Abstract: A game system for reliably realizing synchronization of timings at which a common event in a plurality of game machines start. The game system includes a plan management server that measures lapse of system time common in the game system and with the time measurement, updates plan information indicative of remaining time until the system time reaches a process start stage at which a process for the common event starts. Each of the game machines includes an obtaining device to obtain the plan information from the plan management server, a stage determining device to determine whether the system time has reached the process start stage or not on the basis of laps of time of the system time measured in the game machine, and a process executing device to start a process for the common event when it is determined that the system time has reached the process start stage.

Abstract: A game system for reliably realizing synchronization of timings at which a common event in a plurality of game machines start. The game system includes a plan management server that measures lapse of system time common in the game system and with the time measurement, updates plan information indicative of remaining time until the system time reaches a process start stage at which a process for the common event starts. Each of the game machines includes an obtaining device to obtain the plan information from the plan management server, a stage determining device to determine whether the system time has reached the process start stage or not on the basis of laps of time of the system time measured in the game machine, and a process executing device to start a process for the common event when it is determined that the system time has reached the process start stage.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of stations, at which a player plays a game, is provided with an identifier unique to each of the stations, and a receiver which receives personal information from the player. A first storage stores the personal information while associating with the identifier, with respect to each of the stations. A second storage stores a first play record of the player while associating with the personal information, with respect to each of the stations. A judge which judges whether there exists a second play record which satisfies a first prize requirement among the first play records stored in the second storage. A first specifier specifies a player who satisfies the first prize requirement in a case where there exists the second play record, with reference to the personal information associated with the second play record.

Abstract: A game system which is capable of ensuring continuity of a game is provided. A game system for paying for recreation value according to progress of a game, has a magnetic information reading device for reading information in an attachable/detachable recording medium, an SRAM for storing state and history of a suspended game corresponding to each of the recording media, and a medal management device for paying for recreation value according to progress of the game. Specifying information for specifying each of the recording media is recorded in each of the recording media, the state and history of the game are stored in the SRAM corresponding to the specifying information, and the rest of the game is continuously progressed by using the state and history of the game which were stored in the RAM corresponding to the specifying information read by the magnetic information reading device.

Abstract: A race game machine in which a race is conducted by competingly moving a plurality of movable objects along a running path. The machine includes: a parameter storage device which stores at least one parameter used to control movements of the movable objects; a target position calculation device which calculates target positions of the respective movable objects at intervals of a predetermined period in accordance with the parameter stored in the parameter storage device; and a movement control device which controllably moves the movable objects toward their target positions calculated by the target position calculation device. The machine can have an increased number of race developments, thus remaining interesting over a long term.