Polybius
Picture generated with AI Location: Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1981 Category: Conspiracies, Human Testing, Technology, Video Games Cause: Supposed Government Testing, Internet Rumors Status: Closed Entry ID: 012424A-00041 Summery: An arcade game cabinet in an Oregon arcade causes players to feel sick, become paranoid, and even begin to hear and see strange hallucinations. In Depth: According to the story, an unassuming black game named Polybius was brought into an arcade sometime in 1981, and several players who played it became sick. Others reported seeing strange hallucinations or became paranoid for a while after, feeling as though they were being watched. Other witnesses reported that government agents supposedly monitored the activity around the cabinet, taking down the initials of high scoring players. Then, after a few short weeks, Polybius disappeared. Those who follow this story theorize that this cabinet was supposed to be s...