The Grand Arcade
The city's heart: a five-story hall of glowing cabinets in the central district. Ani's second home. The Usher has kept it running for forty years.
Neon City
A city that runs on high scores.
Fiction, clearly labeled. Everything on this page is invented lore for the original fictional character Ani Sparks — stories, quotes, places, and people. None of it is real-world fact, and none of it is presented as such.
The Grid
Neon City's power network is fed by arcade energy: every cabinet in the city converts play into power. A perfect combo literally keeps the streetlights on. That's why the Glitch is an existential threat, not just a gaming problem — corrupted cabinets drain the Grid.
Key locations
The Under-Arcade
The district beneath the elevated rail where Ani grew up — noodle stalls, repair shops, and bootleg cabinets with house rules.
Rooftop Circuit
The unofficial hover-board racing league's track: the rooftops themselves. The Midnight Grand Prix runs here. (Story)
The Dark Cabinets
Cabinets the Glitch has fully corrupted — screens black, humming wrong. Ani is one of the few who will go near them.
Pixel Park
An old fairground where the city's first arcade machines are preserved. Ani comes here to think.
How the city works
- Tokens are currency and power cells both — you play with them and the Grid drinks the energy.
- Leaderboards are public record. Your rank is your reputation.
- The Neon Cup is the annual tournament. Ani has won it twice; Vex has won it once.