Planning a retro birthday party in London?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machines, classic-style games, racing machines and interactive entertainment for retro and nostalgic birthday celebrations across London.
Whether you’re planning a 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th birthday or another milestone celebration, arcade games can help create an entertainment area that fits naturally alongside retro music, DJs, themed décor and party lighting.
Hire a few recognisable games or create a complete retro birthday arcade inside your venue.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range.
Bring the arcade experience directly into your birthday venue.
Your retro gaming setup could include:
Mix nostalgic arcade entertainment with modern competitive games to create something suitable for the whole guest list.
For larger celebrations, transform part of the venue into a temporary arcade.
Create different sections including:
Recognisable arcade-style entertainment.
Head-to-head racing games.
Guitar Hero and music-based entertainment.
Pool and table football.
Basketball and reaction challenges.
Guests can move between each area throughout the celebration.
Add World’s Largest Pac-Man as a centrepiece for your retro arcade.
Pac-Man is one of the most recognisable names in arcade gaming and can work particularly well within a nostalgic birthday setup.
Create a high-score competition and keep the leaderboard running throughout the evening.
Challenge:
Birthday Person vs Friends
Parents vs Children
Friends vs Family
Generation vs Generation
and see who becomes the birthday Pac-Man champion.
Add Guitar Hero Arcade to combine gaming with music.
Guitar Hero can work particularly well alongside:
Guests can move between the dance floor and gaming area throughout the evening.
Racing machines can add head-to-head competition to your retro birthday arcade.
Guests can race against friends and family throughout the party.
For a mixture of retro and modern gaming, add Mario Kart DX Twin alongside your classic-style arcade machines.
Run qualifying races before holding a final later in the evening.
Add a Commercial Pool Table for relaxed social gaming.
Pool can fit naturally into a retro games room or arcade-style setup.
Position the table around:
Guests can play casually or compete in a knockout birthday tournament.
Add Table Football for multiplayer entertainment.
Create matches including:
Friend vs Friend
Couples vs Couples
Parents vs Children
Two vs Two
Team vs Team
Table football can remain available throughout the party for quick casual matches.
Add Pac-Man Basketball for a combination of classic arcade branding and modern competitive entertainment.
Create a birthday high-score challenge and let guests compete throughout the evening.
Track the highest scores and announce the winner later in the celebration.
Not every attraction has to be traditionally retro.
Modern competitive games can be added alongside the classic arcade machines to increase variety.
Options can include:
These can provide fast high-score challenges alongside your more nostalgic games.
Planning an 80s-themed birthday party?
Arcade entertainment can fit naturally into an 80s-inspired event.
Combine your gaming area with:
Classic-style arcade machines can become part of the overall theme rather than simply standalone entertainment.
Create a 90s-inspired birthday gaming area with arcade and social games.
Combine retro-style gaming with:
A dedicated gaming area can complement the wider 90s theme.
Planning a nostalgic 2000s-themed birthday party?
Music-based gaming, racing machines and classic social games can create another interactive element within the event.
Guitar Hero can be particularly suitable for a celebration built around 2000s music and nostalgia.
Combine it with racing, pool, table football and arcade entertainment.
Create a nostalgic gaming area for a 30th birthday celebration.
Mix retro-inspired entertainment with games guests grew up playing.
A strong package could include:
Guitar Hero
Pac-Man
Racing Games
Pool
Table Football
Add modern competitive games where additional variety is needed.
A retro arcade can be a strong entertainment theme for a 40th birthday party.
Combine recognisable arcade games with music and social gaming to create an entertainment area guests can enjoy throughout the evening.
Pac-Man, pool, racing and Guitar Hero can all work particularly well.
Bring arcade nostalgia into a 50th birthday celebration.
Combine classic-style entertainment with modern competitive attractions so different generations can play together.
Create challenges such as:
Parents vs Children
Friends vs Family
Couples vs Couples
Generation vs Generation
For a 60th birthday, mix social gaming with recognisable arcade entertainment.
Pac-Man, pool, table football and racing games can create an entertainment area that appeals to guests across different age groups.
For larger parties, create a complete dedicated gaming zone.
A strong setup could include:
This provides a combination of arcade nostalgia, music, competition and social gaming.
Create the feel of a temporary games room inside your venue.
Combine:
Arcade Machines
Pool Table
Table Football
Racing Games
Music Games
Competitive Challenges
This can work particularly well in hotel breakout rooms, lounge areas and separate entertainment spaces.
Turn the arcade area into an ongoing competition.
Create a leaderboard featuring:
Highest Pac-Man Score
Fastest Racer
Highest Basketball Score
Highest Reaction Score
Guests can return throughout the evening and attempt to take the top position.
Combine several games into a larger tournament.
Pac-Man high-score challenge.
Head-to-head racing.
Highest score.
Fastest reactions.
Pool or table football.
Award points throughout the competition and crown your Retro Birthday Gaming Champion.
Your arcade can operate alongside the main party entertainment.
Guests can move between:
Retro Arcade
Dance Floor
DJ
Bar
Food
Photo Entertainment
Lounge Areas
throughout the evening.
This creates several different entertainment areas within the same event.
Arcade games can form part of a much wider retro birthday theme.
Combine gaming with:
The gaming area can become part of the overall event design.
Retro arcade entertainment can work particularly well for adult celebrations.
Rather than relying solely on the bar and dance floor, create an interactive area where guests can compete and socialise.
This can be especially effective for milestone birthdays.
Planning a larger high-end celebration?
Create a substantial retro gaming area featuring multiple full-size arcade machines and social games.
The arcade can sit alongside your wider event production, including:
For larger venues, several gaming sections can be created.
Hosting your birthday at a London hotel?
Suitable arcade games can be installed in:
Service lifts, loading access and setup windows should be checked before selecting full-size machines.
Planning a retro birthday celebration in Central London?
We can provide suitable arcade and interactive games to hotels, private event venues and function spaces subject to access.
Provide loading and lift information when enquiring so suitable equipment can be recommended.
We can provide suitable retro birthday game hire throughout:
Suitable venues in surrounding areas can also be covered subject to availability.
A focused selection of recognisable arcade entertainment.
Pool, table football and arcade games.
Classic-style gaming combined with racing machines.
Guitar Hero combined with arcade entertainment.
Multiple machines grouped into a dedicated gaming area.
A larger combination of arcade, racing, music, sports and social gaming.
Options can include Pac-Man, classic-style arcade machines, Guitar Hero, racing games, pool, table football and other interactive games.
Yes. Multiple machines can be grouped together to create a temporary arcade within your venue.
Yes. Retro gaming can work particularly well for 30th, 40th, 50th and 60th birthday celebrations.
Yes. Arcade-style entertainment can complement an 80s-themed birthday event.
Retro arcade and social games can also be incorporated into a 90s-inspired celebration.
Yes. Suitable games can be used for ongoing leaderboard challenges.
Yes. The gaming area can complement your dance floor, bar and other entertainment.
Yes, subject to availability and suitable venue access.
Yes, subject to the hotel’s loading and access requirements.
Suitable venues can be covered throughout London.
Planning a retro birthday party in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from a few nostalgic games to a complete temporary retro arcade featuring Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, racing games, basketball, reaction challenges, pool and table football.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range or contact us with your:
