Why do characters rarely ever use the bathroom in games?

i mean.... c'mon. dont you think mario must be a little more than constipated by now?PeterPerson

"Chief! I need you to help the troops take out those snipers so we can advance to our ship!"

"Right away. Let me just take a dump before I help outOK?"

That would be dumb.

Duke Nukem and Postal are the only two games I can think of that let you do that :pDarKre

And The Ship. Great game.

well duke nukem and portal are right on but aint the only ones,,, every sim game does,,and conker bfd let you pee in the bunker level i think it was ,,

well duke nukem and portal are right on but aint the only ones,,, every sim game does,,and conker bfd let you pee in the bunker level i think it was ,, bfd is better than lar multi player was so much better

mariokart64fan

Shenmue should have had that. It would have been innovative.King9999

Actually, Blue Stinger which was a Dreamcast launch title featured characters which used the bathroom...And I'm sure there were many games before Blue Stinger also...COnkur's Bad Fur Day comes to mind.

In Persona 3, going to the bathroom has a chance of improving your character's mood (which actually affects gameplay).morph_basic

YOU RELIEVED YOURSELF.

YOUR CONDITION HAS BECOME GREAT.

:D

Just another reason why No More Heroes is worth a purchase.

Because the bathroomin mgs is always occupied by....

:P

Duke Nukem and Postal are the only two games I can think of that let you do that :pDarKre

harvest moon lets you use the bathroom as well..and the sims

You're about to swing your sword to defeat the final boss... suddenly a message pops up.

PAUSE - YOUR CHARACTER NEEDS TO EVACUATE THEIR BOWELS. PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE NEAREST TOILET.

SuperMooseman

lmao

[QUOTE="DarKre"]Duke Nukem and Postal are the only two games I can think of that let you do that :pGammit10

And The Ship. Great game.

TheShip did overdo it with the sound effects though, with the growning and straining and splatter. Hahah! :D

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COD4 'men, we need to get out of here before the bomb goes off, we have 3 MUINETS!!!'

'wait, I think I saw a toilet in that apartment, permission to clear the building, and use the toilet'

'OK, but you dont have long!'

He took 3 muinets 2 seconds...

Because going to the bathroom would be the worst part of a completely realistic video game.Funkyhamster

Not if they incorporated some sort of toilet reading as part of the system. i.e. You go to toilet and handily there's some reading material nearby, you can have half the screen focussing on the dumper and the other half as reading text.

Even better would be a handheld that is always kept inside the hero's pocket, he pulls it out for the lengthier dumps. Play some mini-games whilst you're there.

[QUOTE="Funkyhamster"]Because going to the bathroom would be the worst part of a completely realistic video game.Hoobinator

Not if they incorporated some sort of toilet reading as part of the system. i.e. You go to toilet and handily there's some reading material nearby, you can have half the screen focussing on the dumper and the other half as reading text.

Even better would be a handheld that is always kept inside the hero's pocket, he pulls it out for the lengthier dumps. Play some mini-games whilst you're there.

it could be loading screen activity! like AC

Easy answer:

I play games to do stuff I wouldn't do, doesn't do enought to my tastes, in real life.

I am totally and completely not needing to go to the bathroom anymore unless I have to. A game which make me sleep, eat, pee...well, I see no reason to play that, I do that enough in RL.

I like to kill, destroy, meet weirdos, see and solves weird issues. And much more, as long as my sensibility isn't affected (watching medecine shows where they dissect real human...can't watch that!). I hate PvP, cause there is a real human behind. Mass murdering real players, nope, not fun. Mass murdering AI controlled stuff, yeah, that is definitely more in my tastes. Challenges are fun, but as side aspect...and challenges definitely not justify fighting other players. Yet, that is for me. Each player is looking for different stuff in games, stuff they would not do in real life or doesn't do enough. Virtual dating? My sensibilities tell me to not touch that as well as my brain and all, but deep within, a lone guy always consider the option, at least a fraction of second...