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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2001
Shigeru Miyamoto, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshiaki Koizumi, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Osawa, Kyoto, JP;
Yoichi Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Toshio Iwawaki, Kyoto, JP;
Tsuyoshi Kihara, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A video game apparatus includes an external ROM. This external ROM is previously memorized with player object data, basic shadow object data and light object data. A direction in which a shadow is thrown is determined according to the player object data and the light object data, to thereby determine a length of each leg of the player object. Based on the length of the leg and the height of the light, a length of the shadow is determined. Based on the height of each leg, a depth of the shadow is determined. A shape of a displaying shadow object is determined from a state of a ground object to which the shadow is thrown.