| 摘要 |
A method of operating a video game apparatus which is normally operative to generate signals for activating a video display representing a game and to move through the stages of a game under the control of one or more players which includes the step of also controlling the video game apparatus so that it visually reproduces advertising information either at times when the game is not being played, or at intervals in a game, or during the course of a game. In one form of the apparatus, advertising material is stored on a video player 9, which could be a standard video cassette player, a video disk player, or a custom built machine. When a game is being played, the control electronics 10 switches the tv screen 6 to show the output from the game circuitry 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7. When a game is not being played, the control electronics 10 switches over the tv screen 6 to the video player in order to display the advertising material. The advertising material may be incorporated into the game sequence. <IMAGE> |
