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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Konami Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A game system capable of message exchange taking profit of functions proper to the game machine is achieved by a game system, comprising a first game apparatus including a message creation device and a device for transmitting the created message, and a second game apparatus including a reception device of said message and a display control device for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus , wherein said second game apparatus includes a game execution device for making a user to play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and allowing to display the display prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.