Collection 2015 - Part 1-3 -0 To J-: Dos Games

Leo typed the question.

The screen went black. For a long moment, nothing. Then a single line of text appeared:

Leo typed: WHO WAS YOUR USER?

He slid the first disc into the drive. The CD-ROM whirred like a sleepy beehive. A blue DOS prompt appeared. Then a menu: garish, green-on-black, listing folders from to J . DOS Games Collection 2015 - Part 1-3 -0 to J-

“No idea,” Leo said. “Probably some nerd filing system.”

“It’s just a game,” Maya whispered.

> WHO ARE YOU?

It was stupid. Glitchy. Perfect.

> YOU ARE NOT MY USER.

Another pause. Then the screen began scrolling through every game title from 0 to J at impossible speed. ALLEY CAT, ARKHANOID, BATTLE CHESS, CIVILIZATION, DIGGER, ELITE… all the way to JAZZ JACKRABBIT . The CD drive whirred like it was screaming. Leo typed the question

A pause. Then:

> NO. HE GREW UP.

He pressed Y .

On screen, Duke stood in a crumbling Hollywood set, aliens warping through walls. The sound card crackled, then played a low, distorted voice: