A strange little side quest
A little context makes King Simulator more fun to place on the gaming map. The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. So a round of King Simulator is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer strategy games timeline.