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CardJoe · 22nd Aug 2007, 09:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/08...nquers_world/1

Well, the first part anyway - game distributer Atlus are now recalling the arcade game Arm Spirit after it broke the arms of three would-be wrestlers.

fwalm · 22nd Aug 2007, 09:58

That sounds nasty bought how stupid is it them saying they must have twisted there arms wrong, the super strength robots will kill us all.

Woodstock · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:04

Joe you are very unique, and very disturbing at times

Shadow_101 · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:09

ha. i love the totaly non sexist statement from the Atlus Spokeswoman

riggs · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:13

Hehe, brilliant!

Didn't there used to be an arm wrestling arcade game years ago? We're talking late 80's...

I wonder if anyone ever broke their fingers/wrist playing Sonic Blast Man?

Bauul · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:32

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Originally Posted by riggs

Hehe, brilliant!

Didn't there used to be an arm wrestling arcade game years ago? We're talking late 80's...

I wonder if anyone ever broke their fingers/wrist playing Sonic Blast Man?

Yeah, I've seen arm wrestling games in arcades for years. Maybe they've accidentally released a Seth Brundle limited edition version?

(prize for getting the pop culture reference)

bilbothebaggins · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:34

I'm just wondering ... why would the beautiful robot gals go out with us meatbags and not just get a handsome robot guy?

riggs · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:41

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Originally Posted by Bauul

Maybe they've accidentally released a Seth Brundle limited edition version?

lollerchops!
That scene still makes me cringe, what with the bone sticking out through the guys arm!

*shudder*

g3n3tiX · 22nd Aug 2007, 10:46

I, for one, welcome our arm-wrestling-crunching-taunting robots overlords.

mikeuk2004 · 22nd Aug 2007, 11:43

The three that broke their arms were just not strong enough

Whimps lol

DXR_13KE · 22nd Aug 2007, 11:52

they need milk...... "got milk?"

Tulatin · 22nd Aug 2007, 13:00

I'm not sure who made it, but there's an arcade machine EXACTLY like those in downtown toronto; you have a bunch of AIs that you "wrestle", and basically, by strength alone, you can win. For a game made in the early 90's, it's pretty clever to crank up the force when you try to cheat (two hand bandit). It's been there for YEARS, though, so i doubt any snaps've come of it.

DXR_13KE · 22nd Aug 2007, 13:12

paint.net to the rescue!!!!

my first crappy try at the program.....

kenco_uk · 22nd Aug 2007, 13:38

As long as the robots weren't updated by Microsoft - there'd be no telling what new bug fixes/patches would be capable of. One moment you're busy er.. exploring hidden depths and the next everything you own has been auctioned off on ebay and dumped into a dozen bank accounts.

btw, first line - "are resigned too and" - wants an 'o' taking off.

Redbeaver · 22nd Aug 2007, 15:33

myworst experience with a mechanical toy is that the punch-arcade. no, not the sonic one, the one where u can take a picture of ur face or somebody else, and the harder u hit, the more skewed the face gonna be, and it tells u how hard, in points, u hit the bag.
once i hit it so hard incorretly that i torn a muscle.

since then i never play that game again. whoever has a ripped muscle incident knows why.

mattthegamer463 · 22nd Aug 2007, 18:19

I'm sure these machines will find new light after the revolution as slave-whipping machines.

completemadness · 22nd Aug 2007, 21:24

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Originally Posted by riggs

lollerchops!
That scene still makes me cringe, what with the bone sticking out through the guys arm!

i was gonna comment on that scene

and yes, its rather horrific

2JSC · 22nd Aug 2007, 22:48

If the arm tries to push you down, thats the problem. If it only resists you trying to push its arm down there wouldn't be an issue.

chrisb2e9 · 23rd Aug 2007, 04:46

It sounds like these people had bone issues. I knew a guy about 3 or 4 years ago who fell down a grassy hill about 5 feet, maybe a 30 degree angle, and broke his leg. It happened because he was a skateboarder and his leg had developed a hairline fracture. I would bet something similar is at work here.

22nd Aug 2007, 09:53	#1
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chrisb2e9 Dont do that... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,068	It sounds like these people had bone issues. I knew a guy about 3 or 4 years ago who fell down a grassy hill about 5 feet, maybe a 30 degree angle, and broke his leg. It happened because he was a skateboarder and his leg had developed a hairline fracture. I would bet something similar is at work here.