Patent ID: 7285051
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game information storage medium for use by a first game machine employing a first architecture, said storage medium comprising: a first game program for execution by said first game machine; at least one second game program executable by a second game machine having a processing capability lower than said first game machine and employing a second architecture different from the first architecture; a first emulator program for rendering executable said second game program on the first game machine by subjecting said second game machine to an emulation on said first game machine; a reward or bonus providing condition generating program for generating, when said first game program is executed by said first game machine, a condition for providing a reward or bonus that permits said second game program to be executed on the first game machine by said first emulator program; a reward or bonus providing condition detecting program for detecting that said reward or bonus providing condition is established while said first game program is being executed by said first game machine; and a selection state detecting program for detecting, after said reward or bonus providing condition is detected, a state in which said second game program is selected for player execution on the first game machine, wherein said first game machine makes it possible to play, on the first game machine, a game dependent on the second game program through the execution of said second game program based on said first emulation program on said first game machine when a selection state is detected.