Fantastic video game nostalgia trip  - If you fondly remember the “early decades” of gaming, whether that’s popping cartridges into a NES or waiting for your turn on Street Fighter 2 in an arcade, The Retro... read more Computer Museum is a fantastic day out. There are tons of systems with countless classic games ready to play, and the game library has to be seen to be believed (although saying that, I saw it and I still don’t believe it). The staff are incredibly friendly and there’s a great little retro shop too. It’s an absolute gem of a place.

  Fantastic day for me and the family, all the volunteers are lovely and approachable. We stayed a lot longer than I thought we would as there is so much to... read more absorb if you love your retro computers and gaming. Any game you can think you want to play and relive is here.

If you have kids they will love the arcade area my son turned round and said “we can keep playing them for free!?”

I will be bring my friends along as well as we will be all into this computers.

  We took the 38th Leicester Cubs and Scouts with a few parents to look at and play with some of the old style computers and the Guys that run... read more it helped the youngsters to earn their Digital Maker badges and some of the parents knew far more than they were letting on about older computer games etc. a great evening for all cubs scouts and adults the guys helped make the evening great and one to remember

  Total gaming time machines - What a fab place, we never even knew it was there, full of gaming and arcade stuff from past and present it was absolutely fantastic so nostalgic, we got to... read more play on so many different consoles and games from space invaders, Alex the kid, Mario and sonic to street fighter, pac man, pin ball machine and motorbike/car racing machines, there was also vr machines but we wasn't ready for that lol, staff are so knowledgeable, Friendly and helpful,
Also a little shop and refreshments plus light snacks available,
We will definitely be visiting again.

  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.

  A fun travel back in time - What a gem hidden away in Leicester. I had no idea this place existed. I was amazed at how many different games we could play and the staff were all... read more really lovely. I’m sure we’ll be back soon.

  Brilliant fun hands on museum with a wide collection of machines set up to play on and really knowledgeable staff who are happy to show and tell you about the... read more history of UK computer gaming.

  Such a fun morning had at the Retro Computer Museum, the team there were clearly very passionate about the place, very knowledeable and really helpful whenever they were needed. Its... read more more of a big 'man-cave' really! You can play on ALL the machines with pretty much every game you could ever remember. Very nostalgic for me and enjoyable for my 13 year old who is a keen gamer. Highly recommend and great value too.

  The Retro Compter Museum is a great museum for adults and childeren alike. For adults who grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s there is a lot to recognise... read more and to learn. For childeren the retro games are fun and the information fascinating. They even got to try old telephones and typewriters 😉 The staff is enthusiastic and friendly.