We’re open weekends as usual and our Xtra Xmas hours are… * Monday 22nd 12 - 6pm * Tuesday 23rd 12 - 6pm * Wednesday 24th 12- 6pm * Christmas Day - closed * Boxing Day 11am - 10pm * Saturday 27th 11am - 10pm * Sunday 28th 12-8pm * Monday 29th - closed * Tuesday 30th -
December 20, 2025
Are you hearing that iconic Sega indent 'cept it's now Belfast in your head? Bel-fasst. If so, our job here is done. Our latest limited edition t-shirt is a Belfast take on the famous Sega loading screen. Minimalist. Striking and unbranded by us. We kept it simple,
December 09, 2025
We've teamed up with Combat Robotics NI to bring you a massive Robot Wars style melee at the front of the arcade! You'll mash, smash and bash robots to bits. Surely every nerds dream? And we haven't forgotten the kids too, they'll
December 04, 2025
That's right, proper postable gift vouchers have arrived at the Retro Room and you can buy them now online from just £7 at https://www.retroroombelfast.com/giftvouchers/ or in the arcade at the ticket desk on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And did you know that the Retro
November 19, 2025
The dark nights are upon us but that just brings out the neon down here at The Retro Room. We're insanely excited for our first Halloween weekend and it's a packed schedule down at our new home in Cityside. The arcade will be open as usual
October 28, 2025
We've been in our new home at Cityside for a month and what a mad time it's been. Like any new business we've hit up against some challenges but it's been absolutely great to welcome so many people through our doors and
October 15, 2025
Our first adults only event will take place on Halloween weekend Friday October 31st and Saturday November 1st with games so scary, bloody and down right disgusting you’ll need to leave the kids at home! Join us from 8pm to midnight, and feel free to bring some drinks along
October 02, 2025
That's right, the much requested (bigly) 4 player Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be debuting this weekend at the Retro Room at Cityside and we also have a special promotion with our neighbours at Gallaher's Bar. Buy any £25 day ticket for the Retro Room and
September 25, 2025
Thank you to everyone who made the journey down on our opening weekend, our ears are still ringing with the glorious shrillness of 80s chiptunes! Honestly we were blown away by the response to the Retro Room at Cityside, better than anything we could have dreamed of and to see
September 15, 2025
We're almost there with Belfast's first retro arcade premise and it's getting very exciting indeed. If you missed us on the socials through the week here's the round up... Where will the new place be? The Retro Room will be opening at
September 10, 2025
The neon lights have flickered into life, the paint is drying and 95% of our games are now nestled snugly in their new permanent home at Cityside (tons of people still call it Yorkgate it seems!). The other 5% of our games are in various states of (dis)repair in
September 03, 2025
Culture Night returns to Belfast and we’re very happy to be hosting our first special event The Culture Night Olympics at the new Retro Room premises at Cityside (you might call it Yorkgate!). Limber up those button bashing fingers for a world’s first Track and Field and Hypersports
August 29, 2025
It's been a few years of searching for a great permanent home for a retro arcade in Belfast. At times it's felt like R-Type level 4 (or the Battletoads Turbo Tunnel stage for you console kids) but we've finally found the key and unlocked
August 18, 2025
We're very excited to see level two of the Retro Room starting to come together! We'll be revealing the new location before the end of the month but for now join us in basking in the beautiful pseudo-neon glow of our new signage...
