Chapter 0: Prologue

Zaboru Renkonan or Zaboru Ren was an avid gamer from the moment he could hold a controller. Born in 1974, he grew up in the golden age of gaming as an '80s kid, surrounded by Nintendos, PlayStations, and clunky PCs. Over the years, he played countless games, diving headfirst into the worlds they offered. His love for gaming went beyond playing—he was a geek in every sense. He tinkered with retro machines, studied console and PC components, and even recreated classic systems from scratch.

Now, in 2024, Zaboru was 50 years old. Most people his age might have moved on from their childhood hobbies, but not him. Gaming remained his passion, his escape, and his joy. Little did he know, a life-altering event was about to turn his passion into something far greater.

One ordinary evening, while immersed in the glow of his computer screen and deep into his favorite game, a sudden bolt of thunder struck. The last thing he saw was the game's screen flickering—and then, darkness.

When Zaboru opened his eyes, he was no longer in his room. He wasn't even in 2024. Instead, he found himself in the body of a 17-year-old version of himself in 1991, back in high school. But this wasn't the 1991 he remembered. This was a parallel world.

At first glance, things seemed familiar, yet something was undeniably off. Technology in this world was stuck in a time warp, as if frozen in the 1980s. The latest console was a failed Atari knockoff, and iconic names like Nintendo and Sega were nowhere to be found. Video games as Zaboru knew them simply didn't exist.

To his astonishment, Zaboru retained all the knowledge from his previous life—his expertise in computers, gaming, and console development. But that wasn't all. He also inherited the unique abilities of this world's Zaboru Renokan, a budding artist and aspiring game developer. Even more intriguing, he discovered a new ability called Deep Memory Dive, which allowed him to revisit and extract memories from his past life.

Armed with this power, Zaboru realized he could recreate the iconic games of his previous life. The thought of introducing groundbreaking titles like Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda to this gaming-starved world filled him with excitement.

For Zaboru, this wasn't just a second chance at life—it was a chance to reshape an entire industry. With his passion reignited and a world of untapped potential before him, his journey to revolutionize gaming was about to begin.

To be continued…