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Translation:Life team group by.

[upbeat music]

Troy. Troy, you ready? Is your game done?

I already started a new one.

A new one?

Dude, I haven't even finished playing your last game yet.

Look, let's put the games on the app store, right?

I'll make the promo videos. We'll get rich.

And then girls? Huh?

- Hey, ladies! - Nope.

Nick, you know it's not about the girls, man.

It's about making one great game and showing it off at Pixelcon.

Yeah, like... like your dad did.

All right, fine, fine.

Let me at least show my Nickalicious channel?

I mean, look, the Nickheads would love it.

I thought they were the Nickelodeons?

Yeah, copyright problems, so...

We're still workshopping it.

Please, let me show them?

Okay.

- Really? - No.

Can I at least show my mom?

♪ I came here to play ♪

♪ Gonna give them What they want ♪

♪ Well I came here to play ♪

♪ Kept them waiting For so long ♪

♪ Don't get in the way ♪

♪ Makes you think you think You've seen it all ♪

♪ Well I came here to play ♪

♪ Well I came here to play ♪

♪ I'm slingin' fire ♪

♪ From my fingertips ♪

♪ Oh here we go ♪

♪ I'm dishing out Can you handle this? ♪

♪ I'm on my own ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh ♪

♪ Yeah yeah ♪

♪ Oh here we go ♪

♪ I'm on the road ♪

♪ Well I came here to play ♪

♪ Gonna give them What they want ♪

♪ Well I came here to play ♪

♪ Kept them waiting For so long ♪

♪ Don't get in the way ♪

[Troy] [voice-over] My name's Troy Mayfield.

I love making video games.

I always have.

My mom and dad started a gaming company

when I was little.

All I've ever wanted to do is work there.

But for some reason my mom doesn't think I'm ready.

So, for now, I'm stuck in Mr. Diehl's

tenth grade computer science class,

coding... this.

[regular beeps]

Okay, ten minutes. Ten minutes!

It's the moment I find out

if I'm a good teacher or not.

Dude, we need your help!

They come to him for help in their darkest hour...

Do you have any idea what's going on?

[Billy] Come on, Troy.

This doesn't make any sense to us.

I thought you guys said you wanted to do it on your own.

- And done. - [Billy] I think I broke it.

We need your help, Troy.

This is worth half your grade.

Five minutes!

That was not five minutes.

Time flies when you're having fun.

Two minutes!

[gasps] What...

A or F. That's what you're gonna get.

I just decided that because I'm crazy AF.

[Nick chortles]

Five...

four...

three...

two...

one!

[beeps]

[students chuckle with excitement]

[Nick] You're a genius. You should work at EA or Xodus.

Xodus sucks.

I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to talk to Troy.

Namaste, everyone.

Uh, namaste, Vice Principal Goodson.

[laughing] Namaste.

Namaste?

That's good, that's good.

[shouts] Laugh at me again

and I will dog walk every one of you!

[stunned silence]

Is everything okay?

Cynthia left me.

- [Mr. Diehl] [whispers] No! - [Goodson] Yeah.

Umm... Troy?

[Mr. Diehl] Mayfield, Mayfield. Come on.

[Goodson] I'll call you later.

Please.

Uh, Williams, stop filming people.

This isn't a reality show, okay?

Troy... I have become aware of a very serious matter

and I want you to try to explain it to me.

♪ She's got me wrapped Around her finger ♪

♪ Never seen it clearer ♪

Hey, Troy!

I can honestly smell the hormones

pouring out of you, and it's nauseating.

And according to this report...

all 80 of our students

got a perfect score on a test

that you helped tutor them for.

Outstanding.

And that's how we won the nationwide first prize...

New computers! Hahaha!

Wow.

I've been begging the superintendent

for air conditioning for about six years,

but new computers are good.

Congratulations, Mr. Goodson.

Eighty perfect scores.

The school really needed these computers.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. [softly] But the problem is

is that only 15 of our students entered the competition.

That is odd... that you would check that.

Yeah! Oh my god, I had a question for you

and I had to write it down

because I don't really fully understand it.

I'm old, you know?

Did you illegally hack into the NSF database

and manipulate standardized testing results?

I was only trying to help the school.

And you have... 'cause this is...

Mine! Hahahaha.

I mean, if there ever was a victimless crime.

I do have to suspend you though.

I just did not need this tonight, okay?

You know how important tonight is for Playfield Games.

Actually, I don't.

You never told me what tonight's all about.

You know, Mom, now that I have some free time,

I could come to work.

I could come help out at the company...

[laughing] No, you're not gonna get rewarded

for getting suspended, all right?

Oh! I've got the perfect way

a suspended student can help out tonight.

[Troy] [voice-over] This is a fair punishment.

I wonder if I could turn this office party

into some kind of video game?

But which character would I play as?

[dramatic] Lyndon! Something with money...

Or I guess I could play as...

[dramatic] Laura! Technical lead, I think...

Or Marie! Uh... always been nice.

Playing as my mom would be too weird...

[dramatic] Kate! CEO.

But I would have a pretty cool cane as a weapon.

And then there's...

Troy the boy, there he is.

[Troy] [voice-over] [dramatic] Jimmy! Lead designer...

no, no, no, not him! Definitely not him!

Go back, control Z, control Z!

[sighs] That doesn't work in real life.

Go ahead and tell me Troy Behar, what's going on?

I heard you got kicked out of school today.

Well, if you're looking for something to do,

we could probably put you to work over at Playfield.

Wait, really? That actually would be awesome.

Yeah. Do you know how to squeegee?

Hehe. Just kiddin'.

Jimmy! Bruce is here. Come on.

Yeah.

Hey!

Well, uh, hi.

I know you. I-I saw you.

Yeah, at school.

That was you, right? Today... singing?

Yeah, I just moved in with my grandpa, Lyndon.

He wanted me to get out and socialize.

You're actually like the first person under 80

I've met outside of school.

Same.

Uh... okay.

- So is that deejay your friend? - [Nick] One, two, three, ah!

One, two, three, ah! One, two, three, ah!

Yeah, Nick.

Well, he's my best friend.

My only friend, actually.

Yeah... but he is a lot.

So... Troy the boy, is it?

Ah... just Troy.

Just Paige.

- Sorry, um... - [Paige chuckles nervously]

So, you are the first angel investor who really gets us.

The truth of the matter is

my grandkids have been after me

to invest into something cool, you know, forever.

And, well, I am very deep into BitCoin.

- [Jimmy] Whoa. - Yeah!

But between us, I don't really know what it is.

No, no one does.

And they are obsessed with your old games.

And so I just figured this was a shoo-in.

It is a shoo-in,

and you're so smart to invest in us.

And we're really grateful to have you onboard.

This is very exciting for us.

If you want something to do,

there's, like, a karaoke machine

hooked up to the speakers...

I'm really not looking for the spotlight.

Yeah. Yeah, totally. That's cool.

What's this whole thing for, anyway?

Uh... it's for my mom's company.

Yeah. I think there's a lot riding on it.

It's very cool.

Very, very cool.

Is that your dad?

No, my dad died when I was little.

I'm... I'm really sorry. I didn't know.

No, it's totally fine. It was a long time ago.

