On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:09:58 -0500, Tom "spot" Callaway" wrote:
No, the patent is pretty darned specific. Its "targets moving in
a
straight line" to a "predetermined point or line", and the player
having to hit a button at that precise point or line to get points.
If you're shooting the target, doesn't apply. If there is cursor
motion involved, doesn't apply.
What a crock of @#$%, I've seen this been done a few times.
"Parappa the Rapper" on PS1 from 1995 comes to mind, it does *exactly*
what the above paragraph states.
Also, the Amiga was flooded with
synth-based games due to its audio processing power for its time.
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:33:19 -0500, Tom "spot" Callaway" wrote:
The primary patent of concern is US 6347998, held by Konami.
Just read that patent at:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6347998.html
and said in its header:
Game system and computer-readable recording medium
US Patent Issued on February 19, 2002
If that patent really does applies from 2002 onwards _only_, is
"Parappa the Rapper" from circa 1995 enough prior art?
--Sam