A strange little side quest
The next time Romantic Swimming Pool asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. By the 1890s, department stores and mail-order catalogs were selling mass-produced ready-to-wear clothes in standardized styles and price ranges. And then there is this: Pac-Man went on sale in 1980, and its creator Toru Iwatani famously linked the character's shape to a pizza with a slice missing. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at Romantic Swimming Pool feel a bit more connected to the history of play.
