Add Texas’ National Video Game Museum to Your Bucket List

When you think of unique museums in the state of Texas, places like the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Houston's Space Center, or the Museum of the Weird in Austin are places you should check out at least once in your lifetime. However, me being a lover of video games, there was one museum that. I HAD to visit… the one place that was on my personal bucket list was the national video game Museum in Frisco. And I’m happy to say, that if you also love video games, most likely like this place too.

What’s inside the national Museum in Frisco?

Located inside the Frisco discovery Center at 8004 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75034, the national video game Museum has pretty much everything you could ever want or expect from a place that is a love letter to video games. It starts off, looking at the history of video games, starting off with the first video game to capture the hearts of the public eye, Pong. You even find a gigantic pong game on what looks like an old-school TV.

And from there, it’s a walk-through the history of video games; starting off with the very first consoles, how video games moved from the arcade to your homes and how video games have evolved from the 80s to the present. The different “stages” do a very good job putting you back in time, especially if you grew up in houses that had those posters from the 80s or you remember a house with that beige couch/carpet that perhaps your parents or grandparents had.

The only thing that I will say is that I wanted it to be bigger. While there is plenty of video game history from the 80's & 90's, I personally would’ve loved to see an area that shows where video games are NOW. The only mentions to current consoles was in the timeline section, where it had a PlayStation 4, an Xbox One and a Nintendo switch in a glass container near the end. Also going through the museum, I noticed that it looked like some of the “Stages” were missing. Subconsciously I felt like I was skipping some levels like Super Mario Bros 3. Most likely you'll notice that too while inside.

However, I would consider these to be just minor nitpicks. If you're fascinated with video games that have meant something to you, you'll most likely look past that and just appreciate the museum for what it is: a love letter to computers & gaming consoles that you cherished while growing up. It really is a place that my words can’t do it justice; it’s a place worth checking out in person.

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