We all occasionally get the urge to make a showy fuss by sending a table -- and all the items said table is supporting -- sailing through the air. Whether you've just landed on a hotel-equipped Park Place in Monopoly, or if you've recently realized the downward spiral your half-finished life has embarked upon, the desire to dramatically rearrange furniture eventually visits us all. However, Destructoid recently turned our attention to a new Japanese arcade game that may prove cathartic enough to keep your dining room intact: Cho Chabudai Gaeshi, which translates to "Upending the Tea Table."
The game takes players through a number of enraging scenarios, forcing them to pound on the table to demand the attention of nearby diners, ultimately culminating in the titular Upending. You can check out two videos of rage-filled people playing the game after the jump.
Reader Comments (28)
Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:10AM RobS the 3rd said
I have one question, can this be made into a Wii game?
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:11AM (Unverified) said
I'm not sure these Japanese people possess an adequate amount of rage. That was more like gentle table patting of an old woman than the draconian fist banging of an angry father telling his daughter he FORBIDS her to marry that young scamp.
Perhaps it takes an American to summon up the complete disregard for dining etiquette that this game requires.
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Perhaps it takes an American to summon up the complete disregard for dining etiquette that this game requires.
Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:14AM MystileArmor said
I am married. I should be an expert at this game.
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Posted: Sep 20th 2009 11:52AM (Unverified) said
funniest part of the video. "How much time did I waste on this thing?"
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:29AM Look At This Suit said
Wow, Jesus is going to have to come back for this. He'd get the high-score like nobody's business.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:29AM MystileArmor said
Come on now, I'm not THAT strong, but even I can flip a table.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 1:38AM jediyoshi said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bagHwmkLw The amazingest game promo ever.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 3:17AM (Unverified) said
This cabinet should be used in a head-to-head checkers game.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 12:24PM benexclaimed said
Me too! I've actually said this to tons of friends. I'd really love to get angry and flip a table one day. It's near the top of the list of things I'd like to do before I die.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 2:57PM Yardarm51 said
That's hilarious. It's a real stereotype in Japan that fathers in the 1950s 1960s and 1970s used to get really pissed off/drunk at home and then furiously flip the table at the end of dinner time, scattering dishes and leftover food all over the place. You can find lots of examples of it in anime and manga.
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Posted: Sep 19th 2009 5:38PM MystileArmor said
The whole reason to flip a table is to make a mess or piss someone off.
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Posted: Sep 22nd 2009 1:26AM Nobledevil Gaming Optimist said
I know. That first guy was just wasting time with it, and he even checked his watch after upending the table like he has no idea this is supposed to be funny.
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