The Retro Directory

Retro Gaming — PLAY Expo Glasgow

Blackpool, Lancashire

PLAY Expo Glasgow is a major gaming weekend with a large dedicated retro zone showcasing consoles and home computers from Pong through the 1980s/1990s era up to PlayStation-era hardware. Features include the Replay Ages multi-system exhibit, four-player lounge, lightgun area, arcade cabinets, pinball, LAN gaming (classic PC titles), tournaments and a shopping hall with retro traders. Organised by Replay Events; annual ticketed show with family and concession options.

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Retro Gaming Arcade - Retro Games Machines For Hire

North West England

Warble Entertainment's Retro Arcade Gaming hire provides event packages featuring a 300‑in‑1 retro arcade cabinet (including NES, Master System, Mega Drive, SNES and original PlayStation titles) plus options such as air‑hockey and table‑football. Suited to weddings, corporate events and parties across the UK, machines are safety‑tested, insured and can be branded for corporate bookings.

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Retro Gaming At The Retro Computer Museum - Family Days Out In Leicester! - ctrl.alt.rees

Thurmaston (Leicester), Leicestershire

Volunteer‑run Retro Computer Museum (RCM) near Leicester (Thurmaston). Registered charity with a large hands‑on collection and warehouse of vintage computers, consoles, arcade machines and early VR (Virtuality). Offers family visits, school and corporate group visits, volunteering opportunities, and active preservation/archiving of software and hardware.

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Retro Gaming Consoles| Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Gamegrid Stoke-on-Trent operates a retro gaming lounge with 10+ classic platforms (Atari, NES, SNES, Mega Drive, N64, Dreamcast, PS1/PS2, PSP, Game Boy and more) and over 3,000 games. Sessions are bookable — 30 minutes of play is free with any food or drink purchase — with save-game support, comfy seating and spectator screens.

Retro Gaming in Edinburgh | Arcade Games & Entertainment

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Marco's (Grove Street, Edinburgh) is a gaming bar and pool hall that features on-site retro console play — including a free-to-play Nintendo 64 and an SNES Classic Mini with a selection of classic SNES titles. The venue also offers American pool, interactive darts, karaoke, pizza and group/party bookings (stag/hen events).

Retro Gaming near Ipswich

Colchester, Essex

Urban Xtreme (Colchester) is an indoor entertainment venue with a dedicated retro gaming arcade of five classic two-player machines loaded with 1970s–1990s favourites (Pac‑Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Street Fighter, Sonic, Super Mario, Tekken, etc.). Sessions are bookable (typically £10 for 1–2 hours) and can be combined with axe throwing, rage rooms and airsoft as multi-activity packages — suitable for families, parties and corporate/group bookings. On-site café and viewing areas available.

Retro Replay - Arcade, Gaming Lounge & Bar - Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Updated November 2025 - Specialty Shops in Mancroft, Norwich - Wheree

Norwich

Retro Replay is an arcade and gaming lounge in Norwich’s Castle Quarter offering a mix of vintage arcade cabinets and modern consoles, a bar with drinks and snacks, and all-day pass wristbands that allow re-entry. Suited for groups and retro-gaming fans seeking classic arcade experiences in a social venue.

Retro Replay | Arcade, Gaming Lounge & Bar | Norwich

Norwich, Norfolk

Retro Replay is a walk-in arcade, gaming lounge and bar in Norwich offering nearly 100 original arcade cabinets (80s–90s classics and later), a console gaming lounge, an on-site Pokémon cards & collectables store, trade-in/buying services, memberships, private hire and all-day wristband entry.

Retro Revival – Retro Revival is Erdington’s home for retro gaming, anime collectibles, and Japanese imports. Buy, sell, and trade classic games, consoles, and rare finds.

Birmingham (Erdington), West Midlands

Retro Revival is a retro games and collectibles shop in Erdington, Birmingham. They buy, sell and trade classic games and consoles, offer console restoration and modding (including HDMI upgrades and custom shells), run free-to-play consoles/arcade on-site, and stock anime collectibles and Japanese imports. They advertise a price-beat promise on trades and sales.

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Retro Revolution | retro gaming | Swansea, Wales, UK

Swansea, Swansea

Retro Revolution is a retro gaming club and venue in central Swansea offering over 20 consoles and thousands of playable titles spanning ZX Spectrum-era computers through 1990s consoles. The club runs open sessions, events and sells retro-themed merchandise from its High Street arcade location.

Retrocave - Retro, Board, and Tabletop Games in Poole

Poole, Dorset

Retrocave is a Poole-based gaming venue and shop offering play time on 15 retro gaming consoles and arcade machines (300+ games), a large board-game library, weekly card and miniature game events, and a retail shop stocking miniatures, paints and accessories. Bookable sessions and online ordering are available; the venue runs daily themed events including Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering.

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Retrodome Freeplay Arcade - Retrodome

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Retrodome is a freeplay arcade and bar in central Barnsley featuring a large collection of coin-op arcade cabinets, pinball machines and home consoles (from Mega Drive and SNES up to modern systems). Entry is by wristband for unlimited play; the venue also hosts events and offers a licensed bar and snacks.