The Legend of Polybius | Edition 9: Jan' 24

In Back in the early 1980s, when arcades were popular, a mysterious game called Polybius supposedly appeared in some arcades in Portland, Oregon, around 1981. People said the game had strange, hypnotic patterns that captivated players.

What made Polybius weird were the stories about players experiencing strange things after playing it. Some said they forgot things or had nightmares. There were even tales about government agents checking the game and collecting data from players. Some arcades that had Polybius suddenly became really popular and then mysteriously disappeared. The gameplay itself was said to be a surreal blend of geometric shapes and hypnotic patterns.

The mysterious part is that there's no solid proof that Polybius really existed. No one has found arcade cabinets, videos of the game, or stories from people who played it. Some think Polybius might have been a government experiment or a clever marketing trick by the gaming industry. Others think it's just a made-up story that got mixed with people's imaginations.

Polybius is like a puzzle we can't solve—a mysterious part of gaming history. Whether it's a spooky warning about playing too many video games or a clever trick lost in time, Polybius is a strange and puzzling story, making us wonder about the blurry line between what's real and what's in the world of video games.

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