Went to this exhibition in Brisbane today that was supposed to chronicle the history of video games. For A$18, you could gain entry to two big rooms full of consoles running games, arcade machines, and a few wall-projected games.

One thing for sure is that gaming has surely come to the forefront of popular culture, as there were defintely more families inside than there were in the damn musem! I like arcade machines and retro gaimg, but lining-up for 20mins to have a quick go of Donkey Kong really seemed a bit excessive...

Discs of Tron was fun, as was 4-player Bomberman on the SEGA Saturn. But apart from that, there was not a lot on the history of video-gaming itself, and the cabinet full of obscure and failed hand-held consoles was pushed off to the side and was in half dark! Ridiculous. Also, where were the door-prizes? And why was the memorabilia such a secondary component to the exhibit? A cabinet full of Pokemon stuff, and a pre-production board/notes from GTA3 (not even GTA4!) was about all there was on offer. It seemed like a bit of a half-hearted attempt...