The Control Lab - Video Games & Repair

I love this place! Not only is the selection incredible, George and his team are all very nice people and they are all very knowledgeable about consoles, video games, electronic repair, and pretty much all of your gaming needs. They have a huge selection of titles for a bunch of systems like: Ps2,... Read more

I love this place! Not only is the selection incredible, George and his team are all very nice people and they are all very knowledgeable about consoles, video games, electronic repair, and pretty much all of your gaming needs. They have a huge selection of titles for a bunch of systems like: Ps2, Xbox (original), Nintendo 64, N.E.S, Wii, 3DS, WiiU, Sega Dreamcast, Ps3, Xbox 360, Ps4, Xbox one. They also have a shelf of DVD's, Cd's, and manga, along with video game collectibles like figurines, posters, plush dolls, and stickers. The prices are incredibly affordable and they also offer electronic and console repair at a great price. Show less

I love this place! Not only is the selection incredible, George and his team are all very nice people and they are all very knowledgeable about consoles, video games, electronic repair, and pretty much all of your gaming needs. They have a huge selection of titles for a bunch of systems like: Ps2,... Read more

I love this place! Not only is the selection incredible, George and his team are all very nice people and they are all very knowledgeable about consoles, video games, electronic repair, and pretty much all of your gaming needs. They have a huge selection of titles for a bunch of systems like: Ps2, Xbox (original), Nintendo 64, N.E.S, Wii, 3DS, WiiU, Sega Dreamcast, Ps3, Xbox 360, Ps4, Xbox one. They also have a shelf of DVD's, Cd's, and manga, along with video game collectibles like figurines, posters, plush dolls, and stickers. The prices are incredibly affordable and they also offer electronic and console repair at a great price. Show less

George soldered my psu cord back onto my PS4 pro motherboard after I ripped it off trying to clean out dust that had accumulated over the years. It was definitely looking un-fixable and George had it back to me in 48 hours and it works perfectly! The Control Lab is now my new favorite spot for all m... Read more

George soldered my psu cord back onto my PS4 pro motherboard after I ripped it off trying to clean out dust that had accumulated over the years. It was definitely looking un-fixable and George had it back to me in 48 hours and it works perfectly! The Control Lab is now my new favorite spot for all my gaming needs and George has a customer for life! Show less

George soldered my psu cord back onto my PS4 pro motherboard after I ripped it off trying to clean out dust that had accumulated over the years. It was definitely looking un-fixable and George had it back to me in 48 hours and it works perfectly! The Control Lab is now my new favorite spot for all m... Read more

George soldered my psu cord back onto my PS4 pro motherboard after I ripped it off trying to clean out dust that had accumulated over the years. It was definitely looking un-fixable and George had it back to me in 48 hours and it works perfectly! The Control Lab is now my new favorite spot for all my gaming needs and George has a customer for life! Show less

I have always been a fan of video games and whatnot. I was looking for somewhere I could get my hands on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I bought it here and it works and is in good condition. I was mind-blown by the selection of games and console they had here and I definitely recommend it... Read more

I have always been a fan of video games and whatnot. I was looking for somewhere I could get my hands on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I bought it here and it works and is in good condition. I was mind-blown by the selection of games and console they had here and I definitely recommend it! Show less

I have always been a fan of video games and whatnot. I was looking for somewhere I could get my hands on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I bought it here and it works and is in good condition. I was mind-blown by the selection of games and console they had here and I definitely recommend it... Read more

I have always been a fan of video games and whatnot. I was looking for somewhere I could get my hands on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I bought it here and it works and is in good condition. I was mind-blown by the selection of games and console they had here and I definitely recommend it! Show less

I had been in there once before just to browse and I was immediately taken back by the awesome selection of vintage games. I came in again today asking if they could help me with a computer emergency, not only did he set me up with exactly what I needed, he gave me a better version for about half th... Read more

I had been in there once before just to browse and I was immediately taken back by the awesome selection of vintage games. I came in again today asking if they could help me with a computer emergency, not only did he set me up with exactly what I needed, he gave me a better version for about half the price. I ended up talking a little bit afterward and he offered his expertise to help build a new PC from scratch! He said that his philosophy is to build a community more so than to sell a product. Ill definately be coming back Show less

I had been in there once before just to browse and I was immediately taken back by the awesome selection of vintage games. I came in again today asking if they could help me with a computer emergency, not only did he set me up with exactly what I needed, he gave me a better version for about half th... Read more

