Play Arm Wrestling Online

Game Overview

Arm Wrestling is this weird little arcade gem from Nintendo—basically Punch-Out!! but with beefy dudes slamming their elbows on tables instead of boxing. You start off facing Texas Mac, this cowboy who looks like he’s been chewing nails, and things only get weirder from there. Kabuki’s got this unsettling grin, Mask X looks like a rejected superhero, and then there’s Ape III, who is… well, an ape.

The controls are simple—mash the button to push their arm down—but the trick is watching their faces. When they scrunch up or make some ridiculous expression, that’s your cue to go nuts on the joystick or they’ll flip the match on you. There’s also this bizarre minigame where you catch falling money sacks, because why not?

It’s short, janky, and totally charming in that early Nintendo way. You’ll probably beat it in one sitting, but good luck walking away without a smirk.