Video game with variable game space display reduction ratio

A video game system for displaying a character moving in a depthwise direction in a game space, comprising:

• display means for displaying at least a portion of the game space within a vertical display range of the display means;
• speed calculating means for calculating a speed at which the character moves in the game space in the depthwise direction;
• reduction ratio setting means for establishing a reduction ratio to reduce a size of the game space only vertically based on the speed calculated by said speed calculating means and maintaining a horizontal size of the game space regardless of the speed calculated by said speed calculating means;
• and
• display control means for controlling said display means to display said at least a portion of the game space at said reduction ratio set by said reduction ratio setting means.

A method of controlling display of images in a video game to display a character moving in a depthwise direction in a game space, comprising the steps of:

• displaying at least a portion of the game space within a vertical display range of a display;
• calculating a speed at which the character moves in the game space in the depthwise direction;
• setting a reduction ratio to reduce a size of the game space only vertically based on the speed calculated;
• maintaining a horizontal size of the game space regardless of the speed calculated;
• and
• displaying said at least a portion of the game space at said reduction ratio.

A recording medium storing an executable program for controlling display of images in a video game to display a character moving in a depthwise direction in a game space, said program comprising the steps of:

• displaying at least a portion of the game space within a vertical display range of a display;
• calculating a speed at which the character moves in the game space in the depthwise direction;
• setting a reduction ratio to reduce a size of the game space only vertically based on the speed calculated;
• maintaining a horizontal size of the game space regardless of the speed calculated;
• and
• displaying said at least a portion of the game space at said reduction ratio.