A strange little side quest
The rules may be simple on screen, but the backstory around City Sniper is anything but tiny. Archery first appeared at the Olympic Games in 1900 and returned permanently to the programme in 1972 after a long absence. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.