Invention is an indie action game released in early 2017 on PC. Recent coverage has touched on the game's themes through the lens of technological progress and historical innovation. Discussion has included broader perspectives on how transformative inventions reshape industries - drawing parallels between paradigm shifts in technology and their inevitability. The coverage also explores how games themselves have evolved through various technical solutions, examining how different approaches to saving progress and data persistence shaped player experience across gaming's history. These contextual pieces suggest the game engages with ideas about creation, progress, and the lasting impact of technological decisions.
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Some game cartridges from the 16-bit era shipped with backup chips. These allowed players save their progress. But they were expensive relative to a software-only alternative, session passwords. In addition to being cheaper, session passwords could be shared. Players eagerly subs…
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"It's very much like sitting here saying, 'Well, I believe the horse and the buggy is really where it's at'"