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The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment
3400 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
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Ly
Review №1

An amazing place to go to! Really great place to play video games!

Ri
Review №2

Oakland best kept secret! Walk in there and journey back in time. It’s got something for everyone. For those millennials and older be prepared to feel a bit nostalgic.

ma
Review №3

This place was a blast from the past. The video game consoles from gaming history really excited me. The way they set up the TVs with the consoles brought back a bunch of memories. Definitely check it out.

St
Review №4

A great place to check out and play a large assortment of video games while being able to enjoy the rich history of the industry.There are also tournaments that occur every so often for popular games, which are a blast to watch.Overall, its a fun and relaxing place to spend a few hours getting your game on, either with friends or family.And with the huge library of titles and systems available, theres no doubt youll find a game you like while probably learning something new about it, as well.

Em
Review №5

Nostalgic, is how you feel if video games were part of your childhood. That place bring all you memories back to life. An entire afternoon playing with my kids and showing them what real games looks like.

Bi
Review №6

I went back in time, I just loved the place. They charge $10 so you can play as many hours as you want, with no time limit, also offer free programming classes for children.

co
Review №7

Smaller than expected. Many video games but some controllers are not in their best conditions.

ja
Review №8

I love the made. I volunteer there and Im a lover of both old school and modern video games.

Ja
Review №9

A great trip through my childhood gaming experiences. So many systems and titles that brought back great memories.

Sh
Review №10

Most of the old games. Mostly home console but some commercial, like Astroids and Pacman. Funky but not in an all bad way.

J
Review №11

Amazing playable museum of entertainment but with education and history mixed in. Great interactive displays including older video games from the seventies, eighties and nineties. Some more modern systems are also available for play. Extremely fun place, I feel really lucky to have the MADE in our community.

Da
Review №12

Love this place! The staff are shy but very helpful and they have a great selection of games to play. I wish more people would donate, as my only comment is I wish they were open more days during the week. Great hole in the wall treasure with a lot of cool video game history.

pi
Review №13

Awesome,tons of games. From old to new

Te
Review №14

This place does good for the community and helps preserve gaming history.

Fa
Review №15

Nice setup, being able to play the games is a great touch.

na
Review №16

Its ok..but kind of boring ...but it reminded us of the old days :(

Ca
Review №17

A fascinating little Museum of things people have grown up loving, and a wonderful assortments of systems and games you can actually play (Just ask the friendly staff!)! We played Arcade, SNES, GameCube, and DOS games on our visit, just to give an idea! Introduced my nephew to Oregon Trail!

Sa
Review №18

This is a very cool space. Love all the games

Co
Review №19

Nice place fair price and many games. I like the place and I can spend almost all day here. Great place and great staff.

Di
Review №20

For a child of the Atari age, a fun nostalgic experience. They have ALL the games.

Le
Review №21

Lots of retro nostalgia here. I love it. And for 10 bucks its like a kid in a candy store.

Ou
Review №22

Great people and selection, lives up to its name!

No
Review №23

I highly recommend this place. It was fun. And you can play the different systems. Also great for educational reasons. The systems are labeled from when they were produced and tells you itshistory. I would definitely go again.

Ia
Review №24

Friendly staff. Every video game made for consoles in the last 45 years! Nostalgia city.

Ma
Review №25

This is an amazing place to go spend your time by enjoying old arcade and video games. The entrance is super cheap; its $10 only. I was surprised that it was not crowded.

Br
Review №26

It’s pretty fun for ten bucks. I was expecting more arcade games but it’s almost exclusively console games. The arcade machines have hundreds of games but it’s hard to find the one you want and, like the pinball museum, the hardware is pretty beat up and hard to work.

Me
Review №27

I loved it here. My husband and I drove from Fresno to Oakland for a medical appointment and decided to make a day out of it. This place is freaking incredible. There is literally every game system here. The guys who worked there were awesome. Super friendly and professional. I would drive the 3 hours again just to come here.

Ni
Review №28

Great choice of games since 1972. All working and pleasure to play with. Recommended!

Su
Review №29

Local kids use this as an after school hangout. Not that thats a bad thing.

Br
Review №30

A good place to go with your friends. Try the vectrex!

Br
Review №31

First impressions go along way. Bald staff guy is a creeper. Rather than offer service when I walked in he peered at me, refused my greeting and continued to stare without helping me. Wouldn’t leave my kids around a guy he peers and lurks around. Creepy!

M
Review №32

Great place for children to learn coding and design using Scratch. Staff/volunteer s are knowledgeable and friendly. They have vintage games. Its a cool place to play.

