The Scalper

A new game console has come out, but it's impossible to buy it. It seems that someone has bought huge stocks of it, in the name of some shady financial speculation. Things start to escalate when a rare, cursed game comes into play.

This is a side story in the Never Play Again series, that I wanted to write just for fun, to celebrate the Nintendo Switch 2 launch. Just to be sure, I pre-ordered my console in advance.

• Videogame creepy pastas, curses, strange internet threads and more!
• 30 min story
• EXAMINE/TALK/LISTEN/MOVE, the story is told via the classic Japanese adventure game commands.
• 1bit visuals
• Original music by me! (You will unlock a music room when clearing both The Scalper and Main Scenario)
• Contains the original Never Play Again scenario that you can play after you complete The Scalper

The game was made in roughly one month, so it still need some polishing (mostly proofreading and maybe some artwork cleanup) if you have any feedbacks please write them in the comments!

Credits

Music by Wandering Artist
Scenario/Characters/Backgrounds by Wandering Artist
Story revision/Additional writing by Derpy
Random timestamp function by Octavia
Royalty-free sound effects from Pixabay and USC sfx archive
CRT shader by Gouvernathor
Menu script by Parceload