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Video game system and method with enhanced three-dimensional character and background control due to environmental conditions
Assignee: Nintendo Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-07-26
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Granted: 2002-09-24
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Expires: 2021-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A video game system includes a game cartridge which is pluggably attached to a main console having a main processor, a 3D graphics generating coprocessor, expandable main memory and player controllers. A multifunctional peripheral processing subsystem external to the game microprocessor and coprocessor is described which executes commands for handling player controller input/output to thereby lessen the processing burden on the graphics processing subsystem. The video game methodology involves game level organization features, camera perspective or point of view control features, and a wide array of animation and character control features. The system changes the “camera” angle (i.e., the displayed point of view in the three-dimensional world) automatically based upon various conditions and in response to actuation of a plurality of distinct controller keys/buttons/switches.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeru Miyamoto
- 👤 Yasunari Nishida
- 👤 Takumi Kawagoe
- 👤 Satoshi Nishiumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/20; A63F13/22; A63F13/50; A63F13/52; A63F13/525; A63F13/5252; A63F13/45; A63F13/48; A63F13/55; A63F13/57; A63F13/80; A63F13/822; G; G05; G05G; G05G9/00; G05G9/02; G05G9/04; G05G9/047; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/038; G06F3/0383; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04815; G06T; G06T15/00; G06T15/10; A63F13/90; A63F13/95; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/10; A63F2300/1018; A63F2300/20; A63F2300/206; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/636; A63F2300/64; A63F2300/66; A63F2300/6653; A63F2300/6661; A63F2300/6669; A63F2300/6676; A63F2300/6684; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/807; G05G2009/0474; G05G2009/04759
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system to execute said video game program and at least one player controller operable by a player to generate video game control signals; a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising: a memory medium for storing video game instructions and graphics data; accessing circuitry for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory medium to said video game system console; said video game instructions including instructions for causing said video game executing processing system to generate digital representations of a plurality of different three dimensional courses within which a player controlled character may enter and achieve goals, and for generating a pause screen in response to a particular player input; wherein said pause screen includes an option for enabling the player to exit the course only if the pause screen was selected by the player when the player controlled character was not moving.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system to execute said video game program and at least one player controller operable by a player to generate video game control signals; a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising: a memory medium for storing video game instructions and graphics data; accessing circuitry for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory medium to said video game system console; said video game instructions including instructions for causing said video game executing processing system to generate digital representations of a plurality of different three dimensional courses within which a player controlled character may enter and achieve goals, and for generating a pause screen in response to a particular player input; wherein said pause screen includes an option for enabling the player to exit the course only if the pause screen was selected by the player when the player controlled character was not moving.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
171 words
For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system to execute said video game program and at least one player controller operable by a player to generate video game control signals; a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising: a memory medium for storing video game instructions and graphics data; accessing circuitry for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory medium to said video game system console; said video game instructions including instructions for causing said video game executing processing system to generate digital representations of a plurality of different three dimensional courses within which a player controlled character may enter a achieve goals, and for generating a plurality of pause screens, and instructions for determining which of said plurality of pause screens to select depending at least in part upon whether or not the player controlled character was moving at the time of selection by the player of a pause function.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
For use with a video game system console having a game program executing processing system to execute said video game program and at least one player controller operable by a player to generate video game control signals; a portable storage device for controlling the operation of said video game system console comprising: a memory medium for storing video game instructions and graphics data; accessing circuitry for coupling said video game instructions and said graphics data retrieved from said memory medium to said video game system console; said video game instructions including instructions for causing said video game executing processing system to generate digital representations of a plurality of different three dimensional courses within which a player controlled character may enter a achieve goals, and for generating a plurality of pause screens, and instructions for determining which of said plurality of pause screens to select depending at least in part upon whether or not the player controlled character was moving at the time of selection by the player of a pause function.
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