The Heart of Gaming

Coordinates: 51°22′31″N 0°05′58″W / 51.3751424°N 0.099322°W / 51.3751424; -0.099322

Whitgift Centre, venue of The Heart of Gaming in Croydon, London.

The Heart of Gaming is an amusement arcade in London. The arcade's venue opened on April 29 2017 in the Whitgift Centre of Croydon.[1][2] It is one of the few remaining video arcades in London.[3][4][5][6]

The Heart of Gaming features a different pricing system to most traditional video game arcades: customers pay a flat entry fee enabling them to play on all the machines in the venue until it closes, unlike the classic coin-operated system where entry is free but customers must insert coins into each machine in order to play it.[7]

History

The Heart of Gaming's original venue opened in April 2013 in North Acton, London, founded by arcade game enthusiasts Mark Starkey and Simeon Lansiquot who salvaged and restored a number of arcade machines from other London arcades.[8][9]

In November 2014 it began to be used as a set for Ginx TV's Videogame Nation on Challenge.

In July 2015 the arcade in North Acton was robbed, with over £5,000 of equipment stolen.[10] Starkey started a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe, which successfully recouped the losses.[11]

The Acton venue was closed when its lease expired,[12] and in April 2017 the arcade reopened in the Whitgift Centre in Croydon.[13][14]

Price guide

Day Pass £10
1 Hour £5

References

  1. ↑ London's Heart of Gaming Retro Arcade Finally Re-opens Tomorrow | Kotaku
  2. ↑ New Arcade in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser
  3. ↑ Giving the old-fashioned arcade a 1UP: Welcome to the Heart of Gaming | Metro News
  4. ↑ Video-game revival: The Arcade Built with Salvaged Machines | BBC News
  5. ↑ The Heart Of Gaming Interview | Senshudo
  6. ↑ The Last Arcade | Eurogamer
  7. ↑ The Last Arcade | Eurogamer
  8. ↑ Giving the old-fashioned arcade a 1UP: Welcome to the Heart of Gaming | Metro News
  9. ↑ Video-game revival: The Arcade Built with Salvaged Machines | BBC News
  10. ↑ London's Last Dedicated Arcade Asks for Help after Break-in | Eurogamer
  11. ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-07-23-londons-last-dedicated-arcade-asks-for-help-after-break-in
  12. ↑ "The Croydon Video Game Arcade That's Recycled From The Trocadero". Londonist. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  13. ↑ London's Heart of Gaming Retro Arcade Finally Re-opens Tomorrow | Kotaku
  14. ↑ New Arcade in Croydon | Croydon Advertiser
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