The Fifth Ghost of Ms. Pacman (Creepy Story)

[manred]

Everyone knows that Ms. Pac Man is filled with ghosts, four of them to be specific. But a fifth ghost?

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.

Source:http://kotaku.com/366370/the-haunted-ms-pac-man

Craiglist link if anyone in Boston wants it:http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/zip/601115305.html

Seems pretty crazy to me, but a arcade game for free? I'd take it!

 

[DBloke]

Another copy paste from Kotaku then

 

[manred]

Another copy paste from Kotaku then

Yes, are you getting annoyed by them or what?:lol:

 

[DBloke]

Its like your spamin somebody elses stuff

 

[manred]

Its like your spamin somebody elses stuff

True. Though I can't create my own stories. I'm no news reporter (at least not a good one). I think I might lay off with making new threads from Kotaku or Gizmodo for a while though because I'm going to be busy.

 

[DBloke]

Im okish with copy pastes
But its when theres no extra/witty remarkes about them it just seems like spam

 

[manred]

Im okish with copy pastes
But its when theres no extra/witty remarkes about them it just seems like spam

Well from now on I'll try to come up with some.

 

[CantGetAWii]

Thats rather odd, I do love Ghost Stories though, whatever they may include.
I wouldn't take that arcade game for free, no chance.

 

[VidyaVince]

This reminds of the haunted Stitch doll that was being sold on eBay a few years back.


Anyone else remember this? The doll burned the owners hand, amongst other things.

 

[DBloke]

Anyone else remember this? The doll burned the owners hand, amongst other things.

*Wonders what the other things are*
Lol Doll seccs
Poor Haruhi

 

[ReDD]

Listing is gone... dont know why. Obviously a fake but I wonder what the intent was.

 

[Zoro11031]

This reminds of the haunted Stitch doll that was being sold on eBay a few years back.


Anyone else remember this? The doll burned the owners hand, amongst other things.

Do tell.