Network game system, game apparatus, storage medium storing program, and game controlling method
First Claim
1. A network game system utilizing a plurality of game apparatuses each capable of communicating with a server via a network, whereinout of said plurality of game apparatuses, a first game apparatus having a released version game program for executing a predetermined game and a second game apparatus having a trial version game program corresponding to said released version game program are present,said first game apparatus includesconnection accepting means for performing a connection acceptance to permit a connection from said second game apparatus on said server,said second game apparatus includesconnection requesting means for performing a connection request to said first game apparatus on said server by executing said trial version game program,connection information receiving means for receiving connection permission information from said server, andcommunication game processing means for, when the connection permission information is received by said connection information receiving means, performing a communication game on the basis of said trial version game program by making communications with a first game apparatus indicated by said connection permission information,said server includesconnection acceptance determining means for determining whether or not said first game apparatus performs a connection acceptance when the connection request is received from said second game apparatus, andconnection permission information transmitting means for, when it is determined by said connection acceptance determining means that the connection acceptance is performed, transmitting the connection permission information relating to said first game apparatus which at least performs said connection acceptance to said second game apparatus which has preformed said connection request.
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Abstract
A network game system includes a plurality of game apparatuses, a game server and a network. In the game apparatuses whose players are acquainted with each other, each-other'"'"'s profile IDs are registered via a game server, and the contents of the registration are managed by the game server. A game apparatus having a released version game program performs a communication game inviting request on the game server while a game apparatus having its trial version game program performs a communication game participating request on the game server. If the game apparatuses are game apparatuses whose each-other'"'"'s profile IDs are registered, the game server permits a connection to execute a communication game between these game apparatuses.
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9 Claims
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1. A network game system utilizing a plurality of game apparatuses each capable of communicating with a server via a network, wherein
out of said plurality of game apparatuses, a first game apparatus having a released version game program for executing a predetermined game and a second game apparatus having a trial version game program corresponding to said released version game program are present, said first game apparatus includes connection accepting means for performing a connection acceptance to permit a connection from said second game apparatus on said server, said second game apparatus includes connection requesting means for performing a connection request to said first game apparatus on said server by executing said trial version game program, connection information receiving means for receiving connection permission information from said server, and communication game processing means for, when the connection permission information is received by said connection information receiving means, performing a communication game on the basis of said trial version game program by making communications with a first game apparatus indicated by said connection permission information, said server includes connection acceptance determining means for determining whether or not said first game apparatus performs a connection acceptance when the connection request is received from said second game apparatus, and connection permission information transmitting means for, when it is determined by said connection acceptance determining means that the connection acceptance is performed, transmitting the connection permission information relating to said first game apparatus which at least performs said connection acceptance to said second game apparatus which has preformed said connection request.
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7. A game apparatus capable of communicating with a server via a network, comprising:
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connection requesting means for performing a connection request to another game apparatus having a released version game program corresponding to a trial version game program on said server by executing said trial version game program; connection information receiving means for receiving connection permission information from said server; and communication game processing means for, when connection permission information is received by said connection information receiving means, performing a communication game on the basis of said trial version game program by making communications with the other game apparatus indicated by said connection permission information.
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8. A storage medium storing a game program of a game apparatus capable of communicating with a server via a network,
said game program being a trial version game program and, by executing said trial version game program, causing a computer of said game apparatus to function as connection requesting means for performing a connection request to another game apparatus having a released version game program corresponding to said trial version game program on said server, connection information receiving means for receiving connection permission information from said server, and communication game processing means for, when connection permission information is received by said connection information receiving means, performing a communication game by making communications with the other game apparatus indicated by said connection permission information.
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9. A game controlling method of a game apparatus capable of communicating with a server via a network including following steps of:
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(a) performing a connection request to another game apparatus having a released version game program corresponding to a trial version game program on said server by executing said trial version game program, (b) receiving connection permission information from said server, and (c) performing a communication game on the basis of said trial version game program by making communications with the other game apparatus indicated by said connection permission information when the connection permission information is received by said step (b).
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