Swindon's Museum of Computing is putting on show the history of electronic games - from the basic to the more advanced, with games like 'Pong', 'Pacman' and 'Space Invaders' amongst some of the classics on display.

The exhibition, which is based at the University of Bath's Oakfield Campus, runs until May 2004 contains a selection of classic consoles from the 1970s and 80s.

Simon Webb, curator of Swindon's Museum of Computing.

The games, ranging from 'Pong' to 'Pacman', 'Space Invaders' to 'Sonic the Hedgehog', are on show courtesy of the Museum's Simon Webb and Abi Waddell.

Hearing the sound of those early computer games certainly brings back memories of spending hours of fun with just a black and white screen, two buttons, an industrial sized console and a white dot!

And Swindon's Museum of Computing is allowing people to relive those halcyon days by encouraging visitors to play some of the early games.

Close-up of the Odyssey games console - the first of its kind.

Amongst the artefacts is the first ever console - an Odyssey One from the early 1970s.

There are more than 60 different models on show in the Museum - including several versions of 'Pong' from the late 1970s.

As the games became more advanced, with games like the sophisticated 'Space Invaders', more became available.

Abi Waddell says that they cleared their own attics to put the games and consoles on show.

A selection of table-top and handheld games.

The exhibition runs until May at the Oakfield Campus of the University of Bath in Swindon (on Marlowe Avenue) with special Gaming Days lined-up too.

•Click here to listen to Simon Webb and Abi Waddell from Swindon's Museum of Computing talk about their gaming exhibition.

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STOP PRESS: The museum is holding its third gaming day on Saturday 3rd April. It's a Nintendo Super Mario Marathon! Free entry, prizes for the top scores and everyone gets a certificate!