A strange little side quest
One reason racing keeps producing good game ideas around Color Block Out is that its history is full of strange turns. Silverstone hosted the first Formula 1 World Championship round on May 13, 1950. The broader history adds one more wrinkle. Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris in 1984 after drawing inspiration from pentomino puzzles, then simplified the idea around shapes made from four squares. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.