A strange little side quest
If Simon Says sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. 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. A second detail makes the picture even better: Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game. That gives Simon Says a little more company than it first appears to have.