I had been in there once before just to browse and I was immediately taken back by the awesome selection of vintage games. I came in again today asking if they could help me with a computer emergency, not only did he set me up with exactly what I needed, he gave me a better version for about half the price. I ended up talking a little bit afterward and he offered his expertise to help build a new PC from scratch! He said that his philosophy is to build a community more so than to sell a product. Ill definately be coming back Show less

Went there today to get Pokémon Pearl and it was such a delight. I came from Simi Valley so I drove like 2 hours in total but very worth it. I hope the owner I talked to today reads this review cause I was massively impressed with how he made sure every single product for sale was thoroughly cleaned... Read more

Went there today to get Pokémon Pearl and it was such a delight. I came from Simi Valley so I drove like 2 hours in total but very worth it. I hope the owner I talked to today reads this review cause I was massively impressed with how he made sure every single product for sale was thoroughly cleaned and saran wrapled. I’m a business owner and collector and I’m very ocd and tedious about many things. That kind of effort, love, care, and pride definitely didn’t go unnoticed. Respect. I’ll probably make another big drive out next week to buy a new ds and some other games. I would go very much out of my way to do business with him again because I can see he puts in the insane amount of pride and effort I’d put in. I looked at all of his prices around the store and everything was perfectly priced. I think anybody who is looking to have their own game shop should take major notes here. Cheers friend. Thank you Show less

Went there today to get Pokémon Pearl and it was such a delight. I came from Simi Valley so I drove like 2 hours in total but very worth it. I hope the owner I talked to today reads this review cause I was massively impressed with how he made sure every single product for sale was thoroughly cleaned... Read more

Went there today to get Pokémon Pearl and it was such a delight. I came from Simi Valley so I drove like 2 hours in total but very worth it. I hope the owner I talked to today reads this review cause I was massively impressed with how he made sure every single product for sale was thoroughly cleaned and saran wrapled. I’m a business owner and collector and I’m very ocd and tedious about many things. That kind of effort, love, care, and pride definitely didn’t go unnoticed. Respect. I’ll probably make another big drive out next week to buy a new ds and some other games. I would go very much out of my way to do business with him again because I can see he puts in the insane amount of pride and effort I’d put in. I looked at all of his prices around the store and everything was perfectly priced. I think anybody who is looking to have their own game shop should take major notes here. Cheers friend. Thank you Show less

Great place to buy and sell old video games , the owner is extremely helpful and friendly, he knows every game he has at all times . If you don't see what your looking for just ask him he will tell you if he has it. And even put a hold on it if it comes in. Highly recommend this place to anyone who ... Read more

Great place to buy and sell old video games , the owner is extremely helpful and friendly, he knows every game he has at all times . If you don't see what your looking for just ask him he will tell you if he has it. And even put a hold on it if it comes in. Highly recommend this place to anyone who loves to play classic video games on all the old game systems. 👍👍 Show less

Great place to buy and sell old video games , the owner is extremely helpful and friendly, he knows every game he has at all times . If you don't see what your looking for just ask him he will tell you if he has it. And even put a hold on it if it comes in. Highly recommend this place to anyone who ... Read more

Great place to buy and sell old video games , the owner is extremely helpful and friendly, he knows every game he has at all times . If you don't see what your looking for just ask him he will tell you if he has it. And even put a hold on it if it comes in. Highly recommend this place to anyone who loves to play classic video games on all the old game systems. 👍👍 Show less

George is an amazing owner who is friendly fair and really knows his stuff. They do repairs and trades and offer bunch of services for old electronics, consoles and retro and modern video gaming. The place is very hard to find at first but once you do, it will be your first go to anything old gaming... Read more

George is an amazing owner who is friendly fair and really knows his stuff. They do repairs and trades and offer bunch of services for old electronics, consoles and retro and modern video gaming. The place is very hard to find at first but once you do, it will be your first go to anything old gaming or repairs. Show less

George is an amazing owner who is friendly fair and really knows his stuff. They do repairs and trades and offer bunch of services for old electronics, consoles and retro and modern video gaming. The place is very hard to find at first but once you do, it will be your first go to anything old gaming... Read more

George is an amazing owner who is friendly fair and really knows his stuff. They do repairs and trades and offer bunch of services for old electronics, consoles and retro and modern video gaming. The place is very hard to find at first but once you do, it will be your first go to anything old gaming or repairs. Show less

Very cool owner and fun store. I have a great time browsing and games are reasonably priced. Owner is very knowledgeable about games and I have fun chatting everytime I go. They also sell a lot of anime figures, plushies, gachapon stuff, etc. so definitely check it out if you're into retro games or ... Read more

