Have you ever wanted to spend the day with PAC-MAN, Lara Croft, Donkey Kong and Zelda? As part of its first birthday celebrations, the Museum of Computing in Swindon is holding a 'fancy dress gaming day' on Saturday 14th August.
Members of the public are invited to dress as their favourite games character to get free admission to the museum, a prize will be awarded for the best costume. There will be lots more happening including some 'old school' gaming, face painting and mask making. Those who aren't brave enough to dress up can still take advantage of the museum's recently reduced admission charges. The museum will be open from 09:30 to 17:00.
It hardly seems possible, but Pac-Man is 30 years old this month, and we plan to celebrate!
We'll be playing Pac-Man on the Big Screen at Wharf Green in Swindon town centre - you won't have seen him larger than this.
We'll also be playing Human Pac-man, complete with ghosts and pills. Can you control our pill munching hero and steer him through the maze to collect those pills, or will the ghosts win?
The only way to find out is to join us on the day.
We'll also have a Pac-Man exhibition and some classic Pac-Man gaming in the Museum, at Theatre Square, where you can see the many faces of Pac-Man through the ages.
On Saturday 19 December 2009 we held our second Christmas games day, our first in our new home at Theatre Square. Some of the machines in use were Commodore 64, Wii, XBox, Spectrum, Gameboy, Dreamcast and Saturn. Games included Santa Claus Saves the Earth, Holiday Lemmings, The Snowman, The Grinch, and Polar Express. Younger visitors hunted through our displays to find the hidden Santas, and drew their favourite games characters.
Two of our volunteers are battling it out as Guitar Heroes.
It hardly seems possible, but Pac-Man is 30 years old this month, and we plan to celebrate!
On Saturday 19 December 2009 we held our second Christmas games day, our first in our new home at Theatre Square. Some of the machines in use were Commodore 64, Wii, XBox, Spectrum, Gameboy, Dreamcast and Saturn. Games included Santa Claus Saves the Earth, Holiday Lemmings, The Snowman, The Grinch, and Polar Express. Younger visitors hunted through our displays to find the hidden Santas, and drew their favourite games characters.
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