online media about my favorite internet urban legend: polybius, the arcade game that scrambles your brain
💻 The Urban Legend of the Government's Mind-Controlling Arcade Game, Atlas Obscura
outline of the legend and its real-life inspirations
💻 Polybius (urban legend), Wikipedia
the wikipedia article
🎙️ Polybius: Video Game of Death, Skeptoid
short but informative explainer
🎞️ Polybius: The most dangerous arcade game ever made?, BBC
british explainer with expert interviews
💻 Reinvestigating Polybius, Retro Bitch
a deep dive by cat despira (interviewed in the BBC video) with insights into 80s portland arcade culture and the possible inspiration for the steven roach character
🎞️ POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn't Exist, Ahoy
exploration and debunking of the legend with an interesting probe into the game's entry on coinop.org