Leo dropped the console. It clattered on the coffee table. The screen flickered. For one impossible frame, the reflection in the CRT bezel wasn't his tired adult face.
He was about to quit when his phone buzzed. A message from his brother, of all people. neo geo pack roms
When he picked the device back up, the game was running normally. The "Neo Geo Pack" folder was still there. But the file size had changed. Leo dropped the console
“You owe me a Butterfinger.”