Nostalgia abounds at Chengdu video and arcade game festival

CHENGDU - Strolling around a video game exhibition, Liu Wei found many things to channel memories of the good old days - Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Super Mario Brothers.

The "Game on" sign at the entrance has activated a "time tunnel" for the 36-year-old white-collar worker, whose eyes began to well-up when the music from Contra came to his ears.

Starting from July 6, this year's Game On Blooming Global Gaming Trends Exhibition and Festival, simply referred to as "Game On Blooming", which has been co-organized by China Blooming Investment, the London Barbican Center and the London city government, will run through Oct 28 in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan province.