The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment - (The MADE) — Attraction in Oakland

This is more a gaming den than a museum. There are a couple informational wall displays, but otherwise just consoles to play. There are a wide variety of games that cover decades, but no information posted about the consoles or which decade they are with nor who created them. My oldest was really hoping for a video game history exhibit. Figuring out how to play the games was challenging. Very challenging. My family of five, with teenagers, gave up after an hour. If one of us had played the game before we had a chance, but even instructions on getting back to the main menu was not posted and all console are different. It was okay, but with no instructions posted anywhere, it left us frustrated and feeling like with just a little more effort to make this an educational experience along with a gaming den, it could be so...

This place is tremendous and a MUST for anyone who is remotely interested in video games.

Brought my 11 year old son here and we spent a WHOLE afternoon learning about the games and playing them.

Mason, the Executive Director, is passionate about the history and design of the games. He was available for all questions throughout our visit and helped us a ton. He even led my son through a mini coding session on an Atari computer!

This place is super accessible by BART (only a 5 min walk from the 12th & Broadway station) AND there is a delicious food hall next door.

A+ (I would also recommend going on a W or TH, when it is...

Fantastic museum experience and a must-see for anyone, whether you're a hardcore gamer or casually enjoy the nostalgia. It really has something for everyone - huge libraries of digitally preserved games, an all-PLAYABLE library of consoles (the GameCube startup noise is cheaper than therapy) and tons of gaming art/historical information. They have multiplayer capability for most consoles, so it's a great place to take friends or family - nothing better than a good game of Mario Kart.

P.S. Have kids? Check out their FREE Saturday lessons - super great and educational framing around games, and the kids...