<strong>East Coast US, Some Saturday 201X.<br/></strong><br/><br/>The arcade.  Staple hangout of video game lovers in the United States for two decades at the end of the 20th Century.  Began disappearing due to: the slow, gradual closing of American malls, the hangout of the hangout; the proliferation of consoles and console games that didn’t constantly eat quarters as you tried to beat them; and perhaps, the general shift over time to try and reach more people.<br/><br/>But arcades have been making a comeback as of the last few years; specifically the ‘barcade’ – a twist on the old watering hole with a machine or two jammed into the corner to help make a few extra dollars.  The barcade, as it is better known today, features a two-story structure.  The main floor is your typical restaurant deal: food, drinks of an adult nature, kitchen, conversation, televisions. The second floor – whether above or below – carries a number of arcade machines.  Vintage ones, sure, but a lot of games are being built these days for this specific market niche.  One such barcade is the Bonus Round, destination of two post-collegiate friends making their way through the world as we know it.<br/><br/>The first is Jason Richards; the second Anthony Spinakos.  They’ve been given a call to come to the Bonus Round this particular Thursday, despite Saturday night being their usual time to come around for food and fun.  As they approached the bar, and stepped inside, they could see waiting at a standing table near the hostess station the manager of the barcade.  “Hey, glad you guys could come by; I got something brand new in today, and I wanted to show you!”  He led them through the bar and to the downstairs basement where the arcade section was found.  “Check it out.”  Pointing to the cabinet, both men would be able to see it.<em>Burn Legend: Guardians of Hisashiro</em>.  The fifth game in the side-scrolling arcade fighting series, which was supposed to be coming out in about…six weeks?  Everyone was excited for it.  “The studio’s doing something special for barcade owners – a handful of us are getting special editions of the cabinet before the game is even released on the market.  You know, to help stir up interest!”<br/><br/>The studio in question – Wizardgate Games – had made several announcements about the game.  There would be two types of this particular game.  The first was the arcade cabinet – it would feature the basic side-scrolling action that the<em>Burn Legend</em>series was known for, and little more than that.  The home console game, in contrast, was going to be much more expansive.  A full-on ‘fighting sandbox’ game that incorporated RPG elements into the game, developing on what had been introduced with the previous game<em>Legacy of the Dragons</em>.  “Best of all, this is a cabinet that has the console version of the game; and a special edition one, too.”  That sounded familiar – there was a rumor Wizardgate was going to do a more mature version of the game, one rated for the adult crowd instead of the school students and suchlike that were likely to be the big buyers.<br/><br/>Anthony looked at Jason.  “Should we have a look at it?”<br/>