Turret Turmoil

A strange little side quest

Here is a rabbit hole for the next loading screen in Turret Turmoil: Space Invaders, released in 1978, helped push video games into mainstream popular culture. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: The word 'checkmate' is linked to the Persian expression 'shah mat', used when the king was trapped. So a round of Turret Turmoil is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer arcade history timeline.