A strange little side quest
The mechanics around Hamster Cute Merge have roots that stretch far beyond modern browsers. Midway's Gun Fight from 1975 was the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. A second detail makes the picture even better: In 1958, Tennis for Two used an analog computer and an oscilloscope to turn simple physics into a playable tennis-like demonstration. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.