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84. Red Screen of Death (12 points)
Nominated by: Pirateking2000 (4/5 remaining)

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Importance: 1
Fear: 3
Snake: 8

There's just something about this I love so much. The PS2 red screen of death is a shining example of how a simple error screen can capture the imagination of an entire generation of gamers who grew up during this era. A screen so simple in concept, yet unexpectedly hiding a dark underbelly, like a hellish world hidden just below the cheery facade of your typical bright blue PS2 start-up screen. A nightmarish alternate reality where there's no joy or fun to be had anyway, with all your disc gateways into the digital world scratched beyond repair, with no hope of return. Alright, maybe this is a bit much to read into an error screen that can really be more annoying than scary. I was a kid during the PS2 era, and this screen didn't scare me, it just meant I couldn't play Tekken Tag Tournament or something. Still though, there's just an element of magic to this that grabs hold of my brain and comes up with a whole load of what-if scenarios that's just ripe for a gripping mutli-part creepypasta storyline. A screen is worth a 1000 words, and in the case of the Red Screen of Death, a playground teeming with potential for the macabre.
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I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back.
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