Patent ID: 6540612
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
In a video game system having an operating member to be operated by a player, and an image processing apparatus for supplying image data to a display unit to display and vary a display image according to a program and based on operation of the operating member, wherein said operating member includes a direction designator to designate a direction of movement of a player object operable to be moved on a screen by the player, and a plurality of motion designating switches for designating a particular motion of the player object, said video game system, comprising:a player-object image data generator for generating data to display an image of the player object including a plurality of divided portions of the player object; an influencing object image data generator for generating influencing object image data to display an influencing object image such that the influencing object image has an effect upon the player object; a hit determining process for determining a hit for each of the divided portions of the player object when the player object is influenced by the influencing object; an image changing process for changing the image data generated by said player-object image data generator so as to change the display of the divided portions of the player object determined to be hit by said hit determining process; and a moving state changing process for changing a moving state of the player object depending on a condition of at least one of the divided portions of the player object upon change of the display thereof by said image changing process.