Ghost in the machine? Legend of the 'haunted' N64 video game cartridge

28 fallinditch 2 5/3/2025, 4:41:07 PM bbc.com ↗

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randomtoast · 5m ago
Short Summary:

Ben Drowned is a viral internet horror story (a “creepypasta”) created in 2010 by Alex Hall, who posted under the pseudonym “Jadusable.” The tale revolves around a supposedly haunted Nintendo 64 cartridge of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The cartridge was unlabeled, and when played, exhibited disturbing behavior: reversed music, distorted graphics, and the recurring presence of a statue of Link with a petrified, menacing expression. The in-game ghost was said to be “Ben,” the spirit of a boy who drowned.

Related Wiki Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Drowned

pxndxx · 2h ago
Inscryption captured the "videogame creepypasta" genre in an actual, pretty good roguelike video game, if you want more of this!