My first visit to New York Cities

(It’s Halloween Week on Unsung, where we’re sharing scary, spooky, and creepy stories. This is my memory of the first bug that freaked me out, and perhaps the first bug I ever remember witnessing.) N.Y.C. The Big Apple walked so that Grand Theft Auto could drive. Well, not really. But the 1984’s awkwardly-titled game for 8-bit computers could be seen as a spiritual predecessor of the first GTA. Your job was to drive and walk around New York City. If you crashed into another car, your car would be towed. If you ran out of fuel, you had to use the subway – or go on foot. If you then fell under another car, you ended up in a hospital. These were the map mechanics. The overarching narrative was as complex as 1984 allowed: You were supposed to dip into various areas and buildings, and complete different minigames hiding within each. The post office hid a clone of Frogger, Central Park was a facsimile of Qix, and the subway offered shades of Mario: There were twelve areas, and I believe you…