There is then a mention of a coin operated arcade game called Polybius back in 2000.
There were a few mentions of it on Usenet (the earlier form of the internet) in 1994. They were limited to the Portland/Oregon area, and it was pretty difficult for kids to spread information at all back then. Who is Steven Steven Roach and What is His involvement in This Story?Īs I mentioned, the stories behind the Polybius arcade game were kept pretty quiet. Just research Montauk, New York, and see what you make of this story. There are some comparisons here to the alleged CIA mind experiments that the character of Eleven from Stranger Things was based on. One of the theories was that Polybius was created by the government to find qualified soldiers and advanced thinkers who I assume would be recruited during the cold war. Men in back suits were also reported to download data from the cabinets to get specific insights on the people who played it. Other reports are that the game created suicidal feelings in those that played it and in some cases: death. The game caused mental effects including seizures, hallucinations, amnesia, night terrors, and a bunch of other undesirable effects. The game resulted in some horrible physical effects on the kids that played it. The game included a lot of subliminal messages and was filled with puzzles–which we’ll get to more in a moment. The arcade game had a similar gameplay to Tempest.
The mythos behind the Polybius game is that in 1981 the United States government actually commissioned–and put into production–an addictive video game. What the hell was Polybius? Was it real? Was it a myth? And what was the legend that went along with it? How Did the Urban Legend of the Polybius Arcade Game Begin? This arcade game caused some chaos (which we’ll get to in a second) and then mysteriously. This German word “kind of” translates to “sensory deprivation.” But if you do a Google translate from German to English, you get “senseless,” which is also interesting. This game was supposedly published and created by a company called Sinnesloschen. The mysterious game only showed up in Portland and a few surrounding suburbs. But some say they were there as early as 1979. In 1981, in Portland, Oregon, a mysterious black arcade cabinet showed up. We just need to look a bit deeper into these “truths.” What Was the Polybius Arcade Game? But the difference with the Polybius arcade game legend is that there is some truth to it. The legend really didn’t take off until the early days of the internet, but it’s also considered one of the first true internet urban legends. This is a legend similar to the one about the kid who died from drinking too much Jolt Cola. But We didn’t have any access to social networks, Reddit threads, or anything like that–so it was all word of mouth. This is a classic urban legend and tailor-made for kids growing up in the 1980s. It was said to be addicting and made its user sick–but no evidence for it exists. The urban legend is it being used by the government for mind control, and to recruit kids to be soldiers. The Polybius arcade game supposedly came out in 1981 in Portland, Oregon. This might be a new story for you, but it’s a legend from the early 80s that only grew over time. We all love an urban legend, but the legend of the Polybius arcade game may have some facts behind it to back it up.
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