Kabushiki Kaisha Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka

Kceo Inc.

Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.

Kabushiki Kaisha Konami Computer Entertainment

Hiroshi Tanibuchi

Koji Toyohara

Koji Maeda

Akira Toyama

Tetsuro Eguchi

Katsuyoshi Endo

Toshimitsu Aoki

Naoki Nishikawa

Kenji Fujioka

Isao Akada

Kazuo Iwasaki

Hideki Nagahama

Mitsuo Nagamoto

Atsuko Chikawa

Fujitomo Narita

Toyomu Okishio

Shigenori Kiwata

The present invention is for easily drawing a polygon model having borderlines at high-speed. The video game machine comprises a recording medium for enlarging the 3-D model where a normal vector of each polygon faces the outside at a predetermined enlargement ratio, overlaying a back model, where a normal vector of each polygon faces the inside, onto the above model and storing the integrated model as a framed model in advance, and a drawing processor for drawing only polygons facing the direction of the view point position of the virtual camera in a virtual game space on the monitor based on the drawing instructions of the framed model.

Computer readable storage medium storing 3-D game image processing program, 3-D game image processing method, video game machine, and 3-D game image processing program

A video game device includes monitor which displays game images, including a pitcher game character that executes a pitching action, a pitching instruction section for instructing a pitching course to the pitcher game character, a pitching storage section for storing the result of a pitch executed based on an instruction from the pitching instruction section for each pitch, a coordinate setting section for setting a two-dimensional coordinate for displaying a pitching course in a predetermined area on a display screen of the monitor, a data conversion section for converting the pitching course data of each pitch to a corresponding position data on the coordinate based on the pitching result read from the pitching storage section, and a mark display section for displaying a mark on the converted position on the coordinate.

Video game device, play result display method of video game, and readable recording medium where play result display method program is recorded

A game device allows a game player to train a main character in a strategic manner, and receive a visual indication of evaluation levels indicative of relationships with other characters. Evaluation levels are set for the other characters with respect to a main character. Line width dimensions of respective lines corresponding to the set evaluation levels are then determined, and lines having the derived width dimensions between the main character and the other characters are displayed.

Video game device, character relationship level display method, and readable storage medium storing character relationship level display program

A player is able to train a game character in a strategic manner, and hence a game generating a high degree of interest can be executed. Practice feature names of plural types are displayed in a list on a monitor by means of basic practice feature display and one practice feature name is selected by moving and displaying a cursor over one practice feature name of the displayed practice feature names, by means of cursor movement display and furthermore, item names of plural types are displayed in a list on the monitor by means of item display and one item name is selected by moving and displaying a cursor over one item name of the displayed item names, by means of cursor movement display whereby a new practice is created by a new practice creating device.

Video game device, new practice creating method and readable storage medium storing new practice creating program

A video game device comprises a storing unit for storing one or a plurality of character information (special capabilities, etc.) in the game, an injury event control unit for controlling injury events occuring during the game, a game interrupting control unit for interrupting the game in the event that an injury event occurs, and a game resuming control unit for resuming the game at the point that the injury event ends, so the game player can cause the play character on the screen to preform a simulation experience closer to actual playing. Thus, a video game device wherein the game player can cause a play character on the screen to perform a simulation experience in a manner closer to actually playing the sport can be provided.

Video game device, play control method for video game, and readable recording medium recording the method

A video game device has replacement character setting unit for setting replacement characters in the game beforehand, and game progress control unit for controlling the progress state of the game, by performing a replacement processing between a replacement character and one play character playing in the game, during the progress of the game. The game proceeds with replacement of player characters based on information concerning replacement characters selected by the user prior to the start of the game.

A video game device includes a batting instructing input device for instructing a play character which is a batter in a baseball game with batting contents, a batting judging means for judging the batting contents based on the batting instruction contents and the instruction results of the action contents, a batting storing means for storing the batting judgment contents, and a batting record display means for reading the batting judgment contents from the batting storing means and displaying on the image display device, so that the batting record of a batter, and in particular the batting habits of the batter, can be readily known in the event that the game player is a baseball batter as a play character on the screen.

A video game device has the following components: a character information storing unit for storing character information including multiple role information assigned to each play character; an action contents storing unit for storing one or a plurality of action contents; and a schedule creating unit for creating an action schedule for play characters by setting action contents selected from the action contents in at least one of a time period space and a role space. A video game play control method has the steps of: storing, in the character information storing unit, character information including a plurality of pieces of role information assigned to each play character; storing, in the action contents storing unit, one or a plurality of action contents; and creating an action schedule for play characters by setting action contents selected from said action contents in at least one of a time period space and a role space. Disclosed also is a computer-readable storage medium storing the video game play control method.

A manual controller of a video game system has a plurality of control switches for controlling the motion of an image displayed on a display screen, and an analog joystick for designating a point in a given area on the displayed image. When the analog joystick is operated by the game player of the video game system, it is tilted to a position in a desired direction in a two-dimensional plane, and outputs a positional signal depending on the tilted position thereof. A coordinate transforming unit converts first and second two-dimensional coordinates of the tilted position respectively into third and fourth two-dimensional coordinates of an image position with respect to a predetermined reference position on the displayed image, with a first conversion constant for converting the first coordinate into the third coordinate and a second conversion constant, which is different from the first conversion constant, for converting the second coordinate into the fourth coordinate.

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Nishinomiya, Japan

Hiroshi Tanibuchi