We visited this fun gaming museum on Sunday 28th April. There are so many games to play on so many different consoles going back decades. Even non gamers will find... read more it hard not to join in! We all had a great time playing games and reminiscing. There's a good selection of snacks, sandwiches, hot and cold drinks at reasonable prices. A really good, fun day out. Our 'just one more game' lasted an hour!! Definitely was worth the 2 hour round trip. Hope to make this a more regular event.

  We spent a happy 3 hours here celebrating my husband’s 42nd birthday. We had a 4 year old and 6 year old with us. I wasn’t sure it would be... read more suitable for such young children but actually it was fine. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it so much with a 3 year old but a 4 year old was just about ok. I was more worried about the children ruining the games consoles by being rough with them but I think they were old enough to be gentle. So I mostly looked after the children whilst my husband enjoyed all the games consoles from his childhood and youth. He really loves that sort of thing and we have a garage full of similar consoles at home albeit not connected up to any monitors. So it was like home from home for him. Meanwhile I managed to navigate all the consoles with the children even though there were no instructions about which buttons did what - with a bit of trial and error we generally worked it out. Whilst I probably know more about video game consoles than the vast majority of my female friends, I’m no expert and I was a bit worried I would be flummoxed by all the different games but it all worked out fine.

There were snacks and drinks on sale which I was necessarily anticipating so you could even manage lunch there if you didn’t mind not having a massive choice of sandwiches etc. There was a chill out area with sofas where you could eat and drink. The whole place was very relaxed and the staff weren’t looking over our shoulders the whole time waiting for us (ie the children) to ruin their consoles. They were on hand to help though if you had any questions, no matter how silly. I particularly enjoyed the pin ball machine - it’s lovely to be able to play it over and over again without having pay each time. There were also several big arcade machines where you sit and drive with a steering wheel, and also some virtual reality games where you wear a headset. This wasn’t suitable for my children as the headsets were too heavy for them but they enjoyed watching their dad using the VR.

There were toilet facilities on site and parking was fine - it didn’t look like parking would ever be a problem really although maybe it sometimes gets busier? We turned up at midday on a Sunday in February and it wasn’t too busy or too quiet. It was just right. There were other children there too, some of whom were similar ages to ours. Overall we all had a great time and will definitely be going back.

  Amazing and unique retro gaming experience! - A fascinating collection of retro computing/gaming hardware and literature, RCM is a gem worth visiting if you are any kind of fan of gaming or computing. The focus is mainly... read more toward gaming and the history of gaming throughout the last few decades, with all kinds of different consoles and computing hardware ranging from the 70's all the way up to the present day. The collection present here is pretty hard to beat and it's all available for you to play with, so make sure you set aside the whole day to visit here!

The day I visited, they were serving food and drink pretty much all day - all reasonably priced and good quality too. I understand it was a special event though (I attended the Legendary Gathering) so they may not serve food and drink on other days the museum is open, but I'm not certain about this so check before you visit.

The only slightly strange thing for me was the parking for the venue, which the situation wasn't clear until we arrived and had to ask someone, but we were all sorted after 5 minutes. You can park next to the unit in the 'A' marked slots, or over the road in front of the Windsor building.

Thanks for such a great and unique experience and I look forward to returning soon!

  A first for me - not being very computer friendly let alone ever having played computer games (which I have never been attracted to) - however I visited with... read more five other friends as one was celebrating his 40th birthday and was the more experienced of the group.... what a fun few hours.
Being a novice, the enthusiastic chaps that volunteer there (and younger 'experts') were on hand to encourage and explain and nothing was too much trouble to help with our enjoyment. We all had a fabulous time.
The variety and collection of games to play, as well as the collection in their library and publications, is a credit to them.
They definitely deserve some support with funding as looking at the variety of ages there (and it was pretty busy) and how much everyone was enjoying themselves, they rely on the funds raised from entrance fees, so would be a shame if they ever had to loose what they provide historically (with the earlier computer equipment and games) as well as great entertainment.
Well done chaps and thank you !

  Fantastic place, lovely staff  - We’ve been here a few times with an autism charity. It is such a fantastic place takes me right back to my childhood and is great showing my son the... read more games like manic miner, attic attac and granny’s garden!! The staff are all so friendly and helpful, and very knowledgeable. Real gem of a place,

  Brilliant range of retro games and systems. The staff are so knowledgeable and helpful and can not just explain how to access the games but the background to them and... read more often the details about the coders themselves.

  As a fan of Retro Gaming and Computers this place seemed like the perfect place to visit and indeed it was. chock full of machines to play on. Magazines and... read more books to peruse and a game library of boxes an cassette tapes to reminisce over. It was a great morning out. The staff I spoke to were very friendly and I could have easily have spent most of the day chatting to them. Definitely a place I want to revisit in future.
I would say give yourself a good few hours if you want to have a good look round and play on everything. But do visit if retro computing is your thing. =)

  Retro gaming at it's best  - They had a great setup, as well as an arcade they had original consoles, some old computers, nearly all the old games from your past they had, granted some were... read more emulators, but for the most part they were original and I got there at 10 played until 3:00pm only left as i had an hour drive back and things to do.
playing with my cousin childhood gamer we had a real blast from the past playing wizball two player on the C64, played gauntlet with my cous another friend and his son, it was a blast would recommend highly.

  A retro day out - A trip down computer memory lane. Old units with all your old favorites. A fee arcade cabs.
Good to go if you want a range of all the... read more computers from a zx81 to an n64 and more.