Sam Brenner, a former arcade champion, installs audio and video systems for a living. His life takes an unexpected turn when he's summoned to the White House to meet Violet Van Patten, a military official, who's recently divorced. They soon learn that an American base was attacked by aliens, who have interpreted a US Government time capsule as a declaration of war. The aliens challenge Earth to play a videogame against them, with the threat of destruction if they lose. Brenner, along with his friends and allies, must now rise to the challenge and save the planet.

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Pixelated characters from classic arcade games, misinterpreting humanity's nostalgic endeavors as a declaration of war, launch an invasion of Earth, threatening to disrupt the fragile balance of our pixelated world.