Game terminal device and game terminal device game environment setting method

A method for setting a game environment of a game terminal device in a game system for executing a game using game environments stored in storage means of own and other game terminal devices, comprising the steps of utilizing a processor to perform the following steps:

• instructing an operating state to be changed to an environment setting mode by operation means;
• issuing a transmission request to at least one of the other game terminal devices via communication means, receiving set contents of game environments stored in the storage means of the other game terminal devices having received the transmission request and displaying the received set contents on display means, wherein the game environment includes a plurality of items prepared beforehand;
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• updating the set contents of the game environment written in the storage means of the own game terminal device to the set contents of the game environment stored in the storage means of a specified one of the other game terminal devices displayed on the display means, wherein said updating set values of the plurality of items in the game environment stored in the storage means to set values of a plurality of items in the game environment stored in the storage means of the specified one of the other game terminal devices at once.

A game terminal device, comprising:

• communication means for transmitting and receiving information among the game terminal device and a plurality of other game terminal devices in a shop;
• local storage means for storing information including game environment set contents;
• first operation means for instructing an operating state to be changed to an environment setting mode;
• display means for displaying set contents of a game environment;
• game environment display control means for, in the environment setting mode, issuing a transmission request to said plurality of other game terminal devices in the shop via the communication means, receiving from said plurality of other game terminal devices set contents of game environments stored in respective storage means of the plurality of other game terminal devices having received the transmission request, and displaying on the display means the set contents of the game terminal device and the received set contents of the plurality of other game terminal devices;
• updating means for updating game environment set contents stored in the local storage means to displayed game environment set contents received from one of the plurality of other game terminal devices;
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• transmission means for transmitting the set contents of the game environment stored in the local storage means to a first other game terminal device among the plurality of other game terminal devices in response to receipt of a transmission request from said first other game terminal device.

A method for setting a game environment of a first game terminal device in a game system for executing a game using game environment settings stored in respective storage means of the first game terminal device and a plurality of other game terminal devices, comprising the steps of utilizing a processor to perform the following steps:

• instructing an operating state to be changed to an environment setting mode by operation means;
• issuing a transmission request to each of said plurality of other game terminal devices via communication means receiving set contents of game environments stored in the storage means of the plurality of other game terminal devices having received the transmission request;
• displaying on display means game environment settings stored in storage means of the first game terminal device and the received set contents of the game environments stored in the storage means of the plurality of other game terminal devices;
• updating the game environment settings stored in the storage means of the first game terminal device to displayed game environment set contents received from one of the plurality of other game terminal devices;
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• transmitting the game environment settings stored in the first game terminal storage means to another game terminal device among the plurality of other game terminal devices in response to receipt of a transmission request from said another game terminal device.