A game apparatus comprising: a first operating means adapted to receive a first operation input by a user, wherein the first operating means comprises two first directional keys (31D, 31U), each for indicating, when operated by the user, a direction, and the directions indicated by the two first directional keys (31D, 31U) are opposite to each other; a second operating means adapted to receive a second operation input by the user, wherein the second operating means comprises two second directional keys (31L, 31R), each for indicating, when operated by the user, a direction, and the directions indicated by the two second directional keys (31L, 31R) are opposite to each other and different from the directions indicated by the first operating means; a list display controller adapted to display on a display system a list (512; 513) of object names selectable by the user; an object display controller adapted to display an object display area where selectable objects are displayed on the display system; and a first selection display controller adapted to select one of the object names in the list (512; 513) in response to the first operation input to the first operating means, and to display the object corresponding to the selected object name in a form indicating the object is selected when the object corresponding to the selected object name is displayed in the object display area, wherein the first selection display controller is adapted to select the object name in the list (512, 513) in response to the first operation input to the first operating means based upon the direction indicated by the first operating means and based upon an order in which the object names are displayed in the list (512, 513); characterized by a second selection display controller adapted to select one of the objects displayed in the object display area in response to the second operation input to the second operating means, and to display the object name corresponding to the selected object in the list (512; 513) in a form indicating the name is selected, and wherein the second selection display controller is adapted to select the object in response to the second operation input to the second operating means based upon the direction indicated by the second operating means and based upon a positional relationship between the selectable objects displayed in the object display area. a first operating means adapted to receive a first operation input by a user, wherein the first operating means comprises two first directional keys (31D, 31U), each for indicating, when operated by the user, a direction, and the directions indicated by the two first directional keys (31D, 31U) are opposite to each other; a second operating means adapted to receive a second operation input by the user, wherein the second operating means comprises two second directional keys (31L, 31R), each for indicating, when operated by the user, a direction, and the directions indicated by the two second directional keys (31L, 31R) are opposite to each other and different from the directions indicated by the first operating means; a list display controller adapted to display on a display system a list (512; 513) of object names selectable by the user; an object display controller adapted to display an object display area where selectable objects are displayed on the display system; and a first selection display controller adapted to select one of the object names in the list (512; 513) in response to the first operation input to the first operating means, and to display the object corresponding to the selected object name in a form indicating the object is selected when the object corresponding to the selected object name is displayed in the object display area, wherein the first selection display controller is adapted to select the object name in the list (512, 513) in response to the first operation input to the first operating means based upon the direction indicated by the first operating means and based upon an order in which the object names are displayed in the list (512, 513); characterized by a second selection display controller adapted to select one of the objects displayed in the object display area in response to the second operation input to the second operating means, and to display the object name corresponding to the selected object in the list (512; 513) in a form indicating the name is selected, and wherein the second selection display controller is adapted to select the object in response to the second operation input to the second operating means based upon the direction indicated by the second operating means and based upon a positional relationship between the selectable objects displayed in the object display area.