Game On
What:
Game On
Where:
ACMI, Fed Square
When:
Tomorrow until July 13
How much:
$15 / $10
Win:
We have 3 double passes to give away! To enter, email win@threethousand.com.au with the subject line ‘pwned!'
Whoa, OK. Breathe, people, breathe! We can almost hear the collective wheezing of Melbourne's gaming nerd fraternity as their excitement forces a quick inhalation of asthma pumps everywhere. Over 125 playable games in the one place! Seriously, when else will you ever be at a party where Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Mario, Sonic, Alex the Kid and even the Frog from Frogger will be attending? Add to this a collection of sweet consoles and arcade machines and you'll be forced into a pixel-induced coma. Trust me, this will not be a fizzer like Atari's 1982 version of E.T.
Alas! Let's not forget the post-‘80s pool of gaming greats. We shall always remember the days spent running over joggers in GTA, killing boars and getting pwned in Warcraft, watching others sit on the toilet in SIMS and pondering the magically growing chest of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider. Who says videogames rot your mind? In fact, one of the world's ultimate gaming nerds Al Alcorn will be enlightening minds via two free seminars including the story of how he invented Pong. Yes Pong! This guy is a genius. Oh, and did I mention the playable big screen version of Pong? Refill your inhaler script at the chemist right now.
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit
Keywords: ACMI
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