The Nostalgia Box is a video game museum located in Perth, Western Australia. It is the first interactive video game console museum in Australia and was founded by video game lover Jessie Yeoh.[1]
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| Established | 16 December 2015 |
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| Location | Perth |
| Coordinates | 31°56′52″S 115°51′43″E / 31.947673°S 115.862037°E |
| Type | Video game museum |
| Collection size | Over 100 |
| Founder | Jessie Yeoh |
| Director | David Green |
| Owner | David Green |
| Public transit access | Green CAT bus, stop 37 |
| Nearest parking | Street parking |
| Website | thenostalgiabox |
The Nostalgia Box requests that visitors book their tickets in advance online so that they may reduce overcrowding, giving everyone a chance to play at the console of their choice.[2] The Nostalgia Box also allows customers to book out the entire venue for private functions.
In partnership with Perth Film and Television Institute, Playup Perth, the museum hosts events to test games from local Perth developers.[3] The museum also hosts regular themed events.
Permanent exhibits
editFeatured in the exhibit space is over four decades' worth of video games and over a hundred video game consoles, starting in the 1970s with the Magnavox Odyssey through the 2000s with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 being the latest consoles on display.[4][5][6][7] The permanent exhibits have been set up chronologically to show the progression of the gaming industry and is meant to be a "stroll down memory lane" as well as a "crash course in the history of gaming".[6][8]
Arcade area
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The museum features an interactive gaming arcade in addition to its permanent exhibits, which allows visitors to play a variety of video games. Included in this section are games such as Pong, Space Invaders, Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog and Crash Bandicoot.[6] Fourteen different consoles spanning decades are available, such as the Atari 2600 and Nintendo 64,[9][10] as well as five arcade cabinets, including NBA Jam.[citation needed]
New ownership and expansion
editIn October 2019, the Nostalgia Box was sold to David Green as founder jessie Yeoh wish to retire it to pursue new projects. Due to planned renovations in the building, David was required to move from the side unit to the bigger space at the front. The planned building renovations never eventuated due to COVID and the state of Western Australia going into lockdown with restrictions. By that stage it was too late and the museum had already been moved to the new space. It was forced to closed but re-opened in June 2020, with enlarged museum/arcade sections and more consoles.
In 2023, The Nostalgia Box moved to its new bigger premise in West Perth. This new space located at City West boasts 367sqm and has allowed the museum and playable area to greatly expand.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Nostalgia Box". Weekend Notes. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "TheNostalgiaBox – Visit Us". thenostalgiabox.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Video game nostalgia all wrapped in a box". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "The Nostalgia Box". www.visitperthcity.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Doyle, Pip (22 December 2015). "Perth's first gaming console museum". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "TheNostalgiaBox". thenostalgiabox.com.au. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Hunt reveals Perth CBD's hidden treasures". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Kinzett, Kristy (31 August 2016). "Magic First Date Ideas in Perth City". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Plugged into nostalgia at Perth video game museum". Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "The Nostalgia Box Video Game Console Museum | AUSRETROGAMER". www.ausretrogamer.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.