Reliving my greatest digital triumph

The year was 1987. I was in eleventh grade, going to Eric Hamber Secondary in Vancouver. When the weather turned nice, I would sometimes walk home from school. I’d head up to the Oakridge Mall at 41st and Cambie with one destination in mind: Johnny Zee’s Arcade. Bus fare for students was 55 cents in those days, which gave me two quarters to spend on arcade games. My favorites were R-Type; a…