A strange little side quest
Zoom out from Mr Mafia for a moment and the timeline gets surprisingly deep. Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 with a character called Jumpman, who would later become one of gaming's most recognizable figures: Mario. It also connects to a different milestone: Doom changed game design and distribution in 1993 by separating its engine from content and spreading widely through shareware. That gives Mr Mafia a little more company than it first appears to have.