A strange little side quest
Here is a rabbit hole for the next loading screen in Knight Rush: Sonic the Hedgehog launched in 1991 and turned speed itself into a defining platform-game mechanic. And then there is this: Boxing was part of the ancient Olympic Games by 688 BC, long before gloves, weight classes, or timed rounds existed in anything like their modern form. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.