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

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

Comments (5)

neuroelectron · 1h ago
Pretty creepy. Here's a direct link to the scenes in question:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGOJmdxdjeA&t=230s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6D2XCJUJHY&t=65s

The effects are made with N64 ROM hacking in Project64 emulator and video editing.

pxndxx · 4h ago
Inscryption captured the "videogame creepypasta" genre in an actual, pretty good roguelike video game, if you want more of this!
2OEH8eoCRo0 · 12m ago
Are haunted/cursed games a common fear in children? I recall a recurring nightmare where my Sim Town game was corrupted or cursed. Having all of the game rules become inverted was terrifying for some reason.
dafelst · 6m ago
For what it's worth, I experienced the same sort of nightmares, though it typically wasn't a specific game or program, more like the computer being hacked/compromised/haunted.
randomtoast · 2h 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