Kitten Salon

A strange little side quest

The rules may be simple on screen, but the backstory around Kitten Salon is anything but tiny. In 18th-century America, upper-class men as well as women wore make-up, a reminder that beauty customs have never been as fixed as they can seem. And then there is this: Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.