IN the world of games consoles, anything is possible – from racing through the chequered flag in a Formula One car to mowing down the enemy with a machine gun.

And so it proved for three men who worked for the ill-fated Game repair centre in Clifton Moor.

Jonathan Pulleyn, 22 of Barton Hill, and Acomb technicians Daniel Patterson, 28, and Michael Quinn, 24, were among the 90 staff who were cleared out of the premises in Amy Johnson Way when the company moved its operation to Basingstoke.

All three worked in Game’s repair workshop and when they got their redundancy notices two months ago, they knew the rules of their own game.

They set up Gamer-Tech, a games console repair service in Jonathan’s garage – and it instantly boomed.

It began so impressively, in fact, that the fledgling company was awarded a Prince’s Trust grant of £1,500 which was fuel for it to take another boost.

Jonathan said: “We knew this was going to be a niche market. Not many computer dealers have the expertise to handle games console repairs. They know it and we know it.

“In doing our market research we openly told these dealers of what we planned to do. The result is that we have had surges of referrals and have easily hit our targets.

“We also expect to offer our services to companies that take stock for cash and want to be able to sell perfect goods. If these come off, then we will think about moving to a more purpose-built premises somewhere in or around York and will seek some new staff from the city.

“We would love to be able to tap into the resources that Game left behind – good people who know what they’re doing.”

Meanwhile, Gamer-Tech is offering a free pick up and delivery service for the York and Malton areas. By December its aim is to be repairing about 60 consoles per week. Nice gameplan…