After seeing that he was not eligible to enter the digital realm, TCM decides to do what any normal-ish person would do and hack himself in. Using an old, refurbished arcade pod bought off of Craigslist, he does exactly that. Although, as we all know, hacking/modding programs can have disasterous consequences, and The Calculator Man is scarred through this process after having to pass through numerous firewalls and anti-virus programs.