Episode 156: Polybius

Sinisterhood

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2021

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

At the height of the video game craze in the early 80s, this arcade machine was said to take from its players a lot more than quarters. Kids who spent time in front of its screen allegedly suffered headaches, nightmares, amnesia, or worse. Soon men in black suits whisked the cabinets away, leaving behind nothing but a legend. Was this a case of the government using mass media to control the minds of the youth, or can this story be rated M for myth?

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1:53.6	At the height of the video game craze in the early 1980s,
1:58.5	this arcade machine was said to take from its players a lot more than quarters.
2:03.7	Kids who spent time in front of its screens allegedly suffered headaches,
2:07.6	nightmares, amnesia or worse. Soon men in black suits whisked the cabinets away,
2:13.6	leaving behind nothing but a legend.
2:16.2	Was this a case of the government using mass media to control the minds of the youth?
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