Perth Video Game Console Museum: Explore Australia's Only Gaming History Exhibit

Discover the Perth Video Game Console Museum, Australia’s only gaming history exhibit. Step into nostalgia and relive your childhood at this unique museum. Bring your loved ones and immerse yourself in the captivating world of gaming!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Nostalgia Box Museum - The Nostalgia Box is Australia’s 1st interactive Video Game Console Museum, located in Northbridge, Perth. They showcase over 100 consoles from the 1970s through to the 2000s. This is a great way to go behind the scene and uncover the ‘making’ of present-day consoles as you make your way through the museum. You are sure…
What's Included
  • Self Guided Tour of Museum
  • Free play on all video games
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Transportation to/from attractions
Additional Information

Highlighted in the 2019 Guinness World Record Gamer’s Edition, The Nostalgia Box stands as the lone Video Game Console Museum in Australia! A visit to this game console home ensures unique adventures, a heartwarming journey into past times and a quick guide through the evolution of video gaming. It serves as an excellent chance to re-experience your…

Location
The Nostalgia Box Museum
69 Plaistowe Mews
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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735danniellef
May 1, 2025
The Nostalgia Box: West Perth - We found the Nostalgia Box through Trip Advisor under things to do in Perth, Australia. Very easy to find, as we were staying in Fremantle. We caught the train from Fremantle to City West train station and walked about 2 to 3 minutes to the venue. The Nostalgia Box was easily accessible from the street. I use a wheelchair and the venue has a wheelchair lift which upon arrival the venue owner greeted us and organised the lift for me to use. Once inside we paid our admission and moved around the museum part of the venue. It was amazing the huge collection of games and consoles including the history from the early 70’s all the way through to the current gaming consoles. All the displays had QR codes to access information about the specific console and the history; in addition to the information sheet near each console. Also, above the QR codes, there was Brail attached to the display cabinets for visual impaired visitors to use. We spent several hours playing in the arcade area where there was a wide variety of consoles setup to play and arcade cabinets all included in the admission price. The venue owner just let us know that if there was any game specifically that we wanted to play, he would organise it and set it up for our use. They had a huge catalogue to choose from across various different consoles and handhelds; you just have to ask and he was only to happy to change a game for you. My husband played the Galaga arcade cabinet and got put on the leader’s board and had a photo with his achievement. He was stoked to be added to the top 8 scores on the arcade machine. The Nostalgia Box can be as long or as short a visit as you wish. The owner said that our admission was for the whole day and that we could go and come back whenever we wanted too. We thought this was great value for $16.50 as we were concession card holders. So overall, fantastic value for money, suitable for all ages: children through to adults and very assessable for a visitor whom requires accessibility. It was a wonderful trip down memory lane with the museum and to be able to enjoy various consoles from yester years. I would recommend going from opening to close, as this venue is a precious hidden gem in Perth.
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Umar
Mar 22, 2025
Old gaming museum - What a fantastic space so cool to see the old gaming console and get to play them too highly recommend to remember childhood game must visit this place highly recommended
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Meander27643256918
Jul 31, 2024
awesome trip - I'm 16 and went with my 53 year old mum - was a great trip. Had stuff for the both of us; my mum enjoyed seeing devices she had as a teenager and playing on the arcade machines. The console museum was really cool and interesting and they had a large collection of ps2 games. all the crt screens and old games were awesome. I don't live in Aus but I hope to come again :)
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Her_wanderlust7
Apr 2, 2024
Great family day out!! - What a great place to go!!! It was so much fun! Reliving the days of Pacman, Pong, guitar hero, super Mario Bros, Alex the Kidd, game boys and so much more! We spent nearly 3 hours gaming here and my tech obsessed child hasn't stopped talking about it!!
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Aidans891
Jan 13, 2024
Family fun - Nice place to visit with family. We will be back again. Blast from the past. You lad enjoyed himself too.
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Yaylum
Jan 13, 2024
Excellent day out - Went for one hour, ended up spending 3 hours. My son and I both had a great time, an activity that was cross generational! Highly recommend an excellent experience for the both of us!
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Omar_v
Jan 6, 2024
No need to blow the cartridge! - It was very good to remember all those old consoles. The exposition is well organised and the idea behind is amazing. Although, my kids under 12 years old didn’t appreciate it that much because they are used to the new technology. Thank you for the experience!
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Seaside23903556510
Sep 16, 2023
Fabulous - Can't help but admire the enthusiasm and commitment that is paid to this often looked part of modern history. The collection and explanation of the older gaming systems is tremendous. After this you have the freedom to play a range of console and arcade games. Fabulous. Staff are happy to exchange game cartridges and disks if required.
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Bob_noss
Jul 23, 2023
10/10 would go again - Plenty of interesting history to learn about, it was a blast playing the games afterwards too. Super friendly staff, a great experience I would recommend to anyone interested in video games.
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Sylv_raja11
Dec 30, 2022
Highly recommend for a fun and nostalgic experience - Had a blast playing all the old school games and checking out the museum was cool too. The person running the place was charismatic and helpful. Would love to return when we are back in Perth. This trip has inspired us to purchase a Super Nintendo.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).