A strange little side quest
A quick detour while Horde Hunters waits for your next move: Midway's Gun Fight from 1975 was the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. And the history keeps stacking up: The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.