Game system displaying a game world on a common display and an individual display

A game system including a video game machine connected to a common display device and a portable game machine having an individual display device and a direction instructing key, said game system displaying a game world in which a plurality of characters including a player character operated by said portable game machine appear on said common display device and said individual display device, wherein

• said portable game machine comprises:
• a first display processing mechanism for displaying on said individual display device the game world from a first viewpoint with reference to the player character;
• a selection key for selecting one of said common display device and said individual display device as an operation display device;
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• a first character moving mechanism for moving the player character in a first moving direction based on a viewpoint of a game world displayed on said operation display device and a direction instructed by said direction instructing key when said direction instructing key is operated,
• said video game machine comprises:
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying on said common display device the game world from a second viewpoint capable of viewing a plurality of the characters;
• a switching mechanism for switching said operation display device between the common display device and the individual display device in response to an operation of said selection key;
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• a second character moving mechanism for moving the player character to a second moving direction based on a viewpoint of the game world displayed on said operation display device and a direction instructed by said direction instructing key when said direction instructing key is operated.

A game system including a video game machine connected to a common display device and a portable game machine provided with an individual display device, and said game system displaying a game world in which a plurality of characters including a player character operated by said portable game machine appear on said common display device and said individual display device, wherein

• said portable game machine comprises:
• a first memory for storing position information of the player character;
• a first display processing mechanism for displaying the game world on said individual display device from a first viewpoint with reference to the player character on the basis of the position information stored in said first memory;
• a switching instructing key for instructing a switch of an operation display device between said common display device and said individual display device;
• a direction instructing key for instructing a moving of the player character in a selected direction;
• a switching instructing information transmitting mechanism for transmitting switching instructing information to said video game machine when said switching instructing key is operated;
• a direction instructing information transmitting mechanism for transmitting direction instructing information to said video game machine when said direction instructing key is operated;
• a position information receiving mechanism for receiving position information of the player character from said video game machine;
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• a rewriting mechanism for rewriting the position information held in said first memory by the received position information, and
• said video game machine comprises:
• a second memory for storing position information of the player character;
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying the game world on said common display device from a second viewpoint capable of viewing a plurality of the characters including the player character on the basis of the position information stored in said second memory;
• a switching instructing information receiving mechanism for receiving the switching instructing information from said portable game machine;
• a direction instructing information receiving mechanism for receiving the direction instructing information from said portable game machine;
• a switching mechanism for switching said operation display device between the common display device and the individual display device according to the received switching instructing information;
• a renewal mechanism for renewing the position information of the player character held in said second memory on the basis of the received direction instructing information and a switching state of said operation display device, and
• a position information transmitting mechanism for transmitting the renewed position information to said portable game machine.

A computer readable memory medium encoded with a game program which is executed by a game system including a video game machine connected to a common display device and a portable game machine provided with an individual display device, said game system displaying a game world in which a plurality of characters including a player character operated by said portable game machine appear on said common display device and said individual display device, wherein

• steps executed by said portable game machine includes a step for storing position information of the player character in a first memory, a step for displaying the game world on said individual display device from a first viewpoint with reference to the player character on the basis of the position information stored in said first memory, a step for accepting an operation of a switching instructing key for instructing switching of an operation display device between said common display device and said individual display device, a step for accepting an operation of a direction instructing key for instructing moving of the player character in a selected direction, a step for transmitting switching instructing information to said video game machine when said switching instructing key is operated, a step for transmitting direction instructing information to said video game machine when said direction instructing key is operated, a step for receiving position information of the player character from said video game machine, and a step for rewriting the position information held in said first memory by the received position information, and
• steps executed by said video game machine includes a step for storing position information of the player character in a second memory, a step for displaying the game world on said common display device from a second viewpoint capable of viewing a plurality of the characters including the player character on the basis of position information stored in the second memory, a step for receiving the switching instructing information from said portable game machine, a step for receiving the direction instructing information from said portable game machine, a step for switching said operation display device between the common display device and the individual display device according to the received switching instructing information, a step for renewing the position information of the player character held in said second memory on the basis of the received direction instructing information and a switching state of said operation display device, and a step for transmitting the renewed position information to said portable game machine.

