Welcome back to TFD Summer Break! In today's episode, we welcome Christian back in Studio to share the story of Polybius, an alleged arcade game placed in Portland back in the 80's. Hailed as the first "internet urban legend" by skeptics everywhere, the legend describes the game as part of a government-run crowdsourced psychology experiment based in Portland, Oregon during 1981.
Gameplay supposedly produced intense psychoactive and addictive effects in the player. These few publicly staged arcade machines were said to have been visited periodically by men in black for the purpose of data-mining the machines and analyzing these effects. Allegedly, all of these Polybius arcade machines disappeared from the arcade market. Polybius has persisted as a topic of interest for video games journalism and through continued interest, it has served as inspiration for free and commercial video games by the same name.
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If you're new to the show, welcome to TFD Summer Break! Season 1 has ended, and while the gang recharges their batteries, and gears up for Season 2 of The Freaky Deaky later this Fall, we'll be releasing shorter weekly episodes across all your favorite pod catchers. It's gonna be a good time. Special Guests, Guest Hosts, Heather will debut some True Crime, and we'll also be uploading video shorts, and behind the scenes footage on our YouTube Channel & TikTok Page, so make sure you're following along across our social media pages!
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TFD:SB - EP12 | Round Table Discussion on Alternate Dimensions, Time Travel & Utter Confusion w/ Alex & Chris
TFD:SB - EP11 | Christian's Favorite Bigfoot Stories w/ Alex & Chris | Campfire Sasquatch Stories, Skeptic Talks Bigfoot & More
TFD:SB - EP10 | Spirit Loose in Scott's House? w/ Alex & Chris | Uneasy After Dark, Disembodied Sounds, Invisible Dog Playmates & More
TFD:SB - EP9 | Listener Stories #1 | True Paranormal Accounts: Dead Man Walking & Touch Lamp Attendant
TFD:SB - EP8 | Ouija Shorts | Uncanny Name Spelling, Demonic Possession, Zozo The Ouija Demon & Computer Malfunctions
TFD:SB - EP7 | Kidnapped By Bigfoot | The Lytton Girls | Bigfoot, Giants or Cautionary Folktales?
TFD:SB - EP5 | The Curious Possession of Donnie Decker | An Alleged Case of Demonic Possession Circa 1983
TFD:SB - EP4 | Bigfoot Sighting in Michigan w/ Drew & Jaik | Sasquatch Encounter | Bigfoot Origins
TFD:SB - EP3 | Grandpa's Legs & Other Haunts w/ Bethany | Poltergeist Activity | True Ghost Stories | Disembodied Greetings & Paranormal Oddities
TFD:SB - EP2 | Christian Reacts to Netflix's Haunted Pt. 2 - In The Pines | Serial Killer Spirit | Hella Good Banjo | Hungry Houses & Meth
TFD:SB - EP1 | Christian Reacts to Netflix's Haunted Pt. 1 - Demon Cat | Satanic Rituals & Demonic Entities & Possession
S1E37 - SEASON FINALE | A Lifelong Haunting w/ Amanda Smith | Astral Projection | The Hatman | Demonic Entities & More
S1E36 - Round Table Discussion: Disclosure, UFO's, Alien Life, Cover-Ups & The Stimulus Bill
S01E35 - Ghost Theory Breakdown | Apparitions, Interactive Spirits, Poltergeists, Orbs & More
S1E34 - Doppelgangers / Omens of Death, Spirit Doubles & Unintentional Astral Projection
S1E33 - The Mysterious Death of Todd Sees / Alien Abduction, FBI Cover Up & More
S1E32 - The Elizabeth Lake Monster / Leathery Winged Dragon of California's Los Angeles County
S1E31 - Round Table Discussion: A WandaVision Conspiracy | Simulation Theory | Elisa Lam | The Elevator Game & More
S1E30 - The Hmong Nightmare Deaths | The Curse of Dab Tsog & S.U.N.D.S
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