Yo Yo! You must login or signup first!

Meme Encyclopedia
Media
Editorials
More

Popular right now

Italian Brainrot / AI Italian Animals image and meme examples.

Italian Brainrot Animals

Mateus Lima

Mateus Lima • about a month ago

Manga face with eyes closed and eyebrows drawn together

Yaranaika? (やらないか)

15 years ago

Tralalero Tralala meme example.

Tralalero Tralala

Sakshi Rakshale

Sakshi Rakshale • 2 months ago

Mango Pablo Creeper Femboy Animation

Creeper Femboy Animation

Phillip Hamilton

Phillip Hamilton • 11 days ago

Tung Tung Tung Sahur meme image examples.

Tung Tung Tung Sahur

Sakshi Rakshale

Sakshi Rakshale • 28 days ago

Know Your Meme is the property of Literally Media ©2024 Literally Media. All Rights Reserved.
APo nalysis AnaNSIS Pol Subject: Polybius Affiliation: Gameing Use: Collecting "unknown" data Appearence: Multipule Green Warning / Very Dangerous Description: Polybius is a supposed arcade game featured in an Internet urban legend. According to the story, the Tempest-style game was released to the public in 1981, and caused its players to go insane, ausing them to suffer from intense stress, horrific nightmares, and even suicidal tendencies. A short time after its release, it supposedly disappeared without a trace. Not much evidence for the existence of such a game has ever been discovered. Polybius gets its name from Polybius, the Greek historian who, among his other works, was known for his works in relation to cryptography and for developing the Polybius square. According to the story, an unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon in 1981, something of a rarity at the time. The game, Polybius, proved to be incredibly popular, to the point of addiction, and lines formed around the machines, often resulting in fighting over who played next. This was followed by clusters of visits from men in black. Rather than the usual marketing data collected by company visitors to arcade machines, they collected some unknown data, allegedly testing responses to the psychoactive machines. The players themselves suffered from a series of unpleasant side-effects, including amnesia, insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, and even suicide in some versions of the legend. Some players stopped playing video games, while it is reported that one became an anti-gaming activist. The supposed creator of Polybius is Ed Rotberg, and the company named in the urban legend is Sinneslöschen (German for sensory-extinguishing" is the exact translation), often named as either a'secret government organization or a codename for Atari. The gameplay is said to be similar to Tempest (a shoot 'em up game utilizing vector graphics), while the game is said to contain subliminal messages which would influence the action of anyone playing it

+2

Image #252,108


Uploaded by Z. Feb 16, 2012 at 01:37PM EST

Share Pin Download More

Origin Entry: Polybius

File type: jpg

Resolution: (900px x 1211px)

File size: 377 KB


hey guys POLYAMOROUS NOT WHAT I'M CALLED POLYBIUS
TRIANGLE WARS OLVBIU POLVEIUS CREDITS U.S, GOVERNMENT
ortland craigslist multnomah co > for sale /wanted > free stuff email this posting to a friend Avoid scams and fraud by dealing locally! Beware any deal involving Western Union, Moneygram, wire transfer, cashier check, money order shipping, escrow, or any promise of transactionpr /guarantee More info please lag with care:21 miscategorized prohibited Old broken arcade game (Clark County, WA) Date: 2012-11-13, 1:11PMPST to thi ppqw.3407327294@sale.craigslist.orgprosv h nminigtou Trying to unload a broken arcade game I got after my grandfather died. It's the old kind of "arcade cabinet" that you have to stand up to play. I can't get it to work, so now Im giving it away to anyone that can fix it or for spare parts or whatever. It says Polibyus on it, like the Greek historian. It's dusty, but stll in pretty good shape. Will delete post when it's gone. Location: Clark County, WA it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests PostingID:3407527294 Copyright © 2012 craigslist, inc. terns ofuse privacy policy feedback forum
View All 51 Images


Moar:

1
+2

Polybius - Image #252,108

PROTIP: Press the ← and → keys to navigate the gallery, 'g' to view the gallery, or 'r' to view a random image.

APo nalysis AnaNSIS Pol Subject: Polybius Affiliation: Gameing Use: Collecting "unknown" data Appearence: Multipule Green Warning / Very Dangerous Description: Polybius is a supposed arcade game featured in an Internet urban legend. According to the story, the Tempest-style game was released to the public in 1981, and caused its players to go insane, ausing them to suffer from intense stress, horrific nightmares, and even suicidal tendencies. A short time after its release, it supposedly disappeared without a trace. Not much evidence for the existence of such a game has ever been discovered. Polybius gets its name from Polybius, the Greek historian who, among his other works, was known for his works in relation to cryptography and for developing the Polybius square. According to the story, an unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon in 1981, something of a rarity at the time. The game, Polybius, proved to be incredibly popular, to the point of addiction, and lines formed around the machines, often resulting in fighting over who played next. This was followed by clusters of visits from men in black. Rather than the usual marketing data collected by company visitors to arcade machines, they collected some unknown data, allegedly testing responses to the psychoactive machines. The players themselves suffered from a series of unpleasant side-effects, including amnesia, insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, and even suicide in some versions of the legend. Some players stopped playing video games, while it is reported that one became an anti-gaming activist. The supposed creator of Polybius is Ed Rotberg, and the company named in the urban legend is Sinneslöschen (German for sensory-extinguishing" is the exact translation), often named as either a'secret government organization or a codename for Atari. The gameplay is said to be similar to Tempest (a shoot 'em up game utilizing vector graphics), while the game is said to contain subliminal messages which would influence the action of anyone playing it

◄ Previous View Gallery Random Image Next ►

More:


+ Add a Comment

Comments (0)

There are no comments currently available.

Display Comments

Add a Comment


+ Add an Image

Image Details

317 views (11 from today)

Uploaded Feb 16, 2012 at 01:37PM EST

Origin Entry

Polybius

Tags

No tags

Claim Authorship Edit History
Textile Embed
Meme Encyclopedia
Media
Editorials
More
KYM facebook KYM instagram KYM tiktok KYM twitter/x KYM youtube KYM discord KYM discord

Legal Information: Know Your Meme ® is a trademark of  Literally Media Ltd . By using this site, you are agreeing by the site's terms of use and  privacy policy and  DMCA policy .

© 2007-2025 Literally Media Ltd.