The shop owner, a grizzled ex-gamer named Haru, smirked. "Haven’t seen one of these since the 90s. Rumor says it’s a prototype for the Yakuza games— before they leaned into yakuza drama. Supposedly, it had a secret ‘Rookie Mode’ no one ever completed." Aiko, a part-time YouTuber and hardcore 90s gamer, bought it on a whim.