RACINE - As manager of Aladdin's Castle video arcade, Paul Hantschel was often a little frustrated. He couldn't control the selection of games the Regency Mall store stocked. Hantschel couldn't even ...

What with all the talk of “popular” eateries here in Mattoon closing, I thought I’d write about another still-missed part of Mattoon-ian culture long gone; so here’s an advertisement from the Aug. 13, ...

Tom Gabos spent hours at Aladdin’s Castle, an arcade at Laurel Mall. “It was the place to be back in the ’80s,” said Gabos, recalling that the arcade had two machines of Pac-Man, Asteroids and other ...

If you, like me, grew up playing arcade games at the Aladdin's Castle arcade at your local mall, you may have a huge rush of nostalgia when you see the TMNT, Mortal Kombat, or Street Fighter 2 arcade ...