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It's the beginning of the 80s in the county of Durham, England. It's a quiet part of the country, a little too quiet, in fact. The mines are starting to become deserted, and the town is slowly dying.
Fortunately, the town's economy isn't completely collapsing: Durham University is gradually becoming the city's lung, with the majestic Croydon Minster cathedral as its heart.

However, even though this second wind benefits the residents, a social divide is becoming more and more apparent between the privileged young people sent by their parents to study at this brand new university and the remnants of the miners' children who struggle to financially support their kids through their studies.

Nevertheless, youth being what it is, sometimes gathers in the same places: the town cinema, shopping centers with increasingly high prices, dance floors in nightclubs, or pubs after class. Life doesn't stop with the closing of the mine, fortunately, but if there's one place that's particularly popular in the early 80s, it's the Arcades.

Although the older generations criticize it, video gaming is in full expansion and stands among the favorite forms of entertainment for young people and teens. A new era is dawning; it's no longer the age of cathode-ray screens, but the age of joysticks.

Video games are becoming popular.