''Boong-Ga Boong-Ga'' ( ko, 붕가 붕가, ja, 開ウン!ケダモノ占い), sometimes advertised in English as ''Spank 'em'', is an
arcade game
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developed by a
South Korea
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n company,
Taff System. It is the first
arcade game
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to simulate
kancho—a popular children's prank in Japan and Korea where the victim is poked with two fingers in the anus whilst distracted.
The game received infamy on the internet (where it was often misattributed as Japanese) in 2001 for a
badly translated advertising flyer that promoted the game's peculiar
spanking
Spanking is a form of corporal punishment involving the act of striking, with either the palm of the hand or an implement, the buttocks of a person to cause physical pain. The term spanking broadly encompasses the use of either the hand or im ...
and kancho oriented gameplay. ''Boong-Ga Boong-Ga'' was reportedly designed for the Japanese market, and according to advertising material, was well received at the 2000
Tokyo Game Show
, commonly known as TGS, is a video game expo / convention held annually in September in the Makuhari Messe, in Chiba, Japan. It is presented by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) and Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. The ...
.
While an initial contract was made for distribution of 200 units in Japan, only 5 units were ever actually distributed in the country.
Overview
The object of ''Boong-Ga Boong-Ga'' is to score points by spanking or performing
kancho on a model of a human posterior embedded in the game's cabinet. A plastic
finger
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is attached to the machine for players to perform the latter.
The game features eight characters players can punish: "Ex girlfriend", "Ex-boyfriend", "
gangster
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", "Mother in law", "
Gold-digger
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Etymology and usage
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Prostitute
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Child molester
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", and "Con-artist". During gameplay, the facial expression of the chosen character is displayed on a monitor.
The game also dispenses cards that rate players on their "sexual behavior", and for players who perform exceptionally well the machine will dispense a small plastic trophy in the shape of a pile of
feces
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.
See also
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Bunga bunga
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Kusoge''
References
2001 video games
Arcade video games
Arcade-only video games
Video games developed in South Korea
Erotic video games
Internet memes introduced in 2001
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