It's been just me and my mom

for like basically my whole life, so...

I can kinda relate to that.

My dad's not really in my life either.

Bruce, here. Now it's still in beta.

Don't show it to anyone else,

but put it under your kids' pillows.

They're gonna love this game so much

they're gonna be wetting your bed!

- [Bruce chuckles] - Uhhhh...

Actually, my grandkids do have a problem with wetting.

- So... - Ahhh...

It's a bit of a problem.

It's an expression. Heh-heh.

It's a mess.

But, no, I like where your head is.

Well, look, can I get you a drink before we ink?

Very very good, I like that slogan.

You know what, I'm good, thank you.

I'm gonna grab it myself, which means I will...

BRB.

My grandkids taught me that.

Oh yes, yes.

God bless 'em.

Well, LOL. Heh-heh.

I think that's dirty.

- No! No, no, no. - No, no.

Laugh out loud or laugh online.

Not everyone's laughing.

We just like to have fun. Heh heh. We have a good time.

Oh my god, what did you do?

- I don't know why I said... - Why did you give him that?

- He's gonna love it. - No, no. It's not ready!

He won't know what to do with it.

- It's really not ready. - Are you kidding? It's ready.

He'll be able to see little bits and bots.

It'll be fine.

Hey, can I ask you something?

Yes.

Why does she need that cane?

[whispers] She's a wizard.

A wizard?

She has like a... a wizard castle.

Come on, what's the cane for?

Uh... well, she has MS.

I'm two for two.

No, you're fine.

It doesn't slow her down much.

It doesn't seem to.

At least not tonight.

Ho-ho, Helen of Troy!

Ah!

Looks like you don't need any help

picking up one of the ladies.

[chuckles] Just kidding.

Troy Story, your mom is about to start talking

so if you can take care of the music

and wrap up whatever this... isn't.

[sarcastic chuckle]

Jimmy...

That guy is awesome.

Yeah, he thinks so.

- Ummm. - Ummmm...

Yeah, so that... well, I do have to...

I have to go.

Oh, yeah, uh...

Uh... see ya...

- Bye. - Bye.

[grunts and groans] This thing is heavy.

Your mind is strong, but your arms are weak.

Hey, guys!

Oh, god, uh, sorry.

Great deejaying.

Thank you.

It's just my side gig.

I'm more of an influencer.

I just crossed a thousand subs on YouTube.

You gotta check it out.

It's YouTube dot com slash Nickalicious.

Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry.

Are you millennials, by any chance?

I have this new game on this thing here.

Anyway, it's not even available to the public yet,

but I'm just not sure how to download it.

Could you help me?

Let's step into his office.

[videogame beeping, smashing]

[cartoon voice] [on videogame] Smashing, smashing, smashing.

Look at all this clipping.

The guy's head pokes out of the building

every time he jumps.

I bet the bug report for this thing

is like a mile long.

This soundtrack makes me sad.

It just feels retro for retro's sake.

Sir, where'd you find this?

Dude, I can make the game glitch anytime I want, watch.

Told ya.

Sir, it's just my opinion, but throw this game out

and get yourself a game from Playfield.

I almost did. You can keep that.

Oh, shhhh...

This is kind of a historic moment for all of us.

Because we have finally found our angel investor.

And not a moment too soon, right, Lyndon?

Whoa... Whew!

Alright, I'd like everyone to raise your glasses.

Without any further ado, I give you Bruce!

Bruce, are you here? Come join us!

He's gone.

[Kate] What?

Slipped out the back, I don't know.

Mom...

Troy?

Oh...

I'm sorry, everybody, I think I spoke too soon, but...

I'm sorry.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music continues]

Hey, Mom.

Umm... Mom, I'm so sorry.

I'm sure it must have been very difficult for you

to not rip apart our game

in front of the only person you didn't know at the party.

I'm going to have to figure something else out.

[knock at door]

Kate, this is awkward, but...

[whispers] we don't have any more money.

What?

I said we have no more money.

But this is... this is a bank, Larry.

We ran out. Let me call somebody.

Because we're friends.

Okay.

[dialing phone]

Hey, Jeff. Hi.

Yeah, Kate's here. Okay.

She can't have the money?

Because we don't have any more?

Alright, that's what I thought. Thank you.

See?

You know, if you don't want to give me the money,

you could just say no.

No.

With your payroll where it's at, we can't.

I mean, even if we could, we can't.

[Rick] You know what, I gotta go...

Kate, tell me,

to what do I owe this pleasure?

I'll cut straight to the chase.

We've run into a bit of a snag and if our game isn't a big hit,

we're gonna be in a lot of trouble.

So, I was wondering if you might possibly be interested in...

Buying out your games. Yeah, I would do that for you.

Look, Kate, playing your early games in college

is what got me into this business to begin with.

You know, I don't know if "ol' Rickers"

would made it through five and a half years at Brown

if it wasn't for Playfield Games.

I probably would have just resorted to girls and drugs,

so, thank God, you saved me from that.

Wow.

So, here's the paperwork. We are gonna make this happen.

Thank you.

Uh, I'm a little weirded out

that you had this all prepared already.

Well, I'm a Boy Scout, Kate. I'm always prepared.

Okay. Great.

You know what, um... speaking of boys...

What?

Hey. Why don't you take our latest game?

I'm sure that Templeton's gonna love it.

Temp... Troy?

Dang it, I knew it started with a T.

You know what, I'm gonna give myself a high five anyway

because I got pretty close on that one.

Alright, up high, baby!

Boom.

P.S. There would not be jobs here

for any of your employees, of course.

It's great to see you.

[♪♪♪]

Mom, you left before I could tell you

but look what I did on Jackhouse.

Wow, you really did make a lot of progress.

Check this out.

Xodus?

I have to consider selling the company to them.

What? Why?

That's what they're releasing at Pixelcon.

[male voice] [on videogame] Welcome to Planet Hell.

Prepare to enter your credit card information.

Microtransactions? That's terrible.

What the... Mom, this is like a high end rip-off of...

Yeah, that's... that's what they do.

Mom, I didn't know it was that bad at Playfield.

Let me come and help.

I'm actually really good at this.

You and your dad share the same gift.

But he did not have a normal childhood

and we both swore to each other that you would.

I know, Mom... but Dad is gone.

And he has been for a long time.

And... things aren't normal now.

I don't know how you added all this to the game.

Please... Mom.

Please, I feel like this is the only way

I can make up for what I did.

[cartoon voice] [on videogame] Smashing, smashing, smashing.

[♪♪♪]

Come on, get dressed. We're going to work.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

Hi, Laura, Marie.

I just want to say I'm sorry

about the investor thing last night.

You're sorry about the investor thing?

Do you even understand what you did?

Let me explain it in words that you'll understand.

What you did was very, very not lit, fam.

Don't mind her, she's just salty

because you might've cost us all of our jobs.

Zack and Cody!

Hey, Jimmy.

Hey, slugger.

Pretty girl last night. Did you get in the game?

Get in the batter's box?

Coach give you the signals? [chuckles]

No. I-I did play around with Jackhouse, though.

What'd you think?

Uh, you really want to know?

Yeah!

Uh, it's good.

It was good? That's it?

Uh, really good?

