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Source of Polybius game myth discovered?

By ForceFlow

6 years ago


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#5 6 years ago

I remember this urban legend,m; I always came away thinking "isn't this part of a movie, or a book I read?" Last starfighter I guess, but it also vaguely reminds me of that Emilio Estevez movie where he's in an arcade and it comes to life (or something like that)

#7 6 years ago

That's a retro creation as aRESULT of the myth

#9 6 years ago
Quoted from ForceFlow:

Yep, there are a handful of examples created by enthusiasts. I'm seeing at least a dozen distinctly different custom cabinets:
https://www.google.com/search?q=polybius+custom+game

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

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