Patent ID: 6589117
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A fishing game system comprising:a display device for displaying an image; an input device for outputting a signal in response to an operation by a player; and a game control device for referring to the signal outputted from the input device to perform a fishing game on a screen of the display device in accordance with a predetermined procedure, wherein the input device comprises: a first input unit having an operation lever operable in a lateral direction and a forward-backward direction to the player and for outputting a signal in accordance with the operation of the operation lever by the player, said first input unit having a terminal end which is movable free of attachment thereof to a remainder of the fishing game system; and a second input unit having a handle arranged on the operation lever rotatably operable about an axial line in the lateral direction and for outputting a signal in accordance with the operation of the handle, the operation lever comprising a lever axis and a grip arranged at an upper portion of the lever axis, the lever axis comprising, at a lower end portion thereof, a supporting and detecting mechanism for supporting the lever axis in a manner operable in the lateral direction and the forward-backward direction and for outputting an operation signal in accordance with the operation of the lever axis, the grip comprising a hollow housing, the handle of the second input unit being rotatably supported by the housing.