Readers are thrown into the action as Casey is experiencing the realism of Wildside, a new virtual reality game in the arcades. It all began while Casey was at home, playing games like Sonic 2 and Streets of Rage when his mother comes in and turns off his console. As the boy protests disproportionately, his mum says that new girl Suzi has moved next door, prompting Casey to take a trip down to the arcade to meet her. Unfortunately, their first meeting ends badly when he trips up on his skateboard in front of Suzi and "big dork-brain" Brad steals her away to experience Wildside. Keen to meet her, Casey hangs around with friend Dylan but three hours pass and there is no sign of them. Suddenly, the doors open and Casey ventures in to ask the couple how the game was. As he stumbles in, the doo