A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of frightened children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet’s most infamous video game ghost.
>Me not expecting to see Ben Drowned today
>The BBC:
Submitted 1 day ago by NarrativeBear@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250501-the-haunted-video-game-that-traumatised-the-web
A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of frightened children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet’s most infamous video game ghost.
>Me not expecting to see Ben Drowned today
>The BBC:
Next up: herobrine
I missed him in the Minecraft movie. Or at least someone saying “top-notch”
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Must be a slow day in the news if the BBC is just covering BENDROWNED…
simple@lemm.ee 1 day ago
This note was added over 10 years ago… Some things never change.