I put the coin in the machine, I feel the engraving beneath my fingertips, and I can tell

it's from the early 2000s.

The weight gives me a sense of comfort as I let it go, the satisfying sounds of the coin

finding its new home, off to the land where arcade coins lay dormant.

The screen lights up, Florescent LEDs blink to life, and a wave of nostalgia hits me.

Just like that, I'm taken right back to being a child again, as the title screen blinks

at me.

Okay, let's play.

Demi's adventure was one of those games you'd hear about on various forms in the early 2000s,

back when it was far easier to spread unsubstantiated rumors and gather internet clout with minimal

effort.

Kind of like Twitter, but no character limit.

We'd seen people like the supposed time traveler, John Titter, the legend of Polybius,

and many more that run the gamut on form speculation.

But Demi's adventure was a little bit different.

It wasn't exactly touted as a spooky horror game with people dying or being whisked away

by shady government officials.

Rather, it was remarked upon by burgeoning gaming devs as the game nobody enjoyed QA testing

for, because of its unique algorithm.

The game that learns and plays you as much as you do it.

I should mention that while there are many games in the modern age with AI and mechanics

to actually pull this off in a more effective way, this was practically unheard of in the

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