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* SpiritualAdaptation: ''Space Giraffe'' for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade was basically ''Polybius'' in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called ''Polybius''...

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* SpiritualAdaptation: ''Space Giraffe'' for UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Platform/XboxLiveArcade was basically ''Polybius'' in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called ''Polybius''...
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* NewerThanTheyThink: Though the game is reported to be from 1981, the oldest mention of the game dates back to the year 2000. Part of the mythology of the game is that it was discussed on Usenet in TheNineties, and even the game's page on coinop.org claims to date back to 1998[[note]]This is almost certainly the result of a database being populated with a default "page created date" value for all preexisting webpages, though the site's proprietor (and the myth's originator) Kurt Koller has since chosen to run with the 1998 creation date as it obfuscates the myth's origins further[[/note]].
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* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game, if you're lucky.

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* GeniusBonus: Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who spoke of how important it is for a historian to check their sources.
** ContrivedCoincidence: Adding to the historical Polybius, the [[MeaningfulName name means]] "[[VideoGameLives Many Lives]]" and that he was a historian from Arcadia.

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* GeniusBonus: Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who spoke of how important it is for a historian to check their sources.
** ContrivedCoincidence:
sources. Adding to the historical Polybius, the [[MeaningfulName name means]] "[[VideoGameLives Many Lives]]" and that he was a historian from Arcadia.
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** ContrivedCoincidence: Adding to the historical Polybius, the [[MeaningfulName name means]] "[[VideoGameLives Many Lives]]" and that he was a historian from Arcadia.
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Urban Legend Of Zelda is about hidden content in interactive media


* GeniusBonus: Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who spoke of how important it is for a historian to check their sources. [[UrbanLegendOfZelda Heh.]]

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* GeniusBonus: Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who spoke of how important it is for a historian to check their sources. [[UrbanLegendOfZelda Heh.]]
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I have seen no proof of this, also worded weirdly


* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest in ''Polybius''.
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* LifeImitatesArt: The Rogue Synapse can most definitely cause significant discomfort if its full visual effects are enabled; and the Playstation VR version was specifically designed to have psychological effects - just positive ones.
** In addition, it is suspected that the rumors of ''Polybius'' were based on versions of ''Tempest''. The co-author of the PSVR version is Jeff Minter, who wrote several ''Tempest'' sequels - although his version of ''Polybius'' is quite different from ''Tempest''.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: ''Space Giraffe'' for XBOX Live Arcade was basically Polybius in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called ''Polybius''...

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* SpiritualAdaptation: ''Space Giraffe'' for XBOX Live Arcade UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade was basically Polybius ''Polybius'' in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called ''Polybius''...
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Space Giraffe for XBOX Live Arcade was basically Polybius in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called "Polybius"...

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* SpiritualAdaptation: Space Giraffe ''Space Giraffe'' for XBOX Live Arcade was basically Polybius in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called "Polybius"...''Polybius''...
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Space Giraffe for XBOX Live Arcade was basically Polybius in all but name. And then the developers made the aforementioned PSVR game called "Polybius"...
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* LifeImitatesArt: The Rogue Synapse can most definitely cause significant discomfort if its full visual effects are enabled; and the Playstation VR version was specifically designed to have psychological effects - just positive ones.
** In addition, it is suspected that the rumors of ''Polybius'' were based on versions of ''Tempest''. The co-author of the PSVR version is Jeff Minter, who wrote several ''Tempest'' sequels - although his version of ''Polybius'' is quite different from ''Tempest''.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest in ''Polybius''.
* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game, if you're lucky.

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* * GeniusBonus: Polybius was the name of a Greek philosopher who spoke of how important it is for a historian to check their sources. [[UrbanLegendOfZelda Heh.]]
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GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest in ''Polybius''.
* * NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game, if you're lucky.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest in ''{{Polybius}}''.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest in ''{{Polybius}}''.''Polybius''.
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Now limited to in universe.


* JustOneMoreLevel: Did we mention this thing was extremely addictive and had long lines?
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest to this game.
* JustOneMoreLevel: This game is considered extremely addictive.
* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game...and that's if you're ''lucky''.

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* * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest to this game.
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JustOneMoreLevel: This game is considered Did we mention this thing was extremely addictive.
addictive and had long lines?
* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game...and that's game, if you're ''lucky''.lucky.
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* GermansLoveAdvidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest to this game.

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* GermansLoveAdvidHasselhoff: GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest to this game.
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* GermansLoveAdvidHasselhoff: Spanish-speaking audiences have more interest to this game.
* JustOneMoreLevel: This game is considered extremely addictive.

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* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game...and that's if you're ''lucky''.

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* NightmareFuel: The side-effects of playing the game...and that's if you're ''lucky''.''lucky''.
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