Really good? It is great!

This is my Mario 3. This is a perfect game.

You know what, that old man, he just didn't get it.

And it's Jackhouse because they jackhammer houses?

Yeah! See, you get it.

Jackhouse because of the jackhammer, right?

She gets it. Everyone here gets it.

It is gettable.

We're gonna build this thing and it's going to rock.

All right? Your mom is gonna find cash

somewhere else for it.

But, we're gonna be okay.

[knock on door]

Kate, I-I hate to be such a regular

Debbie Down in the Dumps,

but we-we do need to manage our cash flow situation.

I know, I know. And I have a plan.

I mean, if we don't knock their socks

right out of the water at that show,

we... we won't make payroll next month.

There is another solution. The uh...

No.

Kate, Kate, look, uh, layoffs are a fact of life.

I can't break the promise that George and I made

12 years ago to all of you.

We'll just have to find a better way.

Oh, I know we will, Kate.

I know we will.

We always do.

People will get it. They understand.

All right? It's fun. It's playable.

I need you... I want you to see it.

Do you see it? Do you see me?

Do you see it? You don't see it?

- [knock on door] - It's a winner.

That's all I'm saying.

Winner!

So... Jimmy, Laura, everyone out there

has been working weeks to try and fix those glitches

that you managed to fix in one night.

And all those new features you added...

Are legit.

They are too legit.

Yeah. Oh! Wait!

No, Mom, don't...

[sings off tune] ♪ Too legit to quitttttt ♪

Yeah. Still got it.

Look, all joking aside, we need a fresh look at things.

And it just so happens that our team is...

[cartoon voice] [on videogame] Smashing.

...fresh out of ideas.

That's why I am putting you in charge of Jackhouse.

[♪♪♪]

Are you messing with me or...?

No, and you better not make me regret this.

You're just going to help us with this one game

and then it's back to school with you.

Wow, wait, holy crap.

So, I get to be in charge of the game.

Wait, am I in charge of Jimmy too?

Are you out of your mind?

You just have to see what he did last night, okay?

He fixed all of the bugs

and he created all these customizable skins.

There's a rainbow that talks,

there's Barack Obama, there's, there's a jellyfish.

This is insane! I'm going insane.

Look, I know how hard you've worked,

but we are out of time.

So, you're gonna put this thumbsucker

in charge of my game?

- Hey! - Jimmy!

Troy is in charge of all game decisions until Pixelcon.

End of discussion.

Now let's get to work.

Troy, I'd like you to set up in your dad's old office.

Okay.

Come on.

[door opens]

I'm sorry, Jimmy. This is the way it has to be.

[♪♪♪]

[line ringing]

Your mom let you keep your phone?

Dude, even better.

I will tell you all about it

if you bring a few Red Bulls to Playfield after school.

[Nick] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Did you say Playfield?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa... - Red Bulls. Okay, bye!

[♪♪♪]

♪ What do you say? ♪

♪ Do you want to play? ♪

♪ What do you say? ♪

♪ Are you game? ♪

♪ Are you game game game Game game are you game? ♪

♪ What do you say? ♪

♪ Do you want to play? ♪

Wow.

Paige, what are you doing here?

I'm staying with my grandpa right now

while my parents "work things out."

So, I have to come here every day after school.

Oh. I'm sorry to hear that.

I mean... about your parents.

It's great that you get to be here.

I have to be here too.

Whose office is this?

It's my dad's old office, or it used to be,

but it's actually mine now.

Yeah, my mom put me in charge of the game.

She what?

Holy crap and a half!

This is really happening.

[cans clatter]

- [screams] Yes, oh, yes. - This is really happening!

Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh! Ohh!

Yeah, whoo! Yes, yes!

Psych! Ohhhh!

Hey, have you guys ever thought of

maybe dancing like somebody is watching?

[whispers] This is your destiny.

- Easy, bro. - I've got homework to do.

You two can discuss your destiny, but, um,

I want to hear about this later.

For sure.

[laughs] This is getting better and better.

- It's the best. - [Laura] [on PA] Team...

Troy, conference room!

- Yes! - Dude...

It's time for my first meeting with the team.

What do I do?

I don't know. Just tell them what they want to hear.

Good advice.

It is good advice.

[laughs] Give 'em hell.

Hey, can I be an intern?

What's the pay like?

Well, I don't care.

Unpaid intern it is!

Let me clean this up.

I called you all here to let you know that...

that you have the rest of the day off.

Are you out of your mind?

We will never get the demo ready by taking days off.

We haven't even worked on our Pixelcon booth yet.

I heard Xodus is dropping seven figures on theirs.

- Seven? - Yeah.

Kate?

Maybe it couldn't hurt to take the afternoon off.

You know, enjoy yourselves a little bit.

You've been working so hard.

Go have some fun.

- You deserve it. - [Laura] Are you serious?

- What am I... - Sounds terrible.

I have two teenagers at home.

I've never had a day off.

What are we doing?

This is bad.

Have you lost your mind?

I need some time to think and work on my own

to figure this out.

[Kate exhales]

I love you. Get to work.

[faint chatter]

Hey, where are your employees going?

I told them what they wanted to hear.

That they have the rest of the day off.

Huh! Best boss ever!

[chuckles] Dude, guess what?

I got myself an independent study

so now I can be here all the time too.

For credit.

You know, Mr. Diehl might be helpful too.

He designed that first-person game

we used to play when we were kids, Athena 9.

No. That's cool,

but I think coding's changed a bit since COBOL.

Okay. Uh, then this is your unpaid intern

reporting for duty.

Where should I start?

I can interview you and start cutting together

a behind-the-scenes look at your meteoric rise...

Good idea. Just really don't do that.

Okay.

Can you just give me a little alone time?

I really need to get started on this.

Okay. [chuckles] Right, gotcha.

Cool.

Solitude.

Totally get it.

[knock on door]

I'll be in the intern department if you need me.

All right? [chuckles]

[♪♪♪]

Couldn't send an email?

[♪♪♪]

♪ Straight lines ♪

♪ Spread your wings And carry me now ♪

[paper rustles]

♪ You make me feel good You make me ♪

♪ You wanna feel good ♪

[laptop keys clacking]

[knock on door]

[door latch unlocks]

Hey, what's going on?

I... I gave the staff a few days off

so I could work on my own.

You don't need their help?

Sounds weird and lonely.

Mind if I join?

- Uh... I'm not quite... - Thanks!

Man!

I've taken a couple of coding classes at school

but... this is crazy town.

You did all this yourself?

How?

I can't really explain it.

I heard my dad was the same way.

I don't know about your dad, but...

your mom is awesome for giving you this shot.

It's amazing how much she trusts you.

I kind of wish I could be like your mom, you know.

Just being able to get up in front of a group of people

and command everyone's attention.

Why can't you?

I don't know.

I think I rock it in a choir,

but when they ask me to sing solo though,

I kinda just... freeze up. [chuckles]

That's like the opposite of me.

I can only code when I'm on my own.

Okay, you gotta tell me how you did this.

Like how the hell your mind works.

Is it all just zeros and ones?

Kinda.

The trick to coding is understanding

that everything has to be in the right order

or it's not going to work.

But I don't just see zeros and ones.

