Mad Gear Exclusive

A strange little side quest

The next time Mad Gear Exclusive asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. A top Formula 1 tyre stop can happen in under two seconds; McLaren set a 1.80-second pit-stop record. The same trail leads to another fact: Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. That history is one reason familiar mechanics can still feel new when they are recombined well.