Methods of Playing Video Games
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1. A method of playing a video game, comprising:
- commencing a video game using data on a first item of media;
selecting a character for play in the video game using data on a second item of media;
manipulating the character in the video game;
upon reaching a particular point in the game, modifying an attribute of the character using data on a third item of media; and
updating information relating to the character on the second item of media.
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Abstract
Video game systems for executing instructions according to a video game contained on an item of first media including: an item of second media containing data defining an aspect of the video game; and a video game console including a housing, a first media device supported by the housing, a second media device supported by the housing, and a control unit supported by the housing and configured to control the first media device to read the item of first media and to control the second media device to read the item of second media.
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1. A method of playing a video game, comprising:
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commencing a video game using data on a first item of media; selecting a character for play in the video game using data on a second item of media; manipulating the character in the video game; upon reaching a particular point in the game, modifying an attribute of the character using data on a third item of media; and updating information relating to the character on the second item of media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16)
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11. A method of playing a video game, the video game including a video game console having a first media device and a second media device, a first item of media, a second item of media, and a third item of media, the method comprising:
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reading the first item of media with the first media device, the first item of media including instructions defining a video game; reading the second item of media with the second media device, the second item of media including data relating to a character in the video game, the second item of media being different than the first item of media, the reading the second item of media occurring at a first point of time during the video game; and reading the third item of media with the second media device of the video game console, the third item of media including data relating to an attribute of the character in the video game, the reading the third item of media occurring at a second point of time during the video game after the first point of time during the video game. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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17. A method of playing a video game on a video game console, the video game console including a first media device and a second media device, comprising:
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positioning a first media proximate to the first media device during a video game, the first media including instructions for a video game; positioning a second media proximate to the second media device during a video game, the second media including data relating to a character, the data on the second media being read by the second media device and used in the video game; positioning a third media proximate to the second media device during the video game, the third media including data relating to an attribute of the character, the data on the third media being read by the second media device at a point in time after the positioning a second media proximate to the third media; and positioning a fourth media proximate to the second media device during the video game, the fourth media including data relating to a modification of the attribute of the character, the data on the fourth media being read by the second media device at a point in time after the positioning a third media proximate to the second media device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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