stackyFACTSDespite launching in 2001, the system demanded you play in direct, blinding sunlight just to see your character. Players were forced to buy obnoxious, battery-draining worm-light attachments just to play in the dark, revealing a terrifying commitment to cost-cutting over basic human convenience.
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