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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S1E29 - The Hat Man: Pt 1 - Hatman Encounters, Shadow People Theories & Experiences
S1E28 - La Lechuza Bruja | The Owl Witch of Mexican Folklore & Half Woman / Half Bird Lore
S1E27 - The #FreeBritney Movement, Britney Spears, Jamie Spears & A Never Ending Conservatorship
S1E26 - Bob Lazar | Aliens, Area 51, S4 & Reverse Engineered UFO Technology
S1E25b - Complete Georgina Rose Interview w/ Christian (BONUS)
S1E25a - Jack Parsons: Rocketry, Sex Magick & The Occult
S1E24 - Social Media & The 24 Hour News Cycle | Round Table Discussion
S1E23 - Bohemian Grove: Sacrificial Safe Haven or Embarrassing Elite Retreat?
S1E22 - The Deaths of JFK & Marilyn Monroe / A Million Possibilities
S1E21 - Tales From The Ouija: Pt 1 | Scary Ouija Board Stories, History & Lore
S1E20 - The Dyatlov Pass Incident / Infrasound, Yeti's & The Unexplained
S1E19 - Sleep Paralysis Pt. II Feat. Will Smith / UFO's / Ghosts & Other High Strangeness
S1E18 - Sleep Paralysis Pt. 1 - Terror After Dark, A Succubus Feline & Other Terrifying Accounts
S1E17 - Aliens Among Us / Haim Eshed & The Galactic Federation
S1E16 - Crawlers & Ghouls & Pale Humanoids Oh My!
S1E15 - UFO's Through History Pt 1: Alexander The Great
S1E14 - Simulation Theory / Glitch In The Matrix Stories
S1E13 - A Freaky Deaky Christmas (2020)
S1E12 - Skinwalker Ranch Pt. 2
S1E11 - Skinwalker Ranch Pt. 1
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