Polybius (urban legend)
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Polybius is an urban legend about a mysterious arcade video game. According to the legend, the game appeared in arcades around Portland, Oregon in 1981. The gameplay was supposedly psychoactive, abstr
An alleged start screen, attached to an article on coinop.org
A mock-up Polybius cabinet made by Rogue Synapse
Berzerk (video game)
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Berzerk is a 1980 maze and shooter video game developed and published by Stern Electronics for arcades. The game involves a Humanoid Intruder who has to escape maze-like rooms that are littered with r
Polybius (urban legend)
…concerns that the new video game arcades could be dangerous. There were reported cases of epileptic seizures, and one teenager died while playing Berzerk, which led to rumors of a cursed arcade game. Urban legends spread of arcade cabinets built to hypnotize players. These rumors influenced science…
Arcade flyer
Berzerk was one of the titles available for the Vectrex video game system on its launch in October 1982.