TET: Snail Riders, Charge!

[Valrifell]

Not sure about Polybius the game, but I do know Polybius was also the name of an ancient historian that asserted that historians should never report what they cannot verify through interviews with witnesses. Ironic.

Seems like y'all fell into that.

Who knew that an arcade cabinet enthusiast could be so into the classics.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

The Mandela Effect of games. Heck, even my mom recalls it existing, when it really didn’t IIRC.

Polybius sounds like any other 80s arcade game name, so that might be intentional.

Why do people invent Internet rumors? Fame? A twisted version of immortality?

Honestly, urban legends fascinate me for this reason. It can be hard to pin down how, when, or why they were created, if those questions can even be answered in the first place.
Really interesting.

For a time I thought it was an arcade game my mom liked to play when I was a child. I remember that you would use a ball instead of buttons or a joystick to play. But I of course found out later that it wasn’t the same game. Because Polybuis is just a well crafted urban legend.

[Valrifell]

Polybius sounds like any other 80s arcade game name, so that might be intentional.


Honestly, urban legends fascinate me for this reason. It can be hard to pin down how, when, or why they were created, if those questions can even be answered in the first place.
Really interesting.

For a time I thought it was an arcade game my mom liked to play when I was a child. I remember that you would use a ball instead of buttons or a joystick to play. But I of course found out later that it wasn’t the same game. Because Polybuis is just a well crafted urban legend.

You say "played with a ball instead of a joystick" and I immediately think of Missle Command

[Heloin]

Not sure about Polybius the game, but I do know Polybius was also the name of an ancient historian that asserted that historians should never report what they cannot verify through interviews with witnesses. Ironic.

Seems like y'all fell into that.

The advantage to creating a fake arcade game is there are plenty of arcade games that did appear in one arcade, was pulled for some reason, then was never seen again with no proof other then some kids in the 80s remember playing it once.

It's an honestly amazing effect. We all have those things that we remember from our childhood that no one else seems to know about. I played hand me down games on tapes as a kid that I'm pretty sure existed but some of them just might not have.

I know, right? And fond memories too. Even if they’re fabricated. *sigh*

There was a wire frame submarine game I played a lot as a kid that neither of my brothers remember us having. But they were to little at the time we had it to remember the first trip to England and we have pictures of that so I don't trust the two of them.

[Ethel mermania]

do you know anything about him. Besides killing Hamilton?

Yes, I do indeed. it's not from watching hamilton, either.
he was a orphan who graduated from king's college in 2 years, which was mindblowing.
he was a very, very good lawyer, and was Vice President under Thomas Jefferson after Hamilton ruined his career.

Shooting Hamilton ruined his career. Jefferson went after him later.

I was more going for he belived in spreading democracy, was a feminist, and an abolitionist

[Abserdia]

I’m reading about the Cooper Family photo, by the way. According to hoaxes.org the photo was probably invented in the late 2000s and the story came a few years later (searching myself, it looks like the story comes from 2009 as well). No clue where the original family photo comes from though.

Great little piece of horror art.

Not sure about Polybius the game, but I do know Polybius was also the name of an ancient historian that asserted that historians should never report what they cannot verify through interviews with witnesses. Ironic.

Seems like y'all fell into that.

The advantage to creating a fake arcade game is there are plenty of arcade games that did appear in one arcade, was pulled for some reason, then was never seen again with no proof other then some kids in the 80s remember playing it once.

I know, right? And fond memories too. Even if they’re fabricated. *sigh*

There was a wire frame submarine game I played a lot as a kid that neither of my brothers remember us having. But they were to little at the time we had it to remember the first trip to England and we have pictures of that so I don't trust the two of them.

I’m sure there’s some websites or subreddits or whatever to help find old games, if they exist. People like that kinda stuff.

[Heloin]

I’m reading about the Cooper Family photo, by the way. The photo was probably invented in the late 2000s, and the story came a few years later (according to hoaxes.org and a minute of searching). No clue where the original family photo comes from though.

Great little piece of horror art.

The advantage to creating a fake arcade game is there are plenty of arcade games that did appear in one arcade, was pulled for some reason, then was never seen again with no proof other then some kids in the 80s remember playing it once.


There was a wire frame submarine game I played a lot as a kid that neither of my brothers remember us having. But they were to little at the time we had it to remember the first trip to England and we have pictures of that so I don't trust the two of them.

I’m sure there’s some websites or subreddits or whatever to help find old games, if they exist. People like that kinda stuff.

The tape the game came on was labelled "Submarine Game".

[New Visayan Islands]

Oh man.
Lord almighty.

do you know anything about him. Besides killing being the damn fool that shot Hamilton?

Sorry, couldn't resist making the reference.

[Abserdia]

I’m reading about the Cooper Family photo, by the way. The photo was probably invented in the late 2000s, and the story came a few years later (according to hoaxes.org and a minute of searching). No clue where the original family photo comes from though.

Great little piece of horror art.


