Video game jukebox
OwnerSteven H. Schneiderinventor
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Abstract
A video game player, a disk storage device, a videodisk transfer device, a title display, a user operable videodisk selector and a control. The video game player includes a videodisk player. The videodisk player having a disk interface for reading game data on a videodisk and the videodisk player receiving user input from one or more game controller(s) and displays game play with a video display. The disk storage device is for storing multiple videodisks. The title display is for displaying to users the images of videodisk titles that are in the disk storage device. The control responds to a selection made with the videodisk selector and controls the videodisk transfer device to retrieve a selected videodisk from the disk storage device and transfer the retrieved videodisk to the video game player.
Claims23
A video game apparatus for use with at least one game controller and a video display, said apparatus comprising:
- a video game player having a videodisk player, and electrical connections for connecting a video controller and a video display, said videodisk player having a disk interface for reading game data on a videodisk, said videodisk player receiving user input from at least one game controller and generating video output for displaying game play with a video display;
- a disk storage device for storing multiple videodisks;
- a title display for displaying to users images of videodisk titles that are in said disk storage device;
- a videodisk transfer device;
- a user operable videodisk selector;
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- a control which responds to a selection made with said videodisk selector and controls said videodisk transfer device to retrieve a selected videodisk from said storage device and transfers the selected videodisk to said video game player.
A method of demonstrating video games stored on videodisks for the purpose of marketing, selling or merchandising video games, comprising:
- providing a video game player having a videodisk player, at least one game controller, and a video display, said videodisk player having a disk interface for reading game data on a videodisk, said videodisk player receiving user input from said at least one game controller and displaying game images with said video display;
- storing multiple videodisks with a disk storage device;
- displaying to users images of videodisks that are in said disk storage device;
- providing a videodisk transfer device and a user operable videodisk selector;
- receiving user selections with said videodisk selector and retrieving a videodisk with said videodisk transfer device selected with said selector at said storage device and transferring the selected videodisk to said video game player.
A method of playing video games stored on videodisks, comprising:
- providing a video game player having a videodisk player, a game controller, and a video display, said videodisk player having a disk interface for reading game data on a videodisk, said videodisk player receiving user input from said at least one game controller and displaying game images with said video display;
- storing multiple videodisks with a disk storage device;
- displaying to users images of videodisks that are in said disk storage device;
- providing a videodisk transfer device and a user operable videodisk selector;
- receiving user selections with said videodisk selector and retrieving a videodisk with said videodisk transfer device selected with said selector at said storage device and transferring the selected videodisk to said video game player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.