Sunday, May 01, 2011

Polybius cartridge art


7 comments:

  1. I remember playing that game once. I sat down in front of the Zenith and the 2600 with a bowl of Cheetos and a big glass of orange Kool Aid. I plugged in the cartridge and hit "Start."

    The next thing I remember the police were pulling me off the bodies of my next door neighbors. I was shrieking "THE ABYSS STARES BACK! IT STARES INTO THE DARKNESS WITHIN!!!" There was so much blood... sooooo much blood...

    ;)

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  2. Anonymous3:42 PM

    "...Reports found online indicated the famed Atari designer Ed Rotberg was instrumental in the development of the game."

    http://www.denofgeek.com/games/372671/the_cosmos_most_ridiculously_implausible_videogames_polybius_the_most_mysterious_game_of_all_time.html

    Ed Rot...berg, is it...?

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  3. I remember playing the game up to level 5. After that the game is a blank. The only thing I can recall is the guys in suits sitting with me at the kitchen table telling me there was no level 5...

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  4. Because why not, that's why. Are you saying your head wouldn't be messed up if the Bishop of Battle came out of a video game and tried to kill you?

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  5. Somniloquy is my new favorite word.

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