In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system.

Jake Doyle has come home for Christmas. He tells his daughter the story of how he got a Nintendo Entertainment System on Christmas Day in 1988 and his sister got a "real" Cabbage Patch doll. Telling him that video games are bad for kids will not stop young Jake and his friends. How far will they go?—Wiki

Chicago, December 1988. More than anything, 11-year-old Jake Doyle wants the holy grail of home entertainment: an expensive, eye-popping video game console. With this in mind, Jake and his equally obsessed friends are prepared to go the extra mile to get the coveted third-generation entertainment system. However, the road to success is fraught with disappointment. Indeed, the stakes are high, and only a few lucky kids will have the chance to play the famous console. What will it take to bring a little twinkle and make this the most memorable 8-bit Christmas ever?—Nick Riganas