Why are Link's iron boots only heavy when they're on his feet?

Why does Donkey Kong wear a tie but no pants? (Potentially resolved by MrAmPm with a yogi bear analogy)

Post any oddities or things you thought were a tad bizarre when playing video games. I find it fun to point these out in a very not serious manner.

Bonus points if others have played said game and not noticed!

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Where does Solid Snake hide his Stinger / Javelin and all of the ammo (~12 shots)? How does he conceal these while carrying a PSG1 and (sometimes) a PSG1-T?

Even if he did find a way, how would he still be so sneaky?

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he has secret compartments in his bum

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Why is there never a time in any games (except in the Sims) where the characters have to use the bathroom? How bad do they all smell is they never take showers?

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Also, when do they sleep?

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they sleep when the game is off

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My poor, poor protagonists.

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In Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy Carla use shower, in Heavy Rain Page use it, too

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Singles2 (okay, it's almost a The Sims clone)

In The Ship and Postal 2 you have to use the potty once in a while ;)

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Let's not forget the most important question. When do they relieve the stresses of the day through masturbating?

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In The Ship if you don't read a book for too long you die

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Why can't the TF2 medic use the medigun on himself?

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Because he Has Bad Aim hur hur hur

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I think you need a "modified heart" first (as shown in the MTM video) - and who should perform the surgery on him? Archimedes?

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but medic can heal another medic :/

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Try shooting yourself with large, long-barrelled weapon. Now try doing it in the heat of battle.

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In Battlefield series, how can a medic revive someone who has been shot at, blown up or even run over (BY A TANK!!!) with a desfribilator?

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How does Spider-man swing from building to building with one strand of web without running into the building.

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Yeah! Always wondered what some of those webs latch on to. It seems like many of them just attach to the sky.

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Loo! I'm glad it was explain in a comic. This says it much better than I.

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Why does the entire Belmont clan like to eat random pot roasts they found hidden in walls that are possibly decades, or even centuries old.

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How come in Gears of War 3 whenever you get shot a whole lot of times you can just be picked back up, but when the regular soldiers get shot once they die forever? Even though they are wearing more armor?

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The same can be said for Left 4 Dead. As long as someone picks you up, you can shrug off that zombie horde / tank punch, or that car that just flew on top of you / through you.

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OP's question: Why does Donkey Kong wear a tie but no pants?

Answer: I think the reason was releasing Donkey Kong Country on SNES - basically to save space in cartridge (the first limits were 16 MB of space). It is better (for space usage) to break sprite into body parts sprite and change (for example) only head body sprite than putting a whole new sprite where the only changed thing is character's hair. Somewhat related: Why does Yogi Bear have a tie and collar.

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Oh wow. I never thought this thread would become educational, but this was actually really interesting.

Maybe that's why they started doing it, though the first few DK games (Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Donkey Kong 3, he never wore a tie. Perhaps to be adding it when they wanted him to start doing more than throwing barrels.

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Where the truck does Batman keep his infinite supply of Batarangs?

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  • How can Desmond's ancestors (from Assassins Creed) all manage to land in tiny barrels of hay from great heights?
  • How come pokeballs can catch animals and not people?
  • Do pokemon die from old age or high level?
  • In pokemon, how does the main character hide his bike in a backpack full of pokeballs and rare candies.
  • What makes Mario a plumber?
  • In GTA IV, where does Niko get the motor cycle helmets and why doesn't he ever wear his seatbelt?
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How is it that Urdnot Grunt can be an indestructible ball of rage and demolition while you can see him, but if you send him off with another squad, he complains of a single bullet hole before bleeding out?

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This one's not completely video game related, but how come Pokemon can't die (except Charmander when his tail flame goes out apparently)?

In the Pokemon anime (maybe the game too, don't remember), they eat meat...but there are no animals...

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It's not animal meat, it's Soylent Green.

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The pokemon adventures manga have a more realistic take out on pokemon franchise, i suggest you read it. We got a lot of dead pokemon, even a arbok being cut in the middle.

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How Doomguy killed Hell 4 times?

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He killed Hell? Hmm... I didn't know you can kill hell... >.>

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Why does Freeman's stamina go down if he uses the flashlight? (Half life 2)

Why does Max Payne always switches to pistol when entering a room full of bad guys? (Max Payne 3)

How come the nazi snipers can shoot you through a closed window without breaking it but you can't? (Sniper Elite v2)

Why can't you hold a pistol AND a flashlight? (DOOM 3)

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Because it's not stamina, it's suit power, and because MAX PAYNE IS A MUTHA FUCKIN BAD ASS!

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I see. So if the suit power drains out he cannot run anymore?

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HOW HE WILL RUN IN HEAVY SUIT?!

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You can have a head mounted flashlight combined with any weapon ;). (DOOM 3 BFG Editon)

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And this is why we game on PC! The "duct-tape" mod added a flashlight to almost all weapons. Thus named because, well, "on the whole of Mars, there isn't a single roll of duct-tape?"

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Gary fights with a Rattata, and eventually a Raticate. Up until you meet him in Lavender Tower, the graveyard of Pokemon. Henceforth, he never uses Raticate. Have you ever wondered why?

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How come in Fallout I can't loot underwear?

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Let's be honest, here.

Is there any chance in hell that you'd be able to sell it?

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Come on guys. Be honest here. Do you really think he cares about what happens to the underwear once it's off? ;)

lol

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Well lets think about this.
1.) There are people that buy used underwear, either that be famous person's or otherwise. Japan comes to mind here.
2.) In a world where manufacturing of goods is eventually gone, large farms that once grew soft cotton or factories that once harvest silk are no more. The price for a decent pair of undergarments is sure to be exorbit IF you could find a pair, used or otherwise.
3.) All the above aside, perhaps the protagonist is a germaphob and thus isnt up for taking dead peoples underwear...
4.) This

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How does every single protagonist in every video game have a carrying capacity 1000x that of reality?

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Or if they do have a realistic carrying capacity, why is that all items occupy rectangular blocks in their inventory, which is a rectangular grid?

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What is the true reason for females in fighting titles to wear revealing outfits? Does it prevent any hindering of movement as they attack and defend? Or does it serve as a distraction?

Why is it so easy for the supporting cast in RPGs to notice the budding romance between the main male and female character; yet, those same main characters never see it?

Not to mention that I always wondered exactly how monsters/enemies respawn so quickly when you leave an area and then return. I mean, does this mean that you didn't really kill them or they were just holograms?

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  1. Hindering of movement? HAHAHAH It's all about the titties!

  2. This happens in movies, tv shows and books as well. Just a lazy plot device.

  3. Outdated/lazy way of making the game challenging/stay interesting.

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Revealing armour adds paralysis to attackers.

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Why is Mario, a fat Italian plumber, and his brother Luigi FROM BROOKLYN???? I don't even

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Because immigration.

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IGNORE all the american oriented products about Mario Bros on the 80/90's, thank you very much.

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  1. Easier to carry weight in pack* (wherever his inventory is carried...) than on your feet themselves.
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But its the same weight on link regardless of where the weight is distributed on Link. I'm not concerned with how easy it is to carry it, I'm concerned about how it affects his presence in water.

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Closed 12 years ago by jackofhats.