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News \ Japanese Arm Wrestling Game Breaks Arms

Game developer Atlus has decided to recall all of its 150 arm wrestling simulators from arcades across Japan. Despite only being out a month, Arm Spirit has broken three arms.

In the game, players lock hands with a fake arm and battle on screen characters such as a french maid, a drunken martial arts master, a chihuahua, and a professional wrestler. Atlus claims that "the machine isn't that strong" and "even women should be able to beat it." Hmmmm. Either this is one bad ass arcade machine or the Japanese need more calcium in their diet.

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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/arcades/japanese-arm-wrestling-game-breaks-arms-and-takes-names-291935.ph

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antman1011
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haha nice MK
26/08/2007
Melbourne, Victoria
grey_snake
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Hahahaha - classic!!!
26/08/2007
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MKLegend
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I blame this Sylvester Stallone movie for being the inspiration to make these games!!!



26/08/2007
(LegendKiller on mypsp and my 360) The Serial Game Finisher
foodyrulez
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i wonder what it would look like if someone tried to wrestle the machine with their face LOL!!!! that would be funny
26/08/2007
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NinjaBoy
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Lol i would so kick this games ass MUHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
26/08/2007
im at your window looking at you perving *oh hey kaite*
antman1011
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I thouht I saw it in Melbourne once....
25/08/2007
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coffeeboy
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Hahaha they should bring this to Australia!
24/08/2007
antman1011
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Yeah great article man, have you been away fro a while buddy?
24/08/2007
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longarms
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oh how could I, thats just a given
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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lol Don't forget my chainsaws Longarms.
24/08/2007
Silent Hill -The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh
longarms
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Cherrona said: lol Although I suppose if someone were to use that game, break their arm and have a piece of bone sticking out.... Well, I think that might cause other people to make a bit of a mess too. lol A great piece of torture equipment.



yeh you could set it up right next to your rack and thumb screws
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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lol Although I suppose if someone were to use that game, break their arm and have a piece of bone sticking out.... Well, I think that might cause other people to make a bit of a mess too. lol A great piece of torture equipment.
24/08/2007
Silent Hill -The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh
longarms
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well im glad we don’t make you feel sick, that would get quite awkward, and messy
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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antman1011 said: i'm glad you feel warm and fuzzy cherrona



lol Ordinarily when I feel all warm and fuzzy inside it's because I'm about to be sick. Lovie dovie stuff does that to me (like in Kingdom Hearts when they're talking about hearts and so on, but I still love that game ). But you guys don't make me sick. lol

Great article Grey Snake. Although not that great for the poor guys who broke their arms.
24/08/2007
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Vinzor
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lmfao, this is awesome

makes me want to get one and put the power of the arm high and watch people play it >:]

btw, link needs to be fixed; it's missing a "p" after "ph" at the end

*edit*

here

gizmodo.com/
24/08/2007
hello kitty land.
antman1011
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i'm glad you feel warm and fuzzy cherrona
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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Digital violence is fine. I like it (as long as it's not done to animals), but real violence, in the real world is another thing (unless it's being done to murderers, rapists or people who are cruel to animals. Then it's fine, and fun ).
But you're right Longarms, it is possible to have a good game without, or with minimal violence.
24/08/2007
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longarms
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Cherrona said:

longarms said: lol you do like seeing people in pain dont you cherrona



lol Yes I do Longarms.

antman1011 said: If there's one thing i've learnt from Cherrona on this site it has been that although she is a girl, she's still into violence and all that kind of stuf
She's a good friend



Who here doesn't like violence? Speak up if you don't like violence in video games. *silence*



well i do like violence in my games, not that its nessecary for a game to be good, but it is fun to kill and mame people(digitaly ovcorase),
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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longarms said: lol you do like seeing people in pain dont you cherrona



lol Yes I do Longarms.

antman1011 said: If there's one thing i've learnt from Cherrona on this site it has been that although she is a girl, she's still into violence and all that kind of stuf
She's a good friend



Who here doesn't like violence? Speak up if you don't like violence in video games. *silence*

antman1011 says:

Yeah longarms it wouldn't be the same without her



lol Now I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. lol



24/08/2007
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K-Man
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Damn that's so funny yet sad
24/08/2007
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antman1011
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Yeah longarms it wouldn't be the same without her
24/08/2007
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liam_w
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Lol, this is awesome! Oh I love some of the stuff they come out with
24/08/2007
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longarms
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well we wouldnt want her any other way
24/08/2007
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antman1011
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I think she does lol
If there's one thing i've learnt from Cherrona on this site it has been that although she is a girl, she's still into violence and all that kind of stuf
She's a good friend
24/08/2007
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longarms
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lol you do like seeing people in pain dont you cherrona
24/08/2007
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antman1011
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Cherrona said:

antman1011 said: Lol we all can be sometimes cherrona



lol I think I get it from my mum though. I love her, but like I said, both of us can be real *****s sometimes. It's best not to make either of us angry. (Mum has her own chainsaws )

I would love to have one of those arcade games though. Invite people around, place bets on who will snap like a twig.... Almost as much fun as watching people play Russian Roulette.



Yeah it would be cool to have on of them
All of us can be bit%$^@ sometims
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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antman1011 said: Lol we all can be sometimes cherrona



lol I think I get it from my mum though. I love her, but like I said, both of us can be real *****s sometimes. It's best not to make either of us angry. (Mum has her own chainsaws )

I would love to have one of those arcade games though. Invite people around, place bets on who will snap like a twig.... Almost as much fun as watching people play Russian Roulette.
24/08/2007
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antman1011
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Lol we all can be sometimes cherrona
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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Funny, sad and entertaining! Especially if you don't like the person who just broke their arm. But hey, I can be a bit of a *****.
24/08/2007
Silent Hill -The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh
antman1011
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Haha yeah get him to play it
This is seriosuly funny but said at the same time
24/08/2007
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Cherrona
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O_O WTF! Geez, that's, um, not good. Kind of funny though. But not for the people who have now got a broken arm. And who ever said games were harmless? lol I think I'll avoid that thing. But it would be fun to watch.

*talking to bother*
Hey Nathan, want to have a go at this cool arcade game? It's harmless.... Honest. *smiles sweetly*
24/08/2007
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antman1011
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Yeah calvin it actually does lol
Geez that is some weak hand
24/08/2007
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calvin260
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HAHAHA! That is funny as hell!

Plus the arcade machine looks like some bad sex toy or something
24/08/2007
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mateo1
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LOL, bad arcade game!
23/08/2007
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grey_snake
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I heard this on the ABC news on the way home from work.

Hahahahaha actually snapping peoples arm bones!!!

They made a machine that people put money in and it breaks their arms.
23/08/2007
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