Here, let me show you.

When I'm coding, I see a whole other world.

A world where anything is possible.

[♪♪♪]

♪ Dreaming the dreams You'll never share ♪

♪ Keep 'em in the dark Searching for a spark ♪

♪ Two of us spinning round Round and round ♪

How are you doing this?

♪ This is the beginning ♪

♪ Feel my feet Leaving the ground ♪

♪ Thinking about What might still be ♪

♪ If I play my cards All right ♪

♪ It keeps me up at night ♪

♪ Two of us spinning round ♪

♪ Spinning round and round ♪

♪ This is the beginning ♪

♪ Feel my feet Leaving the ground ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh ohh ♪

♪ I dream a dream of you ♪

♪ Whoa oh oh oh oh ohh ♪

♪ I dream a dream that's true ♪

♪ I dream a dream of you ♪

[♪♪♪]

Troy! Check it.

A box from dudes who magic dot com just came.

You know what this is, right?

Oh, yes I do.

Dudes who magic?

We're ready.

Alright, everybody, gather around.

The man is ready.

What? What's going on? What's happening?

Three, two, and one.

The air is charged with electricity.

Everyone anxiously awaiting

the unveiling of Troy's presentation.

You can cut the tension with a chainsaw.

[dramatic music]

Playfield gamers, I bid you welcome.

The boy knows how to make an entrance.

Prepare to journey into a fantasy realm,

the likes of which your mortal eyes have never seen.

I will be your guide

as we journey to the World of Yort!

Yort?

A yurt, like a circular tent.

No, Yort.

Oh, okay. Sorry.

Yort!

A magical beast that bestows upon its captor

the ability to return to their own dimension.

Enter... if you dare.

Well, I dare.

Our game begins here,

in the Tavern of the Three Toads.

Each of you will choose your character

from one of five different archetypes, yes.

The knight... the thief...

barbarian...

monk... or the wizard.

So, it's like a standard RPG.

Shhh, let him do the voices.

[mysterious music]

From there, you will journey alone to an alternate past

where your adventure will begin.

Danger lurks at every turn, however.

Beware the [screams] Shadow People!

[dramatic music]

Survive the wasteland...

[loud cracking]

and venture to the keep of the Lava King!

Rooooar!

Sorry, I'm sorry.

I... I need to sit down.

It's alright, Lyndon,

I think we've heard just about enough.

So, is this all you've been working on the last two days?

It is, my lord.

That's it?

You haven't been working on Jackhouse at all?

Um... no.

Okay, well, cute little play.

Kate, I mean, I'm not sure what you expect us to do.

He just cost us two days.

There's nothing to show for it.

Look, the longer we let Gandalf lead us,

the greater our chance is we're gonna lose everything.

We need to start focusing on Jackhouse now!

Jimmy, Jackhouse sucks.

- [Nick] Oh no, he didn't! - [Kate] Okay, okay.

That's enough. Both of you. All right?

Let me show you what we're up against.

[♪♪♪]

[male voice] [on videogame] Welcome to Planet Hell.

You will never be prepared.

Whoa, that's a lot.

[male voice] [on videogame] One hundred million aliens.

There's too many aliens!

Okay, now to make it painfully clear.

[cartoon voice] [on videogame] Smashing, smashing, smashing.

Smashing, smashing, smashing.

Smash, smash, smash.

Troy, can you honestly, with their help,

get all of this ready in time?

Absolutely.

Everything we need is up on these walls.

Everyone's instructions are labeled with their name.

All right then, full speed 'til Pixelcon, okay?

Nothing else.

Sorry, Jimmy.

[paper rustling]

Chay-roof?

Well, I'm sure that there's a game somewhere

in this arts and crafts project,

but it's at least six months away.

Okay. What choice do we have, Jimmy?

Work on Jackhouse.

You saw what we were up against.

[paper rustling]

It's like I'm talking to a wall.

Troy, it's not working. None of this is working.

Guys, the drawings are crystal clear.

What's the problem?

There's not enough memory to cache all these assets.

Also, we need to fix the API call to the library.

How does the space wizard narrative

dovetail into the castle story?

Guys, guys!

Can I have a minute?

Alone, please?

Okay, but there's a lot of stuff

- that doesn't make any sense. - Please.

There's two options of the shape of it.

I haven't seen that axe. I'm glad it's not mine.

I've been looking at this all day,

and it doesn't make any sense.

- [indistinct chatter] - [knock on door]

Mom...

these people, they don't... they they're already just...

can't I just do this on my own?

They're just going to slow me down.

Honey, I had this exact same conversation

with your father right in this very room

12 years ago,

and he eventually realized that

they all have something to contribute.

Could you please figure out a way to work with them?

I can try.

You gotta do better than try.

These people are also family to me.

I know, Mom. [sighs]

I know.

And Jimmy too.

You kinda took a crap all over his work.

He's upset.

I thought that guy was bulletproof.

How would you feel if you worked on something

for over a year,

and some young hotshot came in, half your age,

and completely shredded it?

Well, that kid would be eight,

and that would be incredible.

Okay, but Jimmy is a really talented game designer.

He is. It's just we went down the wrong path

with him for too long.

Anyway, at some point, you are gonna need Jimmy's help.

Okay, I'll try.

I mean, I will.

Okay.

Ah, Mom?

Yeah.

Thanks again.

It's nothing.

[slow, soothing music]

Troy, get over here.

[birds chirping]

So, are the meds helping?

'Cause you look terrible.

Is that your professional medical opinion?

Kate...

MS rears its ugly head at the worst times.

You just need to get more rest.

Doctor's orders.

And I'm your doctor.

We have to stop meeting like this.

[doctor chuckles]

[Troy sighs]

Pixelcon is 20 days away.

What's the Internet buzzing about?

Playfield's new game,

I hate every single thing I'm hearing about this thing.

Not good. Definitely not good.

I've... literally never been more excited for a video game

than I am for Xodus' Alien Reaper.

I need it now.

Alien Reaper is the kind of game

that your best nightmares are made of.

I heard Xodus spent 10 million dollars

on the cut scenes alone.

When you're dropping that kind of cash on a game,

it is impossible for the indies to compete.

Honestly, Playfield is looking like a mess.

No bueno, friends.

Please, Playfield, please be good.

Be better than you've been recently.

- You were so great... - Hey.

- [MatPat]... back in the day. - What'cha looking at?

Just getting nervous over all the fans' expectations.

Yeah, I get it.

You don't want to let anyone down.

Yeah, does anyone?

Eh, I'm kinda used to it.

Believe me. [chuckles]

Troy, I don't understand your dumb poster!

I hate you for making me do this!

Hey, let me show you something.

Can I see your phone?

Yeah.

Cool, um...

There.

Check it out.

[chuckles] What is it?

It's a custom augmented reality program

for stage fright.

Yeah, they say the best thing to do

is focus on one person in a crowd.

Find a friendly face

and it's like you're only talking to them.

I didn't even know they had those.

No, they don't.

But I... I built this one.

For you.

Where did you find the time?

I made the time.

- [knock on door] - [muffled chatter]

[sighs] Uh, I gotta...

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Thank you.

[sighs] Yeah, yeah, come on in.

