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U.K. Gaming events and private hire specialists since 2013! Joypad was born out of our enduring love of retro gaming.

Like everyone who played these games as a kid, we remembered them with a heady mixture of exhilaration and frustration: the highs and lows experienced as we swung between defeat and triumph.

… But we wanted more than just the memories. We wanted to bring back the real feeling of those spine-tingling thrills and that youthful enthusiasm – to transform a misty-eyed sense of nostalgia into rediscove

ry, excitement and a newfound enjoyment of these classic games. To rekindle the camaraderie, the passion, the familiar jokes and the cheering support, and to create a space where you can lose yourself in pure amusement and uninhibited delight. We bring our equipment, expertise and enthusiasm to any kind of event: club nights, private parties, festivals, corporate events, team building, pop-ups, cinema screenings, conventions, product launches, weddings, birthdays – literally any place there’s a bunch of people who’d enjoy bashing some buttons and some old school games (and isn’t that almost everybody?!). Any size, any place, anything to do with gaming: we’re there! For more information on what we can bring to your next big occasion check out our website.

20/03/2024

We’re back at Sci-Fi Scarborough this year with a bigger and better gaming zone, with retro classics, family favourites, the best sci-fi games and latest releases. See you there space cowboys…

Run by the fans for the fans, not for profit.
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st of April 2024 at Scarborough Spa

12/03/2024

Did you know that our gaming setups are ideal for weddings? Video games are the only form of entertainment that caters to both children and adults at the same time, it’s a great ice breaker for guests, and our setups are available at any venue in mainland U.K.

13/02/2024

Q. What do all of these games have in common?

A. They were all made by studios based in Guildford!

We’re returning to G Live, Guildford this Friday with a selection of games from Guildfords illustrious games developers past and present!!! So stop by, say hi and play a game or two.

29/01/2024

Who’s going to tell the marketing team over at Cadbury UK that the original PlayStation wasn’t released in the U.K. untill 1995….?

26/11/2023

Hearing Strets of Rage II being described as a “cult classic” feels weird, always considered the series to be very main stream… but whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying the soundtrack is an absolute banger!

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26/10/2023

So great to see so many families enjoying our consoles at GAME ON! at The Lexicon Bracknell this half term, if you’ve not visited us yet we’re here till Sunday the 29th with walk up spaces available at every session, so pop by and play some free games whilst you still can!

www.joypadbar.co.uk/events

14/10/2023

Hands up, we suck at Mortal Kombat II, but Jon Lajoie doesn’t, something fun for the weekend.

30/09/2023

Hey listen!… looking for something cool to do with the kids during October half term?

We’ve teamed up with The Lexicon Bracknell CEX GAME and Cineworld Cinemas to bring you an awesome (and FREE) gaming experience!

For more details and to book your space, head over to our website - www.joypadbar.co.uk/lexicon

11/09/2023

We’ve been the UKs premium retro and gaming events specialists for 10 years! Since 2013 we’ve been supplying events with all kinds of gaming setups, but it all started with our JoyPods!

Each JoyPod contains a pair of retro consoles of your choice from our huge collection of consoles spanning 5 decades of gaming history. Each console is paired with matching sets of period correct CRT TVs, with access to our library of nearly 2500 cartridges and discs (no emulation, no pirated discs, no cheap flat screens).

Here’s some pics of our trusty JoyPods, out on hire for a corporate event at The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. We cover all of mainland UK, so if there’s an event you want to add some gaming to, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

06/07/2023

Great weekend at Cbeyond Events Virtual City, lots of people getting hands on at our pixel playground zone filled with authentic retro consoles, CRT TVs and our library of over 2000 authentic cartridges and discs.

21/05/2023

For when the one console just isn’t enough, we can setup multiple consoles with additional screens as part of your cinema gaming hire!

24/04/2023

How the original Mario Bros Movie should have ended...

23/04/2023

Back for day 2 at Sci-Fi Scarborough with a huge library of retro games on the NES, Megadrive, Mega CD, SNES, Saturn, PS1, N64, PS2 and GameCube, all in our lovely JoyPods paired with authentic CRT TVs - come and let us know what you want to play!

05/04/2023

The REAL Super Mario Bros. post credit scene…

From Super Mario Bros. The Movie 1993

10/03/2023

Did you know we’ve got multiples of the same console? We’ve got hundreds in total! Here’s some pics from a recent tournament we put on for a client, 9 original consoles, all playing authentic copies of - we even utilised the clients big screen so everyone could watch the final match!

For that’s a little bit different, we offer setups to suit all shapes and sizes of from to we’ve got games to suit all tastes.

11/02/2023

Great day at festival, nice to see people enjoying our various displays of games from Guildford, especially fun to see some 4 player deathmatches on Quake 3 revolution!

(also our 13.03 on vanishing point challenge remains unbeaten…)

25/01/2023

Back to business as usual for 2023, bringing our unique blend of authentic retro consoles, cartridges and discs for a fabulous retro gaming evening at the oh so opulent Annabel's

15/12/2022

Ok, so maybe an or victory will have to wait another 4 years… but there’s nothing to stop you living the dream with on the big screen with our cinema gaming hire service, deets on our website, link in bio.

25/11/2022

It’s beginning to look a lot like ….

Here’s a festive setup we did for a lovely at - Our JoyPods housing 6 of the couples choice, complete with 6 TVs and hundreds of authentic cartridges and discs, blue lighting to match colour scheme of the day, and a very happy room full of players from kids to big kids. 👾🤵🏻🤵🏻👾

30/10/2022

Top tip for and/or on your day, make sure you take a few moments to enjoy all of your hard work, isn’t easy and with everything going on, the day can rush by before you’ve even realised. Top of that list is obviously beating the kids at Sonic 2 on the

12/10/2022

Always great to see the bride and groom enjoying a game on our MultiPods!

Want some gaming at your upcoming event? head on over to our website www.joypadbar.co.uk/joypad-arcade

This fantastic shot was taken by Adam Lowndes - Photography

06/10/2022

Was lovely to meet so many happy couples at the un wedding show in at the weekend - have you considered for your ? It’s a great way to entertain your guests, nothing like a bit of ! If you’d like to make us part of your head over to our website to see what we can offer, link in bio.

01/10/2022

We’ve currently got 3 rooms of war inspired retro video games on display at the new Imperial War Museum London free exhibition “War Games” - for more info head over to www.joypadbar.co.uk/events

03/09/2022

Time for another wonderful wedding tonight, we’re at Colchester castle, for once we’re not the oldest thing in the building!!!

23/08/2022

This MultiPod was setup in an office before staff arrived as a surprise, a classic selection of consoles with the ultimate 4 console combination of and (sorry , we love you but you’re not top 4….)

Why not treat your team to a little bit of casual or something fun for a work party, gaming brings your team together!

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