A strange little side quest
A quick detour while Baby Olie Birthday Party waits for your next move: By the 1890s, department stores and mail-order catalogs were selling mass-produced ready-to-wear clothes in standardized styles and price ranges. And the history keeps stacking up: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at Baby Olie Birthday Party feel a bit more connected to the history of play.