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Arm-wrestling game recalled in Japan because it broke 3 arms

news.yahoo.com — Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm

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  • Dgenx2, on 10/10/2007, -15/+3*****
    • dranire, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1 ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉
      • dranire, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Everytime I friggin' post something on Digg it submits like 3 times, whats up with this *****?
        • capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2At least it still posts for you. I don't double post as often, but now my posts randomly disappear. (the pages still show in my "Commented On", but not a comment from me in sight.
          • theMurdocVolta, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2OMG YES , thank Science, its happening to someone else, my friends think I'm ***** crazy.
            Whats the deal? I'm losing some good comments.

            Oh and we all know thats the same arm that robocop used in 1 & 2, but not 3, we must never talk of Robocop 3
        • mbthompson, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Yeah, I have ghost comments as well, there one minute, gone the next.
    • dranire, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0 ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉
    • dranire, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0 ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉
    • daspacepirate, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
  • Dgenx2, on 10/10/2007, -0/+45*adds to Christmas list.
    • NgrHader, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I actually played the game at a local arcade and it was damn impossible to beat it...and we used like four hands to put him down
    • Splizxer, on 10/10/2007, -6/+2In communist Russia, game beats you!
  • pintomp3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+58this is why we need to promote wrist awareness.
    • deviouskoopa, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6WristStrong
    • hockey, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I vote we declare the month of September as wrist awareness month
  • SmackMyMac, on 10/10/2007, -3/+21Hey, sometimes losing hurts.
  • yomamaisfat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9Finally a game has been made out the movie Over the Top.
  • ritchmaster, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2such a game exists! prayin oprah to have it
  • firewolf223, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5Doesn't anyone recall the movie Maximum Overdrive?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_Overdrive
  • getrealnow, on 10/10/2007, -9/+2*adds to wish list.
  • thehans, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4This makes me laugh at all the people whining about their Carpal Tunnel!
  • Roninsama, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1at least the machine won't taunt you >.
    • capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3it actually pulls out it's penis and pisses on you if you loose. Those Japanese people have such a funny sense of humor.
    • mookieXL, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Getting your arm broken by chihuahua is insulting enough as it is.
  • professorChaos, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1 .
  • wisedude, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4***** I would love to play that
  • birdbathman, on 10/10/2007, -12/+0ching chong ching ching chong
  • lex0429, on 10/10/2007, -5/+16inside the machine is actually chuck norris
    • xadhominemx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8If Chuck Norris was in the game, there would be no difference between playing the game, and losing the game.
    • LegendarySock, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1If Chuck Norris was in the game, more than 3 arms would be broken. Many more.

      In fact, all.
  • whatever1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12The good news is that you only break your arm if you suck.
  • otep, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15"Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. "

    Unless you're playing against a Wookie, then your arms could be pulled out of socket. Or so I've heard.

    ...
    • Kurisuku, on 10/10/2007, -4/+1I think I bruised my ego moreso just by admitting on digg that I don't know HOW to play chess.
    • Spuy767, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1"That's because droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose."
  • Scheissen, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6Only in Japan could they have their arms broken by a machine that could be beaten by a girl.
    • capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -2/+4I believe he was referring to a japanese girl who, from the looks of their porn, can take quite a bit of punishment.
  • QueenZ, on 10/10/2007, -8/+0I think this is an incredibly great gizmo. Let it be. Let them break their arms. It's brilliant. So Darwinian. Go guys go! Impress us girls...snap. ahh!!!...ha ha. idiot men.
    • BradMW, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4A lot of your exes currently date other men I bet.
    • TheLoneHoot, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I'm betting they thought they were when they were "current"s too.
  • luskin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+20"Even women should be able to beat it," said Atlus spokeswoman Ayano Sakiyama.
    Now that's adding insult to injury.
  • ClOlD, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2What a GREAT submission.

