Is taking place since last March 22 until July 15 at the Museum of Popular Art in Lisbon, the Game On exhibition, devoted to the history of video games.
The Game On presents a retrospective of video games of the century. XX and XXI, from the first electronic machines developed in the laboratories of colleges in 60 years, through the arcade machines like Asteroids, Pac-Man and Space Invaders, to the current generation of consoles, allowing visitors to play and experience the various machines, consoles, computers and games on display.
The 8BR visited Game On, but unfortunately we could not take pictures due to some technical problems.
The exhibition is arranged chronologically, that is, we begin by older games to reach the current generation of consoles. The highlights of the exhibition are undoubtedly the arcade original, well maintained and restored we can try without a currency 
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The luxury of playing Puckman, the original Japanese before being changed to Pac-Man (for obvious reasons), is undoubtedly priceless, as well as the Asteroids arcade game despite playing only do you get to see how clever was the use of electronics and CRT screen, you will only find differences when comparing this document with the game on another platform.
Along the way find consoles and computers from the golden age of video games. Since the Famicom to the Sega Dreamcast, the Spectrum to the Amiga via the MSX, everyone is there waiting to be tried, always with a game running.
Other gems of the exhibition are several pieces of artwork for video games or the creators themselves, as the drawings of the Super Mario and Donkey Kong signed by Shigeru Miyamoto, the sketches of Yuji Naka and Sonic the icing on the cake: Secret of the original concept artwork of Monkey Island, which also is exposed to play.
As hardcore fans of retro games, experávamos more of this exposure, especially in the area of the arcades that could have more variety, since they have been many games that marked an entire era that were left out, like Street Fighter II and other iconic titles, but we understand that the estate of the exhibition is not so extensive.
Do not misunderstand us, exposure is excellent for younger or for those who want to remember some of the games of his childhood, but for the true retro gamers know little.
The entrance to the Game On costs € 9 and can be purchased a ticket for € 5 after the first visit if they want to return to the exhibition. It is certainly recommended to EVERYONE, even the most demanding retro gamers, even if it is to play those precious original arcade!
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