Speed Boat Escape

A strange little side quest

The mechanics around Speed Boat Escape have roots that stretch far beyond modern browsers. A top Formula 1 tyre stop can happen in under two seconds; McLaren set a 1.80-second pit-stop record. And the history keeps stacking up: Spacewar! appeared on MIT's PDP-1 in 1962 and became one of the earliest influential computer games shared among programmers. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.