these inscrutable gaming mysteries
continue to perplex welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 unsolved
videogame mysteries
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the most
elusive and controversial unexplained
references and unanswered questions in
video games if and when your time comes
around began number 10 the Diablo 2 chat
gem diablo 2 diablo 2 features gems for
every occasion just place one in a
socket and voila magic gear but there
was one gemstone that bamboozled
everyone embedded in the battle.net chat
interface is a gem that when clicked
changed color and produced the messages
gem activated and gem deactivated
sometimes this changed to perfect gem
activated and sometimes these somewhat
enigmatic move did it upgrade gems in
your inventory guarantee the presence of
a gem shrine game director Jay Wilson
has said the gem worked correctly and
exceeded both expectations and
nightmares he’s also said it did nothing
so there’s a good chance it was just an
in-house joke I can’t carry any more
number 9 misfortune GB various games
[Music]
urban legend or cursed murder game
admittedly one seems a lot more likely
than the other
according to creepypasta misfortune is a
game hidden inside other games and
accessed through glitches and cheats
players take control of a boy as he
navigates a trap filled maze in defiance
of a demonic being who may really be the
devil the game over screen is alleged to
have sinister effects such as depression
and even suicide does the game really
exist we’ll leave that up to you to
decide but either way the legend lives
number eight the children of gold Shire
World of Warcraft series our kids the
cutest look at him skipping about town
gallivanting in the woods and standing
like satanic sentinels in the shape of a
pentagram in World of Warcraft’s Elwynn
forest lived six children who run each
morning to Stormwind City back to gold
Shire then to the Riverside outside
Northshire and home again all on the
same pentagram formation swapping
positions except for Cameron who remains
at their center since they appeared
players have wondered who are these kids
and why are they so weird why is their
house so creepy and what happened to
their parents you know what maybe it’s
better we don’t know number seven WD
in a world of odd and enigmatic
characters one stands out above the rest
during the players subterranean
adventure in undertale non-player
characters drop hints about the
mysterious figure WD gaster a royal
scientist who in an experiment gone
wrong fell into his creation and
shattered across space and time but fans
theorized he’s actually the skeletal
figure that quickly disappears in room
269 the name WD could stand for
wingdings and other font named
characters also appear as skeletons so
what and where exactly is he is he
traveling between dimensions or is he
number six what happens inside a
the original pokeballs were made from a
procore fruit hollowed out and fitted
with a special device but what this
device does is left to the imagination
the pokeball seems to convert Pokemon
into energy but once inside what’s it
like to Pokemon enter a sort of stasis
or are they wide-awake and trapped in
endless darkness we like to think
there’s a comfortable room in there that
appears when it closes maybe even a
whole universe but ultimately this one
remains a mystery number 5 Hell Valley
who are these creepy silhouettes and
what do they want with Mario
during the intrepid plumbers progress
through shiver burn galaxy in Super
Mario Galaxy 2 these strange humanoid
figures peered down from distant
mountaintops the game files revealed
that the textures are named Hell valley
trees but if so these are the most
unsettling ever with round holes for
eyes that seem to stare into your soul
as this galaxy really hell whose the
level originally named Hell valley or
are these three lost souls from a
completely abandoned level if so perhaps
their curiosity and forlorn stares are
[Music]
number four was the phantom ever real
phantom entertainment what’s in a name
sometimes a lot announced in 2002 the
Phantom promised to deliver gaming on
demand and the power of a PC in a
console but somehow his time dragged on
the release date was always just around
the corner eventually the US Securities
and Exchange Commission accused phantom
Entertainment CEO Timothy Roberts of
running a pump and dump scheme the only
phantom Hardware that ever saw the light
of day was the Phantom black board a
couch keyboard so did the console ever
exist or was it a phantom in truth over
the years people have produced photos
and videos of prototypes but that
[Music]
number three what happened to half-life
2 episode 3 half-life series half-life
was one of the most lauded games of all
time as was the sequel
so when valve announced a trilogy of
episodic games to continue the story
fans were excited it seemed like a great
lead-up to the inevitable half-life 3
although half-life 2 episode 2 ended
with one heck of a cliffhanger the third
episode just never appeared in the
meantime valve has developed a number of
other titles leaving gamers with so many
questions
who was the g-men what happened to the
borealis and will there ever be more
half-life it will all make sense to you
in the course of well I’m really not at
liberty to say
number two the Polybius conspiracy
we like to think of video games as
harmless fun but urban legend has it
that this isn’t always the case
according to rumors Polybius was an
addictive government designed arcade
game released in 1981 that left players
insane
suffering from insomnia and
hallucinations allegedly mysterious men
in black visited the arcades to collect
data but after just one month it’s
believed the game suddenly disappeared
the legend seems to have arisen in the
year 2000 and found support in the
testimony of one Steven Roach who
claimed to be one of the Polybius
programmers but so far there’s no hard
evidence the game ever really existed
princess death engine number one the
sword quest treasures the sword quest
series these bejeweled artifacts were
prizes and real quests to promote their
sword quest series Atari ran a
competition that called on gamers to
solve clues in the games and comic books
for the chance to win one of five
treasures the Attalla ceman of
penultimate truth and chalice of light
were both claimed but in the midst of
financial troubles the competition was
cancelled after the third game’s release
in 1984 so what became of the crown of
life the Philosopher’s Stone and the
sword of ultimate sorcery some say these
spoils went to Jack Tramel who purchased
the company others say the crown was
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
