Really awesome local video game and retro gaming store. Had a great experience getting my gaming laptop upgraded and serviced. Would hands down recommend in the future.

Always Pleased on Every Visit. Helps me find lost games, old systems, able to fix broken systems, and help me with my growing collection of Anime & Game Figures!

I love this place! They have a great selection, the owner is super friendly and gives great advice, and its like a time machine to my youth. I stop by every time Im in town, and want to urge everyone else to do the same. Thank you!

Best place for hard to find Anime figures and collectibles

Bought some games for my do and a PS3! Pretty cool spot to shop at, the owner is a cool person! Fun place to go!

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!

Amazing local videogame shop!Great diverse selection of current and retro videogames alike. Perfect stop if you are looking around for a present for that special gamer or anime lover in your life. 🎮🕹🪅

Fantastic place to find everything video game and anime related. George is the man, and prices everything more than fairly and in sells things in great condition. 100/10 would recommend

Best video game/electronic repair in sb

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

Its a very cool place that Id highly recommend checking out if youre close to the area. And they have a wide selection of game for some great prices that all have wonderful care, to the point that they look brand new.

Thank you so much! Amazing for computer repair and broken laptop screens. The owner gave great advice and was so nice and helpful for how to fix an LCD screen on a laptop (PC). He also fixed my boyfriend’s gamecube controllers a while ago. Also the shop has cool used games for every console. No nonsense and a great local business to support! Open + safe w/masks during COVID-19.

Great place to buy games and action figures

Was great, service. They fixed my computer very satisfied with the service.

VERY BEST PLACE TO TAKE YOUR CONSOLES,GAMES, COMPUTERS ...... ANYTHING THAT KEEPS YOU HAPPY.. TO GET REPAIR OR EXCHANGED.DONT LET THAT GAME.. COLLECT DUST. GO IN AND SEE

George is a great guy who really knows his stuff!Ive 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 copys of yesterdays classics.I purchased a complete in box copy of harvest moon for the n64 and the price was great.Ill definitely be coming back to the control lab on the future!

If youre a gamer, I truly recommend it😎🤙

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!

George is a great person and repaired my gamecube controller for a very affordable price. One of the buttons was stuck, so he fixed it and even cleaned it too! You can get all kinds of electronics repaired here.

They have a wide variety of games to choose from, but Im mostly a huge fan of their stickers. They have so many types of stickers, from gaming to fandoms to space, and theyre super affordable! 10/10 would recommend going here, I swing by a lot

Really great store. We traveled up from Ventura and was totally worth the trip. Fair prices, enough rummaging to be fun without being totally chaotic, and knowledgeable owner. Seems like they really know their stuff when it comes to repairs and modding too.

George is a technical wizard who fixed my laptop at a very competitive price. This is the place to go if you have any hardware issues at all. Great work, great service!

Great place, owner is very nice and has lots of experience, one of the best places to get retro consoles repaired, he’s very honest with prices and helpful with advice.

After making several attempts to get in contact with this place, left voicemails, online messages I have yet to receive a response. Its has been approximately 3 months since I first tried to make contact to have a simple question answered. Dont know how this business stays open with service like that.

I visit the Control Lab every couple months in search of awesome stickers. Not only am I getting grade A sticks, but the experience has always been comfortable, therapeutic, and friendly!

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

Came in for battery replacement for my games, was super quick and the man who helped me was super nice! Definitely recommend for gaming needs! Definitely will be coming back

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.

Great experience, great prices

Best place for retro games. The owner is super great and can answer almost any obscure question you could think off. They have rare, old and new consoles and games and I always leave happy

This place is a gem. Forget geek squad, George is so much better.

Absolutely love this place but I cant contact them so I have no idea if there open during quarentine and I live kinda far so its risky to check my self.

Super helpful and grate customer service my visit to control lab wont be the last

With most shopping that I do, its an in-and-out experience. Get what I want and leave. This place is so different. It has a hangout vibe and the staff are very nice and approachable. Great deals too!

Sold me a ps2 contorller that does not work

An amazing place with a ton of cool stuff for gamers and anime fans

Traded my old games and systems collection in got MORE than fair value cash and some store credit. Guy there is up front and honest, Ive been back twice since.

One of the best video game 🎮 store.. the owner George Is very Knowledge And very helpful!!! It’s a must go... 4 all game Lover!!

Very friendly shop extremely knowledgeable, and great customer. 👍

Great local alternative to Game Stop. Good selection and offers in store repair.

Place is great, found a cursed Saturn game Ive been hunting for. Awesome little trinkets and stuff to, found a majoras mask necklace. Would definitely recommend at least visiting.

George (owner) is a good guy who knows his stuff. If youre looking for older video games or electronics repair this is the place to go. Just call ahead.

Very organized and wonderful shop owner very welcoming and knowledgeable 10/10

The staff is very friendly and helpful! Excellent service and good collection of games

Fixed my laptop for a affordable price nice guy cool little shop too

Great costumer service. Quick N64 ultra HDMI mod!

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 DVDs, Cds, 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.

The owner is absolutely amazing and he has so many good things available.

An excellent local video game shop, even if you just need parts.

Theyre great people and have a lot of cool stock too!

Super cool guy that runs it, good stuff at the store, all around great place

If he knows games, he certainly doesnt know how to take care of them.

Great electric repair! Gives fair value store credit for game trade-ins.

It is the best video game store in old town goleta.

Awesome selection of vintage video gaming products

Ive called the store several times over the last three days. No one answers the phone. I dont live locally and making the drive on a gamble that the store may or may not be open, or have what I need, isnt very realistic.

Nice selection of games and great customer service

Its a very welcoming vibe

I find my old videos games to play

Great choice of games, awesome staff...

Great atmosphere, friendly customer service

Hey George are you a squid or are you a kid?

Plenty of this and that for gaming systems past and present, mostly past.