So yeah, Troy, that whole section

was not covered in the stand-up meeting.

That doesn't factor in what we've been working on.

I have another question about...

[Troy] Please!

[tense music]

Screw it.

[bell dings]

I know, it's... it's a different...

it's gonna be a different thing.

Troy, we need to talk.

I don't have any time right now, Jimmy.

There's a line. And I'm at the top of it.

I said we need to talk.

Daddy?

Emily, what are you doing here?

I came with Grandpa.

He's waiting in your office.

Ah... okay.

I'm gonna be right back.

Em, you just wait there, okay?

[bell dings]

[cartoon voice] [on videogame] Smashing, smashing, smashing.

Smash, smash, smash. Smashing.

Sir, you're early.

Real estate operates on its own timetable, Jimmy.

I still can't believe my only son

plays video games for a living.

When are you going to grow up and get a real job?

Dad, this is a real job.

You know what, why don't you come to Pixelcon next month

and I'll show you what I can do.

- Pixie cut? - Pixelcon.

It's a big video game convention where I'm gonna debut the game

I've been workin' on all year.

One year? On one game?

This whole environment makes me sick to my stomach.

I just hope that Emily doesn't...

[phone ringing]

Oh, the hell with it.

No, go on. Say it.

You hope that Emily doesn't what?

I hope that she doesn't think

this is how the real world works.

[indistinct conversation in the background]

[bell dings]

[Jimmy sighs]

[bell dings]

Hey Em, what've you got there?

It's an N64 emulator of Zelda.

Ocarina?

Shigeru Miyamoto.

[Jimmy laughs]

Without him, open worlds wouldn't even exist.

Yeah, I heard the first one was inspired

by his love of spelunking.

Well, the great designers base their games

on stuff they love, and that man loved spelunking.

Look, we need to shift our focus.

We need to build a playable demo of Jackhouse.

- What? - It's much closer

than World of Troy.

Yort.

Yeah, whatever.

Look, if we don't finish one of the games,

we're not gonna have anything to sell.

I know that.

Which is why we have to finish Yort.

Why don't you want to work on my game?

Jimmy, forget about the bugs and the scalability for a second

and just think about it.

Who wants to play a game where your only goal

is to destroy houses?

Oh, and I guess everybody wants to be a magical tree slug

flying through time in search of a mystical beast?

Well, kinda.

This is the only job I've ever had.

I helped build this company.

I have my own family now,

and you are making me do something I don't wanna do!

Jimmy, you have no mini-games,

no subsections, no economy.

Jackhammering is your only core loop.

It's like you forgot what these games are all about.

Em, come on.

What's up, Jimmy? Takin' a half day today?

[Nick tapping on keyboard]

[Nick chuckling]

[peppy music]

[Nick] [on computer] You can keep your MOBAs

and your first person shooters

and you can shove your battle royale

where the sun don't shine.

Forget MMOs and open worlds.

Here at Playfield Games, there's a new kind of game,

from a new kind of mastermind.

Playfield is about to change games forever.

And what of the competition?

Xodus sucks.

♪ Xodus sucks ♪

♪ X-xodus sucks ♪

♪ Xodus Xodus Xodus Xodus ♪

♪ Sucks sucks sucks Xodus sucks ♪

♪ Xodus Xodus Xodus Xodus ♪

♪ Xodus sucks ♪

Xodus sucks.

[glass shattering]

Oh, oh, upload and boom.

[beep]

[knock on door]

Hey, you got a sec?

Yeah, yeah, I do. I do have a sec.

I have a ton of secs.

In fact, I have like all the secs.

Um... that is not what I meant.

[laughs] You do a really good job at making things weird.

Thank you.

I just came to tell you, I signed up for my first solo.

Amazing.

[sighs]

Are you okay?

Just... everyone's falling so far behind

and I just... I can't get them to get it.

Yeah, I heard.

So, what's your plan?

Well, since I can't get them to understand,

I'll fix the core rendering engine myself tonight

then probably just...

- Hey, hey! - ...work a bit more...

I've only been here like two weeks so,

maybe I don't know,

but I've never seen you ask for help from anyone.

Troy?

Troy.

Maybe start now.

Okay, listen, this is a long shot,

but I've been going over Jimmy's Jackhouse maps

and if we convert them for Yort,

we could get six levels in a week.

Really? That much that fast?

Which means...

We would finish my game this week.

That would be awesome.

Okay, well, I'll get Marie started on that.

Thanks, Laura.

I really thought you didn't like me.

I do not.

I'm doing this for Kate.

Password?

Hey, Marie, I need your help.

Oh my gosh, finally.

I knew that if I was just patient,

I would eventually get my chance

and, hey, I have some great ideas for Yort.

I'm sure you do,

but what I really need you to do right now

is to rework the storylines from Jackhouse

to sync with Yort.

Gotcha.

Okay, so I'll just file away all these concepts

that I've been brainstorming.

Thanks, Marie!

What the...

What the...?

Hey, sorry about that, Lyndon.

- What is all this? - Our financials.

I gotta fax them over to Xodus.

We don't have a fax machine.

Well, what've I been using?

Why are you sending our financials to Xodus?

Son, how else is your mom gonna keep your house?

Yeah.

[phone ringing]

Mom, you had to mortgage our house?

[Kate] [over phone] I'm sorry, honey.

We're out of money.

I had to buy us time to get to Pixelcon.

As long as you don't take that Xodus deal.

Yort is going to be ready.

Laura and Marie are finally starting to get it

and even Jimmy and I are kind of bonding.

So... don't worry, Mom.

[Kate] [over phone] You're dealing with so much.

I'm sorry, but my doctor won't let me go to the office

until this flare-up subsides.

I wish I could be there with you, but I trust you.

Thanks.

Okay, bye. Love you.

Oh, no.

- [beeps] - [Troy] [on video] Xodus Sucks.

Xodus Sucks.

X-Xodus Sucks.

[Nick] [on video] There's a new kind of game

from a new kind of mastermind.

Playfield is about to change games forever.

...where the sun don't shine.

[Troy] [on video] Xo-Xo-Xo-Xodus Sucks.

[Nick] [on video] Playfield is about to change.

Xodus sucks.

Oh, crap!

Nick!

Nick, what did you do?

Awesome, right?

Thousands of views already!

I specifically told you not to do this!

Are you like actually mad at me?

Yes!

You just made my life like 10 times harder.

Well, how can I fix it?

What can I do?

Nothing!

Because there's nothing you can do.

I'm going back to school.

Nick...

Nick. I meant right now.

[Nick] I was just trying to help.

Nick, come on.

[Troy sighs]

Jimmy? What?

Okay, I'll do your personality quiz.

"Which Friends character are you?"

[computer beeps]

[computer beeps]

Yes, okay.

[computer beeps]

Who the hell is Chandler?

[computer beeps]

Ah, great, of course, beachball of death.

[tense music]

[computer beeps]

No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

Marie, what's up?

My computer just froze up in the middle of everything,

and it's not letting me reboot.

Uh, me... me too, the same thing.

Troy, what did you do?

What do you mean? My computer froze,

so I was just going to the kitchen to get a snack.

It's not frozen, it's a worm.

What? No, that's not possible.

