Game On: The culture and history of video games, Barbican Gallery until 15 September. Admission £11, Concessions £8/£5/free
REMEMBER Sonic? Miss Pac-Man? Want to play Liquid Fire? Then head for the Barbican in London, where they’ve made a comeback with hordes of other great games. The organisers of the exhibition, “Game On”, advise advance booking with timed tickets—and I can see why. They have brought together an astonishing collection of original games hardware, and visitors get the chance to play on it. In all, there are 150 arcade and home game consoles.
It’s hard to believe that computer game history dawned only 40 years…
