there was once a cursed game cartridge. one that whenever it fell into anyone's hands... well... let me just tell you a story.
dolly rendalmanacs, your typical gamer. decided to dust off her old NES. she hadn't used it for 10 years and it was picking up dust... she found herself putting in an old cartridge of top gun. the game she enjoyed the most as a child. despite the cheesiness of the game...
she quickly opened the slot where the cartridge would go. excited to see how much she remembered. to her surprise there was already a game inside the reader. she plugged the machine in and ejected the old cartridge. she look at the title of the game. the game was called "prototype: dev copy. DO NOT PLAY IF UNAUTHORIZED" she thought delighted "my brother must have gotten this a long time ago! it must be worth a fortune now! an old prototype game no ones ever seen!"
you see her brother was a game developer way back when the NES was in its hayday and she did not think the NDA mattered anymore because it was so long ago. so she blew on the cartrage and plugged it into the machine.
she turned on the game... it wouldnt start as most games did back then. she went back to remove more dust from inside the cartrage and inside the game console. she blew in each piece of machinery carefully.
she tried again. this time more eager to try the unknown game... oh how she would wish she had just put it aside and left it alone...
when she plugged the cartrage in this time. the tv turned itself on automatically. she hadnt bothered plugging the RGB cables in... but strangely enough the cartrage displayed on the screen with a big red PLAY button she found herself unable to move. and then she heard a voice... "if you dont want to play i certainly will." at this point she was scared stiff. she saw the controller... which was not plugged into anything yet- lift up off the ground and enter the konami code into the machine. up up down down left right left right AB and... start.
she felt a chill in the air as the warmth left the room. everything was dark save the game loft which she sat scared stiff in.
she was horriffied. at this point there was nothing on the screen save a face with bleeding eyes. the blood was coming out of the tv....
the face had no mouth and no hair upon its head.
she screamed as she awoke. in the chair in the middle of the game room. she stood up grabbed a hammer. found the game machine opened it up and grabbed the game inside and-
without thinking she smashed it into a thousand pieces.
and then she noticed.... it was top gun. not a prototype cartridge like she was expecting you see. none of this actually happened. she was still DREAMING. soon she was approached by a figure with the same eyes... and she took a swing at it with a hammer. and then she woke up... again... for real this time?
even she doesnt know to this day... is she still dreaming? are you in her dream?
have a good night sleep.
and now for a palate cleanser