A strange little side quest
Put Silent Night next to the history of action games and a few unexpected connections appear. Space Invaders arrived in 1978 and helped turn electronic games from an arcade curiosity into mainstream entertainment. The surprising part is how quickly the next milestone followed. Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. That long chain of experiments is part of why action games still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
