Electronic boxing game

A self-contained electronic device for simulating a boxing match or the like comprising:

• a. a housing;
• b. a display panel on said housing providing a visual simulation of a boxing ring and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a pair of opposing boxer symbols and a referee symbol, each of said symbols including a body portion, and to display at least one arm symbol extending from said body portion thereof in a punching mode, said display panel being operable by application of electrical signals thereto to simulate the end of a round of boxing and said referee symbol escorting one of said boxer symbols to a corner of the boxing ring;
• c. status-information means in said housing and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display status information;
• d. operational circuit means in said housing and electrically connected to said display panel for application of electrical signals thereto, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portions of said rferee and boxer symbols, to move them about said simulated ring, and to display said arm symbols extending from said body portions of each of said boxer symbols in said punching mode, said operational circuit means detecting a simulated hit on the body portion of one boxer symbol by the arm symbol of another boxer symbol during a simulated punch to detect a simulated hit and transmit signals to said display panel to present an indication of the simulated hit, said operational circuit means including means for determining the end of a simulated round, said operational circuit means transmitting electrical signals to said display panel for simulation of the end of the round and said referee escorting one of said boxer symbols, said operational circuit means also being electrically connected to said status-information means for transmission of signals thereto, said operational circuit means monitoring the simulated action to record information concerning the status of the simulated match and to transmit signals to said status-information means to display said status information;
• e. manually operable control elements electrically connected to said operational circuit means for transmission of electrical signals thereto upon manual operation of said manually operable control elements by a player of the game to operate said operational circuit means to move at least one of said boxer symbols about said simulated ring under manual control of the player, to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said punching mode under manual control of the player, the player thereby being able to move a boxer symbol about said simulated ring under manual control to selectively cause simulated punches by the controlled boxer symbol.

A self-contained electronic device for simulating a boxing match or the like comprising:

• a. a housing;
• b. a display panel on said housing providing a visual simulation of a boxing ring and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a pair of opposing boxer symbols, each of said boxer symbols including a body portion, and to display arm symbols of said boxer symbols extending from said body portions, said display of arm symbols being in both punching and blocking modes, said display panel being operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a referee symbol having a body portion and to simulate the end of a round of boxing and the escorting of one of said boxer symbols to a corner of the boxing ring by said referee symbol;
• c. status-information means in said housing and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display status information;
• d. operational circuit means in said housing and electrically connected to said display panel for application of electrical signals thereto, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portions of said boxer symbols, to move them about said simulated ring, and to display said arm symbols extending from said body portions of said boxer symbols in said punching mode and from at least one of said body portions in said blocking mode, said operational circuit means detecting a simulated hit on the body portion of one boxer symbol by the arm symbol of another boxer symbol during a simulated punch to detect a simulated hit and transmit signals to said display panel to present an indication of the simulated hit, said operational circuit means detecting the simulated interruption of a punching arm symbol from a boxer symbol by a blocking arm symbol from another boxer symbol to prevent display of a simulated hit, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portion of said referee symbol and move said referee symbol about said simulated ring and further being operable to transmit said electrical signals to said display panel for simulation of the end of the round and said escorting of one of said boxer symbols by said referee symbol, said operational circuit means also being electrically connected to said status-information means for transmission of signals thereto, said operational circuit means monitoring the simulated action to record information concerning the status of the simulated match and to transmit signals to said status-information means to display said status information;
• e. manually operable control elements electrically connected to said operational circuit means for transmission of electrical signals thereto upon manual operation of said manually operable control elements by a player of the game to operate said operational circuit means to move at least one of said boxer symbols about said simulated ring under manual control of the player, to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said punching mode under manual control of the player, and to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said blocking mode under manual control of the player, the player thereby being able to move a boxer symbol about said simulated ring under manual control to selectively cause simulated punches and blocks by the controlled boxer symbol.

