Jake quickly scrambled to shut down the game, but not before Alex managed to grab a screenshot of their epic match. The IT director confiscated the computers, and Alex and Jake were forced to vacate the lab.

But their fun was short-lived. Just as they were about to settle a heated match between Fox McCloud and Donkey Kong, the school's IT department burst into the lab, alerted by a suspicious spike in network activity.

Alex nodded enthusiastically, and Jake leaned in, a conspiratorial look on his face. "I managed to get it working. But we have to be careful – the school's administration is always on the lookout for unauthorized gaming."