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TIL of Mesquite, Texas which in 1976 attempted to ban anyone under 17 from going to an arcade. Alladin's Castle (Bally) sued the city and eventually prevailed in a case that went to the Supreme Court. Years later, the city became home to id Software which created Doom/Quake and popularized PC gaming

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