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This was just another "Famiclone," I realized—a cheap, unauthorized knock-off of the Nintendo Famicom, mass-produced in the 90s or early 2000s and sold in mall kiosks. I was about to unplug it and toss it in the "to-sell" bin when I noticed something odd.
Curiosity replaced my boredom. I scrolled faster. Game #201: . I clicked it. It was a platformer where a faceless stick figure ran across a black void. The level never ended. There was no music, just the sound of heavy breathing that seemed to loop too perfectly. I played for a minute before the stick figure abruptly fell into a pit that hadn't been there. Game Over.
It was a faded, peeling sticker. Orange background. Black text.
A chill ran down my spine. I looked at my own hands, then back at the screen. The sprite turned its back to the "camera" of the game, looking at the pixelated TV. It was looking at the game within the game.
I cleaned up the mess, throwing the melted controller in the trash. I went upstairs, shaken, trying to convince myself it was a hallucination brought on by fatigue and the strange, noxious fumes from the cheap electronics.