Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Yasutaka Takeuchi

Yosuke Hatayama

Takafumi Masaoka

Hiroaki Tamura

Noriyuki Sato

Shinobu Suzuki

Kyohei Seki

A game apparatus as a video reproduction controlling apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU executes a reproduction control of a DVD. In the middle of reproducing the DVD, a content such as an video, a voice, etc. are reproduced. In a case that a reproduction operation such as pause, reproduction, fast reverse, fast forward, heading, etc. is not prohibited, in response to an instruction of the reproduced screen displayed on the monitor with a controller, an operation panel for reproduction operation is displayed. On the other hand, while a menu is reproduced or in a case that a screen button is displayed in accordance with the reproduction, the reproduction operation is prohibited, and even if the reproduced screen is instructed with the controller, the operation panel is not displayed.

Storage medium storing a video reproduction controlling program, video reproduction controlling apparatus and video reproduction controlling method

A game apparatus includes a CPU, and a selection screen including a plurality of kinds of items for allowing a player to select is displayed. The selection screen is a roulette type of display, for example, so that a display proportion of each item may be set based on an ability value of a character, a proceeding situation of a game or a support voltage of a virtual audience that reflects a play content, for example, and as the item, kinds of games, a rule, an event, etc. This roulette is rotated and suspended in response to an operation of the player. Furthermore, one item is determined when the roulette is suspended, and a game process is executed according to the item.

Game apparatus and storage medium that stores game program

According to a game system and a storage medium having stored therein a game program of the present invention, among a plurality of game machines communicably connected to each other, a game machineacting as a card reader machine reads card data and sends the card data to a game machine. Game machinestocompete against each other in a game and the card data is sent only to a specific game machine(s)based on game results. That is, an amusing game is provided which uses card data to be sent as special prize data which is given only to a specific player(s).

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Kyoto, Japan

Yasutaka Takeuchi