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Retro Computer Museum

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This place is great. The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly. So many consoles and games to... read more

Reviewed 2 weeks ago
Fairy876
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Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Fantastic day out

Great day out with our grandson. We played on consoles from our youth and he lived all the old... read more

Reviewed August 23, 2019
Pauline G
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Unit a Troon Way Business Centre Humberstone Lane | Unit A, Troon Way Business Centre, Leicester LE4 9HA, England
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

This place is great. The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly. So many consoles and games to play. Teenager loved it too, spent 4 hours there and could easily have stayed longer.

Date of experience: September 2019
Thank Fairy876
Reviewed August 23, 2019

Great day out with our grandson. We played on consoles from our youth and he lived all the old stuff. The guys were really patientwith all his questions and spent ages with him explaining everything.I would recommend a visit, you'll come back again and again

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Pauline G
Reviewed August 23, 2019

Great nostalgic day out at the museum, luckily I know the people who run this and can honestly say its pleasure to drive down all the way from Newcastle for special events and to support my friends here. They do such a great place and...More

Date of experience: December 2018
Thank Guybrushthreepwood77
Reviewed August 14, 2019

The Retro Compter Museum is a great museum for adults and childeren alike. For adults who grew up in the 70s, 80s and 90s there is a lot to recognise and to learn. For childeren the retro games are fun and the information fascinating. They...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank Dorine71
Reviewed August 3, 2019 via mobile

Try to think of every games console, PC/computer ever made and every single game you can imagine and then times it by a googleplex and you'll be halfway to visualising the amount of Geek contained in this museum. 😀 My son and I spent such...More

Date of experience: August 2019
Thank W4978HVstevenp
Reviewed July 27, 2019

As an avid fan of computer games and a player since way back, I was pleased to discover this little gem on my doorstep. The building is a very unassuming place in the middle of an industrial estate, but then what does that matter as...More

Date of experience: July 2019
Thank leesowden
Reviewed June 22, 2019 via mobile

Tucked away is an unassuming building that contains all the computer games you used to play from 1970's onwards. You can play on them for as long as you like. There were 3d units to use and the people there were so knowledgeable. My docile...More

Date of experience: June 2019
Thank Joanna B
Reviewed May 7, 2019 via mobile

Volunteers were all very friendly and everything including the snacks was reasonably priced. They have an amazing amount of hardware and games to have a go on, which was all well maintained. One of the gentleman running the museum the day we visited was even...More

Date of experience: July 2018
Thank Franko1738
Reviewed April 28, 2019 via mobile

We visited this fun gaming museum on Sunday 28th April. There are so many games to play on so many different consoles going back decades. Even non gamers will find it hard not to join in! We all had a great time playing games and...More

Date of experience: April 2019
Thank 150annaw
Reviewed February 3, 2019 via mobile

We spent a happy 3 hours here celebrating my husband’s 42nd birthday. We had a 4 year old and 6 year old with us. I wasn’t sure it would be suitable for such young children but actually it was fine. I don’t think I would...More

Date of experience: February 2019
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14freespirit
August 4, 2019|
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We have surplus games and magazines for sale.
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Less than £10 I vaguely remember.
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