The game loaded not with the familiar Capcom jingle, but with a low, rumbling hum. The character select screen was wrong. Jack Tenrec, Hannah Dundee, Mustapha Cairo, and Mess O'Bradovich were there, but their sprites seemed to breathe. Their pixelated eyes followed his cursor.
Then the chat box appeared. One line of text, typed in a cracked green font: cadillacs and dinosaurs play online
The chat box blinked one last time.
Leo finally typed back, his hands shaking: The game loaded not with the familiar Capcom
Silence. Then: