I was in the area earlier this year for work, and my coworker and I spent the day at the NVM... we were both really impressed and had a great time. I've known the guys since the Classic Gaming Expo days, and had seen many of the pieces over the years at CGE, but I thought the museum layout was really good. And the fact that my coworker who likes video games, but isn't in the "scene" enjoyed it says that they did a good job of keeping it mainstream enough for the general public.
And yeah, the museum itself is definitely home video game focused, but there's a decently sized arcade there as well (maybe ~40 games?). Just looked at my phone, and found one picture I took of the arcade (not a great pic, but you get the idea). I wouldn't say they're museum pieces (e.g. not "restored", they don't have signs next to them telling the history, etc.)... but I they were well maintained (monitors looked good, didn't notice any broken controls, jammed coin slots, etc.).
DogP
And yeah, the museum itself is definitely home video game focused, but there's a decently sized arcade there as well (maybe ~40 games?). Just looked at my phone, and found one picture I took of the arcade (not a great pic, but you get the idea). I wouldn't say they're museum pieces (e.g. not "restored", they don't have signs next to them telling the history, etc.)... but I they were well maintained (monitors looked good, didn't notice any broken controls, jammed coin slots, etc.).
DogP


