A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Little Cupcake Maker. 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. It also connects to a different milestone: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That long chain of experiments is part of why fashion and style still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
