Game device for displaying game input operations on the display
AssigneeSega Enterprises, Ltd.
InventorsTetsu Okano, Tadashi Kagawa
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Abstract
A game device comprises operational input means 30, 40 for inputting operational signals supplied by operation of game players, game control means 10 for controlling a game, based on the operational signals of the operational input means 30, 40, and game display means 20 for displaying the game controlled by the game control means 10, the operational signals of the operational input means 40 being displayed by the game display means 20. The game player can confirm game operations they made. As a result, the game player can relatively readily see their game operations they made without stress given to them.
Claims31
A method of displaying a game on a display screen of a monitor, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying, at a portion on the display screen, a plurality of display elements corresponding to a plurality of input elements on an input device operated by a player;
- inputting signals from said input device, the input signals representing manipulations of at least one of said input elements of the input device;
- and
- displaying emphatically a display element among said plurality of display elements in response to the signals produced by operation of one of said input elements by the player of the game.
A method of displaying a game on a display screen of a monitor on a game apparatus which is provided with a sensor system comprising an operational mat and a plurality of sensors disposed around the operational mat, said operational mat and said plurality of sensors being arranged so as to detect motions of arms and legs of a player and supply said game apparatus with operational signals in accordance with motions of the arms and legs of the player, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying at a portion of said display screen a set of display elements arranged corresponding to an arrangement of said sensor system;
- and
- displaying emphatically one of said display elements that corresponds to a turned-on sensor on said sensor system in response to the motions of the player.
A method of operating a game device to play a game, the game device comprising a game controller, a display device coupled to said game controller, and first and second input devices each having a plurality of input elements and being coupled to said game controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on said display device images associated with the game, said images comprising a first set of indicators corresponding to the input elements of said first input device and a second set of indicators corresponding to the input elements of said second input device;
- supplying said game controller with signals from said first and second input devices, the input signals representing manipulations of the input elements of the first and second input devices;
- and
- displaying on said display device, in response to the input signals, how the first and second input devices are being manipulated by emphatically depicting ones of said indicators in response to the manipulations of the input elements of the first and second input devices.
A method of operating a game device to play a game, the game device comprising a game controller, a display device coupled to said game controller, and first and second input elements coupled to said game controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on said display device first images associated with a game, the first images comprising at least a first set of indicators representing an indication of how the first input elements are being manipulated by a first player;
- and
- displaying on said display device second images associated with the game, the second images comprising at least a second set of indicators representing an indication of how the second input elements are being manipulated by a second player.
A method of operating a game device, the game device comprising a game controller, a monitor having a display screen and being coupled to said game controller, and first and second input devices each having a plurality of input elements and being coupled to said game controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on said display screen first and second images associated with a game;
- depicting said first images so as to change in response to manipulations of the input elements on said first input device being manipulated by a first player;
- and
- depicting said second images to include indicators corresponding to the input elements on said second input device being manipulated by a second player so that said indicators include an indication of how the input elements on said second input devices are being manipulated while the game is being played.
A method of operating a game device, the game device comprising a game controller, a monitor having a display screen and being coupled to said game controller, and a first and a second input devices each having a plurality of input elements and being coupled to said game controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on said display screen first and second images associated with a game;
- depicting said first images to include a first set of indicators corresponding to the input elements on said first input device so that said first set of indicators includes an indication representing a manipulation of the input elements on the first input device;
- and
- depicting said second images to include a second set of indicators corresponding to the input elements on said second input device so that said second set of indicators includes an indication representing a manipulation of the input elements on said second input device.
A method for operating a game device, the game device comprising a game controller, a monitor having a display screen and being coupled to said game controller, and first and second input devices each having a plurality of input elements and being coupled to said game controller, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on said display screen images associated with a game, said images including a first set of indicators corresponding to said plurality of input elements on said first input device and a second set of indicators corresponding to said plurality of input elements on said second input device;
- and
- displaying emphatically one of said indicators corresponding to turned-on input elements.
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