Culture minister Ed Vaizey said the National Videogame Arcade celebrates video games as an important part of our everyday cultural lives Digital icons such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Donkey Kong are not celebrated in museums, but that is about to change, as the first cultural centre for video games is about to open in Nottingham. The National Videogame Arcade , which opens for the first time on Saturday, is the result of a A 2.5 million project, and will celebrate the UK’s heritage in games development, with exhibitions ranging from vintage arcade machines to experimental new projects.