A strange little side quest
Here is a rabbit hole for the next loading screen in Zball 5 Mountain Edition: Sonic the Hedgehog launched in 1991 and turned speed itself into a defining platform-game mechanic. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: In 1958, Tennis for Two used an analog computer and an oscilloscope to turn simple physics into a playable tennis-like demonstration. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.