A strange little side quest
The next time Dino Crowd asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. Paleontologists can learn about ancient animals from much more than complete skeletons: fossilized plants, insects, tracks and other remains all add pieces to the story. It also connects to a different milestone: Spacewar! appeared on MIT's PDP-1 in 1962 and became one of the earliest influential computer games shared among programmers. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
