Spot the Odd One

A strange little side quest

Before the next round of Spot the Odd One, here is a piece of the bigger picture. Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That old idea kept changing rather than disappearing. Pong was field-tested in California bars in 1972 and helped launch the modern arcade-game era. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at Spot the Odd One feel a bit more connected to the history of play.