A strange little side quest
Before the next round of Pet Party WebGL, here is a piece of the bigger picture. Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. And then there is this: Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. That long chain of experiments is part of why video-game history still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
