Visiting = paying = supporting classic cabs to be converted to LCD/MAME set-ups...
And what else do you find there ? Classic consoles and computers put behind glass, so not working/playable.
The worst thing is this place probably gets subsidized to keep converting cabs to LCD/MAME........
I noticed on their site that Ralph Baer is "Schirmherr" of the museum.....maybe knowing the Pong is a converted machine this is his revenge at Atari/Nolan Bushnel ?
I also noticed this page about the museum in the press:
http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/1271_Pressestimmen.htmEin Museum, das in seinem Themenfeld weltweit kaum Konkurrenz haben dürfteTranslated:
A museum that in it's theme probably has no competitor What a joke. The average member here has more videogame history in his game room. Let alone all the collectors in the US, and especially not to mention places like the Danish Spilmuseet (
http://www.playright.dk/museum/) and the American Classic Arcade Museum (
http://www.classicarcademuseum.org (a.k.a. Funspot)) but I bet there are more....
But this probably says it all:
Will kein Fantempel sein, sondern Verständnis schaffen für das Kulturgut ComputerspielTranslated: "Doesn't want to be a fan-temple but create understanding of the culture/heritage of computer games"
Hah, that must have been in response to the criticism they received from people like us....
I am still trying to imagine a classic car museum where they rip out the original engine of the cars "because a new engine is much more reliable"......
Again: I totally support the idea of a museum about classic video/computer games, in fact this may be my ultimate dream to create one day, but this place is sadly missing it's goal.
