A strange little side quest
Zoom out from Blaze and the Monster Machines - Memory for a moment and the timeline gets surprisingly deep. The Oregon Trail eventually appeared across generations of computer hardware and sold tens of millions of copies, making it one of the most enduring educational games. The timeline takes another interesting turn: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That long chain of experiments is part of why learning games still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