I’m sure there’s some websites or subreddits or whatever to help find old games, if they exist. People like that kinda stuff.

The tape the game came on was labelled "Submarine Game".

That’s a really bad name for searching.

[Ethel mermania]

do you know anything about him. Besides killing being the damn fool that shot Hamilton?

Sorry, couldn't resist making the reference.

Hamilton deserved it

[Mathuvan Union]

Sorry, couldn't resist making the reference.

Hamilton deserved it

he was quite a bit rude to someone who helped bring him up

[Abserdia]

The tape the game came on was labelled "Submarine Game".

That’s a really bad name for searching.

Because I have nothing better to do:
Suicide Mission has wireframe/vector-ish graphics and came on a tape
and Polar Rescue has complete wireframe/vector graphics but was a Vectrex game, a console I've never heard of that didn't use tapes

If neither of these games are the ones you played, I haven't a clue.

[Heloin]

That’s a really bad name for searching.

Because I have nothing better to do:
Suicide Mission has wireframe/vector-ish graphics and came on a tape
and Polar Rescue has complete wireframe/vector graphics but was a Vectrex game, a console I've never heard of

If neither of these games are the ones you played, I haven't a clue.

I've searched for years, there's nothing I can find on it. I'm certain that it must have been some sort of South African or British homebrew for the Commodore 64.

[Abserdia]

Because I have nothing better to do:
Suicide Mission has wireframe/vector-ish graphics and came on a tape
and Polar Rescue has complete wireframe/vector graphics but was a Vectrex game, a console I've never heard of

If neither of these games are the ones you played, I haven't a clue.

I've searched for years, there's nothing I can find on it. I'm certain that it must have been some sort of South African or British homebrew for the Commodore 64.

There's this magazine article from the 80s that mentions Sea War, a cassette-based game made in England, but I can't find any images or videos or even mentions of it beyond this one article.

[Mathuvan Union]

I've searched for years, there's nothing I can find on it. I'm certain that it must have been some sort of South African or British homebrew for the Commodore 64.

There's this magazine article from the 80s that mentions Sea War, a cassette-based game made in England, but I can't find any images or videos or even mentions of it beyond this one article.

wait so this is a game that supposedly existed but doesn't?

[Abserdia]

There's this magazine article from the 80s that mentions Sea War, a cassette-based game made in England, but I can't find any images or videos or even mentions of it beyond this one article.

wait so this is a game that supposedly existed but doesn't?

It probably exists, but it's definitely difficult to find. The generic 80s game name doesn't help.

It might not exist anymore, too. That happens.

[Mathuvan Union]

wait so this is a game that supposedly existed but doesn't?

It probably exists, but it's definitely difficult to find. The generic 80s game name doesn't help.

It might not exist anymore, too. That happens.

that would be creepy.

[Abserdia]

It probably exists, but it's definitely difficult to find. The generic 80s game name doesn't help.

It might not exist anymore, too. That happens.

that would be creepy.

Nevermind, it was actually pretty easy to find.

[Mathuvan Union]

that would be creepy.

Nevermind, it was actually pretty easy to find.

damn, that's annoying.

[Heloin]

I've searched for years, there's nothing I can find on it. I'm certain that it must have been some sort of South African or British homebrew for the Commodore 64.

There's this magazine article from the 80s that mentions Sea War, a cassette-based game made in England, but I can't find any images or videos or even mentions of it beyond this one article.

I've tried to look for this game before and now I definitely know what I'm looking for. In my head I've combined Elite with either a pirated version or someone's homebrew copy of Sea War.

[Heloin]

that would be creepy.

Nevermind, it was actually pretty easy to find.

Fuck yeah! I played that a lot in 2000 before we got a computer that wasn't a decade old.

[Abserdia]

Nevermind, it was actually pretty easy to find.

Fuck yeah! I played that a lot in 2000 before we got a computer that wasn't a decade old.

Heck yeah, glad I could help and flex some of my internet detective skills.

[Kowani]

Fuck yeah! I played that a lot in 2000 before we got a computer that wasn't a decade old.

Heck yeah, glad I could help and flex some of my internet detective skills.

achievement unlocked

[Mathuvan Union]

There's this magazine article from the 80s that mentions Sea War, a cassette-based game made in England, but I can't find any images or videos or even mentions of it beyond this one article.

I've tried to look for this game before and now I definitely know what I'm looking for. In my head I've combined Elite with either a pirated version or someone's homebrew copy of Sea War.

Pirated things never sound good. or look good. the graphics always look sh*t

Heck yeah, glad I could help and flex some of my internet detective skills.

achievement unlocked

you have achieved comedy

[Kowani]

I've tried to look for this game before and now I definitely know what I'm looking for. In my head I've combined Elite with either a pirated version or someone's homebrew copy of Sea War.

Pirated things never sound good. or look good. the graphics always look sh*t

achievement unlocked

you have achieved comedy

It was...elementary, my dear Union.