Japanese Video Game Breaks Arms

Japanese video game breaks players arms.

Imagine. You’re in a Japanese game center, and you see it. The arm wrestling game simulator… Arm Spirit!

You’ve just toppled the maid character, when the next boss shows up and you start doubting your biceps and triceps and whatever else goes into arm wrestling.

Nevertheless, you grasp the mechanical arm and brace yourself for the battle.

No! The enemy is too strong! You refuse to let go.

SNAP.

Arm’s broke. Next player.

I’m not making this up. For the most part.

Favorite quotes from the article.

Distributor Atlus Co. said Tuesday it will remove all 150 “Arm Spirit” arm wrestling machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms grappling with the machine’s mechanized appendage.

Three!

and they defend…

“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.”

Even women!

Note, despite her confidence, the spokeswoman for Atlus is not Macha Macha, the pro wrestling comedian.

ハ！？ Broke your arm while playing a video game?! I just gotta say one thing. Go to the gym before you go to the game center! Weaklings.

Sakiyama-san from Atlus could probably clear the game left handed.

Macha Macha could body slam her.

- Harvey

PS, anyone played this game?