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345121, 364410, A63F 922

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054051517

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for controlling the motion of two game characters in a video game for use in a system which includes a video display screen, a user-controlled graphics controller, digital memory, a first user input device and a second user input device; wherein movement of the first game character is responsive to the first user input device and movement of the second game character is responsive to the second user input device; wherein the video game involves the game characters traversing a playfield which is displayed as a series of video screen images, the method comprising the steps of: providing a succession of game character movement commands to the first user input device in order to control the movement of the first game character through the playfield; displaying a succession of movements of the first character within the playfield in response to the succession of commands provided to the first user input device; storing the succession of commands provided to the first user input device in the digital memory; and displaying a succession of movements of the second character through the playfield in response to the succession of stored commands.

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