Red Crucible

A strange little side quest

The next time Red Crucible asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. It also connects to a different milestone: Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. That gives Red Crucible a little more company than it first appears to have.