A strange little side quest
Even a quick game like Bikini Bottom Mysteries Search sits on top of decades — and sometimes centuries — of ideas. Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. The same trail leads to another fact: Pac-Man went on sale in 1980, and its creator Toru Iwatani famously linked the character's shape to a pizza with a slice missing. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.