Toilet or video game? Actually, it?s both

Video games at bars are nothing new ? you can find the occasional trivia game sitting on a bar counter, and arcade games have been in bars for years. But you've probably never seen a bar game quite like this: Sega has begun to sell a urinal-mounted video game unit called?Toylet in Japan.

The game interfaces with the urinal itself to control the action on the game's screen, which is mounted at eye level. To play the games, you'll need stellar aim, not to mention the right amount of pressure and volume.

The video game system itself costs 140,000 yen ? about $1,750 ? and individual games cost another $125 or so on top of that. Some of the games include one where you fill beer cans, a combat-style game where you battle by squirting milk out your nose, and one where a hurricane-force wind lifts up a cartoon reporter's skirt.?Sonic the Hedgehog this is not, but we suppose it's a stretch to expect the Toylet to come equipped with?family-friendly games.

Toylet actually serves a purpose beyond entertaining bar-going patrons for the 60 seconds they're standing at the urinal. According to Sega, players of the game are less likely to leave a mess. The game also allows for advertisements to be played as a way of increasing a bar's revenue. Owners can also add an optional coin operating unit so they can charge per play.

While the Toylet certainly is strange, we're hardly surprised to learn it came from Japan. They take video gaming very seriously over there ? after all, this is the country that offered (and quickly sold out of) a$1,300 edition of?Resident Evil 6, complete with replica leather jacket worn by a character in the game.

[via?Wired]

This article was written by Fox Van Allen and originally appeared on Tecca

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