A strange little side quest
Zoom out from Plazma Burst - Forward to the Past for a moment and the timeline gets surprisingly deep. Sonic the Hedgehog launched in 1991 and turned speed itself into a defining platform-game mechanic. The surprising part is how quickly the next milestone followed. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
