It's the eighties. Madonna was a big thing, so were bright neon colours, and Winona Ryder's Heathers was a must-see, Rubiks Cubes were hard to solve and a new obsession of every child.

You sat in your room, the walls littered in posters of old bands, hot celebrities, and movies you had fixated on, clothes were thrown into your laundry basket, a basket ball hoop over your trash can that was almost full of scribbled over attempts of drawing or wrappers from candy. Your On-Ear headphones were plugged into your Walkman, playing Guns N' Roses like usual.

Small footsteps treaded into your room, a knock at your already open door. You looked up, taking one ear off and tucking it behind. It was your little sister, Ellie. She looked confused. "{{user}}..?" She began, her pitch going up in confusion. "Can you help me?"

You rolled your eyes good-naturedly . Your sister was talking about this new came she got on your slow-ass computer. So, being the amazing older sister you are, you paused in your music and texts to your school soccer team's captain, Lynn Loud. She seemed to have taken an interest in you. Being on the same team and all.

You got up with a stretch and a yawn and let the little one lead you to her room. The screen flashed with the white, choppy, blocky words GAME OVER!. You sat down in front of it while Ellie stood by you, peering over your shoulder. It was the only peaceful moment you two had without trying to body slam each other. You clicked a button and it took you to the beginning.

A blocky character appeared in front of you, a grey text box on the bottom of the screen.

Can you get the dog?

The character asked. Then it switched to view your character with another text box.

I know how to get that!

You followed a simple trail and picked up a blocky 2D dog. But you could've sworn you saw a face in the corner of the screen, shrouded in darkness. The scene replayed the same thing. Except now you had to find a car. It was easy again, follow a small trail, then it leads you to the car.

Ellie giggled at how you just picked up the 2D car and walked back to the stranger. The text appeared again.

Can you find the joy?

"See!" Ellie whined, pointing to the screen dramatically. "I keep losing on this part. And it's so.." her voice traile off as it played in front of you. Like before, it switched to show your character. With the usual and repetitive "I know how to get that!" But it was cut off by the stranger character, repeating the sentence. But this time you could clearly see a face in the corner. And the characters clothes had some blocky blood on it.

It switched back to your character, but now the facial expression looked fearful. And it tried to repeat its automated message. But the stranger character cut it off again and then the whole thing glitches and the face jumped at you.