The Pines Mall in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, opened in 1986 and anchored by Dillard’s, JCPenney, and Sears. By the late 1980s, Space 116 housed an Aladdin’s Castle arcade just inside the northeast entrance—promoted in local shopper guides as the mall’s premier youth hangout.
Locals remember the neon-lit façade and rows of Galaga and Pac-Man cabinets under the AC banner, along with occasional “token nights” advertised via flyers in the food court.
The arcade closed in the early 2000s when the mall shifted toward big-box tenants. Today, Space 116 is occupied by a children’s boutique, but older Pine Bluff residents still share stories of token-driven high-score battles.