A self-contained electronic device for simulating a boxing match or the like comprising:

• a. a housing;
• b. a display panel on said housing providing a visual simulation of a boxing ring and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a pair of oppposing boxer symbols, each of said boxer symbols including a body portion, and to display arm symbols of said boxer symbols extending from said body portions, said display of arm symbols being in both punching and blocking modes, said display panel being operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a referee symbol having a body portion and to simulate a knockout of a simulated boxer symbol with the referee symbol indicating the winning boxer symbol;
• c. status-information means in said housing and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display status information;
• d. operational circuit means in said housing and electrically connected to said display panel for application of electrical signals thereto, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portions of said boxer symbols, to move them about said simulated ring, and to display said arm symbols extending from said body portions of said boxer symbols in said punching mode and from at least one of said body portions in said blocking mode, said operational circuit means detecting a simulated hit on the body portion of one boxer symbol by the arm symbol of another boxer symbol during a simulated punch to detect a simulated hit and transmit signals to said display panel to present an indication of the simulated hit, said operational circuit means detecting the simulated interruption of a punching arm symbol from a boxer symbol by a blocking arm symbol from another boxer symbol to prevent display of a simulated hit, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portion of said referee symbol and move said referee symbol about said simulated ring, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel for simulation of a knockout and of said referee symbol indicating the winning boxer, said operational circuit means also being electrically connected to said status-information means for transmission of signals thereto, said operational circuit means monitoring the simulated action to record information concerning the status of the simulated match and to transmit signals to said status-information means to display said status information;
• e. manually operable control elements electrically connected to said operational circuit means for transmission of electrical signals thereto upon manual operation of said manually operable control elements by a player of the game to operate said operational circuit means to move at least one of said boxer symbols about said simulated ring under manual control of the player, to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said punching mode under manual control of the player, and to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said blocking mode under manual control of the player, the player thereby being able to move a boxer symbol about said simulated ring under manual control to selectively cause simulated punches and blocks by the controlled boxer symbol.

A self-contained electronic device for simulating a boxing match or the like comprising:

• a. a housing;
• b. a display panel on said housing providing a visual simulation of a boxing ring and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a pair of opposing boxer symbols, each of said boxer symbols including a body portion, and to display arm symbols of said boxer symbols extending from said body portions, said display of arm symbols being in both punching and blocking modes, said display panel being operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display a referee symbol having a body portion and to simulate a knockout of one of said simulated boxer symbols and the appearance of said referee symbol in front of the other of said simulated boxer symbols, being the standing boxer, to simulate the referee's raising the arm of said standing boxer in triumph;
• c. status-information means in said housing and operable by application of electrical signals thereto to display status information;
• d. operational circuit means in said housing and electrically connected to said display panel for application of electrical signals thereto, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portions of said boxer symbols, to move them about said simulated ring, and to display said arm symbols extending from said body portions of said boxer symbols in said punching mode and from at least one of said body portions in said blocking mode, said operational circuit means detecting a simulated hit on the body portion of one boxer symbol by the arm symbol of another boxer symbol during a simulated punch to detect a simulated hit and transmit signals to said display panel to present an indication of the simulated hit, said operational circuit means detecting the simulated interruption of a punching arm symbol from a boxer symbol by a blocking arm symbol from another boxer symbol to prevent display of a simulated hit, said operational circuit means being operable to transmit electrical signals to said display panel to display said body portion of said referee symbol and move said referee symbol about said simulated ring and to transmit signals to said display panel for simulation of the knockout of one of said simulated boxer symbols and the appearance of said referee symbol in front of the standing boxer to simulate the referee's raising the arm of the standing boxer in triumph, said operational circuit means also being electrically connected to said status-information means for transmision of signals thereto, said operational circuit means monitoring the simulated action to record information concerning the status of the simulated match and to transmit signals to said status-information means to display said status information;
• e. manually operable control elements electrically connected to said operational circuit means for transmission of electrical signals thereto upon manual operation of said manually operable control elements by a player of the game to operate said operational circuit means to move at least one of said boxer symbols about said simulated ring under manual control of the player, to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said punching mode under manual control of the player, and to display an arm of said last-mentioned boxer symbol in said blocking mode under manual control of the player, the player thereby being able to move a boxer symbol about said simulated ring under manual control to selectively cause simulated punches and blocks by the controlled boxer symbol.