Very cool owner and fun store. I have a great time browsing and games are reasonably priced. Owner is very knowledgeable about games and I have fun chatting everytime I go. They also sell a lot of anime figures, plushies, gachapon stuff, etc. so definitely check it out if you're into retro games or anime. Show less

Very cool owner and fun store. I have a great time browsing and games are reasonably priced. Owner is very knowledgeable about games and I have fun chatting everytime I go. They also sell a lot of anime figures, plushies, gachapon stuff, etc. so definitely check it out if you're into retro games or ... Read more

Very cool owner and fun store. I have a great time browsing and games are reasonably priced. Owner is very knowledgeable about games and I have fun chatting everytime I go. They also sell a lot of anime figures, plushies, gachapon stuff, etc. so definitely check it out if you're into retro games or anime. Show less

I've been to many different retro video game stores in Santa Barbara county Ventura county and in San Luis Obispo county. This place has the best prices. Hands down whenever I drive through Goleta I have to stop by this place just to even look around. Store owner is a great person and I recommend th... Read more

I've been to many different retro video game stores in Santa Barbara county Ventura county and in San Luis Obispo county. This place has the best prices. Hands down whenever I drive through Goleta I have to stop by this place just to even look around. Store owner is a great person and I recommend this place 100% Show less

I've been to many different retro video game stores in Santa Barbara county Ventura county and in San Luis Obispo county. This place has the best prices. Hands down whenever I drive through Goleta I have to stop by this place just to even look around. Store owner is a great person and I recommend th... Read more

I've been to many different retro video game stores in Santa Barbara county Ventura county and in San Luis Obispo county. This place has the best prices. Hands down whenever I drive through Goleta I have to stop by this place just to even look around. Store owner is a great person and I recommend this place 100% Show less

My sons and I are big anime and video game fans. For fun on family vacations we like to visit local shops and check them out for goodies. Well Control Lab and it's owner did not disappoint! They had a fun selection of anime and video games. My son ended up with some great old games and I got som... Read more

My sons and I are big anime and video game fans. For fun on family vacations we like to visit local shops and check them out for goodies. Well Control Lab and it's owner did not disappoint! They had a fun selection of anime and video games. My son ended up with some great old games and I got some great old anime. We actually left the store and could not find one of the games we purchased. We contacted the owner and someone turned it in to him. The owner sent us the game via mail. :D AWESOME store and owner! Highly recommended!!! Show less

My sons and I are big anime and video game fans. For fun on family vacations we like to visit local shops and check them out for goodies. Well Control Lab and it's owner did not disappoint! They had a fun selection of anime and video games. My son ended up with some great old games and I got som... Read more

My sons and I are big anime and video game fans. For fun on family vacations we like to visit local shops and check them out for goodies. Well Control Lab and it's owner did not disappoint! They had a fun selection of anime and video games. My son ended up with some great old games and I got some great old anime. We actually left the store and could not find one of the games we purchased. We contacted the owner and someone turned it in to him. The owner sent us the game via mail. :D AWESOME store and owner! Highly recommended!!! Show less

This place is awesome! Definitely fun to just poke around and see what new arrivals they have. The guy who owns the place is extremely nice and knowledgable. We end up chatting about video games for half an hour each time. I am a huge Nintendo fan and have purchased controllers and AV wires from the... Read more

This place is awesome! Definitely fun to just poke around and see what new arrivals they have. The guy who owns the place is extremely nice and knowledgable. We end up chatting about video games for half an hour each time. I am a huge Nintendo fan and have purchased controllers and AV wires from there - originals I might add! Show less

This place is awesome! Definitely fun to just poke around and see what new arrivals they have. The guy who owns the place is extremely nice and knowledgable. We end up chatting about video games for half an hour each time. I am a huge Nintendo fan and have purchased controllers and AV wires from the... Read more

This place is awesome! Definitely fun to just poke around and see what new arrivals they have. The guy who owns the place is extremely nice and knowledgable. We end up chatting about video games for half an hour each time. I am a huge Nintendo fan and have purchased controllers and AV wires from there - originals I might add! Show less

George is a great guy who really knows his stuff! I've been in to the store twice now with no real purchase in mind but have chatted with George about our passion for retro video games. George is highly knowledgeable and best of all just a down to earth guy who loves video games. The prices are grea... Read more

George is a great guy who really knows his stuff! I've been in to the store twice now with no real purchase in mind but have chatted with George about our passion for retro video games. George is highly knowledgeable and best of all just a down to earth guy who loves video games. The prices are great and below the prices you find on eBay which is super convenient and you get to see the person who is selling you it to you, which is great in an age where there are lots of fraudulent copy's of yesterday's classics. I purchased a complete in box copy of harvest moon for the n64 and the price was great. I'll definitely be coming back to the control lab on the future! Show less