July 24, 2025
Things have been a bit quiet around here so we thought we'd give you a quick update on where we're at with the Retro Room. First off we've been knee deep in '80s dust getting the games ready for the new premises. What
July 10, 2025
Our last pop up arcade will be held back home at the Oh Yeah Music Centre this weekend all tickets are only £6 as a special thank you for supporting us! We thought we'd answer some Frequently Asked Questions Where can I get tickets? Tickets are available here
June 05, 2025
Hello all you retro gamers! We're thrilled to announce that the Retro Room will be moving to a permanent premise soon and so we've arranged one last pop up back home at the Oh Yeah Music Centre on Fri 6th and Sat 7th of June. As
May 29, 2025
Announcing our biggest weekend event to date May 23rd to 25th, a three day retro arcade and the launch of Belfast's first Tabletop Football Club at the fantastic Northern Lights! Greetings! It's been a busy month at the Retro Room with lots of new games restored,
May 05, 2025
First up thanks to everyone who made it along to South Belfast’s first ever retro arcade at the Northern Lights. We had a ball and we hope you did too, the feedback was amazing both for the selection of games and also for the venue. Sold out nights at
March 31, 2025
That's right, our early bird discounted tickets for the Northern Lights expire at midnight tonight. Grab em before they're gone for our next pop up arcade on March 21st, 22nd and 23rd at this fantastic new venue. Tickets are £12 for adults and £6 for kids
March 10, 2025
We're very excited to announce we'll be bringing the Retro Room to the Northern Lights craft brewery bar on the Ormeau Road for a three month residency in March, April and May setting another wee milestone by being the first retro arcade in South Belfast! One
February 09, 2025
As January (quite literally) in our case grinds on (see below) we've been very very busy getting the games up to speed for the next event and working hard on the future of the Retro Room. Early Bird Tickets End Midnight Jan 31st If you're on
January 29, 2025
Bring Your Player Two! Early Bird Tickets for Our Valentine's Weekend Arcade Are Live That's right, we'll be back at the Oh Yeah Music Centre on February 15th and 16th for a special Valentine's Weekend event. We'll have our standard
January 20, 2025
Europe's The Final Countdown was number 1 in the charts (I think, it was my number 1 anyway) and Negrete had scored an absolutely unreal bicycle kick for Mexico at the Mexico 86 World Cup, a tournament that was already blowing minds before Diego Maradona took a great
January 11, 2025
Before we took the plunge and decided to start our own retro arcade we toured the world on a quest for some inspiration but mostly some fun. In the next while we'll write up our experiences starting, like charity, at home with the RENDR Festival at the Portview
January 06, 2025
Welcome to Mission Brief, our weekly update giving you a glimpse inside the Retro Room. It's a big, big week as we have our first full weekend retro arcade event at the Oh Yeah Music Centre next weekend on December 21st and 22nd. Read on for all the
December 16, 2024
Tickets are live for our Xmas Retro Arcade weekend at the Oh Yeah Music Centre on December 21st and 22nd. Be quick to bag a 25% discount on our usual ticket pricing (£15 for adults, £7.50 for kids), use the code MERRYXMAS at checkout. This full weekend event at
December 08, 2024
We got this thing off the ground in great style at the Black Box on Friday November 29th. Thank you to everyone who braved the cold, the rain but most of all the teeming masses of Black Friday shoppers. Mayhem! Still there's always the escape of gaming and
December 01, 2024
We've been plugging away in the workshop in a concerted attempt to get an as many of our vintage arcade games up and running for our launch at the Black Box next Friday the 29th. This weekend we got a WWF Superstars off the mat, fully restored a
November 24, 2024
Wake up sleepy heads, it's party time (if you know, you know.) Our 55th arcade machine has just arrived and we've a few more in the pipeline, exciting times indeed! Read on for the latest news from the Retro Room, delivered to you first every Sunday.
November 17, 2024
That's right, we have lift off with our first event on Friday 29th of November from 6pm a perfect wee after work tonic on the way to the holiday season. Expect a wide range of 70s, 80s and 90s original arcade cabinets including trackball bear botherer Crystal Castles,
November 10, 2024
A new venue and a bunch of shooting games are ready for the arcade floor.
November 03, 2024
Exiting Base Arcade, a Space Ace is on its way to Belfast and what's next for The Retro Room
October 28, 2024
The Retro Room is Belfast's first dedicated retro arcade. We have a wide range of vintage 80s and 90s video games all operating on their original hardware as well as tabletop football, classic board games, consoles and more. Who's doing this? The Retro Room was devised
October 03, 2024
Hello to all our kind followers, nearly 1000 of you since I announced the Retro Room a couple of weeks back. And thanks for all of the encouragement and questions too. We thought I'd give you a quick update on where I'm at and what to
September 28, 2024