A strange little side quest
Connect Mimi may feel immediate, but the ideas around puzzles have been evolving for a very long time. Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris in 1984 after drawing inspiration from pentomino puzzles, then simplified the idea around shapes made from four squares. And the history keeps stacking up: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. So a round of Connect Mimi is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer puzzles timeline.
