Video games have become a big part of our lives. They exercise our motor skills and problem solving abilities, help us build community and relationships, and more than anything...they're just fun! But did you know that in the early days of gaming technology many people actually feared video games and the arcades that housed them? There were rumors of mind control, injury, and even disappearances surrounding one game in particular...Polybius. We look into this mysterious arcade game's history and the conspiracies it birthed on this episode of Unspookable.
Host: Elise Parisian
Written by: Victoria Tomis
Created, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort
Research by: Michael Grathwohl michaelgrathwohl.me.
Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case: https://www.jessecasemusic.com/
Logo by: Natalie Khuen http://nataliek.myportfolio.com
Episode artwork by: Heshan Gunasekara
Special thanks this week to: Blythe, Bella, and Al.
You can hear more of Al on CadaverCast: A Father Son Monster Movie Podcast with his father Jef. Give it a listen to as they talk all things horror and to hear Al speculate on the plots of films he's too young to watch. CadaverCast is available everywhere you get podcasts
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