An information storage device stores number-of-times-played information, total-playing-time information, and game-setting information, so that this information is retained after a games machine has been switched off. A game computation section performs game computations on the basis of manipulation...http://www.google.com/patents/US5720663?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5720663 - Game apparatus, image synthesizing method, and data storage medium