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Countryside Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Tampa Bay arcade fans on Reddit swear it had the region’s first Virtuality VR pod before the 1993 holiday rush.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on the…
Colonial Mall Gadsden was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A former attendant’s Facebook post recalls Friday‑night lines for Street Fighter II inside Gadsden Mall’s mid‑’80s build‑out.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Colonial Mall Auburn Oplika was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Long‑time Opelika residents still drop its name in Colonial Mall nostalgia threads— wedged between RadioShack and Chick‑fil‑A.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Clearview Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A Metairie Facebook nostalgia group lists it alongside Foot Locker and Wilson’s as prime 1980s Clearview Mall attractions.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks…
Citadel Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Locals in Charleston recall hearing its game soundtracks echo across Citadel Mall’s food court corridor.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on the cocktail…
Cielo Vista Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. An El Paso nostalgia thread even shows a grainy 1980s snapshot of its neon entrance in Cielo Vista Mall’s Sears wing.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local teens—quarter stacks on…
Aladdin’s Castle, Chicago Ridge Mall was among the first outlets to debut Bally’s short‑lived Tom Foolery barcade concept in 1983—making the south‑suburban site something of a brand chameleon. By 1985 it reverted to the standard Castle format, complete with mirrored token hoppers and that unmistakable purple‑and‑gold carpet. A Gamerheads nostalgia piece pinpoints the arcade just…
South‑central Pennsylvania’s Chambersburg Mall didn’t open until 1982, but its Aladdin’s Castle quickly drew players from as far as Hagerstown. The KLOV directory pegs the branch at 3055 Black Gap Road; ex‑staff in a 2006 Facebook thread recall Namco’s “gondola” redemption counter and the arrival of Dance Dance Revolution, which extended the castle’s life well into the 2000s. A…
Aladdin’s Castle, Century Plaza opened alongside Birmingham’s two‑level mall in 1975 and immediately set a new bar for Alabama game rooms: mirrored ceiling tiles, wall‑to‑wall red carpet, and a signature scent equal parts pizza grease and ozone from CRT monitors. Bhamwiki notes the branch first sat near JCPenney on the lower level before relocating closer to Sears during an ’80s…
Capital Mall, Jefferson City, MO scored its own Aladdin’s Castle in the late ’70s and, thanks to its mid‑state location, became a favored test site for new Bally/Namco hardware. Highway Games reported in 2003 that Bugeye Technologies’ Blaze TM shooter underwent market testing here—proof the castle was still influential decades after opening. Local Flickr historian “Jeff City Family…