A strange little side quest
A little context makes Hostages Rescue more fun to place on the gaming map. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. And then there is this: Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at Hostages Rescue feel a bit more connected to the history of play.