Polybius

Red Web

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In 1981, stories began circling of an arcade gaming cabinet that supposedly inflicted players with migraines, nightmares, and symptoms of brainwashing. To make matters even more strange, it was reported to be regulary monitored by men in black suits. Today, we explore the puzzling story of Polybius. Sponsored by HelloFresh (http://HelloFresh.com/REDWEB12 + code REDWEB12) and BetterHelp (http://BetterHelp.com/REDWEB). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Rooster Teeth production.
0:14.0	In 1981, a Portland Oregon arcade featured a gaming cabinet that seemed like any other.
0:19.0	However, players sued and reported migraines, nightmares, and symptoms of brainwashing.
0:24.0	Not long after, the game was taken away by mysterious men in black suits never to be seen again.
0:29.0	Today, we explore the puzzling story of Polybius.
0:33.0	This is Redweb.
0:42.0	We are back with another mystery on another Monday. I'm Trevor Collins.
0:45.0	With me, as always, is Alfredo DS. How you doing?
0:49.0	Wait, what? We got our arcade cabinets. This sounds awesome.
0:56.0	Yeah, I thought you'd like this one.
0:58.0	Holy hell, okay. So, oh my god, a mysterious arcade cabinet.
1:03.0	People getting sick. And then, yeah.
1:07.0	Wow, I mean, people in suits came and took it away.
1:10.0	I'm sure I'm going to bank on there's being evidence that people in suits came and took it away.
1:16.0	Yeah. Now, whether or not we have more concrete evidence past that, I don't know.
1:21.0	But I'm going to bank on like, we have that at least.
1:24.0	Some hard evidence.
1:25.0	Yeah, there's some tangible stuff behind that.
1:27.0	Oh, man, I don't know.
1:28.0	This sounds awesome.
1:30.0	You and I, we play video games for, you know, this is what these are like passion project.
1:35.0	This Redweb podcast, but I mean, our nine to five is creating, let's play videos and playing video games, which is awesome.
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