Game system provided with message exchange function, game apparatus used in the game system, message exchange system, and computer readable storage medium
First Claim
1. A game system comprising:
- a first game apparatus including a message creation device and a device for transmitting the created message; and
a second game apparatus including a reception device of said message and a display control device for displaying the received message on a screen of a predetermined display apparatus, wherein said second game apparatus includes a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
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Abstract
A game system capable of message exchange taking profit of functions proper to the game machine is achieved by a game system, comprising a first game apparatus 1 including a message creation device 4, 10 and a device 10 for transmitting the created message, and a second game apparatus 1 including a reception device 10 of said message and a display control device 10 for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus 3, wherein said second game apparatus 1 includes a game execution device 10 for making a user to play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device 10 for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and allowing to display the display prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
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30 Claims
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1. A game system comprising:
- a first game apparatus including a message creation device and a device for transmitting the created message; and
a second game apparatus including a reception device of said message and a display control device for displaying the received message on a screen of a predetermined display apparatus,wherein said second game apparatus includes a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a first game apparatus including a message creation device and a device for transmitting the created message; and
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13. A game apparatus capable of exchanging messages, comprising:
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an input apparatus for outputting a signal corresponding to the user operation;
a display apparatus capable of displaying a predetermined game screen;
a reception device for receiving an external message;
a display control device for displaying the received message on the screen of said display apparatus;
a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game through said game screen; and
a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
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21. A message exchange system, comprising:
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a first terminal apparatus including a device for creating a message and a device for transmitting the created message; and
a second terminal apparatus including a reception device of said message and a display control device for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus, wherein said second terminal apparatus includes a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game, and a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
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22. A computer readable storage medium storing a program for making a computer provided in a game apparatus function as:
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a reception device for receiving an external message;
a display control device for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus;
a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game through the screen of said display apparatus; and
a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable storage medium storing respectively a program for making a computer provided in a game apparatus function as a message transmission apparatus, and a program for making the computer function as a reception apparatus for receiving said external message, wherein said program for making said computer function as a transmission apparatus is composed to make the computer function as a message creation device and a device for transmitting the created message respectively, and said program for making said computer function as a receiving apparatus is composed to make said computer function as:
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a reception device for receiving an external message;
a display control device for displaying the received message on the screen of a predetermined display apparatus;
a game execution device for making a user play a predetermined game through the screen of said display apparatus; and
a display permission control device for prohibiting to display at least a part of said message until a predetermined condition is met in said game, and permitting to display the prohibited part of said message when said condition is met.
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Specification