    I stopped counting after searching for and finding fifteen earlier submissions of this story over the past five days.
    • CJChesterson, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4Bury -> Dupe -> Move On
      • ClOlD, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1But if I just bury it, no will get to see my sarcasm!
  • Bricks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yet another example of violent video games. Someone should really hold the strongman inside of each machine accountable.
  • krawkula, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Anyone notice this is the machine from the gold saucer in FF7? Or was it just me?
  • sirlancelot88, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0The machine is clearly hacking, it probably changed the gear ratio on its servos
  • Sabin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Having arm wrestled many Japanese people before, including one who was considered strong and worked in construction (drunken pub night with my language exchange group if you are wondering) I can safely say that most Japanese people do not know how to arm wrestle.
  • S4MF1SHER, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Who the hell gets "overexcited" playing an arm wrestling game? I mean besides Sylvester Stallone...

    Over the Top FTW!
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  • deags, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1i've seen these in Australia before(2000/1).
  • clear9, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1it says EVEN women can do it.....

    wow
  • 666RIPkidJUICE, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0reminds me of the arm wrestling game in FF VII. I'll stick with that one.
  • Spuy767, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1This is a dupe, but still funny.
  • Hetman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This is awesome. Everytime you think japan cannot get any cooler an article like this pops up and proves me wrong.
  • grifta67, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Don't forget Arm Champs 2. This one managed to make it to my local movie theater, where half my six grade class would hang on the arm to beat the final boss!

    http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6920
    • BradMW, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I remember this at the Chucky Cheese in Reston VA waaaay back in the day.
    • ChrisDent, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I remember this one, I could go all the way to level 9 and win. There was no way this machine could break and arm.
      I wonder how "Arm Spirit" compares to "Arm Champs II"

      I'd suggest more calcium in their diet
  • DSEZ, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2they had these in the USA to but not exactly this one. we'd get someone to sit on it while others pulled it down... put like 500lbs of pressure on it and u'd win every time
  • catfishkempster, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Doesn't anyone remember the arm wrestling game that was around in the mid 1980s, to early 1990s? I think they were Nintendo machines. I believe they got pulled after people started reporting shoulder and arm injuries too.
  • CrudeDarkness, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0they overestimated video game geeks
  • skyshock1, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I seem to recall a game almost identical to this in the USA around the mid-80's. Can't remember what it was called though.

    http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/apr/musee/arm_wrestling_main.jpg
  • beatleman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I rememeber in the late 80's, early 90's when this version of the arm-wrestling game was EVERYWHERE!! http://static.flickr.com/70/185919307_5cfe620c42.jpg
  • a3r0, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3People in Japan have 3 arms??
  • CrimsonBlur, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The spokesperson for this company is awesome: "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.

    So basically, if you broke your arm playing this game, you should be ashamed of yourself. I would love to see the face of one of these idiots that manage to break their arm as the women step up and start beating it. For a Japanese man, I would think breaking your arm playing a game designed to be easy for women would force you to perform Seppuku to restore your honor.
  • fabrics, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0 wild boxing picture in Japan
    http://www.linkinn.com/_Boxing_Match_gone_Awry-fabric
  • mookieXL, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Dear Atlus, please stop making gimmicky ***** and bring us more shooters. Thank you.
  • JangoFett, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Luckily, the company can make up any losses with its new game: Dance Dance Revolution - Minefield Edition
  • sfinney180, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0yup want one
  • KingBunny, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Oh sweet!

    The war of the machines is ON!
    I'll get my shotgun!
  • KobraKommander, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0good thing this wasn't here in America..then the story might be about Atlus suing someone over here for breaking the machines hehehe....
  • TomParks, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0"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."

    Wimps.
  • PenneyKnightly, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Gotta give it up for people that get so "psyched out" about performing against a game that they hurt themselves with it.
    Hope there will be no silly lawsuits wrapped up with this one.
  • pmpsta, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I wanna play that.
  • wag5000, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Anyone else immediately think of Samuel L. Jackson's character from Unbreakable when they read this?
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