Polybius

With the radio show over (at least for the summer) and E3 still a month away, it's going to be a while before I have anything substantial to say. Still, I'd like to draw your attention to a really cool game.

For those who don't know, Polybius is a game from a popular urban legend. It is supposedly a Tempest-like game that causes weird mental effects and/or is a government tool to brainwash people. You can find more info on Wikipedia, but as I'm sure you can guess, it isn't real.

However, thanks to some mysterious individuals (Wikipedia suggests it's the good people at RogueSynapse), we can now get an idea of what the game would have been like. They've set up a website for Sinnesloschen (http://www.sinnesloschen.com/1.php), the fake company in the original Polybius legend. From there you can download a PC game meant to simulate the effects of the legendary Polybius game. It even features instructions and info to make your own Polybius cabinet.

For people like me, who love video games and urban legends, this is just plain awesome. I encourage you to check it out even if you never heard of Polybius before.