Planning a 40th birthday party in London and looking for something different to entertain your guests?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machines, racing games, classic arcade entertainment, basketball challenges, reaction games and multiplayer attractions for 40th birthday celebrations across London.
Arcade games can work particularly well for a 40th birthday because you can combine nostalgic gaming with modern competitive entertainment.
Choose a few statement machines or transform part of your venue into a complete 40th birthday arcade and gaming zone.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range.
Bring arcade entertainment directly into your birthday venue.
Popular choices can include:
Combining several different attractions creates an entertainment area guests can enjoy throughout the evening.
Turn part of your venue into a temporary birthday arcade.
For larger celebrations, create several different gaming areas.
Classic and recognisable arcade games.
Head-to-head racing.
Basketball and competitive challenges.
Fast high-score games.
Guitar Hero and music-based entertainment.
Pool and table football.
Guests can move between the different games throughout the party.
Retro gaming can be a particularly strong choice for a 40th birthday party.
Bring some arcade nostalgia into the celebration while still giving guests competitive entertainment.
Combine classic-style games with modern machines to create a mixture of old and new.
Your retro gaming area could include:
Add lighting and music around the arcade area to create a larger feature within your venue.
Add Mario Kart DX Twin for competitive racing.
Create challenges including:
Birthday Person vs Friends
Partner vs Partner
Friend vs Friend
Team vs Team
40th Birthday Racing Championship
Run qualifying races throughout the evening before bringing the strongest drivers together for a final.
Add World’s Largest Pac-Man as a statement arcade attraction.
Pac-Man can add a recognisable classic gaming element to a 40th birthday celebration.
Create a high-score leaderboard and let guests compete throughout the party.
Add Pac-Man Basketball for fast competitive entertainment.
Create categories such as:
Highest Overall Score
Birthday Person’s Score
Friends Champion
Family Champion
Basketball Champion
Guests can return throughout the evening and attempt to take the lead.
Add Guitar Hero Arcade for music-based gaming.
Guitar Hero can work alongside your:
It can be a particularly good addition to a party with a strong music theme.
Add competitive reaction games such as:
These work well for quick challenges where guests compete for the highest score.
Add a Commercial Pool Table to create a relaxed social gaming area.
Pool can work particularly well around:
Guests can play casual matches or participate in a knockout tournament.
Add Table Football for quick multiplayer competition.
Create:
Friend vs Friend
Couples vs Couples
Two vs Two
Team vs Team
Or leave the table available throughout the party for casual matches.
For larger parties, create a complete gaming zone featuring several attractions.
A strong combination could include:
This creates racing, retro, sports, reaction, music and social entertainment within one area.
Create a leaderboard and keep the competition running throughout the party.
Track:
Fastest Racer
Highest Basketball Score
Highest Reaction Score
Highest Pac-Man Score
Guests can return throughout the evening and attempt to improve their position.
Announce the winners towards the end of the celebration.
Turn several games into one overall birthday tournament.
Head-to-head racing.
Highest score.
Fastest reactions.
Highest arcade score.
Bring the strongest competitors together.
Award points across each game and announce your 40th Birthday Gaming Champion.
Planning an 80s or 90s-inspired 40th birthday party?
Arcade games can complement the theme and create an interactive area away from the dance floor.
Combine classic-style gaming with:
This can turn the arcade area into part of the overall party theme.
Arcade games can provide a strong alternative to traditional adult party entertainment.
Combine your gaming area with:
Guests can choose between gaming, dancing and socialising throughout the evening.
The arcade can operate alongside your main entertainment rather than replacing it.
Guests can move between:
Dance Floor
Arcade Games
Bar
Food
Photo Entertainment
Lounge Areas
throughout the party.
This gives the venue multiple entertainment areas.
Create some friendly competition between your guests.
A strong combination could be:
Mario Kart – racing championship.
Basketball – highest score.
Batak – reaction challenge.
Pac-Man – retro high-score competition.
Pool – knockout tournament.
Run the competitions individually or combine them into one overall challenge.
For larger celebrations, multiple machines can operate simultaneously.
A larger arcade setup could include:
This gives larger groups more entertainment choices throughout the evening.
Smaller venues can use a focused selection.
Pac-Man
Mario Kart
Reaction Game
Mario Kart
Basketball
Batak
Pool
Table Football
Pac-Man
Packages can be adapted around your available space.
Planning a luxury 40th birthday party in London?
Create a substantial gaming area featuring multiple full-size arcade machines and interactive attractions.
The arcade can be incorporated alongside your wider event production, including:
For larger venues, several machines can be grouped together to create a dedicated temporary arcade.
Hosting your celebration at a private event venue, hotel or function space?
We can build a gaming package around your:
Choose several statement games or create a complete arcade area.
Hire individual full-size arcade machines or combine several attractions.
A multi-machine setup can create a stronger entertainment feature while allowing more guests to play simultaneously.
Racing, sports, retro and reaction games can all be incorporated into the same gaming area.
Planning your celebration at a Central London venue?
Suitable arcade and interactive games can be provided to hotels, event spaces, private venues and function rooms subject to access.
For Central London venues, loading restrictions, lifts and setup windows should be provided when enquiring.
We can provide suitable 40th birthday game hire throughout:
Suitable celebrations outside London can also be covered subject to availability.
A focused selection of standout games.
Classic-style arcade entertainment with social games.
Head-to-head racing and high-score challenges.
A mixture of arcade and multiplayer entertainment.
Multiple machines creating a dedicated arcade area.
A larger combination of racing, retro, sports, reaction, music and social games.
Full-size arcade machines can require substantial access.
When enquiring, provide:
This helps determine which machines are suitable for your venue.
Options can include Mario Kart, Pac-Man, basketball, Guitar Hero, reaction games, pool, table football and other arcade machines.
Yes. They can combine nostalgic entertainment with competitive modern gaming.
Yes. Classic-style games can be combined with modern arcade machines and multiplayer entertainment.
Yes. Multiple machines can be grouped together into a dedicated gaming area.
Yes. Racing, basketball, reaction and arcade games can all be used for leaderboard challenges.
Yes. Multiple games can be combined into an overall birthday competition.
Yes. The gaming area can complement your dance floor, bar and wider entertainment.
Yes. Larger packages can include multiple attractions operating simultaneously, subject to availability.
Yes, subject to suitable venue access and availability.
Suitable venues can be covered throughout London.
Planning a 40th birthday party in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from several statement games to a complete temporary birthday arcade featuring racing, Pac-Man, basketball, reaction challenges, Guitar Hero, pool and table football.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range or contact us with your:
