Game Masters

Overview

The Powerhouse Museum's new blockbuster exhibition Game Masters celebrates some of the world’s most influential game designers, groundbreaking consoles and beloved characters. Whittle away the day with over 100 playable games, including Pacman, World of Warcraft and Asteroids.

The exhibition will be divided into three sections. Charged with '80s nostalgia, 'Arcade Heroes' invites you to relive the joy of traditional arcade games, spotlighting pioneering designers such as Shigeru Miyamoto (Donkey Kong) and Tomohiro Nishikado (Space Invaders). It's a rare and exciting opportunity to be reunited with these seminal machines.

'Game Changers', meanwhile, focuses on the influential designers that have shaped the medium as we know it. And finally, 'Indie' highlights the trend towards independently developed games, and their innovative approaches to aesthetics and gameplay. Fruit Ninja, Minecraft and Angry Birds are some of the success stories of this category.

Over 170,000 people visited this incredibly popular exhibition at ACMI in Melbourne and Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. So you'd better book if you want a slice of priceless nostalgic gameplay.