A strange little side quest
Feeding Frenzy may feel immediate, but the ideas around arcade history have been evolving for a very long time. Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. A second detail makes the picture even better: Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.
