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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Mitsuhiro Nomi, Kobe, JP;
Satoshi Ueno, Kobe, JP;
Yasuhiro Noguchi, Kobe, JP;
Konami Corporation, Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
In a game system, instruction marks corresponding to sounds constituting part of a music number are displayed on a monitor, and a game player plays a game by operating a signal generating deviceby at least one of a hitting motion and a swinging motion at specified timings based on the displayed instruction marks. The game systemis provided with a display means for successively renewably displaying the instruction marks on a display screen of the monitor, a signal generator provided in the signal generating devicefor generating a signal when the signal generating device is operated by the above motion, an evaluating means for evaluating a game result based on a generation timing of the signal, and a sound generating means for outputting at least the background sounds.