On the other hand, I've seen only about two hours of gameplay — who's to say that the game won't lean deeper into series history later on? In any case, the gameplay looks extremely promising, particularly in just how open-ended it can be. If you want to get a head start on ...
This theory is backed up by comparing the oscillator and initialisation circuitry around the processor with datasheets for other ‘pre‐programmed’ TMS1000 variants. The use of a capacitor and resistor in parallel provides the timing to the processor (in the Pocket Simon game this oscillates once...