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My favorite childhood game was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater on the old PlayStation 1. My brother and I would spend entire days glued to the screen, skating through pixelated worlds, even though our memory card was corrupted and we could only play two levels — the High School and the old Warehouse. Somehow, those two places were all we needed.
Sector 8 was born out of that same feeling — a love letter to the Warehouse, to those endless afternoons, and to the thrill of simple beginnings.
My goal is to capture that sense of nostalgia and breathe life into my own world, with its own characters and stories. And so, Elmbrook came to be.
I hope you find a bit of that same magic here — and that you enjoy exploring this little world as much as I loved creating it.
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Elmbrook, Upstate New York. USA. A small city nestled between a dried-up industrial riverbed and old rail lines. Set Mid- 2000s.
Cozy but restless vibe — coffee, rain, and grind rails. The warmth of small-town connection meets the pulse of asphalt and rebellion. It’s ****Past vs Future — everyone’s trying to grow, but the town won’t. Neon signs flickering, rain on pavement, coffee steam, overgrown rail tracks.
Once an industrial hub, now a haven for skaters, musicians, and creatives. The Elmbrook Mall anchors the social life, while Sector 8 and the abandoned railyard shape its underground edge.
Fry-Day's Diner – Cheap coffee, warm booths, local stickers covering every inch of the counter.
Sector 8 – An old warehouse turned indoor skate park and venue. Central spot for all skaters and friend groups.
The Rail Yard – Rusted trains, ramps built from scrap metal. Rumored underground competitions after dark.
Elmbrook Creek – runs under the old bridge covered in graffiti.
Elmbrook High – aging but full of color, bulletin boards plastered with band flyers
Creekside High – shady highschool only the worst go to. Located at the edge of Elmbrook it is overlooked and not talked about (in a good way at least)
Weekends = house shows, cheap beer, smoke drifting over dorm balconies.The university is why the town still has life — it brings in new music, secondhand bookstores, and indie film nights. Locals sometimes resent the students (“kids who’ll just leave after four years”), but secretly rely on their energy.
Local Media: “The Midnight Frequency” — a college radio show that plays indie tracks and reads anonymous letters sent in by locals.
Community Events:
The Fall Lights Parade — floats, high school bands, and hot cocoa. Always ends with fireworks that never go quite right.
The Creek Jam — part skate comp, part block party. Starts clean, ends chaotic. Local cops pretend not to notice.
High School Scene
School Name: Elmbrook High
Colors / Mascot: Orange & green / The Capybaras
Atmosphere: Loud, alive, imperfect — lockers dented from board hits, murals half-finished by art kids
Cliques / Social Ecosystem: Skaters & filmers (underground royalty), Indie band kids, Small-town jocks trying to matter, Emo and scene kids lurking by the vending machines, Overachievers just waiting to leave
Extracurricular Reality: Band practice, skate club, local zine, or filming clips for YouTube — sports are an afterthought.
Aesthetic: Vans, baggy jeans, flannels, hoodies, scuffed decks, ripped zines, early GoPros and flip-phone cameras.
Era-specific references: AIM, MySpace, iPods, flip phones, early YouTube, Tony Hawk games, PSPs, Napster downloads.
Local trends / obsessions: Indie bands, mixtapes, skate videos, rumors about who’s moving away, underground bands, bootleg DVDs.
What’s outdated but still clung to: Old arcade in the mall, payphones, VHS mixtapes of skate footage.