You set up your computer to be the hub

of the dedicated network, remember?

Oh, no.

[computer beeping continues]

It's stuck on this webpage.

Laura's right! You downloaded a worm!

It's gonna eat through our network

and destroy all of our hardware.

- We need to cut the power! - Right, okay!

Not your power!

We need to cut the power to the whole building!

A worm?

[tense music]

Did... did we stop it in time?

How could this happen?

Troy, what were you doing before you left your office?

Nothing. I'd...

I'd opened an email from Jimmy that had a link in it.

He wouldn't.

- No way. - He seemed pretty pissed

right before he left.

He left this note.

Lyndon, go flip the breaker again.

Troy, don't touch anything.

Let's see how much damage was done.

Breaker.

[slow music]

[electricity buzzing]

The computers are completely fried.

Even the backup servers.

Everything's gone.

But, uh... does this mean...

We went from two games to none.

We... we gotta tell Kate.

I'll tell her.

Huh.

[mellow music]

[door opens]

[door creaks shut]

[Kate] Troy, honey, is that you?

Yeah, Mom, it's me.

I'm sorry I've been offline for such a long time now.

I haven't... I haven't had a flare-up this bad in forever.

[sighs]

[grunts]

How's Yort going?

It's good.

I just wish I could help more.

Is there anything you want to talk about?

Um... not really.

I just wanted to make sure you're feeling better

so you can present at the main event.

Are you sure you'll be okay without me until then?

Yeah, I got it.

I was just... just coming to get a change of clothes

and I'll head back to the office.

Love you, Mom.

Love you.

[door creaks shut]

♪ Broken hearts collide ♪

♪ Now we're telling All these lies ♪

♪ Just to make it feel alright I just need to let you go ♪

Hey.

Got a sec?

It looks like you're doing

some serious housecleaning out there.

Everyone's quitting.

That's... that's not good.

Hey, maybe this will make you feel better.

It's a thumb drive, and a mix tape. [laughs]

I wrote and performed it.

It's the theme song for your game.

There's no more Yort, Paige.

There's no more Playfield Games either.

What?

[Laura] Hey, everyone! Come check this out!

[computer beeps]

Look at this old DVD I found.

That is classic Jimmy - frosted tips.

That must be at least 10 years old.

Around 12.

It's right after we released our first game.

This is Playfield Games history.

[George] [on video] Hey, hey, Mayfielders!

[applause]

We have the best jobs in the world! Am I right?

[Marie] Man, that guy was great.

- [George laughs] - [team applauds]

Look, I know how hard you've all been working

over the last several months...

But, if we've learned anything from the past year,

the ups and downs,

George and I both feel that what makes it truly special

is doing it with the people you care about.

- [George] That's right, honey. - Yeah.

Oh!

You know, it wasn't until I shut this and opened these

that this game became something special.

It's so much more than just a game.

It's about each and every one of you.

It's about all of us.

And that's why we've decided to change

the name of our company from Mayfield Games to...

drumroll, Lyndon!

[mimicking drumroll]

[George] Playfield Games!

Woo-hoo!

[team applauds]

[George] Yes, T-shirts, Jimmy.

And I hope, uh, we hope, that this is a place

you can always feel at home.

If you're at Playfield, you always will be.

We're never gonna let you down.

Not going to let you go,

because, you guys, you're our family.

[Kate] Each and every one of you.

Lyndon, Marie, Jimmy, Laura.

I mean, we wouldn't be here without you.

And we would never want to be.

[George] And we hope that someday our son will get to work

with people as incredible as you guys.

[Kate] What do you think, Troy, of our new name?

Playfield Games rules!

[cheers and applause]

[George] What do you think, Troy?

Do you want to come work with Daddy someday?

Yeah. [George] Yeah, alright.

[applause]

[Laura sighing loudly]

[mellow music]

[Troy bangs on table]

[sobs]

What's this...?

[fast-paced music]

Hey, Nick.

Hey. What are you doin' here?

I came looking for you.

Your... your mom said you'd be here.

[chuckles] Okay, well...

I just stopped by to see if I had somethin' here.

So, it's not like I'm here at school for fun... whatever.

No, no, of course not.

So, found it. [laughs]

It's here.

So um... yeah...

I'm just gonna go...

and hang out with my other new friends.

You know that video got me 10,000 new subscribers?

They call themselves the Nicknames.

Catchy.

Yeah.

Hey, Nick. I... I get it.

You were only making that video 'cause you wanted to help me.

I was in way over my head at Playfield, all right?

I shouldn't have said any of the things

that I said to you... or to anyone.

I made the video.

You told me not to. I did it anyway.

That's my bad. I'm sorry.

Nick, I just, I didn't know who else to turn to.

Yort is screwed.

I downloaded this worm,

and... and our computers just got fried.

I told you not to visit those sites.

Nick, we lost the code to our games.

The entire code?

Yeah.

I just... I need some help figuring out what to do next.

You said you need help?

- Yeah. Yes. - You said you need help.

I got your help! Come on!

Oh!

Hey, Mr. Diehl. Mr. Diehl?

Ahhh, Nick!

Mayfield?

I thought you were suspended?

It's spring break.

Again?

Look, Mr. Diehl sneaks away here to play your video games.

Dude, those games were supposed to be just for us.

He's like a Troy game junkie.

Ahh! I'm a total Troy game junkie!

And I was a big fan of your dad's.

Hey, look. Remember? He was the lead guy on Athena 9.

I was the lead guy. He said I was the lead guy.

- And then Xodus laid me off. - [muffled whispering]

Get it in writing, that's what I learned

from that experience right there.

No word, no severance package, nothing.

Then I had to go home to my wife... oooh,

this... this woman is something else...

[raised voice] Oh my god, could you just tell him the good part!

The games.

The... oh, right, right.

Well, while he was VP of marketing at your company...

Is that what you told him?

...I begged him to give me a copy of the code of your new games.

[Nick exhales]

Wh... wait, which... which ones?

You know, the Yort and Jackhouse.

I just wanted to see 'em.

I didn't share 'em with anyone. I promise you.

Wait, so, you have a copy of the code?

Yeah, yeah, it's right there.

Nick, you gave him a copy of the code?

[laughs] That's what I was trying to tell you!

- That's it! [indistinct]. - Okay.

- Alright, tone it down. - [Nick and Troy screaming]

- [Troy] The computers! - [Nick] Ahhh!

- [bashing door open] - Hey.

You're not talking about those computers we won - okay?

Oh my god, these kids.

[door closes]

Can you guys get these up and running?

- Uh-huh, all right. - I've got some work to do.

And call everyone.

All right.

[peppy music]

They got it!

Yort and Jackhouse! They got them both.

You manually backed up the files?

No, no, it wasn't me. It was Nick and Mr. Diehl,

but do you guys think it's possible for us

to get back up and running in time?

With the right hardware, but there's only one guy

who knows how to manipulate those maps.

And that guy is currently selling condos.

Meet me at the high school in an hour!

Ah.

I-I better call Uber.

[♪♪♪]

Are those pigs in a blanket?

For prospective buyers only.

How did you find me?

Your dad's flyers are everywhere.

Okay, why did you find me?

