The Retro Directory

Arcade Machine & Games Hire South Wales | Cardiff, Swansea & Newport

Event hire specialist supplying classic and modern arcade cabinets across South Wales. Available for weddings, corporate events, festivals, bars and private parties — delivery, setup and collection included. Fleet includes golden-age classics (Pac‑Man, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter II, Space Invaders), pinball, multiplayer racers, dance machines, air hockey and prize/claw machines.

Arcade Machine & Retro Gaming Hire | The Fun Experts®️ | The Fun Experts

Preston, Lancashire

Nationwide UK event hire specialist supplying retro arcade and gaming machines for corporate events, parties and fun days. Offers classic arcade cabinets (Pac‑Man, Space Invaders, Mortal Kombat, Tekken), Atari Pong tables, Sega Rally, World's Largest Pac‑Man and other retro favourites, plus logistics, staffing and nationwide delivery.

Home - Crazy Retro Gaming

Dromore, County Tyrone

Hire company in Dromore (Co. Tyrone) supplying retro LED and slimline arcade machines and classic console bundles for weddings, parties and events. Machines come pre‑loaded with thousands of classic games (Super Mario, Sonic, Pac‑Man, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat etc.), and the service includes delivery, setup and collection across Northern Ireland.

London Games Room - Machines

London, Greater London

London Games Room runs retro multi-game arcade cabinets and foosball tables across London pubs and venues. Their machines feature 1980s/1990s arcade favourites (Street Fighter II, Pac‑Man, Metal Slug, Mortal Kombat II, Neo Geo titles and more) and they list specific venues where cabinets and branded table‑football models (Bonzini, Tornado, Garlando, Leonhart, Roberto Sport, Fireball) are available to play. Bookable for visits and events via the site.

Milton Keynes - Retro Arcade Machine Hire

JM Entertainment is a UK-based event hire company offering retro arcade machine hire for corporate events, weddings, exhibitions and private parties. Their fleet includes classic arcade cabinets (Pac‑Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter, Atari Pong, Defender), pinball/virtual pinball, skee‑ball, air hockey, claw machines and more. They provide nationwide delivery, professional setup, on-site support and bespoke branding for events.

Original Retro Arcade Games Machine Hire for any event

East Midlands

Ghost Retro Arcade (based in the East Midlands) hires original, restored arcade machines and large retro gaming attractions for weddings, parties, corporate events and conventions. Their fleet includes authentic CRT cabinets from the 1970s–1990s (Pac‑Man, Galaga, Defender, Gauntlet, Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, etc.), a giant NES controller rig, a 4‑player big‑screen arcade and DDR dance machines. Free‑play hire, delivery, setup and collection are offered; machines are refurbished to working condition.

Re:Wired Museum & Arcade — Play the Past, Power the Future

Middlesbrough, Teesside

Volunteer-run community museum and playable arcade in Middlesbrough preserving and restoring vintage computers, consoles and arcade machines (ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Dreamcast and more). Open at weekends with hands-on exhibits, workshops and school outreach; accepts tech donations, runs volunteer-led restoration and offers private hire for events.

Retro Arcade & Bowling — Decades

Lancaster

Decades is a downtown Lancaster restaurant, bar and events venue with a retro arcade of 40+ token-operated classic arcade machines and a six-lane boutique bowling alley. Visitors can play games like Pac‑Man, Donkey Kong, Galaga and NBA Jam, buy Decades tokens on-site, enjoy full-service food and drinks, and book events or parties.

Retro Arcade Machine Hire - Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire

Abbey Mill Village, Lancashire

FunFilled Events (Lancashire) hires classic-style retro arcade cabinets for weddings, corporate events and private parties. Their 300-in-1 machines feature 80s arcade favourites (Pac‑Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Asteroids, Frogger) plus retro console hits, delivered, set up and collected nationwide with optional staffing and bespoke branding.

Retro Arcade Machine Hire | Funfair and Fairground Hire UK

We Are Tricycle (RDC Attractions) provides nationwide hire of restored retro arcade machines for corporate events, parties and funfairs across the UK. Their fleet includes classic 1980s/1990s titles such as Pac‑Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, with delivery, setup and PAT-tested machines for indoor and outdoor hard‑surface use.

Retro Arcade Machines for Sale UK | 15,000 Games | Arcade WOW

Stockport, Greater Manchester

Arcade WOW is a UK-based maker and retailer of full-size, commercial-grade retro arcade cabinets preloaded with 15,000+ classic arcade and console games. They build bespoke and themed machines (Space Invaders, Defender, Asteroids, Bubble Bobble, Street Fighter II, etc.), offer rentals and commercial contactless options for pubs/bars, provide delivery and setup across the UK, and operate a Stockport showroom by appointment.

TimeWarp Arcade

Bridgwater, Somerset

TimeWarp Arcade is a retro-focused arcade in Bridgwater, Somerset offering unlimited daily play on dozens of classic arcade machines (70s–90s), plus pinball, air hockey, pool and a selection of vintage consoles. The venue also runs tournaments, private hire and membership options and sells snacks and drinks onsite.