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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Hitoshi Yamagami, Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
In this video game device, a three-dimensional game field,laterally extended around a tubular subject is provided. The 3D game field,is divided into display regions of vertically 12 lines by circumferentially 16 columns, and each display region is capable of displaying a panel. A two-dimensional field table,is structured by spreading the 3D game field,across a 2D plane, and is provided with a plurality of entries each corresponding to one of the display regions of the 3D game field,To the entries of the 2D field table,pattern data of the panels is stored, and texture data corresponding thereto is placed on the corresponding display region of the 3D game field,Compared to a conventional game device applying a 2D game field, the degree of freedom and the level of variety of a game are enhanced by the substantially up-scaled display range of a-screen-basis game field, and game descriptions can be more creative with a 3D appearance.