University Mall opened in 1980 to serve the University of Alabama community. By 2000, a Cyberstation arcade operated inside the east corridor, offering Tekken Tag and a redemption counter that thrived on game-day crowds.
The arcade shuttered in 2014 when the space was carved into a cellphone-accessory shop, yet Tuscaloosa Facebook groups still swap stories of lining up there after Crimson Tide victories.