Game machine
AssigneeNamco Ltd.
InventorsHideaki Yamamoto, Genzou Watanabe
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Abstract
A game machine that enables the playing of an enjoyable ball game within a limited space, particularly a baseball-related game. This game machine comprises a target (10) on which is displayed wording such as “single base hit”, a ball supply section (20a), a home base (112a) for a right-handed batter and a home base (112b) for a left-handed batter provided in a batting area (110), and a batter's box (114) therebetween. This game machine uses a predetermined evaluation means to detect whether a ball (200) hit by a player (300) using a bat (210) has hit the target (10), and displays an evaluation result on an on-base status display section (60a) and a numerical value display section (60b).
Claims5
A game machine for playing a ball game within a limited space, comprising:
- a ball supply means which tosses a ball into a batting area in which a player bats;
- a plurality of targets disposed in a direction of batting from the batting area;
- detection means which detects a hit on the targets by a ball struck by the player;
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- evaluation means which calculates a game result based on a result of detecting hits on the targets and an evaluation criteria for providing an improved game result when the targets are hit according to a given rule;
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- a batter's box in the center of the batting area, a home base for a right-handed batter on the right side of the batter's box, and a home base for a left-handed batter on the left side of the batter's box;
- wherein the ball supply means supplies a ball to the home base for a right-handed batter when the player is right-handed or to the home base for a left-handed batter when the player is left-handed.
A game machine for a baseball-related game that involves hitting a ball supplied from a predetermined ball supply device, the game machine comprising:
- a batter's box in the center of a batting area, a home base for a right-handed batter on the right side of the batter's box, and a home base for a left-handed batter on the left side of the batter's box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.