A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Stone Miner Online is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game, decades before modern 3D racers. And then there is this: The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.