Determined to break the curse, Jack embarked on a quest to find the creator of the 400 in-1 NES ROM collection. He tracked down ROMhunter, who revealed that the collection was created by a legendary gamer known only as "The ROM King."

As he began to download the ROMs, Jack's computer suddenly froze. The screen turned blue, and a message appeared: "The 400 in-1 NES ROM collection has been downloaded. But beware, the curse has been triggered..."

The ROM King, an old man with a long white beard, revealed himself to be a former gamer turned recluse. He told them that he had indeed cursed the collection, but not out of malice. He wanted to protect the games from being commercialized and losing their nostalgic value.

Without hesitation, Jack replied, "Yes, I'm interested. How do I get it?" The sender responded with a cryptic message: "Meet me at the old arcade at midnight. Come alone."