A game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, comprising:

• a first display processing mechanism for displaying on said first display device the game world in a three-dimensional view which views a moving direction of the player character;
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying on said second display device the game world in a two-dimensional view which views the player character from above;
• a switching mechanism for switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• a changing mechanism for changing in accordance with a switching by said switching mechanism the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A game method of a game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying on said first display device the game world in a three-dimensional view which views a moving direction of the player character;
• (b) displaying on said second display device the game world in a two-dimensional view which views the player character from above;
• (c) switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• (d) changing in accordance with a switching in said step (c) the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A computer readable memory medium encoded with a game program executed by a game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, wherein said game program comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying on said first display device the game world in a three-dimensional view which views a moving direction of the player character;
• (b) displaying on said second display device the game world in a two-dimensional view which views the player character from above;
• (c) switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• (d) changing in accordance with a switching in said step (c) the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, comprising:

• a first display processing mechanism for displaying on said first display device the game world in a dynamic view which changes in response to a moving of the player character;
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying on said second display device the game world in a static view without regard to the moving of the player character;
• a switching mechanism for switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• a changing mechanism for changing in accordance with a switching by said switching mechanism the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A game method of a game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying on said first display device the game world in a dynamic view which changes in response to a moving of the player character;
• (b) displaying on said second display device the game world in a static view without regard to the moving of the player character;
• (c) switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• (d) changing in accordance with a switching in said step (c) the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A computer readable memory medium encoded with a game program executed by a game system which displays on a first display device and a second display device a three-dimensional game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, wherein said game program comprising the steps of:

• (a) displaying on said first display device the game world in a dynamic view which changes in response to a moving of the player character;
• (b) displaying on said second display device the game world in a static view without regard to the moving of the player character;
• (c) switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said first display device and said second display device;
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• (d) changing in accordance with a switching in said step (c) the moving direction of the player character corresponding to the operation of said direction instructing key.

A game system displaying a game world in which a plurality of characters including a player character operated by a direction instructing key appear on a common display device and an individual display device assigned to a player, comprising:

• a first display processing mechanism for displaying on said individual display device the game world from a first viewpoint with reference to the player character;
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying on said common display device the game world from a second viewpoint capable of viewing a plurality of the characters;
• a selection key for selecting one of said common display device and said individual display device as an operation display device;
• a switching mechanism for switching said operation display device between the common display device and the individual display device in response to an operation of said selection key;
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• a character moving processing mechanism for moving the player character on said operation display device to a direction coincident with an operating direction of said direction instructing key, and moving the player character on a display device other than said operation display device in accordance with a moving of the player character on said operation display device, wherein the direction coincident with the operating direction of the direction instructing key changes when the selection of the operation display device via the selection key changes.

A game system displaying a game world in which a plurality of characters including a player character operated by a direction instructing key appear on a common display device and an individual display device assigned to a player, comprising:

• a first display processing mechanism for displaying on said individual display device the game world from a first viewpoint with reference to the player character;
• a second display processing mechanism for displaying on said common display device the game world from a second viewpoint capable of viewing a plurality of the characters;
• a selection key for selecting one of said common display device and said individual display device as an operation display device;
• a switching mechanism for switching said operation display device between the common display device and the individual display device in response to an operation of said selection key;
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• a character moving processing mechanism for moving the player character on said operation display device to a direction coincident with an operating direction of said direction instructing key, and moving the player character on a display device other than said operation display device in accordance with a moving of the player character on said operation display device so that moving the player character between two points in the game world require different operation on the direction instructing key when the common display device is selected as the operation display device and when the individual display device is selected as the operation display device.

A game method of a game system which displays on a common display device and an individual display device a game world in which a player character is moved in response to an operation of a direction instructing key, the method comprising:

• (a) displaying on said individual display device the game world in a view which views a moving direction of the player character;
• (b) displaying on said common display device the game world in a view which views the player character and which is capable of viewing at least another character;
• (c) switching an operation display device which is referred to for operating said direction instructing key between said individual display device and said common display device;
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• (d) moving the player character on said operation display device to a direction coincident with an operating direction of said direction instructing key, and moving the player character on a display device other than said operation display device in accordance with a moving of the player character on said operation display device so that moving the player character between two points in the game world require different operation on the direction instructing key when the common display device is selected as the operation display device and when the individual display device is selected as the operation display device.