A Japanese arm wrestling arcade machine called Arm Spirit is being pulled from Japan's arcades by its distributor after three players broke their arm in a match with the cabinet's fake arm.
"The machine isn't that strong, much less so than a muscular man. Even women should be able to beat it," said Atlus spokeswoman Ayano Sakiyama, calling the recall "a precaution." "We think that maybe some players get overexcited and twist their arms in an unnatural way."
The company is now investigating these incidents and will be inspecting machines for any possible problems. Limp-armed gamers in North America need not worry, as this appendage-busting arcade game was never distributed overseas.
[Via Fox News]
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1:26 PM on 08.21.2007
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"It will make you very much lucky time, happy rodeo!"
And then I woke up. My sheets were moist. I got up, ready for another day at the sausage factory.
Still, Japanese people getting over excited? Never would've thought it....
They said women could beat this? Yeah, like... a dozen of them all pulling on ropes tied to the robo-arm of death, maybe. Me and my friends had to try to hang off the side of the machine to pull the arm down. Then we got kicked out of the bowling alley :(
@beer_baron hahahaha
@SH0RYUK3N @YOUR AVATAR <3 ROFL
HE'S INSIDE THE MACHINE! RUN SCHOOLGIRL RUN! I will try and hold him off for as long as I can with my sugar cereals!
Glad I never tried it... I was way skinny back in those days.
I remember playing Fist of the North Star Arcade, which was a bit like Sonic Blastman but with 6 pads to punch a few years ago... Oh how I squealed with geek-joy when it uttered the immortal words "You're Already Dead...."
THIS MACHINE...BREAKS YOUR FREAKING ARM
Ha! got that reference.
God, people are such wimps. I would break that machine arm with my penis.
Only girlie-girls play this game honestly.
"Woman breaks uterus playing arcade game"
I remember this being in an arcade at a local theatre, it nearly took my arm off.