Game Lore: Lavender Town Syndrome
About this episode
This episode explores the chilling legend of Lavender Town Syndrome and its impact on children, alongside the real incident of Pokémon Shock.
This episode contains a 10-second extract of the song 'Lavender Town' created by Junichi Masuda for the Pokemon Red & Green GameBoy games and is sole property of Nintendo, which is in no way affiliated with Gaming History Club. In this haunting Game Lore special we investigate one of gaming’s darkest legends. Did the chilling theme of this small town in Pokémon Red and Green really drive children to madness? Or was it just an internet-born myth that spiralled out of control? Along the way, we also revisit a very real incident known as “Pokémon Shock” when an episode of Electric Soldier Porygon sent hundreds of Japanese viewers into seizures. Please like, subscribe, and we look forward to seeing you when new episodes are released every second Wednesday. Sources: Everything you need to know about Pokemon's creepy Lavender Town Syndrome myth - Retroware Sounds only kids can hear Dennō Senshi Porygon Wikipedia We welcome you to get in touch with us! Visit us on: GamingHistory.Club Facebook Instagram Theme tune created by Tom Docherty
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