Game centers in Japan promise a treasure trove of riches for those skilled at coaxing small prizes from their crane game glass housings, but endless frustration for anyone who hasn’t had plenty of practice. If you’ve ever been to Japan, you’ve probably played a crane game or two yourself, but we have a feeling you’ve never seen something like the following Twitter users captured. Let’s take a look at 10 strange happenings at game centers across Japan.
Sometimes it seems like the game center is doing all it can to keep you away from your precious prize:
https://twitter.com/1128Sikgnygrb/status/504087508527747073Or even adds in extra obstacles (or prizes, depending on how you look at it):
UFOキャッチャーにセロハンテープあった pic.twitter.com/krc3kMdyu9
— 死んだりーたん (@romancers7) November 27, 2014
こないだ見たUFOキャッチャーの景品
— Os-wald.a.k.a我樂汰 (@ghetto022) August 7, 2014
_人人 人人_
> 工具 <
 ̄Y^Y^Y^Y ̄ pic.twitter.com/hckSGOVufG
Quite often, the second place price isn’t nearly as nice as the first:
https://twitter.com/HIROOMI3_JSBTY/status/508936486691954689And it’s even possible to get a prize you never expected:
▼ We’d like to see her do that again.
https://twitter.com/ana_ame/status/492936394428260352But any long-time game center goer knows which prizes aren’t quite worth your time:
小倉智昭さんのヅラを落とせば景品GETのUFOキャッチャーだって pic.twitter.com/2L5OZKDIXB
— KohakuRinchan (@KohakuR) July 24, 2014
手稲のUFOキャッチャーで見たやつ。
— Toshiki (@babytennisman) May 10, 2013
グロ過ぎΣ(゚д゚lll)
取りたいやついないでしょ(笑) pic.twitter.com/bzXt3IW4kt
おいwwwwwインタワの伊勢エビ全部死んでるwwwwwwwwww pic.twitter.com/Af4LD2YmVm
— ↑ (@True_u3j1) March 19, 2014
Even so, sometimes the crane game gods just aren’t going to let you go home with anything, no matter how good you are:
UFOキャッチャーでしがみつくオラフ
— いーちゃん200% (@zzziiiuuu123) November 12, 2014
しぶとい…
まぁGETしちゃいましたけど! pic.twitter.com/Febh9Z1TQ8
UFOキャッチャーに凄いモノが出てる! pic.twitter.com/vSGOmun2DP
— Wade錦汰Junichi (@Junwade) May 3, 2014
Fight on Crane Game Heros! You’ll get that grand prize one day!
Souce: Naver Matome
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