Quarter Munchers & Magic Carpets: The Glory Days of Aladdin’s Castle
Long before online gaming, battle passes, and headset trash talk, there was a magical kingdom hidden inside America’s shopping malls. You could hear it before you saw it. The clatter of tokens, the electronic explosions, the hum of CRT monitors, and the occasional shout of victory from a kid who just beat a high score. And standing proudly above it all was the glowing sign of Aladdin’s Castle. For many kids growing up in the late 1970s, throughout the 1980s, and even into the 1990s, Aladdin’s Castle wasn’t just an…
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