anyone new to retro gaming. What I really liked is that there’s no time limit on how long you can stay, so you can take your time exploring and playing as much as you like. Just note they do close briefly for lunch, but it’s easy enough to plan around. The facilities are good too, with toilets available on-site, which makes it convenient if you’re spending a few hours there. Overall, it’s a fun and unique activity for both adults and kids, and I’d happily recommend it for a day out.
As a family of gamers since the 80s, we basically planned our entire holiday from the south around visiting the NVM, which is a beacon of joy in an otherwise fairly grim spot in Sheffield town centre. The museum staff were lovely and helpful, the space was clean and tidy, the range of games on display represented gaming history well and were thoughtfully grouped. They also had a drop-in workshop on stop-motion. Despite being in the summer holidays, it wasn’t excessively busy, so we got a good turn on all the games we wanted to play. I would love to see them expand in the future to bigger premises and really dive into the history and development of games, as well as the next steps. More on handheld consoles, VR and AR, gamification for well-being, bringing game elements into real life - there’s huge potential! Definitely give them a visit and support the importance of game education.
Fun fun fun!!! An excellent museum, many of the games took me back to my childhood. Everything is laid out to be easily accessible with directions on how to play each game. A great experience, staff are friendly and knowledgeable and I recommend a visit to anyone.
I took my son today for the first time . We booked a morning session during the holidays hoping it wouldn’t be too busy and we definitely made the right choice . A couple of games we had to wait for a turn but not too long . Some really good games which were a really good blast from the past. Staff were all friendly and helpful place is nice and clean and we only found one game that wasn’t working which isn’t too bad for the age of some of these games . My only reason for giving four stars instead of five is I was a bit disappointed having to pay £12.00 when I had no intention of going on any games but children can’t go alone so I had to go . All in all a great 3 hours spent
If you’re into nostalgia then this is a great place to visit to see the old and great computers, consoles and games. You book yourself into a 2.5 hour slot which is great as it reduces queues meaning you have plenty of time to explore and play. The time is more than enough to see and experience everything and my only gripe is that it is not extensive enough. Great mixture of classic arcades like Streetfighter, Space Invaders and Pac-Man as well as Mario and Sonic games. A great few hours out with friends and family
Don't agree with the compulsory mask wearing, especially when the staff aren't policing the use of sanitiser after each individual use of a machine/controller and the rest of society (& staff) are going out without virtually any restrictions...moan over. Other than this, me, my wife and three kids thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Fantastic concept with extremely helpful staff. My kids enjoyed seeing how it all began, all the way through to early editions of titles that are still current and I certainly enjoyed my trip down memory lane...a little reminiscing never hurt anyone. I would highly recommend visiting this place even though we try to keep our kids console/screen time down as much as possible...but this is different.
Easy to find even if you're not local like us, parking within a 5 minute walking distance. Went with my 2 kids on Saturday 26th Feb 22, good sized place lots of different consoles and games to play, retro arcades with some old classics in glass cabinets to check out as well. Definitely worth a visit for any games enthusiast! Only downsize was I expected more tbh but was still a good couple of hours out!
The National Videogame Museum is located at Angel St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S3 8LN, UK
You can contact The National Videogame Museum at +44 114 321 0299
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