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Saw a weird arcade cabinet a few weeks ago - but it wasn't really an arcade game.

Stopped at a local haunted attraction with some friends prior to Halloween.

As I walked through the main gate, I saw what appeared to be a cluster of arcade games outside the haunted houses.

I got a closer look (naturally), and it turned out to be some sort of "Insert 25 cents to scare someone!" attraction.

Instead of a video game on the monitor (IIRC it was a CRT), they had a live video feed from inside the haunted house.
Inserting a coin gave you control over a big red button that inside activated an actuator/solenoid setup that made something move inside one of the haunted houses and scare a guest. This was all stuffed inside an arcade cabinet.

So you could watch someone walk up inside the haunted house, and then press the button at the opportune time.

I took a cellphone picture but it's really crappy.

Emulate that!

- Stiletto