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Anyone want to hear about something else that could very well be a true story? The story of a mysterious arcade game called Polybius?
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Chiken wrote:
Sure. I'll chat with you in a bit when I'm not doing this. Pm me now so I don't forget!₲rээƞℳɑƞ×℘ӈìℓɛ wrote:
That's some deep stuff 😼😼😼 Mind PMing me where you get all this?That's all for that one. Not the scariest, but interesting to me none the less. Again I don't suggest doing it. It's a more intense version of "one man hide and seek" if you are aware of what that is.
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YOU wrote:
No? I'll try again in a bit.Anyone want to hear about something else that could very well be a true story? The story of a mysterious arcade game called Polybius?
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I would greenman
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₲rээƞℳɑƞ×℘ӈìℓɛ wrote:
I wanna hear it!YOU wrote:
No? I'll try again in a bit.Anyone want to hear about something else that could very well be a true story? The story of a mysterious arcade game called Polybius?
I'll get ready
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₲rээƞℳɑƞ×℘ӈìℓɛ wrote:
I want to hear it😱YOU wrote:
No? I'll try again in a bit.Anyone want to hear about something else that could very well be a true story? The story of a mysterious arcade game called Polybius?
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Okay. I'm gonna have a cig, and grab some wine. I'll start in ten.
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-Alright! So I just grabbed the wiki story. You can all look this up later, but here's wikipedia's account.
-According to the story, an unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon in 1981, something of a rarity at the time. The game, Polybius, proved to be incredibly popular, to the point of addiction, and lines formed around the machines, often resulting in fighting over who played next. This was followed by clusters of visits from men in black. Rather than the usual marketing data collected by company visitors to arcade machines, they collected some unknown data, allegedly testing responses to the psychoactive machines. The players themselves suffered from a series of unpleasant side-effects, including amnesia, insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, and even suicide in some versions of the legend. -
Some players stopped playing video games, while it is reported that one became an anti-gaming activist. The supposed creator of Polybius is Ed Rotberg, and the company named in the urban legend is Sinneslöschen (German for "sensory-extinguishing" is the exact translation), often named as either a secret government organization or a codename for Atari. The gameplay is said to be similar to Tempest (a shoot 'em up game utilizing vector graphics), while the game is said to contain subliminal messages which would influence the action of anyone playing it.
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The origin of the legend is unknown. Some internet commentators think it originated as a usenet hoax. Other bloggers believe the story is a true urban legend – one that grew out of exaggerated and distorted tales of an early release version of Tempest that caused problems with photosensitive epilepsy, motion sickness and vertigo; the early release of the game was therefore pulled.
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Several people have claimed to have a ROM of the game, but none of them have made it available for public scrutiny, a "lack of hard evidence" situation typical of hoaxes. Conflicting information is even circulated regarding the style or genre of the game. Some sources claim it is a maze-style game, while others describe it as an action space-fighter.
The Polybius legend received some mass-market attention in the September 2003 issue of GamePro magazine, as part of a feature story on video game urban legends called "Secrets and Lies".[2] The magazine determined the legend to be neither true nor false, but "inconclusive".[3] Additionally, Snopes.com claims to have debunked the myth as a modern-day version of 1980's rumors of "Men in Black" visiting arcades and taking down the names of high scorers at arcade games.[4] -
On March 20, 2006, a man under the name of Steven Roach made a post on coinop.org telling the story of his involvement with Polybius, and how he hoped to "lay it to rest".[5] He claimed to have been working for a South American company that wished to promote a "new approach" to computer graphics (probably vector graphics). The game was claimed to be very inventive and addictive but the graphics, through mistake rather than design, were dangerous and prompted epileptic fits. The product was recalled, the subcontractors (Sinneslöschen) were disbanded, and the program was lost.
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On April 26, 2006 Duane Weatherall of Gamepulse.co.uk (now bitparade.co.uk) interviewed Roach after he posted this message on another forum.[5] The Roach story contained a number of inconsistencies: some of it seems to be[original research?] directly sourced from Wikipedia, such as the suggestion of Cyberyogi's involvement,[clarification needed] which was the product of extensive searching through Usenet archives on the part of a Wikipedia editor.[citation needed] The interview also included some of Roach's background, including the revelation that he comes from Rhyl, Wales, and a possible recreation of the storyline.
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This is a sweet thread.
I want more!
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Ghetto Monstazz wrote:
I need to take care of something. I'll give you more in about 15.This is a sweet thread.
I want more!
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Story of rake next ?
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What about earth, wind and fire? ;)
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₲rээƞℳɑƞ×℘ӈìℓɛ wrote:
Ready yet?Ghetto Monstazz wrote:
I need to take care of something. I'll give you more in about 15.This is a sweet thread.
I want more!
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Im addicted to these stories..... Unless this whole thing is a figment of imagination...
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trigga10- wrote:
Figments are fabulous things...Im addicted to these stories..... Unless this whole thing is a figment of imagination...
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I'm going to tell you all one that's going to freak you all out😄 I'm scared outta my mind right now. Actually, PM me if you want to know, because it's pretty horrifying, i wouldn't want anyone scared that doesn't want to be.
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Green anytime your ready to start 😉
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₲rээƞℳɑƞ×℘ӈìℓɛ wrote:
Still waiting for more.Ghetto Monstazz wrote:
I need to take care of something. I'll give you more in about 15.This is a sweet thread.
I want more!
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OMFG THAT WAS AWESOME😃
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Check out creepypasta. At least two of his stories came from there. Been seeing some cool stuff so far
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Some of these stories fuck with my mind
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This is my kinda stuff! More!! MOORRREEEE!!!
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Great stuff greenman! And i thought the drinkers thing was great, and better than expanding and having to narrate a stranger aswell, top stuff, any more?
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There is a certain road near the Everglades in Florida. If you drive down it alone in the rain, day or night, you will suddenly have a very real feeling of being completely lost. Your radio will turn to static, your CDs will skip, and your tapes will play slower than normal. If you try to find a map in your car, it will have mysteriously vanished. If you continue forward down the road for more than a minute, you will find that you can't turn around, and everything behind you is pitch dark. There are no other roads or cars.
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Continuing down the road, you will come upon a fork with no signposts. In the middle of the fork, there will be a man, covered head to foot in various pieces of clothing. The only skin visible will be around his eyes, which will be bright green. You must get out of your car, but do not turn it off or close the door after you.
You must approach the man, but stop at least three feet away. You must stand there silently, waiting for him to speak first. If you break the silence first, you will find yourself back on a main road, but you will die within 24 hours. If he speaks first, he will ask you what you require. Tell him that you need to know which road will take you to your destination. He will then ask you what you will offer him in exchange for his assistance. If you offer him a ride, he and your car will disappear, and you will become the new guardian of the crossroad.
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