Patent ID: 6394894
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game device for simulating baseball, whereby a batter hits a ball pitched by a pitcher, with a bat, these actions being displayed on a screen, comprising:storage means for storing data relating to good hitting courses and bad hitting courses for each batter; pitch calculating means for calculating the path of a ball pitched by said pitcher; hit position specifying means for specifying the hit position of said batter; swing start instructing means for instructing a swing of said bat; judging means for judging the degree of suitability of the hitting course set by said hitter at said specified hitting position, on the basis of said data; impact judgment region determining means for defining an impact judgment region in accordance with the degree of suitability of the hitting course at said hitting position; and impact judging means for judging the impact between said ball and said bat on the basis of the path of said ball, said hitting position, said impact region and the timing of said swing.