I came here on a Sunday afternoon when heavy rain was forecast and I was tired of the usual history attractions. With the Riga Pass this was 3 euros which was excellent for two hours. I enjoyed playing on the arcade cabinets that were older than me, with games like Virtua Striker and an early-1990s WWE game. I spent a lot of time on the Playstation Classic where there were a lot of games I had a quarter-century ago, including Mr Driller, a classic addictive arcade-style game that I played on a magazine demo and that is as rare as hens' teeth. In the exhibit cases around the side were all of the games consoles since the 1970s, including rare and unusual...
Read moreThe museum is very small (only one room on top of the store) and doesn't provide much info about the displayed items. However, it has wide range of old consoles and games on display. The key reason to visit the museum should be the possibility to play with old consoles. There were something like 20 different consoles available to try (some had only one game and few weren't working). Due to the small size of the museum and all the old consoles running, the air can get bit hot or stale. There could be better ventilation ... or you could think it as part of the experience. Cheap family...
Read moreVery nice experience. There was lots to see and definitely great value for money, as there were many consoles to try and also some arcade machines. There are a couple things, why the place isn't five stars.
First, many of the consoles didn't have any signs which would mention the console name, year or any backstory. Name, year and a QR code to Wikipedia page or something, would be great if I wanted to learn more of some specific system.
Second, it was a hot summer day and the place was hot. AC...
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