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I am embarassed to admit that I sunk about 1000 yen (about $8) into this machine.
Its one of those "UFO" machines where you use the crane to lift out the prize.
I didn't even come close to winning but I did curse Pac-Man's name several times. I should have just "hired" a Japanese guy to win one for me.
Mrs. CheapyD was ashamed of my failure...something about dishonoring her ancestors.

ooo, there's little green DQ slime plushies in there too.

Hey, what's a Dragon Quest Slime doing in the Pac-Man machine!

was it the pac man thing that did the dishonoring? Good try, I would have kept going and wasted more money on that pac man thing.

i have only won once at those machines, an Alf Cup, that was a long time ago. I still bust on the lil melmacian every once in a while.

Last time I tried that machine I had a lock on a mini-hulk plush but then another toy got in the way.

Smash the glass and take one, what are the Japanese cops gonna do, ask you to put it back? LOL

im with the others, forget pacman, get a slime

Sorry for gloating but I was once a crane machine master. I'd win at least something for every 3 bucks worth of trying most of the time. These days though I'm rusty from a lack of machines around where I usually go.

Here are some tips.

1. Don't go for packed in prizes.

2. Use a buddy to get a different point of view. Sometimes you might be lined up perfectly but the crane angle that goes towards and away from you might be off. Have a friend stand next to the machine looking or look over real quick before time runs out to see if you're lined up pefectly to what you're aiming for.

2. Arms and loops. Go for stuffed items with arms and legs that look stiff and in hook fashion. If the crane goes over it just right they will connect like a barrel of monkeys. loops of string that sometimes are on things also work.

3. Don't use sloppy cranes Now you won't know until you play the machine but some machines cranes are so limp it is almost impossible to hook anything. You can usually detect this by the kind of snap the crane has when pulling up. If it looks like really limp just walk away and play another day.

I see why you, You were trying to pick up a round ball with only 2 claws, unless it rotated.
Cool machine though.

Yeah, Does that only have 2 claws? How is that even possible. Also, How would a rotating claw help?

god I wish I lived in Japan. Minus the whole bird flu and typhoon/hurricane/tsunami stuff.

Originally Posted by Scorch god I wish I lived in Japan. Minus the whole bird flu and typhoon/hurricane/tsunami stuff.

I'd like to live there for a while, too. If only I had money and knew Japanese...

Still, it'd be cool to just look around and maybe catch a NJPW card.

Did she commit Harakiri?

Man, I really need to find my Pac-Man coin bank from when I was a kid. Best Pac-Man merchandise ever.

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Originally Posted by CheapyD

1 play = 200 yen, where as 3 plays = 500 yen.

Cheapy, I hope you didn't dishoner cheap ass gamers by not spending those 1000 yen on 6 plays.

I got a Darth Vader mug out of one of those things once. I spent about $4 and was about to give up, even thought about tilting the machine when no one was around, then BAM! I got that little bastard. The force was with me there, people!

Originally Posted by Vinny 1 play = 200 yen, where as 3 plays = 500 yen.

When I read this, I immediately thought of Cheapy wearing jeans and a leather jacket, in an emotionless voice:

"Hmm... 1 play... 100 yen."
"Yes, I will try this game."

"Care for a game of Lucky Hit?"

Originally Posted by Saucy Jack When I read this, I immediately thought of Cheapy wearing jeans and a leather jacket, in an emotionless voice: "Hmm... 1 play... 100 yen." "Yes, I will try this game." "Care for a game of Lucky Hit?"

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