Patent ID: 6565439
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A game system comprisinga game machine manipulation device being connected to a game apparatus and having bidirectional communication means for transmitting data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members to said game apparatus and for receiving predetermined control data from said game apparatus, and said game apparatus having a reproducing function for a recording medium and having bidirectional communication means for receiving data of manipulations performed by a plurality of manipulation members from said game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein: the game machine manipulation device is provided with a response means which performs a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus and a storing means for storing information as function information regarding how the response means performs the response action, and transmits the function information stored in the storing means in response to a information request command from the game apparatus, and the game apparatus transmits the information request command to the game machine manipulation device, fetches the function information based on the information request command from the game machine manipulation device and transmits the predetermined control data to the game machine manipulation device, based on the function information.