A strange little side quest
Put Tokyo Drift 3D next to the history of racing and a few unexpected connections appear. Atari's Gran Trak 10 from 1974 is recognized as the first arcade racing video game, decades before modern 3D racers. That is only half the story. Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. That long chain of experiments is part of why racing still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.