Patent ID: 6776717
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A 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 a game machine manipulation device and for transmitting predetermined control data to said game machine manipulation device, wherein:(a) information as function information including each current consumption value of at least one of response means that perform a response action according to an instruction from the game apparatus is fetched, said response means being possessed by said game machine manipulation device; (b) gross current consumption values of all of said response means, which are prepared for performing the response action in accordance with ongoing game contents, are obtained based on said function information; (c) when the gross current consumption value is larger than a predetermined specified value, either of the following is performed so as to make the gross current consumption value be not more than a specified value: (i) predetermined control data is generated to limit a current consumption value of a response means having a large current consumption value, out of all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action, or (ii) predetermined control data is generated to limit the current consumption values of all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action; and (d) said predetermined control data generated in step (c)(i) or (c)(ii) is transmitted to the game machine manipulation device so as to make all the response means which are prepared for performing the response action perform the response action.