A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind Thing Thing is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. Gun Fight reached arcades in 1975 and became the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. The timeline takes another interesting turn: Midway's Gun Fight from 1975 was the first arcade video game to use a microprocessor. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