continue to perplex welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 unsolved
videogame mysteries
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re looking at the most
elusive and controversial unexplained
references and unanswered questions in
video games if and when your time comes
around began number 10 the Diablo 2 chat
gem diablo 2 diablo 2 features gems for
every occasion just place one in a
socket and voila magic gear but there
was one gemstone that bamboozled
everyone embedded in the battle.net chat
interface is a gem that when clicked
changed color and produced the messages
gem activated and gem deactivated
sometimes this changed to perfect gem
activated and sometimes these somewhat
enigmatic move did it upgrade gems in
your inventory guarantee the presence of
a gem shrine game director Jay Wilson
has said the gem worked correctly and
exceeded both expectations and
nightmares he’s also said it did nothing
so there’s a good chance it was just an
in-house joke I can’t carry any more
number 9 misfortune GB various games
[Music]
urban legend or cursed murder game
admittedly one seems a lot more likely
than the other
according to creepypasta misfortune is a
game hidden inside other games and
accessed through glitches and cheats
players take control of a boy as he
navigates a trap filled maze in defiance
of a demonic being who may really be the
devil the game over screen is alleged to
have sinister effects such as depression
and even suicide does the game really
exist we’ll leave that up to you to
decide but either way the legend lives
number eight the children of gold Shire
World of Warcraft series our kids the
cutest look at him skipping about town
gallivanting in the woods and standing
like satanic sentinels in the shape of a
pentagram in World of Warcraft’s Elwynn
forest lived six children who run each
morning to Stormwind City back to gold
Shire then to the Riverside outside
Northshire and home again all on the
same pentagram formation swapping
positions except for Cameron who remains
at their center since they appeared
players have wondered who are these kids
and why are they so weird why is their
house so creepy and what happened to
their parents you know what maybe it’s
better we don’t know number seven WD
in a world of odd and enigmatic
characters one stands out above the rest
during the players subterranean
adventure in undertale non-player
characters drop hints about the
mysterious figure WD gaster a royal
scientist who in an experiment gone
wrong fell into his creation and
shattered across space and time but fans
theorized he’s actually the skeletal
figure that quickly disappears in room
269 the name WD could stand for
wingdings and other font named
characters also appear as skeletons so
what and where exactly is he is he
traveling between dimensions or is he
number six what happens inside a
the original pokeballs were made from a
procore fruit hollowed out and fitted
with a special device but what this
device does is left to the imagination
the pokeball seems to convert Pokemon
into energy but once inside what’s it
like to Pokemon enter a sort of stasis
or are they wide-awake and trapped in
endless darkness we like to think
there’s a comfortable room in there that
appears when it closes maybe even a
whole universe but ultimately this one
remains a mystery number 5 Hell Valley
who are these creepy silhouettes and
what do they want with Mario
during the intrepid plumbers progress
through shiver burn galaxy in Super
Mario Galaxy 2 these strange humanoid
figures peered down from distant
mountaintops the game files revealed
that the textures are named Hell valley
trees but if so these are the most
unsettling ever with round holes for
eyes that seem to stare into your soul
as this galaxy really hell whose the
level originally named Hell valley or
are these three lost souls from a
completely abandoned level if so perhaps
their curiosity and forlorn stares are
[Music]
number four was the phantom ever real
phantom entertainment what’s in a name
sometimes a lot announced in 2002 the
Phantom promised to deliver gaming on
demand and the power of a PC in a
console but somehow his time dragged on
the release date was always just around
the corner eventually the US Securities
and Exchange Commission accused phantom
Entertainment CEO Timothy Roberts of
running a pump and dump scheme the only
phantom Hardware that ever saw the light
of day was the Phantom black board a
couch keyboard so did the console ever
exist or was it a phantom in truth over
the years people have produced photos
and videos of prototypes but that
[Music]
number three what happened to half-life
2 episode 3 half-life series half-life
was one of the most lauded games of all
time as was the sequel
so when valve announced a trilogy of
episodic games to continue the story
fans were excited it seemed like a great
lead-up to the inevitable half-life 3
although half-life 2 episode 2 ended
with one heck of a cliffhanger the third
episode just never appeared in the
meantime valve has developed a number of
other titles leaving gamers with so many
questions
who was the g-men what happened to the
borealis and will there ever be more
half-life it will all make sense to you
in the course of well I’m really not at
liberty to say
number two the Polybius conspiracy
we like to think of video games as
harmless fun but urban legend has it
that this isn’t always the case
according to rumors Polybius was an
addictive government designed arcade
game released in 1981 that left players
insane
suffering from insomnia and
hallucinations allegedly mysterious men
in black visited the arcades to collect
data but after just one month it’s
believed the game suddenly disappeared
the legend seems to have arisen in the
year 2000 and found support in the
testimony of one Steven Roach who
claimed to be one of the Polybius
programmers but so far there’s no hard
evidence the game ever really existed
princess death engine number one the
sword quest treasures the sword quest
series these bejeweled artifacts were
prizes and real quests to promote their
sword quest series Atari ran a
competition that called on gamers to
solve clues in the games and comic books
for the chance to win one of five
treasures the Attalla ceman of
penultimate truth and chalice of light
were both claimed but in the midst of
financial troubles the competition was
cancelled after the third game’s release
in 1984 so what became of the crown of
life the Philosopher’s Stone and the
sword of ultimate sorcery some say these
spoils went to Jack Tramel who purchased
the company others say the crown was
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
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