A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Cannon Strike is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Doom changed game design and distribution in 1993 by separating its engine from content and spreading widely through shareware. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. Archery first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1900 and returned permanently to the programme in 1972 after a long absence. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
