Haunted and Cursed Video/Arcade Games (Halloween Crossover with Geek Freaks Podcast)

As part of our 13 Nights of Halloween series, we've teamed up with the amazing Geek Freaks Podcast for today's special episode! Listen in as we discuss a few haunted and cursed video/arcade games.

Articles/Research:

https://www.gamesradar.com/terrifying-video-game-creepypastas-to-make-you-never-play-alone-again-from-demonic-sonics-to-haunted-minecrafts/

https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/Polybius

http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/03/25/from-polybius-to-sad-satan-the-five-most-haunted-video-games/

https://videogamehistory.fandom.com/wiki/Berzerk 

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19811129&id=arRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688,7639998&hl=en 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-urban-legend-of-the-governments-mindcontrolling-arcade-game 

https://retrovolve.com/how-many-people-has-the-berzerk-arcade-game-killed/#:~:text=Now%2C%20urban%20legends%20are%20bound,of%20these%20deaths%20actually%20happened

Music:

Dopplerette by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100659

Artist: http://incompetech.com/

 

Thank you to the Geek Freaks Podcast for joining us! Find them online at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-freaks/id1383153846.

 

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