For $2 Australian wouldbe fighter pilots can climb into this cabinet and play a bit of Ubisoft's Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II.

I had always thought that Ubisoft's 2006 World War II flight sim didn't extend its reach past the consoles it hit in 2006 and 2007, but apparently Global VR released this arcade version in 2008.

The cabinet includes surround sound, some pretty neat paint and lighting effects, a sharp rumble in the seat when you get shot and, unfortunately, occasional frame rate issues.

Abletonator [Abletonator via Create Digital Music]

Yesterday we wrote about the haunted Ms. Pac-Man that a Bostonian was giving away because it made his little girl cry and his wife run screaming from the house.

We, and many of you, made jokes and laughed, saying how much we wish we could have gotten a free "haunted" Ms. Pac-Man cabinet. Well, apparently, the person who did land it isn't so happy today. Was it a scam? No, says the new owner, but it was freakin' haunted!!!

Free arcade game Ms Pacman. We got this game yesterday from CL. The owner warned us this was haunted and based on what we experienced last night we don't want this in our house anymore.

Game is in our backyard and under blue tarp. THE FIRST person who picks it up gets it. The person who takes it must understand this is not a joke but that this is serious.

WE WILL NOT ANSWER YOU E-MAILS OR QUESTIONS. WE DON"T WANT TO GIVE OUR ADDRESS OUT TO THOUISANDS OF STRANGERS. WE WILL PICK ONE PERSON, WE WILL CONTACT THAT PERSON ONLY. WE WILL REMOVE THE AD FROM CRASGS LIST WHEN THIS MACHINE IS GONE.

I of course emailed the guy immediately asking for both the cabinet and an interview. We have no way of knowing if this really is the guy who got the cabinet, but it still equally amuses and frightens me... mostly amuses though.

And for the love of God, if you are the one who ends up getting this haunted cabinet... take video and send it our way. It's been a day or two since I saw drunken gnomes and a I need a good supernatural laugh.

READ ENTIRE AD: free aracde game [Craigslist, thanks for all of the tips]

That's what a Boston-area Craigslister claimed when he was contacted to ask why he was giving away a Ms. Pac Man cabinet for free.

Someone on ArcadeControls.com contacted the cabinet owner for the explanation, which involves poltergeist, a crying 3-year-old and a "dark figure."

I sent a message to see if anyone had claimed it and if they had any pics. I got a response back saying that it was available but no pictures. I emailed back asking why they where getting rid of it for free. Here is the response I got.

"When I bought this machine the previous owner told me it was haunted. I laughed, didn't believe him, because I didn't believe in that sort of thing.

Got a bad feeling the day it was delivered. Game started on its own in the middle of the night several times, had a tech service the machine three times (very pricy housecalls), but he couldn't find the problem.

Three-year old daughter started talking about the "man in the video machine", didn't think much of it, then my wife saw a dark figure move across the basement and into the machine. She ran out of the house, would not return until the machine was out of the house. I moved it to my business garage (two miles away), and several times I have opened the garage to find tools missing or scattered, things tipped over.

This is why I am giving away a $1000 machine for free."

Other forum goers who emailed the man were told that he was giving it away because he's a lucky man. So either he's changing his story, or has decided ditching a haunted cabinet would be easier if people didn't know the back story.

The Craigslist posting was still up when I checked this morning, so I emailed the owner, but haven't heard back. Maybe he's been sucked into the Ms. Pac Man.

Interesting Craigslist find [Arcade Controls, thanks Wesley]

There's always a lot of banter about the best this and the best that, but it's rare that something actually fits the description, especially in the realm of gaming oneupmanship. Well, it's going to be awhile before anyone topples rluzinski from his throne for best homemade game-themed Halloween costume.

At first glance, all you see is a guy dressed as the Pac-Man arcade cabinet. But the thing is, this costume actually plays the game. That's right he spent last weekend bar-hopping as greasy-palmed drunks played him. Cheat code for the Pac-Man Costume: Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down.

Hit the site for the instructions for how to make your own. Brian Crecente

Pac-Man Arcade Costume [Another Baseball Blog]

Midway's steady release of their Arcade Treasures line of classic game compilations is being promoted by a nice little stack of venerable titles that have been Flashified and hosted on their site.

Full list of titles currently playable on the site:

Bubbles
Defender (1 & 2)
Joust
Rampage (my favorite)
Robotron 2084
Satan's Hollow
Sinistar
Spyhunter
Tapper

Ah, fond memories of standing on milk crates in local arcades and squandering my father's hard-earned quarters into the Rampage cabinet, eventually prompting him to buy the home version. It came on a single, dove grey floppy disk with a red and white label. I believe I still have it somewhere. Eliza Gauger

Play classic games at the Midway site [via Destructoid]

Got an old, crappy arcade cabinet lying around for some execrable game like Professor Pac-Man? Looking to gut it to make a shiny MAME cabinet? Check out the Arcade Art Library at LocalArcade.com, were you can download lots of wonderful images to transfer to stencil and reinvigorate your rotting wooden arcade cabinet with either classical overlays or original creations by the community's talented artists. Florian Eckhardt

Arcade Art Library [Local Arcade] (via B&B&P&S)

A mysterious geek known only as "Scott" has created a meticulously wee foamboard Ms. Pacman cabinet to house his MAME-enabled iPod Nano. Yes, I said Nano.

See the little white arrows on the right side of the cabinet? That's the scrollwheel.

Not much to say about this except an enthusiastic thumbs-up on design and execution. That is indeed, a very tiny Ms. Pacman cabinet. Scott, we salute you.Eliza gauger

See complete gallery here. [Scott's Photo Gallery]