Ma
Review №33

Lots of cool old video games

Ju
Review №34

Awesome selection of games and friendly staff. Just make sure you come with a plan of games to play

Po
Review №35

Really cool place to bring your kids. They have a free programming class and drawing class for kids. The instructors are really good with the kids and its fun. If they have room, the adults can join in, or you can observe what theyre doing.

An
Review №36

OMG they have a Vectra machine you can play!!! I wanted one so badly -- filled polygons are terribly over-rated. This is a fun place to catch up on the past of gaming and you dont need quarters!

Ka
Review №37

Friendly, fun experience! Came here on a work outing and the staff here are very knowledgeable and helpful, and theyve got a huge selection of interactive exhibits (e.g. video game consoles). Great for a party.

An
Review №38

This place is so underappreciated! My son volunteers here because he loves it so much.

su
Review №39

Had good time..old memories came back.

Jo
Review №40

Definitely a place to visit!!

Tu
Review №41

One of our supervisors treated a team of us to a lunch time visit (he basically gave them a donation). You wouldnt even know that this places hosts a collect of old school video games and gaming stations. Whats fun is that youre able to play many of the games. We got a history of video games from the two guys who started this place.

Ja
Review №42

An amazing place to play classic video games from your youth.

Ja
Review №43

Nostalgia!! One of the few museums that let you touch and use some of the exhibitions. Had fun, staff are all volunteers and you can tell they love video games. We read the history of consoles, then played childhood games from the past. Great time.

Sc
Review №44

Very cool place. Tons of old Video Game systems hooked up and ready to play. You pay $10 and can play as long as you want. Among the many game systems they have Atari 2600, Vectrix, Nintendo 64, Atari Jaguar, and even some pre-Atari pong type games. The Staff is very friendly and helpful. You need to contact them to change games on a system.

Jo
Review №45

It was everything and more. If you missed the old consoles, here is a haven to experience them as they were.

As
Review №46

Neat little hole in the wall behind the Kaiser hospital on Broadway. Staff very knowledgeable and its interactive.

Ro
Review №47

They have everything from Atari to Wii. My kids love it and for $10 a person its a nice way to share my childhood with them.

Me
Review №48

Fantastic collections of video games through the ages

Sh
Review №49

Give you a very nostalgic feeling

Ii
Review №50

It was a nice experience but one of the staff was mean

Me
Review №51

Get to play classic games and the staff is really friendly.

Da
Review №52

Played Sonic Spinball for hours! Love this place so much

Ma
Review №53

This place is awesome! Theyre open to the public weekends from about 12-6 and feature an insane collection of video games both old and new. Usually theyll have a themed exhibit thats free-to-play but you can also pull any game from the collection and have it set up at their game bar for a suggested donation of $5 or so. If youre around Oakland and like video games its well worth the less than 5 minute walk from 12th st BART.

Ra
Review №54

Cool place to visit!

ca
Review №55

Small but loads of stuff to see and games to play. Informed staff that can answer questions and give history facts. Very friendly.

Dr
Review №56

The staff are cool and the place is fun

Em
Review №57

Too small and need emulators

Al
Review №58

Best place on Earth, and cheap! Yes, you can play the games. All the games. All 12,000+.

ti
Review №59

If you like old school video games this place is a must see

Dy
Review №60

Huge collection of games and old consoles.

Hi
Review №61

Great place for animation and computer classes for kids. Absolutely love it!

Mi
Review №62

It has almost any game you can remember. Its amazing!

Na
Review №63

Fun place with cool games

Ca
Review №64

Informational

Sc
Review №65

Fun place to lean & play

St
Review №66

Holy cow, this selection is amazing, and nearly all of it is playable

ch
Review №67

Dope

I
Review №68

There was no one inside. Was waiting for 7 minutes.

Mi
Review №69

Try virtual on

Ki
Review №70

Cool

Zo
Review №71

Its a video game museum!

Ma
Review №72

Good fun

Br
Review №73

Great idea

sh
Review №74

Nice place for kids

Ni
Review №75

Such a deal for $10

Er
Review №76

Friendly staff and tons of video games to play from Pong to current generation. Classes and events also take place all the time!

Mi
Review №77

Come here and play all the classics and talk to fellow nerd about video games!

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  • Address:3400 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
  • Site:https://themade.org/
  • Phone:+1 510-457-0211
Categories
  • Art museum
  • Museum
  • Tourist attraction
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:Closed
  • Wednesday:Closed
  • Thursday:12pm–12am
  • Friday:10am–10pm
  • Saturday:12–6pm
  • Sunday:Closed
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
  • Restaurant:No
Crowd
  • Family friendly:Yes
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