Video game apparatus and memory medium used therefor
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Toru Osawa, Yoichi Yamada, Toshio Iwawaki, Tsuyoshi Kihara
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AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Toru Osawa, Yoichi Yamada, Toshio Iwawaki, Tsuyoshi Kihara
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A video game apparatus includes an external ROM. This external ROM is previously memorized with player object data, basic shadow object data and light object data. A direction in which a shadow is thrown is determined according to the player object data and the light object data, to thereby determine a length of each leg of the player object. Based on the length of the leg and the height of the light, a length of the shadow is determined. Based on the height of each leg, a depth of the shadow is determined. A shape of a displaying shadow object is determined from a state of a ground object to which the shadow is thrown.
A method for displaying a shadow with a video game apparatus, including the steps of:
A video game apparatus, comprising:
A memory medium to be detachably attached to a video game apparatus for displaying a shadow of a player object, comprising:
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