Patent ID: 6132315
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game system, comprising:a first processing system included in a first game machine, said first game machine being a portable game machine and including a first operation unit and a display;a first backup data memory for storing backup data obtained through processing a first game program stored in a first game program memory according to operation of said first operation unit by said first processing system, a game image of a first game executed by processing said first game program being displayed on said display;a second game machine having a second processing system, said second game machine being a video game machine connected to a separately provided display and including a second operation unit;a connector electrically connected to said first backup data memory and transferring the backup data to said second game machine;a second backup data memory provided in association with said second game machine and temporarily storing the backup data read through said connector out of said first backup data memory;a second game program memory provided in association with said second game machine and storing a second game program to be processed by said second processing system; andan association program memory provided in association with said second game machine and storing an association processing program to execute a process associated with the backup data to be processed by said second processing system, whereinsaid second processing system effects according to operation of said second operation unit a second game associated with the backup data and different from the first game by executing the second game program stored in said second game program memory based on the backup data stored in said second backup data memory and the association processing program, a game image of the second game being displayed on said separately provided display.