If you’ve never heard about “Polybius” and the arcade myth than I suggest you pull up a chair to hear more about one of the strangest moments that may have never happened in American Arcade history. But not just any run of the mill story, no, today we are going to be looking at one of video games most bizarre stories….the “Polybius” incident.
That’s right, I’m talking about urban legends. Today I’m feeling a little adventurous and have decided to veer into a topic that is interesting, a little foggy, and just on the edge of the room. This is a safe port, whether you’re looking to spend ten minutes or a smoke-filled afternoon. We appreciate all the returning readers and say “hello” to anyone who has wandered into this digital space for a break from the harsh realities of the outside world. If anyone has heard any additional information about this game, we'd appreciate hearing about it.Welcome back to the ROX-TV website. Text in the game says "(C) 1981 Sinneslöschen" Maybe a German company? We've contacted one person who met him, and he claims the machines disappeard after a month or so and no one ever heard about them again.įound english strings "insert coin" and "press 1 player start" and "only" - looks like a 1 or 2 player game. The game was weird looking, kind of abstract, fast action with some puzzle elements, the kids who played it stopped playing games entirely, one of them became a big anti videogame crusader or something. They're not interested in quarters or anything, they just collected information about how the game was played. The bizarre rumors about this game are that it was supposedly developed by some kind of weird military tech offshoot group, used some kind of proprietary behavior modification algorithms developed for the CIA or something, kids who played it woke up at night screaming, having horrible nightmares.Īccording to an operator who ran an arcade with one of these games, guys in black coats would come to collect "records" from the machines. The history of this game is cloudy, there were all kinds of strange stories about how kids who played it got amnesia afterwards, couldn't remember their name or where they lived, etc. This game had a very limited release, one or two backwater arcades in a suburb of Portland. My question: Is there anything hidden here? My initial guess is a Polybius square, especially because of the commas that could be coordinates, but I'm not sure how one would be implemented. I think that this is fascinating, so I thought to share it with all of you. The investigator remarks on the high number of commas, and an uncorrected misspelling. Apparently the original writer made a reference to the "specific wording" of the post when questioned.
It's a well-crafted investigation that thoroughly debunks the myth, but there's a segment in which the investigator suspects a hidden message in an old listing for the game but can't find any.
I recently watched this video about the mythical arcade game Polybius.
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