Sounds. Colours. Lights. Action. All around you.

A racing car crashes. An alien fleet is destroyed. A fighter jet zooms into combat. A tennis player hits a volley. A hunter fires his rifle. A policeman zaps a criminal with his taser. People dance, following coloured lights on the floor. Buildings explode. Everyone screams.

You look around in amazement. The Games Grid is the BEST games arcade ever! You’ve been waiting ages to come here and play the hottest new game – Starfire.

You look around, trying to find it.

You see the owner, an odd man named Mr Kudou, race across the arcade and disappear into his office behind the front counter, where a bored guy sits chewing gum and ignoring customers.

OMG! Over in the far corner – it’s Alien Invaders! That’s the game your dad was obsessed with as a teenager. Still is. Even though it’s got really clunky graphics, pathetic audio and basic controls (all you do is shoot little box-like aliens), you kinda like it. You’ve played it at home on the computer with your dad, and you’re pretty good. No one’s on Alien Invaders right now, so you could have a game straight away.

But then you spot Starfire. It’s the game with a mile-long queue of eager players. It’s the game with incredible graphics and ear-splitting sound. You have to climb into a spaceship simulator to play it. You know it will be awesome … but it means waiting for ages!

If you want to get in line for Starfire, go here.

If you want to get in a quick game of Alien Invaders first, go here.