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The retro gaming industry continues to explode.
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You might want to learn more about the meaning of Dope after watching this frenetic, throwback-inflected teaser for the upcoming movie directed by Rick Famuiya. As a hip-hop head and nerd of a certain age, I'm having flashbacks. Anybody else?