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Alright, I'm writing a term paper for my Folklore class and could use some help. Basically, I'm writing about urban legends (you know, things like the Vanishing Hitchhiker, the Jersey Devil, NYC sewer alligators, Bloody Mary, etc), but in video games. Specifically, what certain well-known video game urban legends are and how they've evolved because of the Internet.
So what I need from you all are examples of these legends, things you've "heard from a friend of a friend of your guildie's old class officer" sort of thing, or even the most famous ones that everyone's heard of and that have become a running gag. Things like the Metroid "Justin Bailey" code, the volcano in Battlezone, even the "Cow Level". Offline and online games are equally fair game.
So what I need from you all are examples of these legends, things you've "heard from a friend of a friend of your guildie's old class officer" sort of thing, or even the most famous ones that everyone's heard of and that have become a running gag. Things like the Metroid "Justin Bailey" code, the volcano in Battlezone, even the "Cow Level". Offline and online games are equally fair game.