Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises

Atsunori Himoto

Kenji Tosaki

Toshinori Date

Akitoshi Oikawa

Koji Tsuchiya

Miyuki Yasuoka

Madoka Nakayama

Hisamichi Sugahara

Takashi Abe

Yutaka Yokoyama

Shun Nakamura

Naoki Niizuma

Mitsuru Kawamura

Hideyuki Yamada

Takao Itagaki

Kazuhiro Takayama

Takanori Hasumi

An expansion unitoris connected to a controller bodyincluding an analog direction key, a digital direction key, command buttons-, command levers, etc. An expansion unitincluding a photo emitting unitis connected to thereby make the controller cordless. An expansion unitincluding a photo detecting unit, whereby shooting games in which an enemy on a monitor screen can be shot can be played. An expansion unitincluding a vibration unitis connected, whereby a vibration is given to the controller bodyto make a shooting game more realistic. New functions can be added to the conventional controller, and the new functions can be added freely without making no change to the controller body.

Controller and expansion unit for controller

A video monitoris provided on the front surface of a game apparatus casing. An operation panelis provided immediately below the video monitor. Light detection unitsfor detecting a position provided on both side of the upper end. In the game apparatus casing below the video monitorthere are provided a game processing boardfor generally controlling the game apparatus, an operation device control boardfor controlling maraca-shaped operation deviceoperated by a game player, and a position detecting boardfor detecting a position of the operation device. The game apparatus enables a game player to operate operation device by natural motions without directly operating the operation device, etc.

Game apparatus, input device used in game apparatus and storage medium

An expansion unitoris connected to a controller bodyincluding an analog direction key, a digital direction key, command buttons, command levers, etc. An expansion unitincluding a photo emitting unitis connected to thereby make the controller cordless. An expansion unitincluding a photo detecting unit, whereby shooting games in which an enemy on a monitor screen can be shot can be played. An expansion unitincluding a vibration unitis connected, whereby a vibration is given to the controller bodyto make a shooting game more realistic. New functions can be added to the conventional controller, and the new functions can be added freely without making no change to the controller body.

A gaming system includes a parent game apparatus and at least one child game apparatus which is connectable to the parent game apparatus. A main game program executes on the parent game apparatus and is ordinarily controlled by player actions on the parent game apparatus. When the main game reaches a predetermined state, the parent gain apparatus downloads a subgame to a child game apparatus connected to the parent game apparatus. The subgame executes on the child game apparatus and transfers a result of the subgame to the parent game apparatus. The result of the subgame affects the state of the main game.

Memory device, controller, and electronic device

An expansion unit or is connected to a controller body including an analog direction key , a digital direction key , command buttons , command levers , etc. An expansion unit including a photo emitting unit is connected to thereby make the controller cordless. An expansion unit including a photo detecting unit , whereby shooting games in which an enemy on a monitor screen can be shot can be played. An expansion unit including a vibration unit is connected, whereby a vibration is given to the controller body to make a shooting game more realistic. New functions can be added to the conventional controller, and the new functions can be added freely without making no change to the controller body.

A game processing device processes a simulated game wherein an input device is modeled on an instrument required for a prescribed action in real life. This game processing device comprises game developing means for developing a game simulating said real-life action and providing a display indicating that said instrument has received an impact at a timing during said game corresponding to a time when said instrument would receive an impact during said real-life action; and instruction means for outputting an instruction signal to said input device indicating that said impact has been received at a timing during said game corresponding to a time when said impact would be received. When movement information indicating the movement of said input device and supplied by said input device reaches prescribed conditions, the development of the game by said game developing means is changed.

Input device, game device, and method and recording medium for same

A memory device has a small-sized LCD disposed on an upper part of the front side of a case, and operation buttons disposed below the LCD. An external connection terminal for connecting a game apparatus or others to an outside apparatus is disposed in the lower side of the case nearer the front side thereof. A controller has a card slot for the memory device to be loaded in, which is provided in an upper part of an operation side thereof. The card slot has a window opened so as to expose a required part of the memory device when the memory device is loaded in the controller. With the memory device loaded in the controller a game player operates the operation buttons while watching the LCD of the memory device.

Memory device, controller and electronic device

Data transmission system and game system using the same

An input device in which a player moves the whole of the input device and a game processing device for processing a simulated game are disclosed. The input device is modeled on an instrument required for a prescribed action in real-life. The input device includes detecting means for detecting physical quantities corresponding to the movement of the input device as a whole and converting the physical quantities to a detection signal which is output. The input device further includes vibration transmitting means, fixed to the casing of the input device so that vibration is transmitted to the input device, for inducing mechanical displacement corresponding to prescribed instruction signals. The game processing device includes game developing means for developing a game simulating the real-life action and for providing a display indicating that the instrument has received an impact at a time during the game corresponding to a time when the instrument would receive an impact during the real-life action. The game processing device further includes instruction means for outputting an instruction signal to the input device indicating that the impact has been received at a time during the game corresponding to a time when the impact would be received. When movement information indicating the movement of the input device and supplied by the input device reaches a prescribed condition, the development of the game by said game developing means is changed.

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Atsunori Himoto