These days, we can easily see claw machine stores and arcades near the university. Moreover, we can see dolls hanging on Kyonggi University students’ bags and there are many college students in arcades. Those stores and arcades existed before, so why are they getting popular these days? The biggest reason is SNS. These days, on our Facebook timeline, we often see vid\-eos of dolls being picked up, claw machine reviews, videos of people playing basketball games in arcades, and so on. In this article, we will tell you how to enjoy the claw machine and arcades more fully.

Claw machine

There are stick-type machines and claw-type machines. With stick-type machines, we push a product with a stick to win it, and with claw-type machines, we pick up a product with a claw and then the claw moves over to an opening in the corner of the case and releases it. Claw-types are much more popular; therefore, we are going to show some tips about how you can use them. First, you should pay attention to the shape of the claws. If the claw is open before starting, there is a chance the claw is weak. Moreover, you should check the claw to see whether there is rubber on the tips or not because rubber prevents a doll slipping from the claw. In addition, there are three things to how about grabbing dolls. First, target a big doll rather than a small doll. Second, choose a machine that contains a lot of dolls. Third, target the doll closest to the exit. If you keep these tips in mind, you can get dolls happily without paying a lot of money.

A college student said the reasons for the claw machine being popular are that the quality of the dolls is getting better and the anticipation of getting a doll inexpensively is strong. You can get prettier and better dolls with 500 won to 1,000 won than in the past. She added, “I start it with pure anticipation but since it is not easy to get one, I do it again and again to get my money’s worth out of it,” which brings up the problem of addictiveness when playing the claw machine.

Arcade Games

1. Bishi Bashi Champ game

The Bishi Bashi Champ game is made in Japan. First, you select your nickname and character and start. When you play this game, you use red, green and blue buttons and use a yellow button when it finishes. This game almost always has 2 versions but some places have 3 versions. There is fish cake catcher, cat grass, peekaboo play, the eyesight test, the bursting balloon and so on. For some games, you have to push the buttons quickly. So you can see people push the buttons hard. There is some difficulty playing the game called barbecue. You have to catch flying meat and vegetables. The best score is SSS and if you achieve it all players can pass to the next stage. But if you can't pass the set score, your team will fail.

2. Pump It Up

Pump It Up is a game that has been made by our country's video game company Ahndamiro since 1999. It is usually called Pump. To play this game you have to step on the arrow button matching the music. It almost always costs 1,000 won for 1 game, but in some places it is 500 won for 1 game. If you play this game steadily, you can see the exercise effect. Many people think this game is good for leg exercise, but it is also very good for arm exercise because you have to catch a pole. It is a very famous diet game for Americans and it's popularity has spread to Mexico and South America. So K-pop is spreading with this game.

Playing the claw machine is very different for each person. If you don't think you're good at the claw machine, you should stop playing it. After you play this game many times, your wallet will be empty. It is good to play arcade games moderately. I think everything will go well as long as you do not become addicted and play only moderately. So when you see the claw machine and other arcade games, why don't you play moderately?