The Retro Directory

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.

Pinball Pixels Pints | Retroids Arcade Bar | Worcester | England

Worcester, Worcestershire

Retroids Arcade Bar (Pinball • Pixels • Pints) is a Worcester arcade bar featuring two floors of classic arcade machines, pinball tables and retro consoles (SNES, Mega Drive, PlayStation One and more). The venue operates as a licensed bar, runs free-play days, pinball league nights and hosts private parties and full-venue hire for groups.

Playback Arcade | Bristol ARCADE| FREEPLAY | RETRO CONSOLES

Bristol, Bristol

Playback Arcade is a freeplay retro arcade in The Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol. The venue offers 35+ dedicated arcade machines, Neo Geo/JAMMA cabinets, 7 consoles displayed on CRTs (NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, Mega Drive, Master System, PSX, etc.), a selection of pay-to-play pinball machines, and a library of 100+ board games. Entry is ticketed with regular opening hours and private hire options.

PlayStation 1 Repair Services

PC Savants is an electronics repair shop offering specialist PlayStation 1 repairs alongside a wide range of console services. They perform disc drive fixes, circuit-level diagnostics and mainboard repairs, port replacement and HDMI mods, and include basic internal cleaning. The business also runs a buy/sell/trade service and advertises free diagnostics and flat-rate pricing. Phone contact provided for appointments.

PlayStation repairs – Swanley, Dartford, Sidcup, Bromley

Dartford, Kent

Knight Data Solutions (Swanley / Dartford area) is a repair workshop specialising in consoles and vintage systems. They repair a broad range of PlayStation, Nintendo, Sega and Xbox models (including original PlayStation, NES/SNES/N64, Game Boy and other retro hardware), offer vintage console modifications such as HDMI retrofitting, controller refurbishment and deep cleaning, and provide in‑house soldering and electronics repairs with local collect & return service.

RADIOWAVES ELECTRONIC REPAIRS UK

Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire

Central Scotland electronics workshop (Stenhousemuir) offering component-level repairs across a wide range of kit — games consoles, phones, tablets, laptops, car audio and sat-navs — plus specialist vintage audio/video servicing (VCRs, cassette & minidisc players, record players) and video-tape digitisation (VHS, Betamax, 8mm, MiniDV) to DVD/USB/mp4. Postal repairs accepted and on-site drop-off available; parts stocked for common repairs.

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.

Repair Guides for Retro Atari Consoles, Games, and Accessories. – Restoreo

Mildenhall, Suffolk

Restoreo is a UK-based retro gaming shop and restoration specialist publishing step-by-step repair guides for systems including Atari 2600, NES, Mega Drive, Master System and Game Boy. They sell replacement parts (buttons, lenses, battery contacts, capacitors), mod kits and offer restoration services such as cartridge battery replacement and hardware modding, with UK delivery from their Mildenhall address.

Repair your Game Boy | Vintage and retro refurbs by Remy

Brighton

Remy Sharp (Brighton) offers restorations, repairs and mods for vintage handhelds — specialising in Game Boy (DMG/Colour/Advance), GBA, WonderSwan and Pokémon Mini. Services are mail-in: devices are tested, cleaned and repaired or IPS‑modded, with tracked postage options and ongoing progress updates.

Repairs and Upgrades - Atari ST Sales

Atari ST Sales (Retro Computer Sales Ltd) specialises in servicing, restoring and upgrading classic home computers — notably Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore and Sinclair systems. They provide board-level repairs (including re-capping), power supply and floppy-drive repairs, modern storage/video upgrades, refurbishment services and an online shop for spare parts and replacement components.

Retro Arcade Hire Essex & Suffolk | StreetSide Gaming

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Streetside Gaming is an Essex & Suffolk mobile gaming operator offering a fully hosted 16‑player gaming bus and standalone retro arcade cabinet hire. Ideal for birthdays, schools, weddings and events, their setup mixes modern consoles and VR with classic arcade machines and retro systems (Mega Drive, SNES, N64, PS1 and handhelds) for a nostalgia‑friendly party experience.

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.