Patent ID: 6231443
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game apparatus for moving and displaying a video object in response to an operation of an operator with an input while a game is in progress, comprising:an update data memory for continuously storing and updating game data generated while a game is in progress for a predetermined time period less than a total time period of game play, the update data memory storing game data of absolute coordinates of polygons in a region of movement during game play;a backup data memory for receiving and storing the update game data previously stored in the update memory, in response to a backup request generated by the operator at an arbitrary timing, while the game is in progress, the backup request being generated either one time or plural times int eh total game play; anda processor, connected to said backup data memory for, in response to a replay request generated by the operator which includes a selection of the backup game data, reading the selectd backup game data from the backup data memory and generating image data of the video object based on the selected backup game data.