While there is that, I think also people in the industry didn't know what they had on their hands. While it was new, so was just about everything else about the

While there is that, I think also people in the industry didn't know what they had on their hands. While it was new, so was just about everything else about the games. Minds were being blown pretty continually as the gaming industry and computers themselves improved. There was no way of knowing Silas had basically invented the experience we expect for the entire industry from that point forward. Mostly, I think it wasn't obvious until the 90's - a full decade later.