There are moments when you want to come back in the childhood for a short while, because there were so many interesting things that we remember cordially till now.
From our Soviet childhood they are Soyuzmultfilm’s cartoons, Olympic Bear, planetarium, Sportloto lottery, football at the yard. They are pioneer camps at the Black Sea, horn sounds, walking-tours and songs near the campfire. They are walks with parents and friends at the Parks of Culture with ice-cream, fizzy drink and candy floss, and more — Arcade Games.
Наш музей работает как машина времени. Он возвращает посетителей в счастливое детство. Время, в котором было столько интересного: любимые герои мультиков и персонажи журнала «Мурзилка», олимпийский мишка и мороженое «Лакомка».
Museum in Moscow / Московский музей
Arcade Games were a part of childhood and youth of Soviet people. They were made at secret military factories from the seventies up to the Perestroika. Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era arcade games are now being restored for Moscow’s newest museum and now it is possible to play and feel atmosphere of the passed epoch.
Around 25 of 37 different kinds of machines are now in working order. They operate with old Soviet 15 kopek coins, the hammer-and-sickle emblem of which itself conjures up a bygone time. Visitors can try their luck with games like «Morskoi Boi» (Sea Battle), where the player looks through a periscope and pretends to be a submarine commander, attempting to torpedo passing ships. In «Tankodrom» (Tank Training Area) the player tries to knock out rocket launchers and jeeps with a small plastic tank. The museum also features Soviet pinball tables, ice-hockey games for two and four players, a target shooting game called «Sniper» and early video games with titles like «Gorodki» (Townlets) and «Skachki» (Horse Race).
Говоря о детстве, люди вспоминают занятия в школе юных пионеров и купол планетария, веселые старты и игру в футбол до позднего вечера с друзьями во дворе. Пионерлагерь на Черном море и песни у костра, лесные турпоходы и игры в «казаки-разбойники» — если при разговоре обо всем этом вас охватывает приятная, ни с чем не сравнимая ностальгия, то и игровые автоматы напомнят вам о многом. «Морской бой», «Снайпер», «Сафари» — сколько удовольствия было получено за игрой!
Museum in Saint-Petersburg / Санкт-Петербургский музей
