Konami Corporation

Konami Co., Ltd.

Kensuke Yoshitomi

Takahiro Omori

Kazuya Kubo

Fumihito Miyauchi

Nobuhiro Suga

A display device system for driving a display having one of a plurality of predetermined sizes provides a scalable instruction picture to instruct an operator in operation of input devices. The system includes a device for accepting an operator input selecting a scaling factor to adjust the size of the instruction picture such that indicators in the instruction picture are arranged at spacings substantially equal to spacing of the input devices. In an embodiment, the size of the instruction picture is only adjusted in a width wise horizontal direction. Furthermore, scaling indicators corresponding to a plurality of predetermined display sizes are optionally provided to permit the user to select a scaling factor corresponding to the display.

Operation instruction system and computer readable storage medium to be used for the same

To enable mark-up (i.e., scoring) of improvised (i.e., ad-libbed) musical performance and enable a player to enjoy performance with a degree of freedom in accordance with a performance instruction, a CPU ( ) marks up improvised musical performance provided by a player using an actual keyboard ( ) (step S ). Hence, a player accustomed to playing a keyboard ( ) can be satisfied sufficiently.

Musical video game system, and computer readable medium having recorded thereon processing program for controlling the game system

A game system allows timing adjustment for reducing inaccuracy in timing evaluation of an operation performed by a player. The game system includes a storage device for storing reference data defining timing of at least one operation to be performed by a player on an input device associated with an elapsed time from a predetermined position serving as a reference, and an operation instruction device for instructing the player operation timing based on the reference data. An operation detection device detects actual timing of an operation performed on the input device by the player, and an evaluation device evaluates the detected operation by comparing the timing of the operation defined in the reference data and the detected timing. An adjustment value setting device allows the player to correct an evaluation result, and an adjustment execution device changes the operation timing with the predetermined position being used as a reference.

Game system allowing calibration of timing evaluation of a player operation and storage medium to be used for the same

A music playing game apparatus comprises background music reproducing unit; display unit for displaying an image stored in the storage medium; control unit for reading a content of recorded information in a storage medium storing a plurality of simulated music instruments played by a player and for executing a predetermined operation to the display unit and the background music reproducing unit upon receiving an operation signal from the simulated music instrument. The control unit includes a pattern storage unit for storing operation instruction pattern to instruct an operation of the simulated music instrument; a sound information storage unit for storing playing sounds of the simulated music instrument; a display control unit for reading out the operation instruction pattern corresponding to the background music to be reproduced, and for displaying the operation instruction; playing sound output unit for outputting a playing sound from the sound information storage unit at a time of operation of the music instrument in accordance with the operation instruction pattern displayed on the display control unit.

Music playing game apparatus, performance guiding image display method, and readable storage medium storing performance guiding image forming program

In a game system, performance data which stipulates sequences of manipulations and allocation of sound effects for the manipulations can be set practically. The game system has memory device which stores performance data stipulating manipulations of a controller provided in correspondence with a predetermined musical piece; the performance data comprises information specifying a manipulation timing relating to at least one timing manipulation member provided on the controller, and information specifying which one of a plurality of selection manipulation members provided on the controller is to be manipulated in correspondence with the manipulation of the timing manipulation member; either one of the information specifying the manipulation timing included in the performance data and the information specifying the selection manipulation member can be edited independently of the other based on a command supplied via the controller by a player.

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Tokyo, Japan

Kensuke Yoshitomi