A strange little side quest
If Frozen Princess New Year's Eve sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. It also connects to a different milestone: 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. That long chain of experiments is part of why fashion and style still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
