For a terrifying second, his phone went black. Then, the familiar, triumphant brass of the FIFA 16 soundtrack blared from his tinny speaker. "Walk" by Kwabs kicked in.
He was back.
The problem was his phone had bricked itself during an update. When he finally revived it via a clunky PC backup, FIFA 16 was gone. The Play Store just threw a "This content is no longer available" error. fifa-16-xapk
He held his breath and tapped the icon. The menu loaded. The old, slick interface. And there, in the "Load Career" slot, was his save file. For a terrifying second, his phone went black
The screen flickered.