Play Together this Summer

What’s On at The NVM?

Looking for something to with the family or friends over the Summer Holidays? Well we can’t think of anything better than awesome gaming fun at The National Videogame Museum.

We’re encouraging friends and families to Play Together this summer and we have loads of new stuff lined up for you!

With new games, activities and workshops, visitors can play, compete and collaborate as part of their exciting season of programming. Even better, the museum is open everyday during the summer holidays!

New Multiplayer Games

The Playtime bundle introduces a range of fun, family-friendly games aimed at multiplayer collaboration and friendly competitiveness that are perfect for the young and old alike!

Featuring iconic Nintendo games that are accessible for both gamers and non-gamers, there really is something for everyone! Claim the bragging rights in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl, collaborate on Mario Party 6, work together in Nintendo Land, or have minigame fun with the Game & Wario.

We have more info on them here.

That’s not all, there’s more new games 

Uemara’s Playlist

Hand picked games by the legendary, Masayuki Uemura, the lead architect and mastermind behind the design of Nintendo’s Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and its successor, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

After visiting the museum in 2019, Uemura handpicked his personal favourite titles from those consoles and they’re now playable in the museum! See what we have in store here: Umeara’s Playlist.

Be sure to check them out as when you visit! These are just some of the near 100 playable games we have in the galleries!

New Activities and Workshops

Summer will also see the launch of a brand new feature trail in the museum – the Play Together Passport. Perfect for families and younger people, visitors will need to locate and play the 9 multiplayer games in the museum to earn stamps for their very own passport.

Which ones will you be playing first?

We are also running drop in workshops every Wednesday and Thursday (during the first two sessions). Learn how to create videogames through brand new activities designed by the team at the museum. Visitors will also be able to take part in object handling activities where they can hold and learn about rare objects of the past from the exhibits all with a focusing on multiplayer.

Hi-Score Competitions

Now we can’t forget about the competitiveness of videogames can we? We sure all families and friends like to claim the bragging rights over one another!

Visitors can take part in daily Hi-Score challenges to win an Exclusive NVM Hi-Score Badge. 

Game favourites will include:

• Super Hexagon
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Alcon (a.k.a. Slap Fight)
• And many more!