Game system and computer-readable recording medium

A game system, comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• control means for being manually operable by a game player;
• a memory for storing data representing a timing to operate the control means while a game is being played;
• control operation indicating means for displaying in said game image an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means based on the data stored in said memory;
• obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
• evaluating means for evaluating a game player's achievement by comparing an operation by the game player of said control means with said timing to operate the control means while the game is in progress;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when the game player's achievement evaluated by said evaluating means is higher than a predetermined reference level, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced when the game player's achievement evaluated by said evaluating means is lower than said predetermined reference level.

A game system, comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• control means for being manually operable by a game player;
• a memory for storing data representing a timing to operate the control means while a game is being played;
• control operation indicating means for displaying in said game image an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means based on the data stored in said memory;
• obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
• mode selecting means for selecting, according to a command from the game player, either a first mode in the game for instructing the game player via said control operation indicating means to operate said control means according to a predetermined control operation procedure based on the data representing the timing to operate the control means, or a second mode in the game for indicating to, the game player via said control operation indicating means, a control operation procedure contained in a practice range which is established in said predetermined control operation procedure in said first mode;
• obstructive effect setting means for establishing, according to a command from the game player, whether said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect, as a condition in said second mode in the game;
• control operation indication control means for controlling said control operation indicating means to indicate said predetermined control operation procedure to the game player through said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, when said first mode is selected, or to indicate said control operation procedure contained in said practice range to the game player through said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, when said second mode is selected;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when said first mode is selected, to generate said obstructive effect if said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect by said obstructive effect setting means when said second mode is selected, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced if said obstructing means is inhibited to generate said obstructive effect by said obstructive effect setting means when said second mode is selected.

A game system comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• control means for being manually operable by a game player;
• first memory means for storing data representing a timing to operate the control means while a game is being played;
• first control operation indicating means for displaying in said game image an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means when the game is in progress based on the data stored in said first memory means;
• a plurality of obstructing means for generating obstructive effects to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp the timing to operate the control means, in image for indicating the timing to operate the control means;
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• obstructive effect generation control means for controlling said plurality of obstructing means to select one of the obstructing means and generating the obstructive effect from the selected one of the obstructing means, in response to an operation by the game player of the control means while the game is in progress.

A game system comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• a plurality of control members for being manually operable by a game player;
• memory means for storing data representing timings to operate the control members while a game is being played;
• first control operation indicating means for displaying in said game image an image for indicating the timings to operate the control members such that respective ones of the timings are separately associated with corresponding respective ones of the control members when the game is in progress based on the data stored in said memory means;
• evaluating means for evaluating individual operations by the game player of said control members, respectively, and assigning corresponding ones of a predetermined set of levels to each of said individual operations of said control members by comparing the timings at which the control members are actually operated by the game player with said timings stored in said memory means to operate the control members;
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• evaluation display means for displaying, for each of said control members, total numbers of occurrences of each one of said predetermined set of levels respectively assigned to each of said control members based on said individual operations thereof.

A recording medium readable by a computer and storing:

• data representing timings to operate a plurality of respective control members in a game system while a game is being played;
• a program for controlling the computer to execute a procedure to display on a display unit in the game system an image for indicating the timings to operate the control members based on the stored data such that respective ones of the timings are separately associated with corresponding respective ones of the control members while the game is in progress;
• a procedure to evaluate individual operations by the game player of said control members, respectively, and assign corresponding ones of a predetermined set of levels to each of said individual operations of said control members by comparing the timings at which the control members are actually operated by the game player with said timings represented by the stored data;
• a procedure for displaying, for each of said control members, total numbers of occurrences of each one of said predetermined set of levels respectively assigned to each of said control members based on said individual operations thereof.

A recording medium, readable by a computer, storing data and executable program instructions comprising:

• stored data representing a timing to operate control means in a game system while a game is being played;
• a program for displaying on a display unit in the game system an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means based on the stored data while the game is in progress, said program being arranged to cause said computer to function as obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
• evaluating means for evaluating a game player's achievement by comparing an operation by the game player of said control means with said timing to operate the control means while the game is in progress;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when the game player's achievement evaluated by said evaluating means is higher than a predetermined reference level, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced when the game player s achievement evaluated by said evaluating means is lower than said predetermined reference level.

A recording medium, readable by a computer, storing data and executable program instructions comprising:

• stored data representing a timing to operate control means in a game system while a game is being played;
• a program for displaying on a display unit in the game system an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means based on the stored data while the game is in progress, said program being arranged to cause said computer to function as obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
• decision means for deciding whether a condition for generating said obstructive effect is satisfied or not while the game is in process;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when said condition is satisfied as decided by said decision means, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced when said condition is not satisfied as decided by said decision means.

A recording medium, readable by a computer, storing data and executable program instructions comprising:

• stored data representing a timing to operate control means in a game system while a game is being played;
• a program for displaying on a display unit in the game system an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means based on the stored data while the game is in progress, said program being arranged to cause said computer to function as obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
• mode selecting means for selecting, according to a command from the game player, either a first mode in the game for instructing the game player via said control operation indicating means to operate said control means according to a predetermined control operation procedure based on the data representing the timing to operate the control means, or a second mode in the game for indicating to, the game player via said control operation indicating means, a control operation procedure contained in a practice range which is established in said predetermined control operation procedure in said first mode;
• obstructive effect setting means for establishing, according to a command from the game player, whether said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect, as a condition in said second mode in the game;
• control operation indication control means for controlling said control operation indicating means to indicate said predetermined control operation procedure to the game player through said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, when said first mode is selected, or to indicate said control operation procedure contained in said practice range to the game player through said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, when said second mode is selected;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when said first mode is selected, to generate said obstructive effect if said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect by said obstructive effect setting means when said second mode is selected, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced if said obstructing means is inhibited to generate said obstructive effect by said obstructive effect setting means when said second mode is selected.

A game system comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• a plurality of control members for being manually operable by a game player;
• a memory for storing data representing a control operation procedure of the control members which is established in time to a predetermined music piece;
• mode selecting means for selecting, according to a command from the game player, a first mode in a game playable by the game player to play the music piece from the beginning to the last thereof, and a second mode in the game to play a practice range established in at least a portion of said music;
• control operation procedure presenting means for displaying an image presenting said control operation procedure on said display unit based on the data representing the control operation procedure;
• obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image presenting said control operation procedure to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said control operation procedure;
• obstructive effect setting means for establishing, according to a command from the game player, whether said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect when the game is played in said second mode;
• display control means for controlling said control operation procedure presenting means to display said control operation procedure from the beginning to the last of said music piece on said display unit when the game is played in said first mode, and to display said control operation procedure from the beginning to the last of said practice range when the game is played in said second mode;
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• obstructive effect control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect when the game is played in said first mode, to generate said obstructive effect if said obstructing means is allowed to generate said obstructive effect by obstructive effect setting means when the game is played in said second mode, and to inhibit said obstructive effect from being produced if said obstructing means is inhibited from generating said obstructive effect by obstructive effect setting means when the game is played in said second mode.

A game system comprising:

• a display unit for displaying a game image;
• control means for being manually operable by a game player;
• first memory means for storing data representing a timing to operate the control means while a game is being played;
• first control operation indicating means for displaying in said game image an image for indicating the timing to operate the control means when the game is in progress based on the data stored in said first memory means;
• obstructing means for generating an obstructive effect in said image for indicating the timing to operate the control means, to obstruct an attempt of the game player to grasp said timing to operate the control means;
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• obstructive effect generation control means for controlling said obstructing means to generate said obstructive effect depending on an operation by the game player of said control means while the game is in progress.