Digital Game Museum

12/14/2020

Vintage RPG fans rejoice! Over the weekend, a brand new retail game for the Apple II series of computers was released, called Nox Archaist. A spiritual successor to the mid-1980s games Ultima 4, 5, and 6, it has the enthusiastic support of Ultima creator Richard Garriott, and even features an in-game cameo appearance by Garriott's character Lord British. Digital Game Museum will be receiving a complete, pristine boxed edition for our archives thanks to a kind donor.

Tomorrow afternoon, be sure to catch Game Wisdom's video discussion and Q&A session with Nox Archaist lead developer Mark Lemmert. Tune in at 3pm U.S. CENTRAL time zone (1pm PST).

Nox Archaist - New 8-bit Apple II RPG game by 6502 Workshop.

03/30/2020

At the Digital Game Museum we use gloves to handle artifacts, but in these uncertain times we've decided to donate our supply of gloves to our local healthcare workers and first responders here in Santa Clara.

Thanks to Santa Clara Police Department for the heads up and to the volunteers at the Porch Pick Up program for coordinating donations.

Stay safe, Stay indoors, finish up a few games you've been meaning to, and wash your hands!

03/12/2020

We had the great pleasure of participating in Further Confusion 2020 is San Jose this year. It was great having so many folks stop by the booth to play classic games!

10/13/2019

Another long-lost game prototype for Atari 2600 has just become accessible to us all! Follow the breaking news and even try "Pursuit of the Pink Panther" for yourself over at AtariAge. https://atariage.com/forums/topic/297125-pursuit-of-the-pink-panther-rom-released/

08/01/2019

Our acting director Dave Beaudoin took a few pictures at California Extreme 2019. Lots of great classic arcade and pinball machines this year!

Photos from the 2019 edition of California Extreme in Santa Clara, CA

07/30/2019

If you missed California Extreme, don't worry, we've got you covered! Check out our 360-degree walk-through of the main hall. If you have a VR headset you can even experience it like you were there!

A walk-through of the show floor at California Extreme 2019 in Santa Clara, CA. Supports 360 degree VR

07/27/2019

This weekend, all weekend long, come see us at California Extreme in Santa Clara CA! You think "video pinball" is a new phenomenon? We're exhibiting vintage attempts to bridge those worlds, as far back as the 1970s. Admission to the show also gets you freeplay access to hundreds of machines brought by private collectors. See http://caextreme.com/ for details.

Arcades were once a fixture on the American urban landscape, and games were plentiful in rural cities too. The closest heir of today is the so-called "Family Entertainment Center", which is populated with a myriad of devices designed only to take your coins quickly and leave you with a pile of ticke...

07/24/2019

Do you have plans for the weekend? Come join us at California Extreme 2019 and check out hundreds of arcade and pinball machines! We're going to be bringing a number of classic video pinball console games so you can compare them to their big siblings!

07/12/2019

It's nearly time for California Extreme 2019 and we're looking for volunteers to help staff our booth. Volunteers will receive admission to the event in return for their service. If you're located in the Santa Clara area and would like to volunteer fill out this form. Space is limited so we'll be staffing on a first come, first served basis!

https://forms.gle/GkeV9PK74XMwpkq57.

Please Sign up below to volunteer to help staff the Digital Game Museum booth at California Extreme! Space is limited so volunteers will be selected on a first come, first served basis.

06/12/2019

The Atari Video Music system is an interesting piece of video game history. It was the first commercially available audio waveform visualizer. We're lucky enough to have one in the collection!

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09/09/2018

Our hearts go out to Brazil's National Museum over the devastating losses in the fire on September 2. A staggering number of irreplaceable artifacts and records of Brazil's history have been lost forever. Many people are lamenting that digital replicas were never made of some items. As we mourn with Brazil, we also extend gratitude to our colleagues involved in this aspect of preservation, not just in our own field but around the world; and while we reassure our own fans that we take every measure we can to ensure the safety of our own collection it's important to remember that preserving history is the responsibility of each and every one of us.