Jimmy, I never listened to you

and that was... that was a mistake.

And I realize now just how terrible I was to you,

and I'm really sorry.

You're sorry?

Wow.

Well, now it's your turn.

What am I sorry for?

For sending that email with that dumb personality quiz

that almost destroyed the entire company?

Personality...? What email?

What are you talking about?

You sent an email that infected all of our computers.

No, I didn't. I would never do that.

Well, if it wasn't you, then who did it?

I don't care what the DNA says,

I'm denying paternity, all right? Jeez.

Hey Rick, I hate to interrupt, but... it worked.

They bit on the Trojan worm?

Yeah. Ha!

[Rick] "Which Friends character are you?"

That whole company is a bunch of Joeys.

Have marketing start prepping a retro release

for all of Playfield's old games.

Now Kate's gonna have to take my deal.

Ándale! That means now!

Si, señor.

Even if you didn't send that email,

you still abandoned us.

I abandoned you?

Did you even think for one second

what could happen to Emily if Playfield closed?

Because I did, every single day.

You were awful to me. And you're killing the company!

I didn't think about those things.

I mean, awful!

Pig in a blanket?

[loud drilling]

Troy, you're an amazing coder.

[loud drilling]

[shouting] Jackhouse!

I may have let some personal issues

cloud my judgment.

Video games. That's all I've ever wanted to do

my entire...

[loud drilling noise stops]

my entire life.

Make video games, you know?

Make just... one great game.

Same.

Yeah...

Well... I better get back to work.

You're right. You should.

We lucked out.

We secured a copy of the code before that email destroyed it.

But, we need you.

Wait, so you still have a chance to launch at Pixelcon?

Yeah, I think so.

If you'll come back and help.

Jimmy, what the hell are you doing?

Dad, sorry, um, you remember my old boss, Troy Mayfield?

Hey, High School Musical. How's it hanging, buddy?

Hey, I'm the only one allowed to call him that.

At least he's a kid.

He's expected to play video games.

Make video games!

You need to get back to work.

You're right, Dad.

I do.

Look, I am actively terrible at selling real estate.

Video game design,

that's all I've ever wanted to do with my life.

And apparently, I'm pretty good at it.

[sighs] You go and you take these snacks to those buyers

or I'm not gonna help you out anymore.

It's okay, Dad. Thank you.

Let's go.

[♪♪♪]

It wasn't Jimmy. He didn't send the email.

Hey, I can speak for myself.

It wasn't me. I didn't send the email.

I, for one, never doubted you.

I doubted you one hundred percent.

What's an email?

Ladies. Gentlemen.

We've lost a lot of time.

Well, then, there's no time to lose.

How can we help?

[Nick] We called in some reinforcements!

What's your idea, Troy?

What do you guys think we should do?

You're asking us?

Yeah, we're all Playfield Games, right?

Zoey, Billy, even Mr. Diehl.

So, I want to hear you guys speak up.

It's just time that I listen.

Well, we can't compete with Xodus

on graphics and sound.

We need to find something that real gamers really want to play.

I was thinking...

Forget it.

No, Marie, what's up?

What if we did that?

Did what?

We get the players to play...

and... code with us.

So, we give them the tools to build the world of the game,

and then, building the world becomes the game.

All right. Well, you want...

...you want to get them to do this, right?

But how are we going to do that

if these gamers have never even seen a line of code,

never mind written one?

Uh, actually, Jimmy, your map editor for Jackhouse

is pretty powerful...

Right, right, right, Mayfield.

Yeah.

So, we include the editor in the executable of the game.

I love this!

- [Mr. Diehl laughs] - [Jimmy] I get it.

We use the existing architecture like you said...

- [Mr. Diehl] Ah. - [Jimmy] But then...

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

[robotic voice]

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

[screams]

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

[muffled chatter]

[door opens]

[Troy] Yeah, thanks.

Yeah, so, this all looks good.

- Yeah. - [Lyndon] Show me.

[indistinct chatter]

[Troy] Yeah, okay.

Hey, Mom. Mom, you're here.

Hey.

My doctor gave me the green light.

But you're good? You're okay?

Yeah. Honey, what's going on?

It's a long story.

We're actually not going to demo Jackhouse or Yort.

We married the best parts of both games,

and so now we're calling it...

Brainstorm!

I figured out how to use Jimmy's maps.

They work perfectly with Brainstorm.

It's the only game that turns open source coding

into the actual gaming experience.

[Billy] Yeah, and everyone in the world

can play Brainstorm together, it's pretty cool.

Is this one of your dad's old binders?

Yeah.

Where did you find it?

It just kind of showed up when I needed him most.

[Kate sobs]

[sniffles]

I love it.

This is what Playfield is all about.

I'm very proud of you guys. But, I have to be honest.

If this game doesn't really move,

then we've got to sell the company...

or shut it down.

We know. Lyndon can't keep a secret.

Errr... uh... errrr...

Okay. Well, do you think

that this game is really worth risking it all?

- Hell, yeah. - Yeah!

Well, I'm not working for Xodus.

Jimmy?

I think it is.

Okay.

I have never gone wrong by trusting my family.

So, let's show the world what we can do.

[applause and cheering]

All right, let's go!

Brainstorm shirts for everyone!

Jimmy, what's this game all about, anyway?

We'll show you more on the way to Pixelcon.

But, you're going to love it.

Okay.

♪ Talk to me ♪

♪ I'm waiting For a ride outside... ♪

- Hey, guys. I'm MatPat... - ♪ Talk to me ♪

...broadcasting to you live from this year's Pixelcon.

I am pumped for Xodus' new title...

♪ Need you now You're like sugar to me ♪

♪ You're like sugar to me ♪

♪ I need you now ♪

...so I was like, you're fired right now.

- I love that. - Get out of here

- before I call the cops! - That's so brilliant.

I mean, it's old.

[Rick clears throat]

- What are they doing here? - No idea, sir.

All right, just-just laugh

like I said something really funny.

- Okay. - Yeah.

[Rick and Jeff laugh]

[gunshots in videogame]

Sorry, [indistinct]. I'm sorry.

- [Billy] Sorry. - [videogame] Will you survive?

No, absolutely not.

Planet Hell, Alien Reaper.

[Rick] Wow.

Kids, are you ready to steal your mom's credit card again?

[Laura] Troy, get over here!

I can't get the demo to boot up.

It worked this morning.

- What? What's wrong? - [Marie] No idea.

I've tried everything. I can't connect!

What do you guys think we should do?

[all] Just fix it, Troy!

It's okay, c'mon.

Xodus forever!

[applause and cheering]

[shouts] Xodus sucks!

[on bluetooth] Who said that?

Can you figure out who said that?

[announcer] All right. Thank you, Xodus.

[keyboard clicking]

For our final presentation,

next up, please welcome Playfield Games!

Guys, we don't have any more time!

[indistinct chatter]

- Keep trying. - It's a real shame

you're not going to be able to beat our demo.

It is such a crazy thing

that your console's not working right now.

[announcer] Playfield, you have 60 seconds to present your game

or you will forfeit your presentation spot.

Ooh, that is rough. Tough luck there.

[Paige] What is taking so long?

They can't get the game to work.

