On April 3rd, 2011, a mysterious game was posted to a fan site.
Turned out it was more than just a game.
Hey everyone, welcome to top 10 Gaming.
Today we’re returning to our video game creepy pasta series with a quite specific
pasta called the Luna Game.
And for those of you unfamiliar with it, get ready for all of the brony my little pony
references.
Back in 2011, a game was reported to have been posted on a site called Equestria Daily;
a news and fan fiction site for the animated show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
The game was posted by a very anonymous user, and it’s completely unknown as to who is
responsible for developing it.
When bronies, the name for the my little pony fan boys, downloaded the game and booted it
up, it seemed simple enough.
You’re playing as Luna on a basic platform level, being able to jump and navigate using
the arrow keys.
After about twenty seconds of playing though, or, if you’re standing still, images will
flicker on your screen.
One is of Pinkie Pie with Zalgofied eyes, the other was of Applebloom.
Right after the image flickers on your screen, all of a sudden, one of four remixes of songs
from the show will begin to play, and the game won’t close, no matter what you do
to shut down the program.
Your mouse will freeze.
Eventually, it will automatically close on it’s own.
Afterwards, if players looked at the location on their computer where they saved the game,
they would find a bunch of pictures similar to the image that appeared in the game that
weren’t originally there, with text files labelled “the end is neigh”, all of which
contain that one phrase when opened.
While some believed perhaps this was a virus disguised in a game, that wasn’t the case;
the game would save screenshots and text documents, but proved to not be a virus after all.
Perhaps it was a prank.
Almost two months later, on May 30th, 2011, another game was posted on the website.
It became known as Luna Game 2.
The game began in a similar fashion as the first, but the graphics were improved, and
you can hold the shift button to run.
But after you start to run, cracks form on the ground, and get bigger and bigger the
further you get.
The game will then jarringly cut to an image of a Zalgofied Pinkamena, with white noise
blasting out of your speakers.
A second later, the game returns, but the background and blocks are all tinted red,
and you can only move slowly.
Disturbing music plays in the background that is said to drive players mad.
Unable to turn off the game, players must move forward until they reach a giant chasm
in the ground, and drop down into it.
The background fades to black, and a game over screen will appear with the Luna sprite
continuing to fall.
Unlike the first game, this one didn’t create any extra files; it was simply just a game
that would freeze your mouse, and refuse to shut down properly prior to completing it.
The saga doesn’t end there.
On June 11th of that same year, a third game would appear on the site, known as Luna Game
3.
This one starts off with you playing as Luna in a very simple platform world, a looping
environment that is set in a forest.
The controls are the same.
But as you progress, the screen gets darker and darker and the background music begins
to distort and slow down.
Static eventually begins to ring out of your speakers, and the trees in the background
begin to appear dark and bloody.
If you listen closely, you can hear what sounds like ponies chattering in the distance.
Eventually, as you push forward, a giant gap will appear.
If you jump over it, a distorted version of Fluttershy appears and yells COME OUT.
If you continue running forward, the level will continue to loop until you jump down
into the giant gap, while Fluttershy yells out a distorted “LOVE ME” in the background.
Images will flash on your screen again, all disturbing versions of the ponies.
And when the images stop, you’ll see your Luna sprite lying on the ground, with her
legs severed, covered in blood.
After about 5 seconds, she’ll open her eyes and the screen will flash disturbing close
ups of her face, and a shriek will emit from your speakers.
The game will automatically shut down afterwards.
On July 4th, the fourth game was posted on the website.
Once again, it starts off in a similar fashion as the last three, except now, you begin on
a grassy cliff.
It soon becomes apparent that that there’s only one thing you can do; jump off the cliff.
Once you do it, you’ll hear a splat noise, and text will appear on the screen “You’ve
met with a terrible fat haven’t you?”
Which is a reference to the haunted Majora’s Mask game, another huge gaming creepy pasta.
The game will close, and if you try to re open it, it won’t work.
But, if you’re patient, the game re opens on it’s own.
You’ll see the words “it didn’t have to turn out like this” and “you didn’t
have to die” appear on your screen.
Blood splatters appear.
And new text appears that reads “BUT NOW YOURE IN MY WORLD.”
A roar plays.
And then, Princess Luna appears, and you’re in a new setting once again, which can only
be described as a hellish landscape.
You must run past and avoid a slew of obstacles, all while being bombarded with flashes of
creepy images.
If you manage to get through it all, you’re once again forced to jump off of a cliff.
When you do jump, it’s almost as if the game glitches, with the music and images on
your screen distorting in a very severe way.
The terrain will randomly change, and you must climb up to higher ground in order to
scale a massive wall.
The higher you get, the darker the screen becomes, with Pinkie eventually appearing,
laughing in the background.
Eventually the screen goes entirely black and the game shuts off.
You won’t be able to re-open the program.
Text appears that reads “your fate is already sealed.”
Almost a year later, on August 22, 2012, a game called Luna Game End was posted to the
community website.
It starts off just like the rest, and after walking forward for a while, you’ll come
across a very familiar cliff.
When you jump off it though, you land safely on the ground.
But after walking some more, text will appear, dialogue from Luna, that reads “I’m really
tired”.
She collapses, with more text appearing that says “I’ll just rest for a moment”.
The screen fades to black, The music stops.
And then, you appear in an all white world with only a single line below you to walk
on.
What follows is a strange existential experience.
By the end of it all, you’re greeted with an image of a dead Luna.
But according to users on the website, if you play through all of the games over again,
at the end of the 5th game, there’s a happy ending, with Luna stating that she’s had
a nightmare.
The game will flicker one final disturbing image of Pinkamena, and then it will close,
forever.
It’s a game series that many feel is one of the scariest they’ve ever played, especially
since the person or people behind it has managed to remain anonymous.
There’s even been several fan made versions of this game to appear over the years that
you can hunt down online, and are worth a go.
So there we have it friends!
Have you tried any of these out?
Do you think there’s something more nefarious lingering under the surface?
It’s not quite like the traditional creepy pasta, but it’s something that many have
found pretty darn scary.
Or hilarious, if you’re the type to make fun of bronies.
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