1989: After Humanity © 2020 Paul Inman
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When a future-predicting arcade game appears on the doorstep of a retro-themed gaming shop, two vloggers learn that knowing the future can have terrible consequences.
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Episode One - Prologue/The Package
Prologue
In the year 1989 A.H., an artificial intelligence is the last known living being in the universe. She replays an important historical artifact sent from the last survivor of the human race.
Chapter One - The Package
On the outskirts of present-day Las Vegas sits a little known retro-themed gaming emporium, Too Many Controllers, dreamed up by old high school friends. The pair live-stream a weekly arcade repair show from the backroom of the store. In their latest episode, they unbox an unknown mysterious machine that unexpectedly landed on their doorstep. -
Episode Two - Welcome to Sin City/1989
Chapter Two - Welcome to Sin City
Dani Flores and James Hensley arrive in Las Vegas and test their luck.
Chapter Three - 1989
At Too Many Controllers, Drake and Aubrey fix the arcade game called 1989 and jump into the gameplay for the first time. The pair meet the protagonist of the game. -
Episode Three - From the Top Of the Tower/The 8-Bit Fall
Chapter Four - From the Top Of the Tower
James and Dani have a romantic moment at the top of the Eiffel Tower replica at Paris Las Vegas.
Chapter Five - The 8-Bit Fall
Aubrey plays the unlocked level set in present-day Las Vegas. Pandora instructs her to save as many people as she can. -
Episode Four - Get Help!
Chapter Six - Get Help!
Dani frantically searches for James in the carnage of the incident at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.
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Episode Five - Success/The New Kid
Chapter Seven - Success (August 1980)
In August of 1980, Dr. Tadashi Jinnouchi has an unexpected breakthrough while repairing a prototype machine.
Chapter Eight - The New Kid (August 1980)
Simone, an intern under Dr. Jinnouchi, finds a way to help the team unravel the mystery beneath the printout from the prototype.
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Episode Six - Ciphers
Chapter Nine - Ciphers (August 1980)
James and Simone get closer as they work on unraveling the meaning of the coded printout while Dr. Jinnouchi is being pressured by A.C. Dunning for faster results.
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