Video Games in a Historical Museum

[den68]

Last weekend I went to Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan.

http://www.hfmgv.org/

they have a "through the decades" themed exhibit that features several video games.

heres a few handhelds, Simon, Merlin, Mattel Football:

[den68]

here's an old Mac:



an original Gameboy:

[den68]

Pong:

[den68]

and some more recent stuff.

Gameboy Color and an I Mac:



and the Playstation:

[Lord Nepenthean]

Nothing out of the ordinary there, but that's cool to see video games in a traditional museum.  I wonder if they know that those Pokemon games were technically not GameBoy Color games.  Probably not.

Did the caption for the Simon mention anything about Ralph Baer?

[Tynstar]

C&C Tiberian Sun!!!!!

That looks cool. Lots of love for the Mac. Any PC's there?

[den68]

Nothing out of the ordinary there, but that's cool to see video games in a traditional museum.  I wonder if they know that those Pokemon games were technically not GameBoy Color games.  Probably not.

Did the caption for the Simon mention anything about Ralph Baer?

no, just title, manufacturer and release date.

[den68]

C&C Tiberian Sun!!!!!

That looks cool. Lots of love for the Mac. Any PC's there?

nope. and now that I think about it they had a display that was a typical teenagers bedroom fro the 80's and the computer in it was an Apple II.

[Izret101]

Nothing out of the ordinary there, but that's cool to see video games in a traditional museum.  I wonder if they know that those Pokemon games were technically not GameBoy Color games.  Probably not.

Did the caption for the Simon mention anything about Ralph Baer?

Actually they are not GBC games.
Those ones where the Gameboy versions.

In anycase as you said it is pretty cool.
I remember Den saying something about this before.

[Lord Nepenthean]

Actually they are not GBC games.
Those ones where the Gameboy versions.

Yeah, that's what I said.

[Izret101]

Oops i misread what you said.
I thought i was confirming an assumption you had.

[CatchFiveBats]

I would love to have that Gameboy carrying case CIB.  I have a Gameboy and Gameboy battery pack that are both CIB, and that case would complete the set (the battery pack and carrying case are both advertised on the Gameboy box).

- Zac

[Tynstar]

opps missed Neps post.

[den68]

Thats what he said.

Yeah, that's what I said.

that's what he said he said.

[St0rmTK421]

Wow...I didn't know you could fit the internet into a box...