A strange little side quest
Between one round of Pyramid of Flames and the next, this is worth knowing: Sonic the Hedgehog launched in 1991 and turned speed itself into a defining platform-game mechanic. And then there is this: Midway's Gun Fight from 1975 was the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. So a round of Pyramid of Flames is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer platform games timeline.