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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Fukawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Onoda, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Namco, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 ;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a general purpose controller for a game machine by which a car game of a fishing game can be more enjoyed. A controller for a game machine comprises a jog dial,rotatably mounted on a controller main body,as a part of an input operating part, a data input system,driven according to and connected to the jog dial,to input data in accordance with the rotation of the jog dial and a counterforce urging means having a driving motor,or the like driving connected to the jog dial,for urging a counterforce opposite to the rotation thereof.