A strange little side quest
Even a quick game like The Last Stand sits on top of decades — and sometimes centuries — of ideas. Doom changed game design and distribution in 1993 by separating its engine from content and spreading widely through shareware. The surprising part is how quickly the next milestone followed. Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That is the kind of background detail that makes another attempt at The Last Stand feel a bit more connected to the history of play.
