Culture End of an Era: The Last Aladdin’s Castle Arcade is No More ToddMitchell, June 20, 2022July 11, 2024 If you’re planning a stop in Quincy, Illinois in hopes of visiting the last Aladdin’s Castle arcade location, you may be about a month too late. Continue Reading
Culture The First Aladdin’s Castle Arcade ToddMitchell, March 31, 2022July 11, 2024 I’ve said a lot about the last Aladdin’s Castle. Let’s talk about a better story: The first Aladdin’s Castle arcade at the Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, IL circa 1969. Continue Reading
Culture Rygar Book Author Brian Riggsbee ToddMitchell, September 2, 2021July 11, 2024 Brian Riggsbee calls in with loads of insight about the arcade classic Rygar and the scoop on the upcoming second edition of his sold-out book, The Legend of Argus: The complete history of Rygar. Continue Reading
Humor Our Trip to the Last Aladdin’s Castle Arcade ToddMitchell, July 26, 2020July 11, 2024 Because my photo post exploded on Twitter with nearly 10,000 impressions and engagement from about 2,500 people at the time of writing, here’s the story of our trip to the last remaining Aladdin’s Castle in Quincy, Illinois. Continue Reading
Culture NBA Jam Book Author, Reyan Ali ToddMitchell, February 7, 2019July 11, 2024 I first interacted with Reyan Ali over Twitter just about a year ago. I’d just partnered with Microsoft to do a series of podcasts at GDC which was a total blast, but it caused me to miss the Classic Game Postmortem on the legendary NBA Jam. I tweeted out the… Continue Reading
Culture Religion, Metallica, and NBA Jam ToddMitchell, November 19, 2018July 11, 2024 Happy Thanksgiving week! In this episode, Todd shares the story about how two awesome arcade machines ended up in his basement and shares what he’s thankful for (in addition to these awesome machines). Continue Reading