Hello Scouts!
Thank you for joining the Retro Roadshow at our special “Mario Through The Ages” event. We hope you had fun and learned a lot!
Our “Mario Through The Ages” presentation & exhibition was carefully designed to support several requirements found in two popular Scouts Merit Badges - details below.
Digital Technology Merit Badge:
Requirement 1(a): “Give a brief history of the changes in digital technology over time. Discuss with your counselor how digital technology in your lifetime compares with that of your parent’s, grandparent’s, or other adult’s lifetime.”
Requirement 3(c): “Discuss the similarities and differences between computers, mobile devices, and gaming consoles.”
Game Design Merit Badge:
Requirement 2: “Discuss with your counselor five of the following 17 game design terms. For each term that you pick, describe how it relates to a specific game.”
Thematic game elements: story, setting, characters
Gameplay elements: play sequence, level design, interface design
Game analysis: difficulty, balance, depth, pace, replay value, age appropriateness
Related terms: single-player vs. multiplayer, cooperative vs.competitive, turn-based vs. real-time, strategy vs. reflex vs. chance, abstract vs. thematic
Requirement 3: “Define the term intellectual property. Describe the types of intellectual property associated with the game design industry. Describe how intellectual property is protected and why protection is necessary.”
Mario Through The Ages:
1977 - 2001
Click below to learn more about the artifacts we exhibited at this event.
Atari 2600 (aka Sears Tele-Game)
Atari 7800
Colecovision
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Nintendo 64
Nintendo GameCube
Share your thoughts!
We would love to hear your thoughts about your time at The Retro Roadshow! Was there anything you especially enjoyed? Is there anything we can do to make the experience even better next time?
The Retro Roadshow is a pop-up museum created and run by the Dunsany family. Our mission is to preserve the legacy of our shared technological history, by giving the public opportunities to get hands-on with many of the most historically-significant computers and video game systems. Our events are free to attend, are inclusive, and are both fun and educational.