Ben Snook, 27, from Cosham is excited to welcome customers to Retro Gaming when it opens to the public on February 5 – a venture that was made possible after inheriting money from his grandad.
The gaming centre, which can be found on Cosham High Street, offers a range of video games as well as classic board games.
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Ben’s mum Jo Barrett, who will help him run the site, said: ‘People on the autistic spectrum tend to develop a passion, and Ben’s is video-gaming and dinosaurs.
‘That is one thing that Ben really enjoyed and has helped him socially.’
She said Ben had struggled to finding a job his whole adult life as he couldn’t get past the interview processes, due to being on the autism spectrum.
‘He is part of a board gaming network; they get together and play dungeons and dragons and other strategy games,’ she added.
