Over 300 video and computer systems
and stand-alone games dating from 1951 until the present obtained from
around the world are on display at Computerspielemuseum, many of which
are playable.
Among the products on display
are the Nimrod--an incredibly rare game-playing computer from 1951, the
first ever arcade game, 1971's ComputerSpace which guests can play,
Cold War-era strategy game Balance of Power and numerous rare video
games from the former Eastern Bloc.
Video game systems on display include the first commercial video game system, the Magnavox Odyssey (1972), the Milton Bradley Microvision, a hand-held game console from 1978 and the BSS-01, an ultra-rare East Germany video game console from 1980. Guests also have the opportunity to try out a rare 1994-vintage virtual-reality gaming system alongside more conventional options such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and the various members of the Playstation family.
Another original and interesting
installation is PainStation. The game is an adaptation of the classic
"Pong". If the player misses a ball, he or she will be subjected to one
of three physical penalties (heat, electric shock, whipping),
depending on which symbol the ball hits. Instead of hitting the ball in
order to attain the highest score, the player has to avoid missing the
ball in order to avoid being penalised. Physical punishment is an
integral part of the game. The player loses as soon as he or she
removes his or her left hand from the related surface. The game, which
was created by German artists Tilman Reiff and Volker Morawe, was
originally developed in 2001 with the motto “no game, no pain.”
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