“San Andreas…”

That pirated copy was long gone—the hard drive had died one thunderstorm night, taking CJ’s last save with it. But Leo never forgot the feeling of hacking his way into another world, one slow megabyte at a time.

But Leo had a mission.

The screen flickered. His PC fans screamed like a jet engine. Then—the music. The low, thumping bass of the loading screen. The orange sky, the silhouette of the city.