If you grew up in a time before the net, or at least in a time where we only had dial up, you may remember swapping stories of game exploits or secrets no one could prove existed. Some were pretty innocent. I still want to believe there’s a way to play as the Master Hand in the original “Super Smash Bros.” However, some legends had a dark undertone. The internet propelled, expanded, and created these myths like the world’s most terrifying game of telephone. It’s never smart to believe everything you read, but with this many myths, a few are bound to be true. So if you like gaming, and don’t want to sleep tonight, enjoy these 25 scary video game urban legends. The user continued to upload videos of other strange things happening in the game. Distorted music, creepy new dialogue, and empty towns all eventually led to the conclusion that the game was once owned by a boy named Ben who had drowned in a local lake. The person who started posting the story eventually stopped, but presumably the haunted cartridge still exists somewhere. Unlike the usual ending, Tim can actually touch the princess in the final level, causing flashing and the sound of a bomb going off in the background. This, combined with other clues suggest that Tim was one of the scientists behind the atomic bomb. He’s racked with guilt after it’s been dropped, but he can never really change the past. Unlike a traditional Nintendo product, the game’s manual contained warnings like “use at your own risk” and “not for children under 14.” Eventually the game was pulled off the market and rumors started circulating that kids who played the game died in the exact way the game predicted. Most likely though, the game wasn’t selling very well.
