Portable game machine and game-advancing method
First Claim
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1. A portable game machine comprising:
- an input unit operated by a game player;
a display;
a game processor for displaying a plurality of gauges composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined directions on the display, at least one gauge arranged horizontally and at least one gauge arranged vertically, selecting one game from among a plurality of preset games according to an operation input from the input unit, executing game processing of the selected one game, displaying a result of the game processing on the display, and simultaneously displaying given information on the progress of the selected game on at least one of the gauges;
a storage unit for storing said plurality of preset games;
a dynamic storage unit accessible to said game processor; and
a portable housing for accommodating the input unit, the display, the storage unit, the dynamic storage unit and the game processor;
wherein;
the plurality of gauges are used in common for the plurality of preset games and are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses.
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Abstract
A portable game machine has an input unit and a display which are accommodated in a portable housing. Gauges are composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined directions. In the housing, a game processor is provided which selects one of a plurality of preset game elements based on an operation input by a game player and which displays information on game progress on at least one of the gauges.
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8 Claims
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1. A portable game machine comprising:
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an input unit operated by a game player;
a display;
a game processor for displaying a plurality of gauges composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined directions on the display, at least one gauge arranged horizontally and at least one gauge arranged vertically, selecting one game from among a plurality of preset games according to an operation input from the input unit, executing game processing of the selected one game, displaying a result of the game processing on the display, and simultaneously displaying given information on the progress of the selected game on at least one of the gauges;
a storage unit for storing said plurality of preset games;
a dynamic storage unit accessible to said game processor; and
a portable housing for accommodating the input unit, the display, the storage unit, the dynamic storage unit and the game processor;
wherein;
the plurality of gauges are used in common for the plurality of preset games and are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
the display has a substantially rectangular display surface; and
the gauges are displayed along sides of the display surface.
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4. A portable game machine according to claim 1, wherein the gauges are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses.
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5. A portable game machine according to claim 1, wherein:
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the display is a dot-matrix liquid-crystal display; and
each of the small areas is formed by a corresponding dot constituting the screen of the display.
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6. A portable game machine according to claim 4, wherein:
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the display is a dot-matrix liquid-crystal display; and
each of the small areas is formed by a corresponding dot constituting the screen of the display.
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7. A method for use in a portable game machine comprising an input unit operated by a game player and a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of gauges composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined directions on the display, at least one gauge arranged horizontally and at least one gauge arranged vertically;
selecting one game from among a plurality of present games according to an operation input from the input unit;
executing game processing of the selected one game; and
displaying a result of the game processing on the display and simultaneously displaying information on the progress of the selected game on at least one of the gauges;
wherein;
the plurality of gauges are used in common for the plurality of preset games and are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses.
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8. A portable game machine comprising:
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an input unit operated by a game player;
a display;
a game processor for displaying a plurality of gauges composed of a plurality of small areas sequentially arranged in predetermined directions on the display, at least one gauge arranged horizontally and at least one gauge arranged vertically, selecting one game from among a plurality of preset games according to an operation input from the input unit, executing game processing of the selected one game, displaying a result of the game processing on the display, and simultaneously displaying given information on the progress of the selected game on at least one of the gauges wherein the display has a substantially rectangular display surface; and
the gauges are displayed along sides of the display surface, and wherein the gauges are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses;
a storage unit for storing said plurality of preset games;
a dynamic storage unit accessible to said game processor; and
a portable housing for accommodating the input unit, the display and the game processor;
wherein;
the plurality of gauges are used in common for the plurality of preset games and are displayed on the display so as to correspond to different uses.
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