Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Kazuichi Hirai

Teruyuki Yoshioka

Takuji Hotta

Takuma Matsunada

Shigenobu Arai

Motofumi Yoshino

Takao Ohara

Yutaka Iijima

In a game processor GP that enable a player to play a plurality of games interrelated to each other, flash memory stores a plurality of game programs PG interrelated to each other. SRAM readably and writably stores backup data DG representing the progress of each of games A, B, and C. The player selects one of the game programs PG through a controller to start game play. A deciding unit (CPU) decides whether there is backup data DG for any game related to the game specific to the selected game. Based on a decision as to the backup data DG, a game program changer changes part of the game program PG.

Video game apparatus and method for uniquely enabling play of multiple games

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Kyoto, Japan

Kazuichi Hirai