[beeping]

[♪♪♪]

[Paige clears throat]

[Paige sighs]

[Billy clapping]

[Paige chuckles]

[beeps]

[♪♪♪]

♪ Step into the city ♪

♪ Build it through the game ♪

♪ A new life awaits you Never be the same ♪

♪ Welcome to your destiny Where things start to change ♪

♪ Join up with your friends ♪

♪ I'm the brainstorm Of the brain ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

- [Jimmy] What's your IP address? - [Paige] ♪ Brainstorm ♪

[Laura] It's not working.

[Rick] Last chance to take my offer, Kate.

And under the circumstances, I would say

this is your best possible option.

[Nick] Look at what he's holding.

[♪♪♪]

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

♪ Brainstorm it's a wonder ♪

[Rick] Okay, guys, let's not get crazy here.

It's a signal jammer.

Damn, Lyndon!

Jimmy, try it now!

- ♪ Brainstorm ♪ - I was a bare-knuckle champion

right after the war.

What war?

♪ It's a wonder ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

Yes!

[applause and cheering]

Brainstorm.

Was that okay, Mrs. Mayfield?

That was amazing.

- Thank you. - Thank you!

[Paige] I can't feel my legs.

Wow. Hello, Pixelcon!

I'm Kate Mayfield, CEO of Playfield Games.

That was the theme song for our latest game, Brainstorm!

[♪♪♪]

So now, I would like to bring out our lead designer...

- [Jimmy] That's you. - [Troy] That's you.

Well, our lead designers.

And have them walk you through the demo.

Please welcome Jimmy Tisdale and Troy Mayfield.

[applause]

[Jimmy clears throat]

Hey, everybody.

This entire world and the gameplay

has been designed to encourage teamwork...

giving you unprecedented access to our content creation tools.

Actually... [whispers] should we call everyone up?

Let's do it.

Uh, sorry, if I could just get the entire team

to come out, please.

Hey guys, can you come out here?

Laura, Marie, Lyndon...

Come on, Lyndon. [laughs]

Our team.

To be honest, we don't know how this game ends.

We're leaving that up to you because in effect,

it's you, the players, who make the game.

Marie?

Every step you take reveals a new part of the world.

Parts we make at Playfield

and parts you and all the other players make.

Every player that joins helps you see even more

and adds their own unique touches to the game.

Our game is like life.

You can choose to brainstorm alone or...

Oh! Um...

or have more fun and make a better game

working with your friends and your family.

Yeah, the more you play together in the world

and explore, the more you can change it.

Pretty cool, right?

[clears throat] Right?

Uh, Troy, anything you'd like to say?

[steady pings]

That's like over 50,000 already!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[Kate laughs]

[announcer] The online results are in

and the best new game demo is...

Playfield Games' Brainstorm!

[applause and cheering]

Playfield Games rules!

[indistinct].

Ow! Ow!

[chanting] Playfield rules!

Playfield rules!

Playfield rules!

Playfield rules!

Playfield rules!

[Lyndon laughs]

[Troy sighs]

This has been a pretty good day.

This has been a great day.

I only wish your father could be here to see it.

He is.

[soft music]

[Kate sniffles]

Hey.

Daddy, this game is awesome!

[Jimmy laughs]

You made this?

Well, together, we all did.

Really?

Hmm.

[Jimmy exhales deeply]

Good stuff.

Hey, Dad?

Yeah?

Want to get dinner later, just the three of us?

Yeah, okay. You're buying.

[chuckles] Okay.

And I want one of those T-shirts.

[Jimmy chuckles]

Hey, you did it!

You did it. You did all of this.

You're amazing.

We did. We're amazing.

[Paige chuckles]

This all just kinda feels like a good dream.

It's not a dream.

Whoo-hoo! Troy Aikman, MVP!

[Jimmy laughs]

[whispers] Ah, Jimmy?

Oh...

[laughs] Okay... right... um...

First base.

[influencer 1] Playfield is back.

[Scott the Woz] Honestly, the graphics, the story...

[Beatemups] Literally have never been more excited

about a game release in my life...

[Trisha] Sometimes a game comes along

that you have just no idea what to expect

and that's what this game is...

[Beatemups] Pre-order, sign me up!

So, how's the Brainstorm sequel coming?

Dude, you're gonna freak.

Hey, you gonna film this session?

- It might be pretty good. - [girl] Hi, Nick.

Am I gonna film?

Dude, afterschool coding is my most popular content!

Right?

Hey, what's up, man?

Put this on. Yeah. Like it?

Yeah. Look at that. You look good, man.

All right.

[door closes]

Hello, Nicknames!

Welcome to another episode of back to school coding

with the man himself, Troy Mayfield.

- All right, hello, everyone. - New merch just dropped...

- just check it out when you can. - Today, I want to show you

something we just installed at Playfield

- Link down below. - ...that I like to call

Team Dreamer.

It is a group module that requires every person

to write at least one line of code

so everyone is contributing to the game.

[♪♪♪]

What are you guys looking at?

[♪♪♪]

Whoa, this is...

Dude, these graphics are insane.

Emily? Wh-What are you doing here?

My dad said I might be able to

learn something from you.

Okay.

Um, did you make this game all by yourself?

It's not quite finished yet.

Dude, this could be Brainstorm good.

She might be better than you...

Well everyone, let's load Emily's game into Team Dreamer

and see what happens.

[keyboard clicking]

Emily, wh-why don't you let us in?

I don't need any help.

[whispers] Hey, Em...

You know, the more you open these,

the better you can make this.

Trust me?

All right. Have at it, everyone.

Let's see what we can do together.

[Troy] [voice-over] My dad wrote in his binder,

"Never skip the cut scenes.

Complete all the quests.

And play multi-player every chance you get."

Oh, and if you really want to beat the game,

always show the bad guy who's boss.

Second place.

More like first loser.

[beeps]

Mayfield?

What the hell does this kid want?

"Which Hogwarts house are you?"

Well, that's a good question.

Huh?

Yeah. [sighs]

Hufflepuff?

There's no way.

Uh, what?

[Jeff] [shouts] What happened?

The computers are fried. Who the hell did this?

[shouts] Troy!

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ It's a wonder ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

Provided by explosiveskull https://twitter.com/kaboomskull

[♪♪♪]

♪ Run into the darkness We all know it's made ♪

♪ Ready to ignite Your cerebral cortex vein ♪

♪ Become my disciple Trapped in my domain ♪

♪ You will never beat me ♪

♪ I'm the brainstorm Of the brain ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

♪ Brainstorm, it's a wonder ♪

♪ Brainstorm ♪

♪ Feel the thunder ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ Ever since I was eight years old ♪

♪ I knew what I wanted to be ♪

♪ Ever since I had A thought in my head ♪

♪ Just focused on What I could see ♪

♪ Ever since I was a young boy ♪

♪ I was a boy With mighty big dreams ♪

♪ Ever since I was a young boy ♪

♪ I was a boy With mighty big dreams ♪

♪ Hello to my future self Hello to my past ♪

♪ Don't know what this feeling is ♪

♪ I hope it's gonna last ♪

♪ One thing that I can't do Is keep track of time ♪

♪ I'm too busy trying Not to lose my mind... ♪♪

[vocalizing]