Patent ID: 6746333
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game system comprising a game machine and a game data distribution device for distributing associated data of a game to a computer terminal over a network,wherein said game machine comprises: means for determining whether or not an operational result of a game player at the game machine has satisfied a predetermined game condition on the basis of game condition data which indicates the game condition; and means for communicating to the game player access-specific data for accessing said associated data of the game, when said game condition has been satisfied, wherein said game condition comprises at least one of a selection condition such that it is necessary for the game player to make a predetermined selection in the game and a result condition such that it is necessary to achieve a predetermined result in the game, together with a time-period condition such that the time at which the game is played must be within a predetermined time-period; and wherein said game data distribution device comprises: storage means for storing said associated data of the game; and means for determining whether or not said access-specific data satisfies a predetermined distribution condition, when said access-specific data has been received from said computer terminal, and fetching said associated data of the game from said storage means when said distribution condition has been satisfied, for distribution to said computer terminal, said associated data comprising collectable data which is not related to the execution of the game, but which is related to any of the game story, objects that appear in game, characters that appear in game, game images and game sounds.