George is a great guy who really knows his stuff! I've been in to the store twice now with no real purchase in mind but have chatted with George about our passion for retro video games. George is highly knowledgeable and best of all just a down to earth guy who loves video games. The prices are grea... Read more

George is a great guy who really knows his stuff! I've been in to the store twice now with no real purchase in mind but have chatted with George about our passion for retro video games. George is highly knowledgeable and best of all just a down to earth guy who loves video games. The prices are great and below the prices you find on eBay which is super convenient and you get to see the person who is selling you it to you, which is great in an age where there are lots of fraudulent copy's of yesterday's classics. I purchased a complete in box copy of harvest moon for the n64 and the price was great. I'll definitely be coming back to the control lab on the future! Show less

My name is Romeo and I myself own a video game store in Los Angeles, CA called LA Video Games and I must say as a collector and store owner that this video game store is best in the local area!! It’s like a treasure chest that you need to dig through and you will find a lot of good stuff. The owners... Read more

My name is Romeo and I myself own a video game store in Los Angeles, CA called LA Video Games and I must say as a collector and store owner that this video game store is best in the local area!! It’s like a treasure chest that you need to dig through and you will find a lot of good stuff. The owners (husband and wife) are so kind and nice. They welcome you the second you walk in. If there is a particular video game you are looking for they can search it up on their system to see if they have it. When I walked in, there was a big video game lot that was just traded in so you can tell that they get new inventory in and the store is well stocked. Thank you for everything The Control Lab team!! Much love from LA Video Games!!! Show less

My name is Romeo and I myself own a video game store in Los Angeles, CA called LA Video Games and I must say as a collector and store owner that this video game store is best in the local area!! It’s like a treasure chest that you need to dig through and you will find a lot of good stuff. The owners... Read more

My name is Romeo and I myself own a video game store in Los Angeles, CA called LA Video Games and I must say as a collector and store owner that this video game store is best in the local area!! It’s like a treasure chest that you need to dig through and you will find a lot of good stuff. The owners (husband and wife) are so kind and nice. They welcome you the second you walk in. If there is a particular video game you are looking for they can search it up on their system to see if they have it. When I walked in, there was a big video game lot that was just traded in so you can tell that they get new inventory in and the store is well stocked. Thank you for everything The Control Lab team!! Much love from LA Video Games!!! Show less

I had a Xbox 360 game disc that i bought from GameStop. The game would start and crash often and was unplayable. I brought it in to The Control Lab and got it re sanded. Process was super quick and very affordable. Within minutes, the disc looked brand new. Played it at home and it plays like a ch... Read more

I had a Xbox 360 game disc that i bought from GameStop. The game would start and crash often and was unplayable. I brought it in to The Control Lab and got it re sanded. Process was super quick and very affordable. Within minutes, the disc looked brand new. Played it at home and it plays like a charm. Highly recommend coming here to repair discs. Show less

I had a Xbox 360 game disc that i bought from GameStop. The game would start and crash often and was unplayable. I brought it in to The Control Lab and got it re sanded. Process was super quick and very affordable. Within minutes, the disc looked brand new. Played it at home and it plays like a ch... Read more

I had a Xbox 360 game disc that i bought from GameStop. The game would start and crash often and was unplayable. I brought it in to The Control Lab and got it re sanded. Process was super quick and very affordable. Within minutes, the disc looked brand new. Played it at home and it plays like a charm. Highly recommend coming here to repair discs. Show less

This game store is great! Just got my Ocean Blue Ps2 Japan back now it can play games from all over the world. George the owner is excellent! I highly recommend him and his store. Thanks again for everything! I will tell my friends and family to come here for games and region unlocking consoles! Tha... Read more

This game store is great! Just got my Ocean Blue Ps2 Japan back now it can play games from all over the world. George the owner is excellent! I highly recommend him and his store. Thanks again for everything! I will tell my friends and family to come here for games and region unlocking consoles! Thanks! Show less

This game store is great! Just got my Ocean Blue Ps2 Japan back now it can play games from all over the world. George the owner is excellent! I highly recommend him and his store. Thanks again for everything! I will tell my friends and family to come here for games and region unlocking consoles! Tha... Read more

This game store is great! Just got my Ocean Blue Ps2 Japan back now it can play games from all over the world. George the owner is excellent! I highly recommend him and his store. Thanks again for everything! I will tell my friends and family to come here for games and region unlocking consoles! Thanks! Show less