Blast From The Past in The Piece Hall offers retro gaming for the people of Halifax

The fun-filled new addition to Halifax’s historic building is retro gaming arcade, Blast From The Past.

Started by Ryan Pearson, the business has opened on the top floor of The Piece Hall.

It has games such as Pinball, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.

Ryan, 26, is an encyclopaedia when it comes to arcade games and is full of fascinating facts and knowledge.

Ryan first became interested in the genre after seeing the games played in films and on TV, and playing them while on trips to Blackpool.

They bought their first pinball machine at 14 and the hobby their collection has grown ever since, with Ryan scouring online sites to find and buy interesting vintage arcade games.

"All of these old machines had been in people's garages for 20 years. They were filthy,” they said.

Ryan stripped them down, cleaned every part, made sure they were working and did their best to restore the original artworks.

Their aim is to preserve arcade gaming and share the joy of playing with younger generations.

Their oldest machine is from 1947 and is one of the first pinball machines made with flippers.

The Piece Hall space also has a ‘Captain Fantastic’ pinball machine with Elton John pictured on the front as well as Space Invaders and retro Nintendo, Atari and Sega consoles.

Ryan said people of all generations have been coming in, including parents keen to show their children how to play games they used to play, and teens who have likened it to something out of hit Netflix show Stranger Things

All the games are available to play for a charge of £2.50 for 30 minutes and £5 for two hours.