Episode 43: Polybius

Polybius is the 43rd episode of Scott The Woz, the video was uploaded on October 29, 2017, by Scott Wozniak on Scott The Woz.

Description
Happy Halloween! Scott takes a look at one of the most infamous urban legends in all of gaming, Polybius.

Characters

 * Scott Wozniak
 * Unnamed wolf
 * Polybius
 * Unnamed thrift shop owner

Credits

 * Scott Wozniak as Scott Wozniak and unnamed thrift shop owner
 * Written by Scott Wozniak
 * Concept by Scott Wozniak
 * Camerawork by Sam Essig
 * Help by Sam Essig, Brendon Donahue

Plot
The video begins on July 4th, 2017, where Scott is seen trying to cut a watermelon in an attempt to make a jack-o-latern out of it, mentioning how it's hard to find pumpkins during that time of year. The video then cuts back to the present, October 29th, 2017, where we see Scott with the watermelon jack-o-latern, now rotted black and Scott's desk covered with Halloween decorations, as the holiday is soon approaching. Scott admits to eating a whole pumpkin in preperation for the holiday. He also envails his attempt at gathering as much trick-or-treaters as possible, the camera cuts to his front door with a plate of Sociables brand crackers on a stool.

Back to Scott, he mentions how it's time for "spooks and scares" as he takes the rotted watermelon and goes to a campfire to tell a story about the infamous arcade game, Polybius. Scott admits that this is an overdone topic, but doesn't want it anyone to say it like that. Scott proceeds to explain the history of the urban legend. Eventually, Scott brings up how a lot of things about Polybius just don't add up and how it's more likely than not, just a fake rumor. Despite this, there is still a lot of intrigue in the game, and the possibilty it might've actually existed still lingers to this day. Finished with the story, Scott returns to his desk only to hear an alarm go off, he notes this alarm as a warning a Polybius arcade cabinet is within 10 meters of Old Location McGee.

Scott decides it's finally time to see if the real Polybius cabinet as shown up, the video then turns into a segment called "Elusive Demonic Arcade Cabinet Chasers", Scott is seen in the woods introducing the segment. Scott sets up a trap intended for the Polybius cabinet which involves a box-and-string trap and a sign next to it that reads "Free Children", as the cabinet was known to brainwash impressionable youth. It then cuts to 2 1/2 hours later where Scott hasn't caught anything and is just sitting around. However, he notices that the trap just went off and goes to open it, only to find nothing in it. Suddenly, the Polybius cabinet appears behind him and starts to chase him throughout the woods. Thinking he's safe, Scott turns the other way only to find the cabinet right next to him, the cabinet pushes him to the ground, however, Scott is able to get away from him.

Scott tells the viewer he has "street smarts" and grabs a baseball bat hiding in the edge of a corn field. Scott throws the bat at the center of the arcade screen, knocking down the cabinet for good. The video then cuts back to Scott at the campfire, where he is seen burning down the remains of the cabinet. Scott is too late in realizing that burning down demonic arcade cabinets releases the spirit contained inside it. Looking for something to contain the spirit in, he finds the rotted watermelon and uses it to capture the spirit. In an attempt to lock it up for good, Scott sells it off at a thrift shop to hopefully never be seen again. The video then cuts to said thrift shop with the watermelon resting on a shelf, we then hear the thrift shop owner complaining about taking in the watermelon and tells an employee to get rid of it, it then cuts to the watermelon being thrown into a garbage can, splattering.

Music

 * Flower Garden - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
 * Beginning - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
 * Shifty Boo Mansion - Super Mario 3D World
 * Giygas - EarthBound
 * Final Boss (US) - Sonic CD
 * Majora's Theme - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
 * Crystal Caves Race - Donkey Kong 64
 * Spooky Scherzo - Sam Fonteyn
 * Terror Chase - JM Scherf Music
 * Abandoned - Peder B. Helland
 * Breakout - 3D Dot Game Heroes

End Cards

 * The Wii: Underpowered Yet Underrated
 * Microconsoles
 * Fitness Games

Gallery
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Transcript
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Trivia

 * The concept for the video started being made around May 2017.
 * The Polybius arcade machine seen in the video took 2 weeks to build.
 * In The Legend of Zelda | Tales from the Backlog, it is revealed that since Breath of the Wild Isn't Perfect, Scott Wozniak has had a string around his thumb; however, the string is not visible in the episode.