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Portable game machine and game-advancing method

  • US 6,540,611 B1
  • Filed: 06/06/2000
  • Issued: 04/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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