Ari Mancuso
Founder & Head Technician
Opened the shop in 2014 after years fixing arcade boards. Can recap a console blindfolded.
Fitzroy · Melbourne · Est. 2014
A hand-stitched gaming marketplace on Smith Street
MobiForgeMarket restores retro consoles, forges custom controllers, and hunts down the indie cartridges other shops forgot. Drop by our Fitzroy workshop or book a repair — every order is patched together with real care.
Call the workshop:+61 3 9419 8472By the numbers
Ten years of soldering, stitching, and speedruns
0+Consoles restored to life
0+Custom controllers stitched
0%Repairs done same week
0yrsOn Smith Street, Fitzroy
What we do
Four benches, one loud little shop
Everything happens under one roof at 57 Smith Street. Pick a bench to see what we can forge for you.
Retro Console Restoration
We recap, reflow, and re-shell everything from a 1989 Game Boy to a launch-day PlayStation. Yellowed plastics get retro-brighted, dead capacitors get swapped, and we install fresh screens where you want them.
- Full recap & retrobright — from A$180
- IPS screen mods for handhelds — from A$140
- Region-free & HDMI mods on request
The crew
The people behind the bench
Solderers, stitchers, and speedrunners who actually live in the neighbourhood.
Priya Nadkarni
Controller Modder
Designs the calico grips and tunes every stick. Reigning office fighting-game champ.
Tom Whitlock
Library Curator
Sources imports and tests every cartridge. Knows the release date of basically everything.
Dae-Sung Park
Events & Community
Runs Friday League Nights and keeps the coffee machine alive. Speedruns on weekends.
Reviews
What Fitzroy is saying
Averaged from in-store cards and repair follow-ups over the last year.
Average rating
4.8
based on 328 local reviews
Rating breakdown
- 582%
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“Brought in a dead launch Game Boy that had been in a drawer since 1998. Ari recapped it and dropped in an IPS screen — it looks better than new. Done in four days.”
“Priya built me a hall-effect controller with a stitched grip and my drift problems are gone for good. Worth every dollar and it actually feels custom.”
“The indie wall is the best in Melbourne. Found a boxed copy I had been chasing for two years and it was cleaned and save-verified. Friday league nights are a bonus.”
Stay in the loop
New arrivals, drop dates, and league brackets
One email a fortnight — fresh cartridges, repair specials, and who is on the Friday leaderboard. No spam, unsubscribe any time.
Contact
Drop by, call, or send a note
The workshop is open Monday to Saturday, 10am–7pm. Repairs are drop-off any time we are open.
Phone
+61 3 9419 8472
[email protected]
Workshop
57 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Hours
Mon–Sat · 10:00–19:00 · Closed Sundays