{"id":42,"date":"2025-05-30T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/?p=42"},"modified":"2025-05-31T16:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T16:31:48","slug":"7-internet-urban-legends-almost-no-one-remembers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/7-internet-urban-legends-almost-no-one-remembers\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Internet Urban Legends Almost No One Remembers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Internet Urban Legends Almost No One Remembers\" class=\"wp-image-43\" style=\"width:562px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Internet-Urban-Legends-Almost-No-One-Remembers.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet, a vast and ever-evolving landscape, has given birth to countless stories, some true, some embellished, and some entirely fabricated. Before &#8220;fake news&#8221; was a daily headline, the early days of the web were a wild west of forums, chain emails, and Geocities sites, where urban legends spread like wildfire. Many of these tales have faded into the digital ether, remembered only by a select few who traversed the early internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dig up some of these forgotten digital phantoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, here&#8217;s a post about 7 internet urban legends that almost no one remembers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 Internet Urban Legends Almost No One Remembers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The internet, a vast and ever-evolving landscape, has given birth to countless stories, some true, some embellished, and some entirely fabricated. Before &#8220;fake news&#8221; was a daily headline, the early days of the web were a wild west of forums, chain emails, and Geocities sites, where urban legends spread like wildfire. Many of these tales have faded into the digital ether, remembered only by a select few who traversed the early internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dig up some of these forgotten digital phantoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. The Pok\u00e9mon Black Version<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the official release of <em>Pok\u00e9mon Black &amp; White<\/em> on the Nintendo DS, a creepypasta circulated about a pirated Game Boy cartridge simply titled &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon Black Version.&#8221; This alleged game was said to be cursed, featuring disturbing sprites, the ability to &#8220;kill&#8221; opposing Pok\u00e9mon permanently, and an overarching theme of death and despair that would haunt players. The legend played on the innocence of the Pok\u00e9mon franchise, twisting it into something truly unsettling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White\">Pok\u00e9mon Black and White &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gaming Mysteries: Pokemon Creepy Black (Creepypasta)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ieg08YyE63Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. The Slenderman Origins (Before the Game)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While Slenderman is now widely recognized, largely due to the popular video game <em>Slender: The Eight Pages<\/em> and subsequent media, his origins as an internet urban legend are often forgotten. He first appeared on the Something Awful forums in 2009 as part of a Photoshop contest to create supernatural images. Users added him to seemingly innocuous photos, concocting a mythology of a tall, faceless entity who stalks and abducts children. The collaborative nature of his creation, before he became a full-blown media phenomenon, is a fascinating aspect of early internet storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the history of &quot;Slender Man&quot;, i guess\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gBpHCTnAwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. NES Godzilla Creepypasta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This elaborate creepypasta, which gained traction on various forums and imageboards, told the story of a cursed <em>Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!<\/em> NES cartridge. The narrative, presented as a personal account, detailed strange occurrences within the game, including corrupted graphics, unsettling music, and the appearance of a new, malevolent entity named &#8220;Red&#8221; that would torment the player. The story was notable for its sheer length and intricate details, often accompanied by &#8220;screenshots&#8221; that added to its verisimilitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Godzilla NES: The Most Disturbing Creepypasta of All Time\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9R5vyDLrIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. The Legend of Polybius<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This arcade urban legend dates back to the early 2000s, though it&#8217;s set in the early 1980s. The story claims that a mysterious arcade game called &#8220;Polybius&#8221; appeared in arcades in Portland, Oregon. Players of the game reportedly suffered from amnesia, nightmares, and even suicidal thoughts. The legend suggests the game was a government experiment, collecting data on its players. While there&#8217;s no evidence of such a game existing, the allure of a mind-controlling arcade machine has kept the legend alive in certain corners of the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend of Polybius\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gLypLPTljg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. The &#8220;Smile.jpg&#8221; or &#8220;Smile Dog&#8221; Curse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This disturbing urban legend revolves around an image file supposedly named &#8220;smile.jpg&#8221; (or &#8220;smile.dog&#8221;). The story claims that viewing this image, which depicts a demonic-looking husky with a wide, unsettling grin, can cause psychological distress, madness, and even death. The only way to escape the curse, according to the legend, is to spread the image to others. It&#8217;s a classic example of a digital chain letter combined with a psychological horror element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;The Smile Dog&quot; | CreepyPasta Storytime\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/35cJcBdf3V0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. The &#8220;Ben Drowned&#8221; Majora&#8217;s Mask Cartridge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the NES Godzilla creepypasta, &#8220;Ben Drowned&#8221; is a highly detailed story about a haunted <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora&#8217;s Mask<\/em> Nintendo 64 cartridge. The narrator describes encountering bizarre glitches, unsettling messages, and an ominous entity named &#8220;Ben&#8221; within the game, leading to a chilling and unraveling narrative. The story was particularly effective due to its use of manipulated videos, making the &#8220;proof&#8221; of the haunted game feel incredibly real to many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4Chan&#039;s Haunted Game Cartridge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTy-uYctIFE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. The FidoNet Poltergeist<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>FidoNet was a worldwide computer network used for exchanging messages and files in the pre-internet era, particularly in the 1980s and early 1990s. An urban legend arose about a &#8220;FidoNet Poltergeist&#8221; that would cause inexplicable errors, garbled messages, and system crashes on various bulletin board systems (BBSes). While likely attributable to faulty hardware or software bugs, the idea of a digital ghost haunting the early networks captured the imagination of users navigating this new frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BONUS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Grifter video (REAL)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBTAEf28FmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Supposedly, it was a <strong>forbidden video<\/strong> on YouTube and horror forums, featuring <strong>disturbing images and subliminal messages<\/strong>. It was said that those who watched it suffered from <strong>hallucinations, anxiety, and in some cases&#8230; mysteriously disappeared<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Obedece a la morsa&#8221; (Obey the Walrus)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A disturbing viral video from the 2000s. It features a person in costume dancing in an unsettling way, accompanied by sinister messages. Many believed it brought bad luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obey the Walrus\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FHviwdECNjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sad Satan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A video game supposedly found on the deep web, filled with images of political leaders, disturbing photos, and strange noises. It went viral on YouTube thanks to the channel Obscure Horror Corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sad Satan Game [ORIGINAL]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvnUDF64YfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"iShowSpeed Plays Sad Satan..* ENDS STREAM*\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1YWTxN13LI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These forgotten tales offer a fascinating glimpse into the early days of internet culture, showing how communities formed around shared scares and how quickly stories could spread, even without the amplification of modern social media. They remind us that the internet, in all its forms, has always been a fertile ground for human imagination, both light and dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do any of these ring a bell for you? Or are there other old internet legends you remember that have fallen by the wayside?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The internet, a vast and ever-evolving landscape, has given birth to countless stories, some true, some embellished, and some entirely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,11,6,10],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-curiosity","tag-internet","tag-kill-boredom","tag-terror"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surprisemebutton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}