Legend has it that in 1981 an arcade cabinet called Polybius briefly took residence in Portland, Oregon. But Polybius was no ordinary video game. Many believe that it was a tool of the United ...

The latest episode of Marvel's Loki featured one of video gaming's best urban legends - the Polybius arcade cabinet - and the internet very much noticed.

What is Polybius? Polybius was an arcade cabinet that seemingly just appeared in a couple of arcades in the suburbs of Portland, about as limited as limited releases can get.

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“Polybius” provides the feeling of having one’s mind washed clean for a few moments, shaken free of clutter.

Although the arcade cabinet itself is said to have first appeared at the Malibu Grand Prix arcade between 1979 and 1981, there are no written accounts of Polybius to be found before an archived ...

Polybius is an urban legend that has been around for a few decades, with stories detailing a supposedly mind-altering arcade game planted by the government in Portland, Oregon. No evidence exists ...

Fans of Marvel’s Loki might have spotted an arcade cabinet labeled Polybius, a reference to one of gaming’s earliest urban legends — one that is based on a lot of Atari’s work.

One of Portland's most notorious contributions to the urban legend community is about an arcade cabinet called Polybius. Much like other video game urban legends, the machine is, as the stories go ...