Doorway to Dorkness, Doncaster

One of the best retro game shops in the UK is for certain, Doorway to Dorkness.

Although a bit tricky to find, the store is truly an Aladdin’s cave of games, consoles, microcomputers, and accessories.

There’s also a good selection of 80s/90s toys and memorabilia, but this site is about retrogames, so let’s stick to that.

Doorway to Dorkness review from GamesterDad
Slime House’s review of Doorway to Dorkness
Doorway to Dorkness shop tour (official channel)

I was made aware of the store from Youtube’s gerfiest retro collector, ‘Gold2th Gaming‘, and by complete randomness, Gold2th himself was there, which made it an even more excellent trip!

I ended up purchasing an excellent PC Engine console with attached screen, a Spectrum 48k, and a ZX80.

Worth Driving for Retro?

Some game stores have a small selection of retro games and consoles, and you can fall in to the trap of traveling a long way for just a few items, but this is certainly not the case at Doorway to Dorkness, where you can spend a few hours at least (which I did).

You can find Doorway to Dorkness at 4a Sandford Rd, Balby, Doncaster DN4 8PL.