Many gamers have, or likely will, encountered urban legends about the games they play. Whether players can ride Yoshi in Super Mario 64 or a mysterious Minecraft mob named Herobrine exists, these rumors helped shape communities. Labeled as playground rumors, players got wind of game exploits from their friends at school who heard it through another friend. Although an unreliable way to collect information, these playground rumors fueled the mystery around popular games in the late '90s and early 2000s.
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