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Arcade and Pinball Discussions => General Arcade and Video Game Discussions => Topic started by: UnwoundS3GA on April 17, 2014, 07:47:01 pm



Title: Polybius anyone?
Post by: UnwoundS3GA on April 17, 2014, 07:47:01 pm
Does anyone believe in this game!??? I've researched it multiple times, and I can't make out if it's real or not!!???

Richie Knucklez just posted this video on YouTube, and I don't get it? It looks like a Midway cab (Pac-Man) shape.

John do you know about this!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEPDixwaoKM


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: John's Arcade on April 17, 2014, 08:06:44 pm
It's fake.


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: UnwoundS3GA on April 17, 2014, 09:17:21 pm
That's what I thought!  ;D


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: John's Arcade on April 17, 2014, 10:19:20 pm
That's what I thought!  ;D

Urban Legend. :)


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: Mr_Rampage on April 21, 2014, 07:05:39 pm
It's most likely fake, I would however point out that I am the kind of guy who'd make one just to have in the arcade so that when people came in and saw it they'd @#$%! a brick. It'd be funnier than heck to listen to them go "whoa dude when i was playing it i felt all kinds of weird man" in the back of my head id be laughing so hard knowing the truth.


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: UnwoundS3GA on April 22, 2014, 10:48:29 pm
It's most likely fake, I would however point out that I am the kind of guy who'd make one just to have in the arcade so that when people came in and saw it they'd @#$%! a brick. It'd be funnier than heck to listen to them go "whoa dude when i was playing it i felt all kinds of weird man" in the back of my head id be laughing so hard knowing the truth.
I, Know Right!?!?  :D I would love to try and make something like that! Then trick my friends!


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: lesoleil70 on April 23, 2014, 04:10:22 pm
Christ this urban legend even existed in the UK.

one of the creepier vids on youtube complete with subliminal message flashes etc.

COOPERATE
OBEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02v588Unf8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02v588Unf8)

or play here....if you dare....http://www.sinnesloschen.com/1.php (http://www.sinnesloschen.com/1.php)

(http://neonbasement.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/polybius_maquina_real.jpeg)


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: John's Arcade on April 23, 2014, 07:18:57 pm
Christ the urban legend even existed in the UK.

Pretty sure we have that same legend here too.



(sorry couldn't resist. CALM DOWN! I'm Catholic, kinda.)


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: pimppride on April 23, 2014, 11:12:52 pm
seems like a waist of time, its like having a fake Rolex in a nice watch collection...

now I understand the world of desired collector fakes, paintings, ect... but a full on arcade cabinet ?

what's the point, those in the know... know its fake, an those who don't are like its a dead 80's cabinet they never heard of...

where is the payoff ?


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: Mr_Rampage on April 23, 2014, 11:25:54 pm
seems like a waist of time, its like having a fake Rolex in a nice watch collection...

now I understand the world of desired collector fakes, paintings, ect... but a full on arcade cabinet ?

what's the point, those in the know... know its fake, an those who don't are like its a dead 80's cabinet they never heard of...

where is the payoff ?

In my case its an excuse to make a cabinet from scratch that id probably make into a multicade in the guise of a polybius cabinet. I'm still a firm believer in practicality.


Title: Re: Polybius anyone?
Post by: pimppride on April 24, 2014, 02:10:24 am
where is the payoff ?

In my case its an excuse to make a cabinet from scratch that id probably make into a multicade in the guise of a polybius cabinet. I'm still a firm believer in practicality.

ok i'm with you on a scratch built multicade or mame upright...