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Speaking of Polybius, the best gaming-related video essay produced! link to this video Ahoy is top notch in terms of quality on Youtube IMO.
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POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist
Ahoy
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An in-depth documentary investigating the urban legend of Polybius, a mysterious 1980s arcade game rumored to have caused psychological effects.
Next up: RetroAhoy - The Secret of Monkey Island Patreon: patreon.com/ahoy NB: This video contains flashing images, particularly at , , and Original soundtrack: xahoy.bandcamp.com/album/polybius-the-video-game-that-doesnt… Introduction Evidence & Analysis Visual Evidence Gameplay Footage Physical Evidence Anecdotal Evidence Tracing the Source Pre-2000 Evidence Cyberyogi Coinop.org Kurt Koller Parallels and Possible Influences ConclusionWhy it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Highly praised as an exceptionally well-produced and definitive documentary that thoroughly demystifies the Polybius arcade myth.
proxysnaon Hacker News • Recommends
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Ahoy is one of the best creators on the platform. I’d would recommend his video about Polybius. Great stuff. link to this video
bitwizeon Hacker News • Mentions
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…r town", or fake entry that acts as a copyright canary when duplicated elsewhere. Gamer news and special-interest blogs and sites, and even print publications like GamePro picked it up, and I think it was even listed on Wikipedia as an urban legend whose actual existence was unknown. Then the retrogaming YouTuber Ahoy did an in-depth documentary ( link to this video ) which concluded that Polybius didn't exist and was never even mentioned before the aforementioned coinop.org reference and, for me anyway, that settled it. Polybius, in its urban legend form, never existed. (Norm Macdonald voice) Or so the Germans would have us believe...!…