Video game apparatus having direction pointing marks and player object displayed on game screen

A three dimensional display video game apparatus having, in association therewith, an operating means including a direction instructing means to instruct a direction in movement of the player object, wherein, when the player object is placed within a virtual three dimensional space, image data for displaying the player object as viewed from a certain point of sight is generated and supplied to a display unit, said video game apparatus comprising:

• an image data generating means for generating image data to display the player object and a direction pointing mark;
• a player object coordinate data generating means for generating player object coordinate data representative of a current position of the player object in said virtual three dimensional space based upon an operating state of said direction instructing means;
• a pointed-subject data generating means for generating data of a pointed-subject to be pointed by the direction pointing mark;
• a pointing direction determining means for determining a pointing direction of the direction pointing mark in said virtual three dimensional space based on the pointed-subject data and the player object coordinate data;
• a direction pointing mark data generating means for generating a direction pointing mark data to display the direction pointing mark at a location close to the player object and in a direction determined by said direction determining means;
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• a display data generating means for generating display data according to the image data, the player object coordinate data and the direction pointing mark data, in order to combine the player object with the direction pointing mark to display a two-dimensional combined image on said display unit.

A memory medium used in a three dimensional display video game apparatus having, in association therewith, an operating means including a direction instructing means to instruct a direction in movement of the player object, wherein, when the player object is placed within a virtual three dimensional space, image data for displaying the player object as viewed from a certain point of sight is generated and supplied to a display unit, said memory medium comprising:

• an image data generating area for generating image data to display the player object and a direction pointing mark;
• a player object coordinate data generating program for generating player object coordinate data representative of a current position of the player object in said virtual three dimensional space based upon an operating state of said direction instructing means;
• a pointed-subject data generating program for generating data of a pointed-subject to be pointed by the direction pointing mark;
• a pointing direction determining program for determining a pointing direction of the direction pointing mark in said virtual three dimensional space based on the pointed-subject data and the player object coordinate data;
• a direction pointing mark data generating program for generating a direction pointing mark data to display the direction pointing mark at a location close to the player object and in a direction determined by said direction determining program;
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• a display data generating program for generating display data according to the image data, the player object coordinate data and the direction pointing mark data, in order to combine the player object with the direction pointing mark to display a two-dimensional combined image on said display unit.