As he walked home from a hard day at work, James grabbed the necklace off the ground and started to stare deeply at it. Almost immediately, he begins to form some very nostalgic memories in his mind.
Back in the mid-1980s, the video game industry prospered and proved to be a lucrative market once more thanks to the successes of Nintendo. James, a then young twenty-something, was a reviewer, whose job was to play and review video games, providing informative insight and criticism. This was done in the comfort of his own home, where he spent time with wife Linda and newborn son Steven. As cool as it seemed, it was a challenge completing the toughest of games for him.
"Come on, come on!" young James yelled, as playing a platform game only to have died "Argh! What a load of f-!"
"There he goes again..." Linda sighed, covering up baby Steven's ears.
Anyway, this would later unfold as he became a full part of the industry, designing and testing out various games. It was a fun career back then up until more recently. With game development deadlines to be fulfilled and increased workload, James, now well in his 40s, found himself stressed and tired. He had little time to be around his family.
Apart from that, his latest dreams have revolved around what it would be like to a video game character
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