A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Spot Rise of the Guardians is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Reader Rabbit's 1986 arrival was part of a major expansion of educational computer software before the CD-ROM boom of the 1990s. And then there is this: Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.