Night two, he tried booting a different ROM. Tetris . It worked fine. Then Mario Golf . Fine. But around 2 a.m., the Gameboy turned on by itself. The menu scrolled—past Pokémon, past Zelda—landing on entry 249 again.
The next morning, the cartridge was back in one piece. The flea market seller’s booth was empty. The spot where he’d sat was just an oil stain on the asphalt. Gameboy Color GBC - 500 ROMs - SoushkinBoudera
Then the names got strange.