The Retro Directory

Broken Audio Tape Repair Restoration Services - AV Transfer

Mill Hill, London

AV Transfer (Mill Hill, London) provides broken tape repair and media-transfer services for legacy formats. They repair and restore audio and video tapes to enable transfers to CD, MP3, DVD or modern file formats, and also handle vinyl and reel-to-reel conversions. Accepts posted items and customer drop-offs for transfer and restoration work.

Broken Chords | Digital Piano & Keyboard Repair Scotland

Broken Chords is a Scotland-based specialist repairing and supplying parts for digital pianos, keyboards, electronic organs and related audio systems. With over 36 years’ experience the engineer handles repairs, parts sourcing and installations across Scotland and northern England, and can dispatch spare parts by post. Contact them for workshop repairs, parts and instrument servicing.

Bug Amusements | Entertainment Machine Supply & Service | Bug Amusements

Wargrave, Berkshire

Regional supplier and service specialist for coin‑operated amusement equipment. Bug Amusements (Berkshire) supplies, installs and maintains arcade/video games (including vintage table‑top Space Invader/Taito units), pinball, fruit/club machines, digital jukeboxes, pool and other pub amusements. Offers rental/profit‑share placements, used machines for sale and on‑site repair/call‑out support across the Thames Valley.

Buy Retro Games and Consoles at ConsoleMAD

ConsoleMAD is a UK online retro games shop offering thousands of titles and consoles across 30+ formats (Atari, Commodore, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and more). Stock includes cartridge, cassette, disk and disc-era games plus occasional memorabilia and clearance deals. Ships to UK addresses and lists options for selling games.

Can you fix / repair an item I have and return it to me?

Derby, Derbyshire

Derby Computer Museum is a volunteer-run museum in central Derby specialising in 1970s–1990s computers and games consoles. The museum displays and restores classic systems (Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Atari, 80s/90s PCs and vintage consoles) with many hands-on exhibits. They also offer prop hire of restored working kit for film, TV, theatre and events, run school and corporate experiences, accept donated exhibits and recruit volunteers. The museum does not provide repair services to the public.

Cassette player repairs, AB Repair | Morpeth

Morpeth

AB Repair (Morpeth) is an online specialist repairing and refurbishing retro electronics. Their site documents services and guides for cassette players, CRT TVs/monitors, Sega Game Gear LCD repairs, MiniDisc/Pocket MD audio mods and other retro PC/tech items. They also sell tested refurbished devices via an online shop and provide technical guides and PCB/board repair services.

CH Vintage Audio

Northwich, Cheshire

CH Vintage Audio (Chris Hewitt) is a Cheshire-based specialist with one of the UK’s largest collections of vintage sound equipment. They hire classic PA systems, microphone collections, guitar amps, tape machines and vintage synths (ARP, Moog, EMS, WEM, Fender, Marshall and more) for film, TV, events and studio use. Items can be delivered across the UK or shipped by courier, and pre-booked visits to the Chris Hewitt Museum of Rock are available for industry and enthusiasts.

Chips (IW)

Newport, Isle of Wight

Independent Isle of Wight shop selling thousands of tested and cleaned pre-owned video games and consoles. Stocks retro systems and formats including PS1, PS2, GameCube, Game Boy, Mega Drive, NES and Atari 2600; offers a disc-cleaning service and accepts trade-ins of games and hardware.

Collectors Toys | Vintage Toy Auction | Maidstone, Kent

Chainhurst, Kent

J. Stuart Watson is a Maidstone-based auctioneer handling regular collectors' toy sales and valuations. Their auctions frequently feature 1970s–1990s collectables — die-cast models (Corgi, Dinky, Matchbox), Scalextric, Meccano, model railway items and TV action-figure lines such as Star Wars, TMNT, Ghostbusters and Thundercats. They offer appraisals, fortnightly specialist sales with online bidding, and collection/postage options.

Commodore C64 Game System Repair Service - Get A Free Quote — Game Console Repairs

Game Console Repairs (Australia) provides diagnostics and repair services for retro gaming and computing systems, including a dedicated Commodore 64 repair service. They offer free-quote diagnostics, controller repairs, replacement parts and pickup & delivery for repair jobs within Australia. Contact via email or phone to request a quote or book a repair.

Computer Repair & Video Transfers, East Kilbride, Glasgow.

East Kilbride, Glasgow

WM-tech (East Kilbride, Glasgow) offers computer repair and upgrade services alongside professional transfer and preservation of analogue and early-digital video tapes. Services include conversion of VHS, S‑VHS, VHS‑C, Hi‑8, MiniDV, DVCAM, U‑Matic and Betacam SP to USB, DVD or Blu‑ray, plus video production/editing, data recovery and support for Windows, macOS and Linux systems.

Computer Workshop | Northwest Computer Museum | England

Leigh

North West Computer Museum (Leigh Spinners Mill) is a public museum of historic computers and related technology. Open Wed–Sun with paid admission and annual membership options, the museum runs a workshop, accepts donations, offers volunteering and can host group/educational visits.