A strange little side quest
Before the next round of Yarn!, here is a piece of the bigger picture. Sonic the Hedgehog launched in 1991 and turned speed itself into a defining platform-game mechanic. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: Nintendo's Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 and introduced the character first known as Jumpman, who later became Mario. Grombi files that under: small game, surprisingly large backstory.