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Description: Polybius is gaming's oldest urban legend. It's a cursed arcade machine that supposedly caused illness, amnesia... death. Of course, Polybius is just a story. But the legend is so believable because of real shady business dealings: knock-off Atari games, shell corporations, and military propaganda. Jenna Stoeber explains the true story behind Polybius. Cat DeSpira's writing about Polybius: retrobitch.wordpress.com/2015/10/29/reinvestigating-polybius-with-2015-update 0:00 Polybius: Gaming's oldest urban legend 1:05 Atari's sketchy history 3:26 Bradley Trainer and Tempest 5:21 Spooky arcades 6:20 One more urban legend that's totally real Subscribe to our YouTube channel! goo.gl/D8prdf Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/PolygonFB Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/PolygonTwitter Follow us on Instagram: bit.ly/PolygonInsta And for more gaming and entertainment coverage, visit polygon.com #polybius #atari