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The Video Game 'Black Myth: Wukong' Has Ancient Roots

A trickster monkey hero, a complex pantheon, and more than a millennium of storytelling are behind the hit.

Michael Naparstek October 1, 2024

Barboursville, West Virginia

Billy Bob’s Wonderland

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

National Videogame Museum

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

National Videogame Museum

A multi-story, retro videogame time capsule in the Netherlands.

Fargo Mario Wall

Fargo, North Dakota

'Fargo Mario Wall'

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

Muzeum Gier Wideo (Krakow Arcade Museum)

Where visitors can play more than 150 retro arcade games.

Permanently Closed

Blacksburg, South Carolina

Abandoned Castle Video Games

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

Concord, New Hampshire

Donkey Kong Mural

A real-life hidden Easter Egg in New Hampshire's capital city

7 Places to Fall in Love With Nintendo

From 8-bit to the big screen.

Jonathan Carey April 28, 2023

Berlin, Germany

Off-World Gaming

A dilapidated space station with overtones of 'Alien' and 'Bladerunner' featuring a multiplayer games galore.

Huanglong Travertine Pools

12 'Genshin Impact' Places That Exist in Real Life

Come on, Traveler, let's go!

Atlas Obscura February 23, 2023

Original Nintendo Building

Original Nintendo Building

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

Kungsbacka, Sweden

Bergsala's Super Mario

A statue of the heroic plumber stands outside a company that bluffed its way into being Nintendo's Scandinavian distributor.

Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Game Boy that Survived a Bombing

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

The Lucky Rabbit entrance

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Lucky Rabbit

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

<em>Soup Pot</em> is meant to be a gleeful take on home cooking.

The Indie Video Games Bringing South and Southeast Asian Food to Your Screen

Cook for vampires or restore lost recipes with these diverse games.

Samantha Chong May 7, 2021

Ralph Baer Memorial.

8 Places to Experience Video Game History IRL

From monuments and museums to a literal landfill.

Anne Ewbank March 8, 2021

The Yuki-onna from <em>Bakemono no e</em>, an Edo-era Japanese handscroll depicting Japanese yōkai.

The Ghostly Japanese Fireball Spirits That Live On in Pokémon

The digital descendants of 'yōkai' can be spotted in many Japanese games.

Sabrina Imbler October 29, 2019

PA-03 up close, the oldest original invader.

Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.