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Episode 134...Don't Play That Game

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Ghosts have a way of working their way into the things we become obsessed with. Focus your energy someplace long enough, haunted tales of fascination will trail along. What are we more obsessed with than video games. From hours spent dropping coin after coin to days spent in front of the screen trying to complete the level, it is no wonder so many urban legends about curses and video games have made their way into our modern narrative. Join Christopher Balzano as he powers up the new year looking at infamous cases of people believing video games to be haunted. There's old school standards like Berserker and modern ones like Bad Satan, and of course, the mother of them all...Polybius. We may even spend a little time trying to summon the ghost people are warning us about using a middle school ritual.

There is a warning in this episode for reference to drug use and violence, but the last story involves harm to children and abuse.

Here’s the link to the Berserker article for a full recap of the story:

https://retro-bitch.com/2015/11/04/dying-to-play-the-berzerk-curse-fact-or-fiction/

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822. You can contact us with questions, comments, and your favorite legend or tidbit of folklore at [email protected]. Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Instagram: @SpookyTripping

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Content provided by Christopher Balzano and Crossroads Media. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Christopher Balzano and Crossroads Media or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Ghosts have a way of working their way into the things we become obsessed with. Focus your energy someplace long enough, haunted tales of fascination will trail along. What are we more obsessed with than video games. From hours spent dropping coin after coin to days spent in front of the screen trying to complete the level, it is no wonder so many urban legends about curses and video games have made their way into our modern narrative. Join Christopher Balzano as he powers up the new year looking at infamous cases of people believing video games to be haunted. There's old school standards like Berserker and modern ones like Bad Satan, and of course, the mother of them all...Polybius. We may even spend a little time trying to summon the ghost people are warning us about using a middle school ritual.

There is a warning in this episode for reference to drug use and violence, but the last story involves harm to children and abuse.

Here’s the link to the Berserker article for a full recap of the story:

https://retro-bitch.com/2015/11/04/dying-to-play-the-berzerk-curse-fact-or-fiction/

Feel free to call our new phone number during our live shows to get involved, share a legend you’ve heard, or to just ask a question at (813) 418-6822. You can contact us with questions, comments, and your favorite legend or tidbit of folklore at [email protected]. Follow us at: www.facebook.com/trippingonlegends Instagram: @SpookyTripping

  continue reading

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