A strange little side quest
One reason role-playing games keeps producing good game ideas around Candy Thieves is that its history is full of strange turns. By 1987, fantasy role-playing had become a major computer-game direction, with Zelda, licensed Dungeons & Dragons games and other story-led adventures expanding the form. The timeline takes another interesting turn: The name Tetris combines a reference to four-square pieces with Pajitnov's interest in tennis. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
