A strange little side quest
One reason role-playing games keeps producing good game ideas around Gooby is that its history is full of strange turns. Early computer role-playing games helped turn rules, inventories, exploration and character progression into systems that could support long-form digital adventures. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Women's boxing made its Olympic debut at London 2012. That long chain of experiments is part of why role-playing games still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
