The Retro Directory

Freelance Arcade Technician Work Manchester

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Arcade Machine Rental provides nationwide arcade machine hire and venue installations with a large catalogue including retro classics (Pac-Man, Space Invaders). They offer event and long-term rentals, profit-share placements, and provide installation, fault-finding, routine maintenance and repair services — currently recruiting freelance arcade technicians for work across Manchester and surrounding areas.

Gadget Man Ireland - Gaming - Retro Gaming Consoles

Waterford, Waterford

Gadget Man Ireland is a Waterford-based gadget retailer that stocks a dedicated Consoles & Retro Gaming range: pocket retro handhelds, HDMI game sticks pre-loaded with classic arcade and console titles, arcade-style novelty games and a wide selection of gaming accessories. Offers online ordering with fast shipping across Ireland and Europe and physical store locations in Waterford.

Game Boy / Game Boy Game Catridge Repairs – RepairCapital

RepairCapital is a UK-based repair shop operating a Shopify store that offers mail-in repairs for handheld consoles and controllers. Their listing includes Game Boy (GBC/GBA) and game cartridge save-battery replacement services (also listing SNES/N64 cartridge batteries), plus Joy‑Con stick drift repairs and Hall‑effect upgrades for Nintendo Switch controllers. They sell parts and offer a minimum 12-month warranty on services.

Game Chasing: The Retro Hut, Southampton - MoeGamer

Southampton

The Retro Hut is an independent retro games shop in Southampton selling and buying preowned consoles, boxed computer games and loose cartridges across systems from the 1980s–1990s (Master System, Mega Drive, SNES, N64, Amiga, Dreamcast) through to later preowned platforms (PS2/PS3, Xbox 360). The small, well‑organised store also stocks vinyl, collectible cards, toys and board games. Located at 48 Shirley Rd, the shop accepts trade‑ins and is described as open most days (10:00–17:00, Sundays 13:00–17:00; closed Tuesdays).

Game Over - Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Bookable video game cafe in Old Portsmouth offering two-hour sessions on a broad selection of consoles from classic vintage systems (Vectrex, Pong on Binatone TV Master IV) to 1990s consoles (PlayStation 1, GameCube). Onsite snacks and soft drinks available; bookings via phone or email.

Game Repair Glasgow - Playstation 5 Repair - Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow, Glasgow

Glasgow-based console and electronics repair specialist. Game Repair Glasgow repairs consoles and gaming hardware from 1970s-era retro kit through to current-gen systems, with expertise in PlayStation (including PS5/PS4), Xbox and Nintendo Switch repairs. Services include HDMI and power-fault repairs, overheating/fan fixes, data extraction/modification and PC/laptop repairs. No-fix-no-fee policy and on-site opening hours listed.

Game-Pad Est2008 | We Buy, Sell, Trade

Stoke on Trent

Independent retro games shop in Stoke-on-Trent buying, selling and trading consoles, games and vintage media. Game-Pad offers restoration and repair services (including disc resurfacing), and accepts items such as old consoles, scratched CDs/DVDs, VHS tapes and damaged vinyl. In-store stock changes frequently — visit the shop to browse current inventory.

Games and Collectables — The Gloucester Geek Directory

Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Family-run games and collectables shop in Gloucester offering a mix of retro video games, classic consoles, trading cards, DVDs, action figures and pop-culture memorabilia. Located on Southgate Street and serving collectors and gamers.

Games at Play Box

Liverpool, Merseyside

Playbox Liverpool (Games at Play Box) is an arcade bar and nightclub on Bold Street featuring a large selection of arcade attractions — classic arcade cabinets and simulators (including Pac‑Man and Daytona Championship USA), themed pinball, skee‑ball and redemption games, VR pods, dance machines and darts. Open late and available for booth bookings and events.

Games Console Repair in Larne | PlayStation, Xbox & Nintendo

Larne, County Antrim

FoneJackerNI is an electronics repair shop in Larne specialising in console repairs (modern and retro). They repair PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo systems and explicitly support retro hardware such as Neo‑Geo, Dreamcast, Atari and Sega. Services include cleaning/servicing, HDMI and disc drive repairs, controller fixes, ROM/hard‑drive upgrades and board‑level micro‑soldering. Onsite shop with an online parts store.

Games Console Repairs Portsmouth – Games Console Repairs Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Hampshire

Portsmouth-based specialist console repair workshop offering board-level and component repairs across modern and retro systems. Services include HDMI port replacement, USB‑C/charging port repairs, joy‑con/analogue stick fixes (including Hall‑effect upgrades), disc drive and laser repairs, thermal repaste, SSD/storage upgrades, screen replacements and data recovery. Free diagnostic, 6‑month labour warranty, and insured collection & delivery across Portsmouth & Hampshire.

Gearfix – M.Mirza 2021

Glasgow, Glasgow

Gearfix (M. Mirza) is a Glasgow-based specialist workshop offering repair, restoration and refurbishment for analogue and digital synthesizers, mixers, valve and transistor amplifiers, digital pianos, outboard audio gear and related electronics. They stock rare and obsolete parts, provide valve testing and recalibration, and offer callouts in Scotland’s central belt.