A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Puppy House. Barbie Fashion Designer became a major software hit in 1996, selling more than 500,000 copies in two months and proving there was a large audience for fashion-focused computer play. The timeline takes another interesting turn: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.
