Gaming’s oldest urban legend is Atari’s fault

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Polybius is gaming's oldest urban legend. It's a cursed arcade machine that supposedly caused illness, amnesia... death. Of course, Polybius is just a story. But the legend is so believable because of real shady business dealings: knock-off Atari games, shell corporations, and military propaganda. Jenna Stoeber explains the true story behind Polybius.

Cat DeSpira's writing about Polybius: https://retrobitch.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/reinvestigating-polybius-with-2015-update/

0:00 Polybius: Gaming's oldest urban legend
1:05 Atari's sketchy history
3:26 Bradley Trainer and Tempest
5:21 Spooky arcades
6:20 One more urban legend that's totally real

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