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8.3 Pause

Recommended The pause function is generally not applicable to non-action or non-

Compliance Item time oriented based games, and other games that incorporate that

function within its game design. Moreover, the START Button may

be assigned to other functions besides pause depending on the game

design.

8.3.1 Enabling and Disabling Pause

Required Pause must always be enabled and disabled by pressing the

Compliance Item START Button.

Required When two players are playing simultaneously, the enabling and

Compliance Item disabling of pause should be allowed from either Control Pad.

In those cases, controller operations for Control Port 1 and

Control Port 2 should be independent (e.g., if a pause is set from

Control Port 1, then it should be disabled only from Control

Port 1).

8.3.2 Screen Display During Pause

Required During pause, the word “PAUSE” must be displayed on-screen

Compliance Item (to differentiate the pause from a crash).

If independent pause operations are available from either Control Port

1 or Control Port 2 during a two-player game, text such as “PLAYER

1 PAUSE” or “PLAYER 2 PAUSE” should be displayed to determine

which player enabled the pause.

8.3.3 Pause Prohibited State

Required Pauses must be disabled during the following instances:

Compliance Item

• Display of company logos

• During the Title Screen

• Demonstration sequence

• Blank screen

8.3.4 Sound During Pause

Required Sound must be disabled during pause. If the playback of the

Compliance Item background music was stopped by the pause, the music should

continue from the pause point when the pause is disabled.

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