Where the heck did the first video game “boss” come from?

Where the Heck Did the First Video Game “Boss” Come From?

You know the feeling well. You’ve been tearing through a campaign on your console for the last three hours. Your avatar has hacked and slashed, stealthily insurrected, solved convoluted environmental puzzles, all to come to a large door. You have the key. You open it. Your gut tightens as the door opens. Your avatar walks…